# Company Website > any internet website owned, operated or hosted by the Company or through which the Company conducts any of its business; **Term:** Company Website **Last updated:** 2026-07-29 ## Definition ## What Company Website Means in a Contract Company Website is a defined term used to identify the online presence through which a business operates, markets itself, or delivers services to customers. Rather than naming a single URL, the definition is usually drafted broadly to cover any website that the company owns, operates, or hosts, as well as any website through which it conducts business, even if a third party technically manages the hosting or design. This breadth matters because businesses often rely on multiple domains, microsites, and subdomains that collectively make up their digital footprint. The term is functional rather than technical. It exists so that other clauses in the contract, such as those dealing with intellectual property, data collection, advertising, or liability, can refer back to a single concept instead of listing every domain by name. When a contract says the company must display certain disclosures on its Company Website, or that a licensee may not reproduce content from the Company Website, the defined term ensures that obligation automatically extends to every qualifying site the company controls or uses commercially. ## How Company Website Is Defined or Measured Most definitions of Company Website hinge on three possible triggers: ownership, operation, or hosting. A site is typically captured if the company owns the domain registration, if the company operates the content and functionality regardless of who owns the domain, or if the company hosts the infrastructure on its own servers or cloud accounts. Many definitions also add a catch-all phrase covering any website through which the company conducts business, which pulls in third-party platforms, marketplaces, or co-branded pages that might not fit neatly into the ownership or hosting categories. Because the definition is intentionally broad, drafters sometimes narrow it with carve-outs, such as excluding websites operated solely by affiliates, or excluding social media profiles that are not considered full websites. Whether a particular property counts often depends on the level of control the company exercises over content and functionality, not merely on branding. A white-label storefront built by a developer under a