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
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SoundCloud has issued an update to its terms of service, days after the music platform had caught heat from musicians and advocates over a previous update on its policy on artificial intelligence training.
—Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2025
The new terms of service also ban content that depicts hate or self-harm, including anorexia and bulimia.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 23 Apr. 2025
Remote employees also must sign an agreement dictating their terms of service, work conditions and other rules.
—Jeff McDonald, Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2025
OpenAI thanked the researchers and reiterated that such use of its chatbots runs afoul of its terms of service.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 9 Apr. 2025
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Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2025
The new terms of service also ban content that depicts hate or self-harm, including anorexia and bulimia.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 23 Apr. 2025
Remote employees also must sign an agreement dictating their terms of service, work conditions and other rules.
—Jeff McDonald, Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2025
OpenAI thanked the researchers and reiterated that such use of its chatbots runs afoul of its terms of service.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 9 Apr. 2025
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 21 May. 2025.
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