makeing a terms of use page that is part of the theme

There is no need to create a new template file in order to create a terms of use page. I implemented what I need by simply modifying index.php. The “terms of use” page is accessed by linking to http://homeurl?section=terms. Then add php code in index.php to check if $_Get["section"] == 'terms'. If so display the markup for “terms of use”. If not then, display the regular home page.