click-wrap
Online contract acceptance
Click-wrap is a type of software license agreement that requires users to click a button—typically labeled "I agree" or "Accept"—before installing or using software.
The click serves as consent to the terms, creating a binding contract.
Click-wrap evolved from shrink-wrap licenses, where opening plastic packaging indicated acceptance.
Users rarely read click-wrap agreements before accepting them.
Able to be upheld
- bindingLegally or morally required
- contractEnforceable written agreement
- agreementShared position between parties
- terms of serviceBinding usage conditions
terms and conditions · consent · jurisdiction · arbitration · liability · disclaimer · warranty · covenant
Software license abbreviation
- license agreementContract governing permitted use
- privacy policyPersonal information usage statement
- software licensePermission to use programs
- terms of useConditions governing permitted usage
data protection · user rights · electronic signature · e-signature · cookie consent
Toggleable selection indicator
- scrollingMoving display content vertically
- dialog boxInterface element requesting input
- pop-upAppearing suddenly, briefly
- registrationFormal recording of participation
sign-up · checkout · I agree · form · prompt · banner · opt-in · clickthrough
State of being noticeable
- unconscionabilityDoctrine voiding exploitative agreements
- consumer protectionLaws defending purchasers' interests
- fine printMiniature contractual text
enforceable
Able to be upheld
- bindingLegally or morally required
- contractEnforceable written agreement
- agreementShared position between parties
terms of service · terms and conditions · consent · jurisdiction · arbitration · liability · disclaimer · warranty · covenant · obligation
EULA
Software license abbreviation
- license agreementContract governing permitted use
- privacy policyPersonal information usage statement
- software licensePermission to use programs
terms of use · data protection · user rights · electronic signature · e-signature · cookie consent
checkbox
Toggleable selection indicator
- scrollingMoving display content vertically
- dialog boxInterface element requesting input
- pop-upAppearing suddenly, briefly
registration · sign-up · checkout · I agree · form · prompt · banner · opt-in · clickthrough
conspicuousness
State of being noticeable
- unconscionabilityDoctrine voiding exploitative agreements
- consumer protectionLaws defending purchasers' interests
- fine printMiniature contractual text
- license agreementEULA, terms of service, TOS, end user agreement, software license
- standardized contractsboilerplate, terms of service, EULA
- tech lawinternet law, privacy laws, cybercrime, content moderation, digital privacy
- legal termstrial, legal, appeal, lawsuit, law
- waiverswaiver, liability release, waiver form, general release, release form
click-wraphandshake deal
Unwritten mutual commitment
oral contract · verbal agreement · wet signature · signed document · notarized document
click, wrap, clicks, clicked, clicking, clicker, wraps, wrapped, wrapping