Every day, each of us logs online, uses hundreds of websites, and clicks "Yes, I agree" to terms of services that we never read.
How smart is that?
Answer: not very smart.
But what's to be done? Well, we all know that none of us has the time to constantly read the new or updated terms of services that we are forced to agree to in order to use online services. It's an impossibility.
And yet, as soon as you click "I agree", you have just signed a legal document. A contract. And a contract that will stand up in court. A contract that you would be appalled to know that you signed if you knew what you had actually signed.
So we suggest you read them. But you don't have the time. You probably also don't have the legal expertise either. It's a vicious circle.
Well, until now, that is: WE HERE AT THE TOS FAIRNESS PROJECT READ AND RATE THEM FOR FOR YOU.
That's what the TOS Fairness Project is: it's a rating service for those pesky, lengthy, misleading, and abusive terms of services that we are all forced to sign. We have a team of volunteer lawyers who work pro-bono to assist in creating the rating system, and also in conducting the ratings. Individual users are also afforded opportunities to share their experience working with that particular terms of service contract. The end result: you become informed; these rapacious corporations become exposed.
So before you sign another terms of service agreement, simply visit our TOSFairness.org website (coming soon), type in the URL or the Company Name, and read our quick rating from 0 - 100, with 100 being the fairest to you, the online user. Or read in more depth to get the full skinny.
Cool, right? We hope you think so too.
We are currently hard at work coding this service, with an expecting launch date in Winter 2018.
The website will be: www.TOSfairness.org
Stay tuned for the official release date!
NOTE: if you'd like to volunteer on this project, as a coder or attorney, let us know!