terms of service
plural noun
: the legal terms (see term entry 1 sense 4) that set forth the nature, scope, and limits of a service (such as one offered through a website or an app) and the rules that the service's users must agree to follow
… Twitter users' complaints alerted the company that three of his messages violated the terms of service …—
Jake Tapper
Jake Tapper… most people have no idea what is signed away when they click "agree" to binding terms of service contracts—again and again on phones, laptops, tablets, watches, e-readers and televisions.—The New York Times
—abbreviation TOS
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Meanwhile, businesses must make sure that any extraction of data is done in an ethical manner, which is to say, following the terms of service and using data responsibly.
—Sandro Shubladze, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
Shopify, an e-commerce platform used by websites and businesses to sell products, confirmed Yeezy’s webstore has been shut down, citing a violation of its terms of service.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 11 Feb. 2025
Signal does not track or store any sensitive information and message history is stored on users' own devices, according to its terms of service.
—Angrej Singh, Axios, 25 Mar. 2025
Although many online gambling venues have terms of service that bar underage use, some teens use deceitful methods to sidestep state law.
—Adam Hudacek, Baltimore Sun, 10 Mar. 2025
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Sandro Shubladze, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
Shopify, an e-commerce platform used by websites and businesses to sell products, confirmed Yeezy’s webstore has been shut down, citing a violation of its terms of service.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 11 Feb. 2025
Signal does not track or store any sensitive information and message history is stored on users' own devices, according to its terms of service.
—Angrej Singh, Axios, 25 Mar. 2025
Although many online gambling venues have terms of service that bar underage use, some teens use deceitful methods to sidestep state law.
—Adam Hudacek, Baltimore Sun, 10 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for terms of service
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“Terms of service.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/terms%20of%20service. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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