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title: "terms-of-service · Link relation · zhead"
canonical_url: "https://zhead.dev/link/terms-of-service"
last_updated: "2026-08-10T16:29:02.497Z"
meta:
  description: "Links to the agreements between the page provider and people who use the page or service."
  "og:description": "Links to the agreements between the page provider and people who use the page or service."
  "og:title": "terms-of-service · Link relation · zhead"
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Link

# terms-of-service

Links to the agreements between the page provider and people who use the page or service.

## Code examples

Good example

```
<link rel="terms-of-service" href="/legal/terms">
```

Points to the terms governing use of the current page or service.

Avoid this example

```
<link rel="terms-of-service" href="/legal/privacy">
```

Labels a privacy policy as terms of service. Use the relation that matches the target document.

## Recommendations

- 01 Link to the terms that apply Use the document or section that governs this page. Avoid a generic legal index when a direct link exists.
- 02 Keep a visible terms link The head relation supplies metadata. Users still need a visible, accessible route to the terms before they agree to them.
- 03 Keep versions clear When terms change, identify the effective version and preserve older versions when users may need to review them.

## Related documentation

- [HTML Living Standard: Links](https://html.spec.whatwg.org/multipage/links.html#link-type-terms-of-service)
- [rfc-editor.org: Rfc6903](https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc6903#section-5)
- [IANA: Link Relations](https://www.iana.org/assignments/link-relations/link-relations.xhtml)