terms of service
plural noun
: the legal terms (see term entry 1 sense 4) that set forth the nature, scope, and limits of a service (such as one offered through a website or an app) and the rules that the service's users must agree to follow
… Twitter users' complaints alerted the company that three of his messages violated the terms of service …—
Jake Tapper
Jake Tapper… most people have no idea what is signed away when they click "agree" to binding terms of service contracts—again and again on phones, laptops, tablets, watches, e-readers and televisions.—The New York Times
—abbreviation TOS
The New York TimesExamples of terms of service in a Sentence
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That means agreeing to that phone’s terms of service and privacy policies.
—Antonio G. Di Benedetto, The Verge, 18 Sep. 2024
Further Reading Wait, is Unity allowed to just change its fee structure like that?
Unity's terms of service seemed to allow for such sudden shifts.
—Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 12 Sep. 2024
Clear terms of service are essential to succeed in remote work.
—Glenn Gonsalves, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2024
Publishers are blocking web crawlers, putting up paywalls, or updating their terms of service to bar AI companies from using their data as training fodder.
—Sigal Samuel, Vox, 5 Aug. 2024
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Antonio G. Di Benedetto, The Verge, 18 Sep. 2024
Further Reading Wait, is Unity allowed to just change its fee structure like that?
Unity's terms of service seemed to allow for such sudden shifts.
—Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 12 Sep. 2024
Clear terms of service are essential to succeed in remote work.
—Glenn Gonsalves, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2024
Publishers are blocking web crawlers, putting up paywalls, or updating their terms of service to bar AI companies from using their data as training fodder.
—Sigal Samuel, Vox, 5 Aug. 2024
See all Example Sentences for terms of service
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“Terms of service.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/terms%20of%20service. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.
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