A Terms of Service agreement (also commonly known as a Terms of Service or Terms of Use agreement) is a legal document that lays out the rules and guidelines of an app or website.
These rules are created and enforced by the company behind the website or app, and users must agree to them before using the site or app, when creating an account, making a purchase or subscribing to a service. By agreeing to these terms, your users are essentially entering into a contract with you and agreeing to act according to your policies.
While the average user probably doesn’t spend much time reading Terms of Service pages, they serve an important purpose.
Terms of Service are not required by law like Privacy Policies are, but you’ll still want to have one for your own benefit and for your customers. The reason virtually all large websites have a Terms of Service page is not because they have to, but because it’s the smart thing to do.