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
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