This simple template addition replaces the Terms of Service link on the checkout page with a text box into which you can paste your company's wording so that your clients can read it without navigating away from the order form. Clients are still required to tick the checkbox to indicate they have read the terms.
Open templates/orderforms/*your active template*/viewcart.tpl
Find:
Code:
{if $accepttos}
<p align="center">
<input type="checkbox" name="accepttos" id="accepttos" />
<label for="accepttos">{$LANG.ordertosagreement} <a href="{$tosurl}" target="_blank">{$LANG.ordertos}</a></label>
<p> {/if}
Replace with:
Code:
{if $accepttos}
<p align="center">
<textarea rows="10" cols="100" readonly="readonly">
***INSERT YOUR TERMS AND CONDITIONS HERE IN PLAIN TEXT***
</textarea>
</p><p align="center">
<input type="checkbox" name="accepttos" id="accepttos" />
<label for="accepttos">{$LANG.ordertosagreement} {$LANG.ordertos} above.</label>
</p> {/if}
Replace "***INSERT YOUR TERMS AND CONDITIONS HERE IN PLAIN TEXT***" with your own terms of service wording.
Upload and you're done!
Update: 24/05/2010 - Text area is no longer editable by the visitor. (Thanks to gs-liam).
Terms of Service on Checkout Page