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{{KidsIntro|Some apps and websites look fun and free, but hidden in their long "Terms of Use" are sentences that quietly take away your rights. It can feel like being offered a nice toy, then being told that to play you must give away your drawings, promise never to complain in a real court, and accept that the rules can change tomorrow without asking you. This page collects a few well-known examples of such one-sided sentences, so everyone can see them clearly. The goal is not to attack anyone, it is to show why fair, win-win terms matter, and how WikiDeal aims at helping people write terms that respect both sides.}}
{{KidsIntro|Some apps look fun and free, but hidden in their long Terms of Use are sentences that quietly take your rights. This page collects a few well-known one-sided examples, not to attack anyone, but to show why fair terms matter.}}


{{ExpertIntro|A symbolic, in-construction catalogue of recurring one-sided clauses found in online Terms of Use (broad content licences, forced arbitration with class-action waivers, unilateral change of terms, sweeping data sharing, "as is" liability dumps). Each entry pairs the clause pattern with why it is considered user-hostile and which watchdogs already document it (EFF, Terms of Service; Didn't Read). WikiDeal intends to use these examples to motivate ethical, win-win terms, not to issue legal rulings about specific companies.}}
{{ExpertIntro|A symbolic, in-construction catalogue of recurring one-sided clauses in online Terms of Use (broad content licences, forced arbitration, unilateral changes, sweeping data sharing, liability dumps). Each entry pairs the pattern with why it is user-hostile and which watchdogs document it. WikiDeal intends to use these examples to motivate ethical, win-win terms, not to issue legal rulings.}}
 
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'''📑 On this page:'''
* [[#Who already denounces abusive terms|Who already denounces abusive terms]]
* [[#Top abusive clause patterns (in construction)|Top abusive clause patterns]]
* [[#Why this matters for WikiDeal|Why this matters for WikiDeal]]
* [[#How to contribute an example|How to contribute an example]]
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= ToU Worst Clauses =
= ToU Worst Clauses =
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''Reference language: English. Starter page, content to be expanded with sourced examples.''
''Reference language: English. Starter page, content to be expanded with sourced examples.''


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