You want to open an e-shop. We can help you!
Some recommendations
- Before starting, we suggest you to take note of the main legal obligations of an e-shop. Get in touch with us!
- Contact your usual partners (accountants, suppliers,…) to get their recommendations on how to adapt your business to your new activity.
- Concerning the legal documents, some sites propose the realization of standard general conditions. Some of them are well done and can be sufficient when your e-shop is relatively standard.
If you decide to write the documents of your e-shop yourself, be extremely careful. Weaknesses in drafting could make your terms and conditions unenforceable. More importantly, there are certain rules that must be respected or you risk civil or even criminal penalties. You can also contact legal advisors specialized in the field to obtain precise information on your obligations or delegate the drafting of the necessary documents to them.
- It can also be interesting to be certified by a label. The principle of a label is that an independent organization will, upstream, verify the conformity of your e-shop with the regulations in force, and, downstream, inform you of the evolutions in terms of regulations and the necessary adjustments to be made. Such a label can reassure you and your customers. You can also benefit from a mediation service in case of consumer complaints. More information (like safeshops.be or becommerce).
