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
Recent Examples on the Web
Courts in each of Wisconsin's 72 counties set the term of service, not to exceed 31 consecutive days.
—Chris Ramirez, Journal Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2024
But former Google employees at the news conference questioned how the company would enforce the terms of service and called for more transparency.
—Wendy Lee, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2024
In its Monday blog post, YouTube says ad blockers violate its terms of service.
—Maxwell Zeff / Gizmodo, Quartz, 16 Apr. 2024
Paul Parker, the driving force behind toughening civilian oversight of the San Diego County Sheriff’s and Probation departments in recent years, is stepping away from his post and closing out his second term of service to the volunteer advisory panel.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Mar. 2024
The terms of service on Casting Networks include a mandatory arbitration provision and a class action waiver, which purports to bar subscribers from pursuing class action suits.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 16 Apr. 2024
That means agreeing to that phone’s terms of service and privacy policies.
—Quentyn Kennemer, The Verge, 12 Apr. 2024
The firm’s terms of service say data will be used for training, and that customers are able to opt out.
—Matt Burgess, WIRED, 10 Apr. 2024
Google employees became aware OpenAI was taking YouTube content to train its models, which would infringe both its own terms of service and possibly the copyright protections of the creators to whom the videos belong.
—Paolo Confino, Fortune, 9 Apr. 2024
Chris Ramirez, Journal Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2024
But former Google employees at the news conference questioned how the company would enforce the terms of service and called for more transparency.
—Wendy Lee, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2024
In its Monday blog post, YouTube says ad blockers violate its terms of service.
—Maxwell Zeff / Gizmodo, Quartz, 16 Apr. 2024
Paul Parker, the driving force behind toughening civilian oversight of the San Diego County Sheriff’s and Probation departments in recent years, is stepping away from his post and closing out his second term of service to the volunteer advisory panel.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Mar. 2024
The terms of service on Casting Networks include a mandatory arbitration provision and a class action waiver, which purports to bar subscribers from pursuing class action suits.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 16 Apr. 2024
That means agreeing to that phone’s terms of service and privacy policies.
—Quentyn Kennemer, The Verge, 12 Apr. 2024
The firm’s terms of service say data will be used for training, and that customers are able to opt out.
—Matt Burgess, WIRED, 10 Apr. 2024
Google employees became aware OpenAI was taking YouTube content to train its models, which would infringe both its own terms of service and possibly the copyright protections of the creators to whom the videos belong.
—Paolo Confino, Fortune, 9 Apr. 2024
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“Terms of service.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/terms%20of%20service. Accessed 2 May. 2024.
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