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Open Terms Archive publicly records every version of the terms of digital services to enable democratic oversight.
Owner
Open Terms Archive Collective
Type
content aggregator
Licence
EUPL-1.2
Last evaluated
01.04.2025
Origin country
France
contact
contact@opentermsarchive.orgRelease date
-
DPG since
18.09.2023
The following repositories were submitted by the solution and included in our evaluation. Any repositories, add-ons, features not included in here were not reviewed by us.
N/A
English
- French Ministry for Foreign Affairs - French Center of expertise for digital regulation (PEReN, ministry of Finance) - French Competition Authority
* This information is self-reported and updated annually
SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions: Open Terms Archive empowers citizens, civil society, regulators, and lawmakers to hold digital platforms accountable. This fosters: • democratic processes resilience by reinforcing protection against mis- and disinformation, as evidenced in the 2022 French elections: https://www.reset.tech/resources/memos-on-platforms-behaviour-during-the-2022-french-elections/ • compliance with laws and regulations, as evidenced by the European Commission using Open Terms Archive to collect data for assessing the implementation of the platforms-to-businesses (“P2B” / 2019/1150) regulation • situational awareness for regulators, as evidenced by the usage of Open Terms Archive data by the French Ministry for Foreign Affairs and the French Department of Expertise in Digital Regulation. SDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals: Open Terms Archive actively seeks and facilitates collaborations with various stakeholders, including regulators, press and media, consumer protection associations… These partnerships aim at sharing all their capabilities to achieve a common goal: a more transparent, accountable, and just digital environment. For example: • The French Ministry for Foreign Affairs leveraging data collected by the German Universität Bremen. • The Swiss NGO HestiaLabs.ai collaborating with French consumer protection association UFC-QueChoisir following their common contributions to Open Terms Archive. • American NGO Reset.tech providing data to researchers around the world through Open Terms Archive: https://www.reset.tech/resources/memos-on-platforms-behaviour-during-the-2022-french-elections/ • American members of Congress using joint achievements of the ToS;DR NGO and Open Terms Archive in Europe to support domestic legislation mandating more transparency in terms of use: https://trahan.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=2353 SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure: Open Terms Archive ensures accountability and transparency in digital infrastructure and digital service providers. While digital tools and digital infrastructure constitute an increasingly large part of development efforts, the terms offered by providers vary widely across jurisdictions. Open Terms Archive enables time-based as well as jurisdiction-based difference tracking, meaning it can show the difference between the terms offered by providers in varying countries. It also facilitates ensuring compliance by tracking changes following the enactment of legislation. For example, when the Malabo Convention on Cybersecurity and Personal Data Protection will be ratified within the African Union, authorities and civil society will be able to check which private actors comply within the 30 days window that will be provided to them.
No mandatory proprietary dependencies
Yes
Strong Passwords, User Stories, Test Driven Development, Resource Access Authorization, Change Management using Version Control, Tagged Releases and Release Notes, Source Code Reference, Airbnb's JavaScript Style Guide, Code Refactoring, Code Review, Contributing Guide, Representational State Transfer (REST), Continuous Integration / Continuous Deployment, User Guide, Installation Guide
PII data is NOT collected NOT stored and NOT distributed.
Content is collected stored and distributed.
Every contribution to track a document is reviewed a priori by a well-identified collection maintainer. Until the review has been done, no content is collected, stored nor distributed. As Open Terms Archive is decentralised, each collection maintainer sets its own standards, processes and delays for review.
Yes
Contributor Covenant Code of Conduct - https://github.com/OpenTermsArchive/engine/blob/main/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md , Contributing guide - https://github.com/OpenTermsArchive/engine/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md
2026-03-27 10:43:41
Matti Schneider (Applicant) submitted application for Open Terms Archive (13725)
2026-01-31 01:30:04
System created an autofill refresher application for Open Terms Archive (13725)
2026-01-31 01:30:04
System created a refresher application for Open Terms Archive (12229)
2025-04-01 01:57:48
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) submitted their review of Open Terms Archive (152) and found it to be a DPG
2025-04-01 01:57:48
System unmarked Open Terms Archive (12229) as a nominee
2025-04-01 01:57:40
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed Scale of Solution for Open Terms Archive (12229)
2025-04-01 01:57:38
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed 9C. Protection from Harassment for Open Terms Archive (12229)
2025-04-01 01:57:36
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed 9B. Inappropriate & Illegal Content for Open Terms Archive (12229)
2025-04-01 01:57:33
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed 9A. Data Privacy & Security for Open Terms Archive (12229)
2025-04-01 01:57:31
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed 8. Standards & Best Practices for Open Terms Archive (12229)
2025-04-01 01:57:28
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed 7. Privacy & Applicable Laws for Open Terms Archive (12229)
2025-04-01 01:57:26
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed 6. Mechanism for Extracting Data for Open Terms Archive (12229)
2025-04-01 01:57:24
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed 5. Documentation for Open Terms Archive (12229)
2025-04-01 01:57:21
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed 4. Platform Independence for Open Terms Archive (12229)
2025-04-01 01:57:18
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed 3. Clear Ownership for Open Terms Archive (12229)
2025-04-01 01:57:15
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed 2. Open Licensing for Open Terms Archive (12229)
2025-04-01 01:57:12
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed 1. SDG Relevance for Open Terms Archive (12229)
2025-04-01 01:56:51
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed General Information for Open Terms Archive (12229)
2025-04-01 01:56:38
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) pulled Open Terms Archive (12229) under review
2025-02-12 07:31:54
Bolaji Ayodeji (L1 Reviewer) submitted their review of Open Terms Archive (12229)
2025-02-12 07:31:54
System remove tag Late from Open Terms Archive (12229)
2025-02-12 07:31:21
Bolaji Ayodeji (L1 Reviewer) passed Scale of Solution for Open Terms Archive (12229)
2025-02-12 07:31:13
Bolaji Ayodeji (L1 Reviewer) passed 9C. Protection from Harassment for Open Terms Archive (12229)
2025-02-12 07:30:54
Bolaji Ayodeji (L1 Reviewer) passed 9B. Inappropriate & Illegal Content for Open Terms Archive (12229)
2025-02-12 07:29:54
Bolaji Ayodeji (L1 Reviewer) passed 9A. Data Privacy & Security for Open Terms Archive (12229)
2025-02-12 07:29:48
Bolaji Ayodeji (L1 Reviewer) passed 8. Standards & Best Practices for Open Terms Archive (12229)
2025-02-12 07:29:23
Bolaji Ayodeji (L1 Reviewer) passed 7. Privacy & Applicable Laws for Open Terms Archive (12229)
2025-02-12 07:29:00
Bolaji Ayodeji (L1 Reviewer) passed 6. Mechanism for Extracting Data for Open Terms Archive (12229)
2025-02-12 07:28:58
Bolaji Ayodeji (L1 Reviewer) edited 6. Mechanism for Extracting Data for Open Terms Archive (12229)
2025-02-12 07:28:27
Bolaji Ayodeji (L1 Reviewer) passed 5. Documentation for Open Terms Archive (12229)
2025-02-12 07:28:12
Bolaji Ayodeji (L1 Reviewer) passed 4. Platform Independence for Open Terms Archive (12229)
2025-02-12 07:28:05
Bolaji Ayodeji (L1 Reviewer) edited General Information for Open Terms Archive (12229)
2025-02-12 07:26:59
Bolaji Ayodeji (L1 Reviewer) passed 3. Clear Ownership for Open Terms Archive (12229)
2025-02-12 07:26:26
Bolaji Ayodeji (L1 Reviewer) passed 2. Open Licensing for Open Terms Archive (12229)
2025-02-12 07:26:21
Bolaji Ayodeji (L1 Reviewer) edited 2. Open Licensing for Open Terms Archive (12229)
2025-02-12 07:23:47
Bolaji Ayodeji (L1 Reviewer) edited a note on 2. Open Licensing for Open Terms Archive (12229)
2025-02-12 06:41:01
Bolaji Ayodeji (L1 Reviewer) passed 1. SDG Relevance for Open Terms Archive (12229)
2025-02-12 06:40:58
Bolaji Ayodeji (L1 Reviewer) edited 1. SDG Relevance for Open Terms Archive (12229)
2025-02-12 03:00:03
System add new tag Late to Open Terms Archive (12229)
2025-02-11 18:40:31
Bolaji Ayodeji (L1 Reviewer) passed General Information for Open Terms Archive (12229)
2025-02-11 18:40:28
Bolaji Ayodeji (L1 Reviewer) edited General Information for Open Terms Archive (12229)
2025-02-11 18:38:53
Bolaji Ayodeji (L1 Reviewer) edited a note on General Information for Open Terms Archive (12229)
2025-02-11 18:36:06
Bolaji Ayodeji (L1 Reviewer) pulled Open Terms Archive (12229) under review
2025-01-28 15:37:31
Matti Schneider (Applicant) submitted application for Open Terms Archive (12229)
2025-01-09 12:27:25
System created a refresher application for Open Terms Archive (10795) (B)
2024-09-18 01:30:02
System moved Open Terms Archive (10795) to expired.
2023-09-18 14:33:59
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) submitted their review of Open Terms Archive (152) and found it to be a DPG
2023-09-18 14:33:57
System unmarked Open Terms Archive (10795) as a nominee
2023-09-18 14:33:47
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed 4. Platform Independence for Open Terms Archive (10795)
2023-09-18 14:33:44
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) moved Open Terms Archive (10795) to under review
2023-09-18 03:58:18
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) moved Open Terms Archive (10795) to under consultation
2023-09-18 03:54:39
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) moved Open Terms Archive (10795) to under review
2023-09-18 03:54:22
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) moved Open Terms Archive (10795) to under consultation
2023-09-18 03:54:05
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed Scale of Solution for Open Terms Archive (10795)
2023-09-18 03:53:59
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed 9C. Protection from Harassment for Open Terms Archive (10795)
2023-09-18 03:53:56
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) edited 9C. Protection from Harassment for Open Terms Archive (10795)
2023-09-18 03:52:34
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed 9B. Inappropriate & Illegal Content for Open Terms Archive (10795)
2023-09-18 03:52:26
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed 9A. Data Privacy & Security for Open Terms Archive (10795)
2023-09-18 03:52:22
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed 8. Open Standards & Best Practices for Open Terms Archive (10795)
2023-09-18 03:52:18
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed 7. Privacy & Applicable Laws for Open Terms Archive (10795)
2023-09-18 03:52:11
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed 6. Non-PII Data Extraction for Open Terms Archive (10795)
2023-09-18 03:52:00
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed 5. Documentation for Open Terms Archive (10795)
2023-09-18 03:51:37
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed 3. Clear Ownership for Open Terms Archive (10795)
2023-09-18 03:50:59
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed 2. Open Licensing for Open Terms Archive (10795)
2023-09-18 03:50:04
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed 1. SDG Relevance for Open Terms Archive (10795)
2023-09-18 03:49:59
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed General Information for Open Terms Archive (10795)
2023-09-18 03:48:11
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) moved Open Terms Archive (10795) to under review
2023-09-18 03:48:07
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) finished consultation on 4. Platform Independence for Open Terms Archive (10795)
2023-09-04 13:21:10
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) requested consultation on 4. Platform Independence for Open Terms Archive (10795)
2023-09-04 13:20:55
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) moved Open Terms Archive (10795) to under consultation
2023-09-04 13:20:34
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) pulled Open Terms Archive (10795) under review
2023-08-16 06:37:18
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) submitted their review of Open Terms Archive (10795)
2023-08-16 06:37:18
System remove tag Late from Open Terms Archive (10795)
2023-08-16 06:36:40
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) passed Scale of Solution for Open Terms Archive (10795)
2023-08-16 06:35:44
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) passed 9C. Protection from Harassment for Open Terms Archive (10795)
2023-08-16 06:35:39
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) passed 9B. Inappropriate & Illegal Content for Open Terms Archive (10795)
2023-08-16 06:34:52
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) passed 9A. Data Privacy & Security for Open Terms Archive (10795)
2023-08-16 06:34:18
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) passed 8. Open Standards & Best Practices for Open Terms Archive (10795)
2023-08-16 06:31:52
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) passed 7. Privacy & Applicable Laws for Open Terms Archive (10795)
2023-08-16 06:31:40
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) passed 6. Non-PII Data Extraction for Open Terms Archive (10795)
2023-08-16 06:31:28
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) passed 5. Documentation for Open Terms Archive (10795)
2023-08-16 06:30:43
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) failed 4. Platform Independence for Open Terms Archive (10795)
2023-08-15 23:00:05
System add new tag Late to Open Terms Archive (10795)
2023-08-15 14:19:35
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) passed 3. Clear Ownership for Open Terms Archive (10795)
2023-08-15 14:16:12
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) passed 2. Open Licensing for Open Terms Archive (10795)
2023-08-15 14:15:08
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) passed 1. SDG Relevance for Open Terms Archive (10795)
2023-08-15 14:14:18
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) passed General Information for Open Terms Archive (10795)
2023-08-15 14:03:26
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) pulled Open Terms Archive (10795) under review
2023-08-08 10:33:39
Matti Schneider (Applicant) submitted application for Open Terms Archive (10795)
