termsTypes.json

{
  "Terms of Service": {
    "also known as": [
      "Terms and Conditions",
      "Terms of Use"
    ],
    "commitment": {
      "writer": "service provider",
      "audience": "end user",
      "object": "end user’s service usage"
    }
  },
  "Privacy Policy": {
    "commitment": {
      "writer": "service provider",
      "audience": "end user",
      "object": "end user’s personal data"
    }
  },
  "Imprint": {
    "also known as": [
      "Legal Notice"
    ],
    "commitment": {
      "writer": "service provider",
      "audience": "everyone",
      "object": "identification of content author and hosting service for official inquiries"
    }
  },
  "Trackers Policy": {
    "also known as": [
      "Cookies Policy"
    ],
    "commitment": {
      "writer": "service provider",
      "audience": "end user",
      "object": "all tracking technologies, including cookies, session storage, fingerprints…"
    }
  },
  "Developer Terms": {
    "also known as": [
      "Developer Policy",
      "Developer Agreement"
    ],
    "commitment": {
      "writer": "service provider",
      "audience": "developer",
      "object": "APIs and programmatic access to content"
    }
  },
  "Community Guidelines": {
    "also known as": [
      "Community Standards"
    ],
    "commitment": {
      "writer": "service provider",
      "audience": "end user",
      "object": "public behaviour"
    }
  },
  "Deceased Users": {
    "commitment": {
      "writer": "service provider",
      "audience": "relatives of a deceased user",
      "object": "handling of information of a deceased individual"
    }
  },
  "Acceptable Use Policy": {
    "also known as": [
      "Fair Use Policy",
      "Acceptable Usage Policy"
    ],
    "commitment": {
      "writer": "service provider",
      "audience": "end user",
      "object": "acceptable and unacceptable usage"
    }
  },
  "Restricted Use Policy": {
    "also known as": [
      "Limited Use Policy",
      "Restriction Policy"
    ],
    "commitment": {
      "writer": "service provider",
      "audience": "end user",
      "object": "restrictions on specific usage"
    }
  },
  "Commercial Terms": {
    "commitment": {
      "writer": "service provider",
      "audience": "commercial partners, content creators in a platform",
      "object": "business or commercial usage"
    }
  },
  "Copyright Claims Policy": {
    "also known as": [
      "Copyright Infringement Policy",
      "Intellectual Property Policy"
    ],
    "commitment": {
      "writer": "service provider",
      "audience": "copyrighted works rights holders",
      "object": "how copyright complaints will be handled"
    },
    "references": {
      "🇺🇸 Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA)": "https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-bill/2281"
    }
  },
  "Law Enforcement Guidelines": {
    "also known as": [
      "Legal Process Guidelines"
    ],
    "commitment": {
      "writer": "service provider",
      "audience": "law enforcement authorities",
      "object": "account records access"
    }
  },
  "Human Rights Policy": {
    "commitment": {
      "writer": "service provider",
      "audience": "shareholders",
      "object": "human rights"
    }
  },
  "In-App Purchases Policy": {
    "commitment": {
      "writer": "service provider",
      "audience": "end user",
      "object": "in-app and other virtual goods purchase usage"
    }
  },
  "Review Guidelines": {
    "commitment": {
      "writer": "service provider",
      "audience": "developer",
      "object": "review process of provided content"
    }
  },
  "Brand Guidelines": {
    "also known as": [
      "Branding Policies",
      "Trademark Usage Guidelines"
    ],
    "commitment": {
      "writer": "service provider",
      "audience": "developer",
      "object": "usage of the service provider’s brand"
    }
  },
  "Quality Guidelines": {
    "also known as": [
      "Quality standards"
    ],
    "commitment": {
      "writer": "service provider",
      "audience": "end user",
      "object": "quality of content produced by means of the service"
    }
  },
  "Data Controller Agreement": {
    "commitment": {
      "writer": "service provider",
      "audience": "data controllers (in the sense of GDPR)",
      "object": "end user personal data"
    },
    "references": {
      "🇪🇺 GDPR, article 4§7": "https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=uriserv:OJ.L_.2016.119.01.0001.01.ENG&toc=OJ:L:2016:119:FULL#d1e1489-1-1",
      "European Commission guidance": "https://commission.europa.eu/law/law-topic/data-protection/reform/rules-business-and-organisations/obligations/controllerprocessor/what-data-controller-or-data-processor_en"
    }
  },
  "Data Processor Agreement": {
    "also known as": [
      "Data Processing Agreement"
    ],
    "commitment": {
      "writer": "service provider",
      "audience": "data processors (in the sense of GDPR)",
      "object": "status of data processor (in the sense of GDPR) for the service provider"
    },
    "references": {
      "🇪🇺 GDPR, article 4§8": "https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=uriserv:OJ.L_.2016.119.01.0001.01.ENG&toc=OJ:L:2016:119:FULL#d1e1489-1-1",
      "European Commission guidance": "https://commission.europa.eu/law/law-topic/data-protection/reform/rules-business-and-organisations/obligations/controllerprocessor/what-data-controller-or-data-processor_en"
    }
  },
  "User Consent Policy": {
    "commitment": {
      "writer": "service provider",
      "audience": "data controllers (in the sense of GDPR)",
      "object": "user consent collection and storage"
    }
  },
  "Closed Captioning Policy": {
    "also known as": [
      "Closed Captioning Guidelines",
      "Captioning Policy",
      "Closed Captioning Standards"
    ],
    "commitment": {
      "writer": "service provider",
      "audience": "end user",
      "object": "closed captioning on streamed content"
    }
  },
  "Seller Warranty": {
    "commitment": {
      "writer": "service provider",
      "audience": "end user",
      "object": "protection of end users that act as sellers"
    }
  },
  "Single Sign-On Policy": {
    "commitment": {
      "writer": "service provider",
      "audience": "end user",
      "object": "connecting user account to other services"
    }
  },
  "Vulnerability Disclosure Policy": {
    "also known as": [
      "Security Disclosure Policy"
    ],
    "commitment": {
      "writer": "service provider",
      "audience": "vulnerability reporter",
      "object": "how to report a security vulnerability or issue"
    }
  },
  "Live Policy": {
    "commitment": {
      "writer": "service provider",
      "audience": "end user",
      "object": "end user’s live service usage"
    }
  },
  "Complaints Policy": {
    "commitment": {
      "writer": "service provider",
      "audience": "anyone",
      "object": "how generic complaints will be handled"
    }
  },
  "Conditions of Carriage": {
    "also known as": [
      "Transport Conditions"
    ],
    "commitment": {
      "writer": "transportation operator (airline, railway, bus…)",
      "audience": "passenger",
      "object": "benefits and limitations associated with the transportation being provided"
    }
  },
  "General Conditions of Sale": {
    "commitment": {
      "writer": "paid-for goods or service provider",
      "audience": "buyer",
      "object": "warranty, delivery, return of goods or services bought through a monetary transaction"
    }
  },
  "Marketplace Buyers Conditions": {
    "commitment": {
      "writer": "online marketplace",
      "audience": "buyer",
      "object": "buying through a monetary transaction goods or services offered by sellers other than the marketplace itself"
    }
  },
  "Marketplace Sellers Conditions": {
    "also known as": [
      "Seller Agreement"
    ],
    "commitment": {
      "writer": "online marketplace",
      "audience": "seller",
      "object": "selling through a monetary transaction goods or services to buyers other than the marketplace itself"
    }
  },
  "Frequently Asked Questions": {
    "commitment": {
      "writer": "service provider",
      "audience": "anyone",
      "object": "frequently asked questions about the service, its policies"
    }
  },
  "Merged": {
    "commitment": {
      "writer": "tosdr user",
      "audience": "anyone",
      "object": "documents that have been merged"
    }
  },
  "Corporate Social Responsibility": {
    "commitment": {
      "writer": "service provider",
      "audience": "anyone",
      "object": "practices integrating social, environmental and profit-related considerations"
    }
  },
  "Social Media Policy": {
    "commitment": {
      "writer": "service provider",
      "audience": "employees of the service",
      "object": "service provider guidance on how employees should act on social media"
    }
  },
  "Uniform Disclosure": {
    "commitment": {
      "writer": "service provider",
      "audience": "end user",
      "object": "used to disclose certain information to end users"
    }
  },
  "Affiliate Disclosure": {
    "commitment": {
      "writer": "service provider",
      "audience": "end user",
      "object": "statement informing users that companies compensate you for promoting, reviewing, or recommending their products or services"
    }
  },
  "Safety Guidelines": {
    "commitment": {
      "writer": "service provider",
      "audience": "end user",
      "object": "service provider protocols to ensure online safety"
    }
  },
  "Telephone Communication Guidelines": {
    "commitment": {
      "writer": "service provider",
      "audience": "anyone",
      "object": "restrictions on telephone solicitations (i.e. telemarketing) and the use of automated phone equipment"
    }
  },
  "Records Keeping Policy": {
    "commitment": {
      "writer": "service provider",
      "audience": "end user",
      "object": "policies in handling of user records in the event of bankruptcy or data transfer"
    }
  },
  "Service Level Agreement": {
    "commitment": {
      "writer": "service provider",
      "audience": "end user",
      "object": "outlines a commitment between a service provider and a client"
    }
  },
  "Legal Information": {
    "commitment": {
      "writer": "service provider",
      "audience": "anyone",
      "object": "documentation covering miscellaneous policies, notices, and disclaimers"
    }
  },
  "Spam": {
    "commitment": {
      "writer": "tosdr user",
      "audience": "anyone",
      "object": "spam submitted as documents by bad-faith users on ToS;DR"
    }
  },
  "Policy": {
    "commitment": {
      "writer": "service provider",
      "audience": "anyone",
      "object": "generic policies not included in privacy policy coverage"
    }
  },
  "About": {
    "commitment": {
      "writer": "service provider",
      "audience": "anyone",
      "object": "generic information pages"
    }
  },
  "Miscellaneous Agreement": {
    "commitment": {
      "writer": "service provider",
      "audience": "anyone",
      "object": "various agreements published by the service"
    }
  },
  "Ranking Parameters Description": {
    "commitment": {
      "writer": "search engine or intermediation service provider",
      "audience": "users presented with a list of ranked results, or contributors of results that are ranked",
      "object": "parameters determining ranking and the reasons for their relative importance"
    },
    "references": {
      "Open Terms Archive Discussion": "https://github.com/OpenTermsArchive/engine/discussions/902",
      "🇪🇺 Article 5 of P2B Regulation 2019/1150": "https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=celex%3A32019R1150#d1e868-57-1",
      "🇪🇺 Article 6a of Directive 2011/83/EU": "https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A02011L0083-20220528#tocId12",
      "🇪🇺 Point (m) of Article 2(1) of Directive 2005/29/EC": "https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02005L0029-20220528#tocId5"
    }
  },
  "Premium Partner Conditions": {
    "also known as": [
      "Premium Partner Program"
    ],
    "commitment": {
      "writer": "intermediation service provider",
      "audience": "sellers of goods or services",
      "object": "eligibility criteria, limitations and benefits of a privileged seller status programme"
    },
    "references": {
      "Open Terms Archive Discussion": "https://github.com/OpenTermsArchive/engine/discussions/922"
    }
  },
  "Platform to Business Notice": {
    "commitment": {
      "writer": "search engine or intermediation service provider",
      "audience": "business user",
      "object": "complaints handling, mediation, transparency and other rights and information mandated by the P2B regulation"
    },
    "references": {
      "Open Terms Archive Discussion": "https://github.com/OpenTermsArchive/engine/discussions/940",
      "🇪🇺 P2B Regulation 2019/1150": "https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2019/1150/oj"
    }
  },
  "Business Mediation Policy": {
    "commitment": {
      "writer": "intermediation service provider",
      "audience": "business users",
      "object": "eligibility and process of mediation after internal complaints handling failed"
    },
    "references": {
      "Open Terms Archive discussion": "https://github.com/OpenTermsArchive/engine/discussions/933",
      "🇪🇺 P2B Regulation 2019/1150, Article 12": "https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2019/1150/oj#d1e1148-57-1"
    }
  },
  "Business Privacy Policy": {
    "commitment": {
      "writer": "intermediation service provider",
      "audience": "business user",
      "object": "personal data of business users and of people acting on their behalf"
    },
    "references": {
      "Open Terms Archive discussion": "https://github.com/OpenTermsArchive/engine/discussions/923"
    }
  },
  "Editorial Policy": {
    "also known as": [
      "Editorial Guidelines"
    ],
    "commitment": {
      "writer": "service provider",
      "audience": "end user",
      "object": "writing and publishing standards and principles"
    },
    "references": {
      "Open Terms Archive discussion": "https://github.com/OpenTermsArchive/terms-types/discussions/35"
    }
  },
  "Anti-corruption Policy": {
    "also known as": [
      "Anti-bribery Policy"
    ],
    "commitment": {
      "writer": "service provider",
      "audience": "any person working directly or indirectly for the service provider",
      "object": "risk mitigation and prevention of involvement in bribery"
    },
    "references": {
      "Open Terms Archive discussion": "https://github.com/OpenTermsArchive/terms-types/discussions/39",
      "🇺🇸 Foreign Corrupt Practices Act": "https://www.justice.gov/criminal/criminal-fraud/foreign-corrupt-practices-act",
      "🇬🇧 Bribery Act 2010": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/23/contents",
      "🇫🇷 Loi n°2016-1691 du 9 décembre 2016 relative à la transparence, à la lutte contre la corruption et à la modernisation de la vie économique, dite « Sapin II »": "https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/loda/id/JORFTEXT000033558528",
      "ISO 37001 Anti-bribery management systems": "https://www.iso.org/iso-37001-anti-bribery-management.html"
    }
  },
  "Accessibility Statement": {
    "also known as": [
      "Accessibility Policy"
    ],
    "commitment": {
      "writer": "service provider",
      "audience": "everyone",
      "object": "accessibility of the service to people with a disability"
    },
    "references": {
      "Open Terms Archive discussion": "https://github.com/OpenTermsArchive/terms-types/discussions/36",
      "🇫🇷 Loi n°2005-102 du 11 février 2005 pour l'égalité des droits et des chances, la participation et la citoyenneté des personnes handicapées, article 47": "https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/jorf/article_jo/JORFARTI000001290363",
      "🇬🇧 Public Sector Bodies Accessibility Regulations 2018/2022": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2018/952/made",
      "🇱🇺 Loi du 28 mai 2019 relative à l’accessibilité des sites internet et des applications mobiles des organismes du secteur public": "https://legilux.public.lu/eli/etat/leg/loi/2019/05/28/a373/jo"
    }
  },
  "Hyperlinks Policy": {
    "commitment": {
      "writer": "service provider",
      "audience": "for outgoing hyperlinks, readers and contributors; for incoming hyperlinks, third-party authors who link to the service content",
      "object": "quality of third-party targets of outgoing hyperlinks provided in content, and requirements for incoming hyperlinks in third-party content"
    },
    "also known as": [
      "Links Policy",
      "Linking Policy",
      "External Links Policy",
      "Outgoing Links Policy"
    ],
    "references": {
      "Open Terms Archive discussion": "https://github.com/OpenTermsArchive/terms-types/discussions/43"
    }
  },
  "Whistleblower Policy": {
    "also known as": [
      "Whistleblower Protections"
    ],
    "commitment": {
      "writer": "service provider",
      "audience": "employees",
      "object": "reporting on suspected misconduct and illegal acts and prevention of retaliation"
    },
    "references": {
      "Open Terms Archive discussion": "https://github.com/OpenTermsArchive/terms-types/discussions/37",
      "🇺🇸 Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989": "https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/STATUTE-103/pdf/STATUTE-103-Pg16.pdf",
      "🇫🇷 Loi n°2016-1691 du 9 décembre 2016 relative à la transparence, à la lutte contre la corruption et à la modernisation de la vie économique, dite « Sapin II »": "https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/loda/id/JORFTEXT000033558528",
      "🇪🇺 Directive 2019/1937 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2019 on the protection of persons who report breaches of Union law": "https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/en/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32019L1937"
    }
  },
  "Affiliate Agreement": {
    "also known as": [
      "Affiliate Policy"
    ],
    "commitment": {
      "writer": "service provider",
      "audience": "affiliate",
      "object": "earning commissions by promoting the service"
    },
    "references": {
      "Open Terms Archive discussion": "https://github.com/OpenTermsArchive/terms-types/discussions/41",
      "Wikipedia page on Affiliate Marketing": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affiliate_marketing"
    }
  },
  "Service Level Agreement": {
    "also known as": [
      "Service Level Addendum"
    ],
    "commitment": {
      "writer": "service provider",
      "audience": "end user",
      "object": "define and guarantee specific levels of service performance, availability, and quality"
    },
    "references": {
      "Open Terms Archive discussion": "https://github.com/OpenTermsArchive/terms-types/discussions/79",
      "Wikipedia page on Service-level agreement": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Service-level_agreement"
    }
  },
  "Other": {
    "writer": "service provider",
    "audience": "anyone",
    "object": "various documents submitted by ToS;DR users"
  }
}