![]() ![]() The language of online terms and conditions can still be improved, however. Unfortunately, simple language generally does not fit the requirements of legal or regulatory compliance. Instead of making agreements clearer, common language can be vague or even misleading. It is also legally necessary.įor this reason, efforts to write terms of service in everyday language are usually doomed to fail. To a lawyer, however, it is clear and exact. ![]() Like all jargon, it seems mysterious to laypeople, filled with long words and ordinary words used in odd ways. Legal language has a bad reputation because it is technical jargon. Not only should security executives be reading the fine print themselves in an effort to protect the business, but they also need to encourage their customers to read their fine print. We want to use the application now, not spend hours rifling through confusing legalese.įor companies and the those tasked with devising company security policies, the challenge of reading the fine print goes in both directions. This seems to fly in the face of the internet’s promise of convenience and speed. Simply reading a webpage or using an application might require agreeing to terms of service. Today, these agreements are a fact of everyday life. Few people encountered detailed legal contracts on a daily basis. In the days before the internet, reading the fine print was important advice for relatively rare occasions. Users might agree to downloading cookies or other intrusive software onto their devices, for example, or sign over their original words or media to another firm’s intellectual property. Still, few of us actually read what we are agreeing to before we click on the box.īy clicking without reading, we risk exposing ourselves to security hazards and legal ramifications. Website and applications prompt us to agree to terms of service seemingly every day. ![]() Company security policies should consider the unread agreement challenge to protect customers, employees and the company itself. But the web and app eras have made this old advice far more immediate and pervasive. It’s an old piece of advice, going back long before the first webpage ever hit the ether. ![]()
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