> Most contracts aren't meant to be read be you, but by a lawyer. Then this pulls the rug out from under the oft-made claim, "It's in the ToS, so it's acceptab

> Most contracts aren't meant to be read be you, but by a lawyer. Then this pulls the rug out from under the oft-made claim, "It's in the ToS, so it's acceptable", doesn't it?[0] In any case, in the US it's common in the medical field to be required to provide plain-English[1] summaries of any contract that are at a certain maximum reading level (oftentimes 4th grade). These summaries are not legally binding per se, but if they do not accurately reflect the contracts and policies they summarize, there can be serious consequences. The same is also often true for government programs or private contractors which receive local or federal government funds for providing services to the public. I would love to see this catch on for privacy policies and terms of services, though it may take legal fiat for this to happen (as it did in the medical and public sectors). Hopefully we can address this problem as an industry before it comes to that. [0] This claim is not valid for a number of reasons, one of which being that ToS may contain clauses that are not even legally enforceable, or which may violate other laws. [1] And depending on where in the country you live, you may be required to provide these in more than one language.