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Terms and Conditions as a service. Most websites have some kind of "terms and conditions". They all seem to manually implement the whole process of: - coming

Terms and Conditions as a service. Most websites have some kind of "terms and conditions". They all seem to manually implement the whole process of: - coming up with proper T&C - display them to the user - ask the user to agree to them - notify the user that T&C changed - etc. For the user, the experience is just plain bad. I can't recall two T&C agreement process that were identical. Sometimes I have to check a box, sometimes I have to press a button. Sometimes I have to scroll to the bottom to be able to click "I agree". And when I do, I don't even get a copy or receipt of what I agreed to. Call me stupid, but I usually never read T&Cs. As far as I know, my soul could now belong to a lot of companies. I don't think I'm a unique case. What if websites could delegate the T&C agreement process to a third-party service that does just that. This service could help small businesses create their own T&Cs from templates, standardize the agreement process, let users have access to a list of everything they agreed to, and even let people (or lawyers) review T&Cs to make it easier for others to know what they're getting into. If a company wants to change their T&C, the service will notify users of these changes, and let them react accordingly. This service could also be extended to more than just website T&Cs, and became a central hub for all your contracts and agreements, from your bank, phone company, rent, job, contract, etc. One place where you can see everything you legally agreed to in your life.

callmeed 13y ago
This is a good idea and I've thought about it in the past. I think http://snapterms.com/ http://snapterms.com/ is doing something along these lines, although I think the price is still too high. Ideally, I'd like to see the service keep diff's of the terms so consumers (and you) can see how they've changed over time. I'm also wondering if there's any value in having cohorts of customers based on what set of terms they signed up under.
- miguelrochefort 13y ago
  Snapterms only seem to write custom ToS for businesses. That's almost the opposite of what I have in mind. The goal is not to create "funny and unique" ToS that businesses can use in their own ToS agreement process. The goal is to: - Standardize ToS (with semantic information) - Democratize ToS (let people review them) - Delegate the ToS agreement process (redirect people to this service to read, review and agree with terms of services. Ultimately, the goal is to create a "contract hub" where people can manage, track and review all of the ToS (or other contracts) they agreed to in their life. The change/diff history is an excellent idea. Github for ToS, with version tracking and forking. I like that.

callmeed 13y ago

This is a good idea and I've thought about it in the past. I think http://snapterms.com/ http://snapterms.com/ is doing something along these lines, although I think the price is still too high. Ideally, I'd like to see the service keep diff's of the terms so consumers (and you) can see how they've changed over time. I'm also wondering if there's any value in having cohorts of customers based on what set of terms they signed up under.

miguelrochefort 13y ago
Snapterms only seem to write custom ToS for businesses. That's almost the opposite of what I have in mind. The goal is not to create "funny and unique" ToS that businesses can use in their own ToS agreement process. The goal is to: - Standardize ToS (with semantic information) - Democratize ToS (let people review them) - Delegate the ToS agreement process (redirect people to this service to read, review and agree with terms of services. Ultimately, the goal is to create a "contract hub" where people can manage, track and review all of the ToS (or other contracts) they agreed to in their life. The change/diff history is an excellent idea. Github for ToS, with version tracking and forking. I like that.