The copyright line appears in the footer of every page and many emails. It's a small detail that signals professionalism, legitimacy and brand consistency.
What to Set
- Copyright text: The notice itself, e.g. “© 2026 Acme Ltd. All rights reserved.”.
- Copyright link: Optional URL the notice links to — usually your terms or about page.
- Year auto-update: Use the
{{year}}token so the year refreshes each January without manual edits.
Where It Appears
- Footer of every public page.
- Footer of admin pages (smaller, less prominent).
- Footer of HTML emails (where the template inherits from the global setting).
- Printable PDFs generated from document templates (where the template uses the token).
Legal Considerations
- The “©” symbol isn't strictly required by law in most jurisdictions, but it's conventional.
- The year should be the year of first publication or the most recent edit — typically the latter for ongoing services.
- “All rights reserved” is largely traditional; copyright protection exists regardless of the phrasing.
- For multi-tenant deployments, each tenant should set their own legal entity name.
Worked Examples
- UK SaaS: “© {{year}} Acme Software Ltd. All rights reserved.” linking to
/legal/terms. - US SaaS: “© {{year}} Acme Inc. All rights reserved.”.
- Creative Commons offer: “© {{year}} Acme — content licensed under CC-BY-SA.”
- Multi-tenant override: Global default; each tenant supplies their own “© {{year}} TenantName Ltd.”.