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R, S, T, L, N & E: Commonalities in Contracts

by Graham Martin on February 11, 2011 · 8 comments

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You can pretty much assume that you will find most (or all) of the following provisions in any commercial or adhesion contract you encounter, and can instead focus your attention on the clauses that are unique to the contract. Knowing what these common provisions are should help you be more aware of what happens each time you sign a contract, and allow you to more effectively skim those blasted contract monstrosities.

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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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Do I Have to Read This Contract? It’s So Long….

February 23, 2010

Contracts generally only require that you actually intend to enter into a contract with another party, not that you intend to enter into this specific contract. Once you understand that whatever you are signing is supposed to be legally binding and enforceable by the courts, you are likely stuck with that agreement, even if you [...]

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