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Open Terms Archive

Open Terms Archive records every change to the terms of digital services. Our community analyses these changes, shifting the power balance against big tech.
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Open Terms Archive records and makes visible every change to the terms of digital services.
Our community analyses these changes, shifting the power balance from big tech towards end users.

  1. 💡 Learn more on opentermsarchive.org.
  2. 📑 Read memos of what Open Terms Archive can expose.
  3. 🕵️ Explore the datasets and find fishy stuff.
  4. 📣 Share your findings with #TermsSpotting.

We initially focus on institutional partners and are progressively opening up contribution to Open Terms Archive in ways that are sustainable, productive and joyful. 📨 Contact us if you’d like to contribute!

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  1. engine engine Public

    Tracks contractual documents and exposes changes to the terms of online services.

    JavaScript 126 36

  2. deployment deployment Public

    Ansible collection to set up the infrastructure of and deploy an Open Terms Archive instance.

    Jinja 4 2

  3. docs docs Public

    User documentation website for Open Terms Archive

    CSS 5 5

  4. terms-types terms-types Public

    Database of terms types enabling comparison of terms across services no matter how they are named by the provider.

    JavaScript 7 4

  5. opentermsarchive.org opentermsarchive.org Public

    https://opentermsarchive.org

    HTML 9

  6. demo-declarations demo-declarations Public template

    Services needed to operate the Open Terms Archive engine. Maintained by Open Terms Archive.

    JavaScript 1 5

Repositories

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  • vlopses-us-versions Public

    Terms versions for VLOPSEs United States. Maintained by Open Terms Archive.

    OpenTermsArchive/vlopses-us-versions’s past year of commit activity
    1 0 0 0 Updated Jan 2, 2026
  • pga-snapshots Public

    Snapshots of terms of major social media platforms. Maintained by the Platform Governance Archive team, University of Bremen.

    OpenTermsArchive/pga-snapshots’s past year of commit activity
    HTML 1 0 0 0 Updated Jan 2, 2026
  • contrib-snapshots Public

    Documents snapshots for contrib collection. Maintained by Open Terms Archive.

    OpenTermsArchive/contrib-snapshots’s past year of commit activity
    HTML 0 0 0 0 Updated Jan 2, 2026
  • contrib-versions Public

    Documents versions that are not maintained by a dedicated actor. Maintained collaboratively by volunteer contributors.

    OpenTermsArchive/contrib-versions’s past year of commit activity
    153 10 5 0 Updated Jan 2, 2026
  • france-snapshots Public

    Documents snapshots for France services.

    OpenTermsArchive/france-snapshots’s past year of commit activity
    HTML 0 0 0 0 Updated Jan 2, 2026
  • france-versions Public

    Documents versions for France services. Maintained collaboratively by volunteer contributors.

    OpenTermsArchive/france-versions’s past year of commit activity
    13 2 5 0 Updated Jan 2, 2026
  • sante-numerique-france-snapshots Public

    Terms snapshots for Délégation au numérique en santé. Maintained by Open Terms Archive.

    OpenTermsArchive/sante-numerique-france-snapshots’s past year of commit activity
    HTML 0 0 0 0 Updated Jan 2, 2026
  • dating-snapshots Public

    Documents snapshots for dating services. Maintained by HestiaLabs for the Dating Privacy collective

    OpenTermsArchive/dating-snapshots’s past year of commit activity
    HTML 1 1 1 0 Updated Jan 2, 2026
  • dating-versions Public

    Documents versions for dating services. Maintained by the Dating Privacy collective.

    OpenTermsArchive/dating-versions’s past year of commit activity
    7 0 0 0 Updated Jan 2, 2026
  • demo-snapshots Public template

    Documents snapshots for demo collection. Maintained by Open Terms Archive.

    OpenTermsArchive/demo-snapshots’s past year of commit activity
    HTML 1 0 0 0 Updated Jan 2, 2026
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