I have just started a new niche Filehosting site this week and would like some advice on what legal statements to add to the site,i already have a general filehosting site with all the legal issues added but this new site is aimed at individual adults to upload all of there legal private images,videos infact everything that is seen as personal files to the individual so that they if they so wish can distribute these to other selected adults.Its not a p*rnsite with images or adverts showing so it all safe for the normal public to view but people who uploading will have these files password protected i would like some guidance on what i would need to add like legal statements to cover me as the owner of the site as i am not sure if this theme is covered by copyright laws etc. Can anyone with legal knowledge help me on this one please,many thanks.
I would disclose within your TOS that all content uploaded is the users content, and in no way your ( site owner ) content at all.
If this is a serious business for you, you should hire an attorney to craft your terms and conditions, privacy policy and other legal documents. The information you are going to need to include is going to vary depending on what country and state you are in and your business is in, and they aren't going to be the same as any other business. You should also read up on DMCA safe harbor requirements: http://www.chillingeffects.org/dmca512/