Open Terms Archive vendor lock-in break
Public tracking of the evolution of terms and conditions
Open Terms Archive is a digital public good that archives every version of the terms of over 800 digital services to support democratic oversight by regulators, lawmakers, journalists, researchers, and civil society. Open Terms Archive has prioritized adoption in multiple industries and jurisdictions over the past four years, by enabling easy connection from its fully open-source engine to free but proprietary platforms. The "Open Terms Archive vendor lock-in break" project aims at replacing the hardcoded interconnections with proprietary software with standardized APIs and connectors for at least one open-source platform for issue reporting, email notifications, dataset distribution, and RSS feeds publishing, while keeping compatibility with existing integrations that are used by community members.
- The project's own website: https://opentermsarchive.org
Run by Open Terms Archive
This project was funded through the NGI0 Commons Fund, a fund established by NLnet with financial support from the European Commission's Next Generation Internet programme, under the aegis of DG Communications Networks, Content and Technology under grant agreement No 101135429. Additional funding is made available by the Swiss State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI).
