Termly

Web and SaaS

legal document generator

SHOW HN2018

34points
11comments
#950of 2,155 in 2018
Top 45%of 2018 by points

How HN took it

RoastedHalf or more of the comments are critical

0 positive, 2 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 4 critical, out of 6 comments about the project. Thread score -0.41.

Privacy: 0 for, 2 againstIdea: 0 for, 1 againstDesign: 0 for, 1 against

The thread, comment by comment

Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.

positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker

What HN said

What people liked

  • Useful starting point for well-written privacy policies

    From 2 comments
    • This looks great! I've often wondered what the best way is to get a well-written privacy policy, etc, even though I haven't needed to yet. What about their own privacy policy? >…
      news_to_me on HN
    • I was quite impressed with the service until I found out the only way of using it is via an embed. For documents that (can) be as key as these, I am not 100% comfortable relying…
      anthonys on HN

Objections

  • Embed is the only way to use the documents, which is a risk for key legal documents

    From 1 comment
    • I was quite impressed with the service until I found out the only way of using it is via an embed. For documents that (can) be as key as these, I am not 100% comfortable relying…
      anthonys on HN
  • Legal liability concerns from claiming attorney-crafted docs and legal savings

    From 1 comment
    • This feels like a lawsuit waiting to happen. "Disclaimer: Termly LLC is not a lawyer or a law firm and does not engage in the practice of law or provide legal advice or legal…
      notavalleyman on HN
  • Its own privacy policy shares user data with affiliates, advertisers and partners

    From 1 comment
    • This looks great! I've often wondered what the best way is to get a well-written privacy policy, etc, even though I haven't needed to yet. What about their own privacy policy? >…
      news_to_me on HN
  • Consent banner shown on a simple content page

    From 1 comment
    • Why do you bombard me with a bullshit consent box while I was just reading the front page of the website? Requesting one single page shouldn't do anything that would need consent.
      Rjevski on HN

Requests

  • Clarify pricing difference between annual and monthly billing

    From 1 comment
    • So much difference between annual bill and monthly bill. How do you explain it ?
      CiTyBear on HN

Questions

  • Why is there such a difference between annual and monthly billing?

    From 1 comment
    • So much difference between annual bill and monthly bill. How do you explain it ?
      CiTyBear on HN
  • Does the site's own privacy policy match its generated policies?

    From 1 comment
    • This looks great! I've often wondered what the best way is to get a well-written privacy policy, etc, even though I haven't needed to yet. What about their own privacy policy? >…
      news_to_me on HN

Alternatives named

  • LegalZoom and other legal form websites

    From 1 comment
    • You'll see similar language on LegalZoom, or any legal form website. Legal advice has a specific meaning in each state. Things like legal facts and forms are generally not…
      tothrowaway on HN

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