Tick to Agree – Age appropriate presentation of published terms

5Rights’ new report Tick to Agree considers the state of published terms in the digital world today. Published terms, which include privacy policies, community standards and terms and conditions, are the basis on which providers of digital products and services set out their agreements with users. Yet, they usually go unread and have become a ‘click-through’ exercise, with over 90% of users failing to engage with them. In this paper, we set out how this can be changed and how published terms can be designed with children in mind. 

It looks at the ‘how to’ and ‘when to’ of presenting published terms, so that they are comprehensible, of an appropriate length, clearly presented, easy to find, introduced at the right moments, and understandable to all young people, no matter who they are, how old they are, or where they come from. 

Tick to Agree is our contribution to the discussion, and we invite you to read, share and discuss.