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Terms of Service Generator

Terms of Service Generator

Generate a starter Terms of Service for your website or app — built in your browser

Details

Fill in your info and toggle clauses

Starter template, not legal advice. Have a professional review it before publishing.

Examples

Generate a minimal starter document

Input
Company: Acme Inc.
Website: https://acme.example.com
Email: legal@acme.example.com
Effective date: 2026-01-15
Governing law: California, USA
Accounts: off
Payments: off
User content: off
Termination: off
Output
# Terms of Service

_Effective date: 2026-01-15_

These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your access to and use of https://acme.example.com (the "Service"), operated by Acme Inc.. By accessing or using the Service, you agree to be bound by these Terms.

## Use of the Service
You agree to use the Service only for lawful purposes and in accordance with these Terms. You are responsible for ensuring that your use complies with all applicable laws and regulations.

## Intellectual Property
The Service and its original content, features, and functionality are and will remain the exclusive property of Acme Inc. and its licensors.

## Disclaimer
The Service is provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied.

## Limitation of Liability
To the maximum extent permitted by law, Acme Inc. shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages arising out of your use of the Service.

## Governing Law
These Terms are governed by the laws of California, USA, without regard to its conflict of law provisions.

## Contact Us
If you have any questions about these Terms, contact us at legal@acme.example.com.

With every optional clause disabled, the generator emits only its seven always-present headings and their standard text.

Enable every optional clause

Input
Accounts: on
Payments: on
User content: on
Termination: on
Output
Terms of Service
Use of the Service
Accounts
Payments and Subscriptions
User Content
Intellectual Property
Disclaimer
Limitation of Liability
Termination
Governing Law
Contact Us

These are the exact generated headings in order when all four optional clauses are enabled.

About this tool

Terms of Service Generator builds a Markdown starter document from a company name, website URL, contact email, effective date, and governing-law jurisdiction. The generated base always includes service use, intellectual property, disclaimer, limitation of liability, governing law, and contact sections.

Optional checkboxes add account, payment and subscription, user-content, and termination clauses. Blank company, website, email, jurisdiction, or date fields fall back to visible placeholders so the generated document remains structurally complete.

The output updates in the browser as configuration changes and can be copied as Markdown. It is a generic drafting aid, not legal advice, and should be reviewed for the service, users, jurisdiction, and business model before publication.

How to use

  1. Enter service details

    Provide the company name, website URL, legal contact email, effective date, and governing-law jurisdiction.

  2. Select applicable clauses

    Enable accounts, payments and subscriptions, user-generated content, and termination only when they match the service.

  3. Review the Markdown

    Read every generated section and replace generic language or placeholders with terms that reflect the actual product and policies.

  4. Obtain review and publish

    Copy the Markdown, have qualified counsel review it for the relevant jurisdictions, and then publish the approved version.

Use cases

Scaffolding a new service policy

Create a readable Markdown outline before tailoring terms to a website, SaaS product, or application.

Identifying clause requirements

Use the toggles to discuss whether accounts, subscriptions, user content, and termination need dedicated provisions.

Preparing a legal-review draft

Provide counsel with a structured first draft containing the service's basic contact and jurisdiction details.

Prototyping policy pages

Populate a development or staging policy page while the final approved terms are still being prepared.

Common mistakes

Mistake:Publishing the generated template without legal review.

Fix:Have qualified counsel adapt and approve the terms for the product, users, jurisdictions, and applicable laws.

Mistake:Enabling clauses that do not match how the service actually operates.

Fix:Select only applicable features and rewrite each clause to accurately describe account, billing, content, and termination practices.

Mistake:Leaving fallback values such as Your Company, example.com, legal@example.com, or your jurisdiction in the final document.

Fix:Complete every detail field and inspect the full copied Markdown before publishing.

Mistake:Assuming the template covers privacy, cookies, refunds, consumer rights, or regulated services.

Fix:Identify and add every separate policy and mandatory disclosure required for the service and its users.

Frequently asked questions

References & standards