URL: /rules/legal/terms-of-service

---
title: "Terms of Service"
description: "Checks for terms of service link presence"
---

Checks for terms of service link presence

| | |
|---|---|
| **Rule ID** | `legal/terms-of-service` |
| **Category** | [Legal Compliance](/rules/legal) |
| **Scope** | Per-page |
| **Severity** | info |
| **Weight** | 3/10 |

## Solution

Terms of Service (ToS) protect your business by defining user rights and limitations. Link to ToS from your footer on every page. Essential for: e-commerce sites, SaaS products, user-generated content platforms, and membership sites. Include sections on: usage rules, liability limits, dispute resolution, and termination.

## Enable / Disable

### Disable this rule

```toml squirrel.toml
[rules]
disable = ["legal/terms-of-service"]
```

### Disable all Legal Compliance rules

```toml squirrel.toml
[rules]
disable = ["legal/*"]
```

### Enable only this rule

```toml squirrel.toml
[rules]
enable = ["legal/terms-of-service"]
disable = ["*"]
```