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Technically, the legalese version is written in plain English. ;) But snark aside, I don't think this plain English version is all that enforceable since it do
by TheCraiggers 13y ago
Technically, the legalese version is written in plain English. ;)
But snark aside, I don't think this plain English version is all that enforceable since it doesn't mention at any point about being a contract that you're agreeing to. IANAL, but I think this is part of why the actual TOS isn't written in "normal English". All the stuff that makes it binding (or is supposed to, anyway) and prevents lawyers from twisting the words is what we call legalese.
I don't so much blame companies for this sorry state, but the legal system and the lawyers who inhabit it. Google and the like are just doing what they must to navigate in that environment.
- criley2 13y agoTECHNICALLY "plain" means a number of things but most definitions revolve around: "easy to perceive or understand; clear, not decorated or elaborate". By a dictionary definition (a technical one), convoluted legalese is anything but plain English.
- pekk 13y agoSo there is clear and precise language, and then there is plain and vague language which is easily interpreted. Which would you rather have in legally binding contracts to which you are voluntarily a party?