So when I find sites that have readable TOS and that actually make an effort to make all the legal stuff interesting and easy for their users to understand, I write about it.
How come reading all about Tumblr’s (microblogging platform and social networking site) terms of service or terms of use, privacy policy, rules, guidelines, etc isn’t such a boring chore?
What makes it so different from the usual terms and policies that you can see on other sites, programs or services?
Well, for starters, Tumblr’s terms of service and privacy policy actually have annotations.
These annotations make it easier for people to understand all the legal jargon and the like because the key points that you need to know are summarized in a way that doesn’t bore everyone to death.
This really makes it seem like Tumblr cares about its users and potential users and that it wants to make sure that everyone can easily understand all these agreements and policies and rules.
This makes them vastly different from many other sites who just list everything in a drab, boring, and dull manner and who can really come across as uncaring especially with how these websites don’t seem to care even if their users don’t understand a single word of what their TOS or policies say.
This perception is reinforced by how these sites seem to have no qualms using long and complicated words and legal jargon. Actually, Tumblr uses those kinds of words too, but it makes up for it by providing annotations.
*Notes:
- Image is by sayuko (CC:BY-SA) from deviantArt
- This was previously published elsewhere on Sunday, November 20, 2016 at 11:35 AM
