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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Include contact information, a privacy policy and a terms of service page.
—Lisa Montenegro, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
The webstore was later taken offline for violating Shopify’s terms of service.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 13 Feb. 2025
Since then, the Yeezy store page has been taken down by Shopify for violating the company’s terms of service.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 12 Feb. 2025
The First Amendment protects people from government censorship, but private companies like Facebook, Google, and Twitter are largely free to police their own platforms and ban those who violate their terms of service.
—Jibin Joseph, PCMAG, 30 Jan. 2025
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Lisa Montenegro, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
The webstore was later taken offline for violating Shopify’s terms of service.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 13 Feb. 2025
Since then, the Yeezy store page has been taken down by Shopify for violating the company’s terms of service.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 12 Feb. 2025
The First Amendment protects people from government censorship, but private companies like Facebook, Google, and Twitter are largely free to police their own platforms and ban those who violate their terms of service.
—Jibin Joseph, PCMAG, 30 Jan. 2025
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“Terms of service.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/terms%20of%20service. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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