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Can I unilaterally change my website’s terms of use?

By Savvas Daginis ( January 27, 2023, 11:01 AM EST) -- As a business owner, from time to time, you may need to update your website’s terms of use (TOU) (also known as the “terms of service”). You may wonder: can I just make that change? Do my users have to agree? The answer is: it depends on what your TOU states. Quite often, the TOU gives you and your business the sole, unilateral power to modify the terms at any given time without giving anyone notice. For example, check out the TOU of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation’s website.  As of Jan. 6, 2023, it states:...