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There are legal requirements in the USA to ensure certain parts of an agreement are “conspicuous” (ie should be made so that consumers/customers don’t miss them
by Closi 4y ago
There are legal requirements in the USA to ensure certain parts of an agreement are “conspicuous” (ie should be made so that consumers/customers don’t miss them). Placing the terms in caps is a historical way to achieve the legal bar for this, so is a legal tradition in the USA.
In other legal systems (eg the UK) you don’t get this, it’s a uniquely American phenomenon as far as I know.
- lxgr 4y agoI've noticed that too. IRONICALLY IT MAKES THESE PARTS OF A CONTRACT QUITE HARD TO READ, IN MY EXPERIENCE.