{"id":47411,"date":"2011-05-11T13:00:04","date_gmt":"2011-05-11T06:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/terms-and-conditions-not-reading-the-small-print-can-mean-big-problems\/"},"modified":"2017-03-10T11:40:22","modified_gmt":"2017-03-10T04:40:22","slug":"terms-and-conditions-not-reading-the-small-print-can-mean-big-problems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/terms-and-conditions-not-reading-the-small-print-can-mean-big-problems\/","title":{"rendered":"Terms and conditions: not reading the small print can mean big problems"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nSurvey shows just 7% of people read the full terms when buying a product or service online, while a fifth say they have suffered from not doing soIt is the important small print setting out our contractual rights, but latest research reveals just 7% of Britons read the online terms and conditions when signing up for products and services.The research, commissioned by investment specialist Skandia, exposes how easy it is for people booking and paying for goods and services online to click the terms and conditions box without actually reading them in full. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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