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Beware a Lack of Contracts

by Graham Martin on April 5, 2011 · 0 comments

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A couple weeks ago I was struggling to find a topic for Fine Print Friday, caused mainly by a lack of contracts offered by the services I was investigating. Just because you didn’t see a contract doesn’t mean it’s not there. Keep in mind these four lessons when signing up for a service without a contract.

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What Are Adhesion Contracts?

November 9, 2010

Most of the contracts we sign are known as adhesion contracts. These are contracts one party writes entirely and the other party must accept without making changes. And even though consumers aren’t generally able to make changes to them, there are a few things you should know about them.

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Minneapolis Teachers Awarded $17M on Breach of Contract

October 27, 2010

In a pair of arbitration rulings on October 26, 2010, the Minneapolis School District was determined to be in breach of its contract with its teachers, owing approximately $17 million in back wages. Even without seeing the documents, it is easy to see how this could occur. Lesson: perform your contractual obligations.

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Fine Print Friday: A2 Hosting’s 99.9% Uptime Guarantee

March 19, 2010

As so much of our communication today is dependent on the internet, website uptime (the time when a website is accessible by the public) is vital to businesses and organizations. Anyone who has developed or run a website knows just how important it is to have a reliable host–both for support and to ensure reliable website access. Consequently, many web hosts advertise their uptime percentage and some guarantee a certain amount of uptime.

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