Shedding light on online terms
The following list of terms types is based on the Open Terms Archive terms types ontology ❤️
It is the result of a community effort to bring together and unify the different names that services give to their documents.
Feel free to suggest a new one.
Terms Type | Topic | Obligee | Aliases | |
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Acceptable Use Policy | Acceptable and unacceptable usage | End user | Fair Use PolicyAcceptable Usage Policy | |
Accessibility Statement | Accessibility of the service to people with a disability | Everyone | Accessibility Policy | |
Affiliate Agreement | Earning commissions by promoting the service | Affiliate | Affiliate Policy | |
Anti-corruption Policy | Risk mitigation and prevention of involvement in bribery | Any person working directly or indirectly for the service provider | Anti-bribery Policy | |
Brand Guidelines | Usage of the service provider's brand | Developer | Branding PoliciesTrademark Usage Guidelines | |
Business Mediation Policy | Eligibility and process of mediation after internal complaints handling failed | Business users | - | |
Business Privacy Policy | Personal data of business users and of people acting on their behalf | Business user | - | |
Closed Captioning Policy | Closed captioning on streamed content | End user | Closed Captioning GuidelinesCaptioning PolicyClosed Captioning Standards | |
Commercial Terms | Business or commercial usage | Commercial partners, content creators in a platform | - | |
Community Guidelines | Public behaviour | End user | Community Standards | |
Complaints Policy | How generic complaints will be handled | Anyone | - | |
Conditions of Carriage | Benefits and limitations associated with the transportation being provided | Passenger | Transport Conditions | |
Content Monetisation Policy | Forms of content that generate revenue for their creator | Monetised content creator | Content Monetization Policy | |
Copyright Claims Policy | How copyright complaints will be handled | Copyrighted works rights holders | Copyright Infringement PolicyIntellectual Property Policy | |
Data Controller Agreement | End user personal data | Data controllers (in the sense of GDPR) | - | |
Data Processor Agreement | Status of data processor (in the sense of GDPR) for the service provider | Data processors (in the sense of GDPR) | Data Processing Agreement | |
Deceased Users | Handling of information of a deceased individual | Relatives of a deceased user | - | |
Developer Terms | APIs and programmatic access to content | Developer | Developer PolicyDeveloper Agreement | |
Editorial Policy | Writing and publishing standards and principles | End user | Editorial Guidelines | |
General Conditions of Sale | Warranty, delivery, return of goods or services bought through a monetary transaction | Buyer | - | |
Human Rights Policy | Human rights | Shareholders | - | |
Hyperlinks Policy | Quality of third-party targets of outgoing hyperlinks provided in content, and requirements for incoming hyperlinks in third-party content | For outgoing hyperlinks, readers and contributors; for incoming hyperlinks, third-party authors who link to the service content | Links PolicyLinking PolicyExternal Links PolicyOutgoing Links Policy | |
Imprint | Identification of content author and hosting service for official inquiries | Everyone | Legal Notice | |
In-App Purchases Policy | In-app and other virtual goods purchase usage | End user | - | |
Law Enforcement Guidelines | Account records access | Law enforcement authorities | Legal Process Guidelines | |
Live Policy | End user's live service usage | End user | - | |
Marketplace Buyers Conditions | Buying through a monetary transaction goods or services offered by sellers other than the marketplace itself | Buyer | - | |
Marketplace Sellers Conditions | Selling through a monetary transaction goods or services to buyers other than the marketplace itself | Seller | Seller Agreement | |
Platform to Business Notice | Complaints handling, mediation, transparency and other rights and information mandated by the P2B regulation | Business user | - | |
Premium Partner Conditions | Eligibility criteria, limitations and benefits of a privileged seller status programme | Sellers of goods or services | Premium Partner Program | |
Privacy Policy | End user's personal data | End user | - | |
Quality Guidelines | Quality of content produced by means of the service | End user | Quality standards | |
Ranking Parameters Description | Parameters determining ranking and the reasons for their relative importance | Users presented with a list of ranked results, or contributors of results that are ranked | - | |
Restricted Use Policy | Restrictions on specific usage | End user | Limited Use PolicyRestriction Policy | |
Review Guidelines | Review process of provided content | Developer | - | |
Seller Warranty | Protection of end users that act as sellers | End user | - | |
Service Level Agreement | Define and guarantee specific levels of service performance, availability, and quality | End user | Service Level Addendum | |
Single Sign-On Policy | Connecting user account to other services | End user | - | |
Terms of Service | End user's service usage | End user | Terms and ConditionsTerms of Use | |
Trackers Policy | All tracking technologies, including cookies, session storage, fingerprints… | End user | Cookies Policy | |
User Consent Policy | User consent collection and storage | Data controllers (in the sense of GDPR) | - | |
Vulnerability Disclosure Policy | How to report a security vulnerability or issue | Vulnerability reporter | Security Disclosure Policy | |
Whistleblower Policy | Reporting on suspected misconduct and illegal acts and prevention of retaliation | Employees | Whistleblower Protections |