Legal Guides & Resources
Plain-English explanations of NDAs, privacy policies, terms of service, cookie consent and freelance service agreements — built for founders, freelancers and site owners. Informational only, not legal advice.
NDA Essentials: Mutual vs Unilateral NDAs Explained
What an NDA covers, the difference between mutual and unilateral NDAs, must-have clauses, exclusions, remedies, and when to use each. Drafting checklist and common mistakes.
Read Guide →Privacy Policy Best Practices: GDPR & CCPA Basics
Why every site needs a privacy policy, what GDPR and CCPA actually require, must-have sections, cookies vs privacy notices, and common pitfalls to avoid.
Read Guide →Terms of Service: What Every Website Needs
Must-have ToS clauses including acceptable use, IP, account termination, disclaimers, limitation of liability, governing law and dispute resolution — with SaaS and e-commerce variations.
Read Guide →Cookie Policy & Consent Banners Explained
Types of cookies, GDPR and ePrivacy consent rules, what a cookie policy must say, designing a compliant banner with accept/reject parity, and Google Consent Mode v2.
Read Guide →How to Write a Strong Freelance Service Agreement
Scope of work, payment terms, IP ownership, confidentiality, indemnification, kill fees, change orders and dispute resolution — every clause a freelance or consulting contract should contain.
Read Guide →Refund Policy Explained: What Yours Must Say in 2026
Mandatory disclosures, EU 14-day right of withdrawal, US state rules, SaaS and digital exceptions, refunds vs chargebacks, and the pitfalls that defeat real-world claims.
Read Guide →Return Policy Best Practices: Build Trust & Cut Friction
Required sections, eligibility window, free vs paid return shipping, restocking fees, condition rules, RMA workflow and abuse prevention.
Read Guide →Shipping Policy Essentials: What Customers Expect to See
Required disclosures, processing vs shipping time, FTC 30-day Mail Order Rule, EU CRD, international DDP vs DDU, and lost/stolen/damaged handling.
Read Guide →Rental & Lease Agreements: A Plain-English Guide for Landlords
Lease vs month-to-month, rent and late fees, security deposits, pet rules and service-animal protections, maintenance, entry notice, eviction and unenforceable clauses.
Read Guide →EULA Essentials: How End-User License Agreements Protect Your Software
EULA vs TOS, required clauses, clickwrap vs browsewrap enforceability, mobile app overlays, SaaS-adjacent EULAs, open-source flow-through and liability caps.
Read Guide →Why these guides exist
LegalKit is a suite of free document generators — privacy policies, terms of service, NDAs, refund and cookie policies, EULAs, and more. Every generator produces a drafted document in seconds, but the document is only useful if the person publishing it understands what it actually does. These guides explain the underlying concepts so the output is informed, not blind.
How to use these guides
- Before you generate — read the guide for the document type you need. Understanding the moving parts makes the form questions easier to answer accurately.
- After you generate — re-read the relevant guide with your drafted document open. The two together let you spot clauses that look fine in template form but do not actually fit your business.
- When in doubt — every generated document is a strong starting draft, not a final legal opinion. For high-stakes situations (paid software, regulated industries, cross-jurisdiction operations, contracts above a few thousand dollars in value) commission a lawyer review.
What the guides cover
- Privacy and data protection — GDPR/CCPA fundamentals, cookie consent mechanics, what each section of a privacy policy actually means and why regulators look for it.
- E-commerce policies — return, refund, and shipping policies that reduce cart abandonment without exposing you to fraud or chargebacks.
- Software and platform terms — EULAs, terms of service, acceptable use, when each is needed and how they interact.
- Disclaimers — general, financial, medical, legal, affiliate disclosure — what each protects against and what it cannot do.
- Contracts between parties — service agreements, NDAs, rental agreements — the clauses that decide disputes and the common mistakes that void enforcement.
A note on jurisdiction
Legal documents do not work in a vacuum — they operate within the laws of a specific jurisdiction. Generated documents and these guides default to common-law conventions (US, UK, Canada, Australia, NZ, Ireland) but flag where civil-law jurisdictions (most of continental Europe, Japan, Brazil) differ. If you operate across multiple jurisdictions, the safer default is to draft to the strictest applicable standard and accept the constraint.