terms and conditions

Agreement's binding clauses

Terms and conditions are the rules and requirements governing use of a service, product, or agreement.

Often abbreviated T&C or T's and C's, these legal provisions appear as lengthy documents most people accept without reading: I scrolled past the terms and conditions and clicked agree.

The phrase implies bureaucratic fine print that protects the company more than the customer.

Opposites
formality of agreement

terms and conditionshandshake deal

Unwritten mutual commitment

gentleman's agreement · verbal agreement · implied consent · word of honor · oral contract

consent and acceptance

terms and conditionsopt-out

Choose not to participate

refusal · rejection · decline · non-acceptance · withdrawal of consent

constraint vs. freedom

terms and conditionsno strings attached

Without obligations or conditions

carte blanche · unconditional · free rein · open access · no obligations

Family

condition, terms, conditions, determination, intermediate, conditional, unconditional, interminable, indeterminate

Familiarity
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G