Like most other Twitter users out there, you may have received a message in your email today from Biz Stone of Twitter fame. The message was regarding the newly updated Terms of Service (TOS. From Biz… “As Twitter has evolved, we’ve gained a better understanding of how folks use the service. As a result, we’ve updated the Terms and we’re notifying account holders.” The TOS is not terribly long, however, I’ve gone through it and pulled out a few items of interest. If Twitter is an important part of your business processes I suggest you check out the terms and give it a good read. The following are 10 items of interest from the new TOS:
- You are responsible for your use of the Services, for any content you post to the Services, and for any consequences thereof.
- The Services may include advertisements, which may be targeted to the Content or information on the Services
- Any information that you provide to Twitter is subject to our Privacy Policy, which governs our collection and use of your information.
- You are responsible for safeguarding the password that you use to access the Services and for any activities or actions under your password.
- All Content, whether publicly posted or privately transmitted, is the sole responsibility of the person who originated such Content.
- We do not endorse, support, represent or guarantee the completeness, truthfulness, accuracy, or reliability of any Content or communications posted via the Services or endorse any opinions expressed via the Services.
- You retain your rights to any Content you submit, post or display on or through the Services.
- You agree that this license includes the right for Twitter to make such Content available to other companies, organizations or individuals who partner with Twitter for the syndication, broadcast, distribution or publication of such Content on other media and services, subject to our terms and conditions for such Content use.
- Such additional uses by Twitter, or other companies, organizations or individuals who partner with Twitter, may be made with no compensation paid to you…
- We may modify or adapt your Content in order to transmit, display or distribute it over computer networks and in various media and/or make changes to your Content as are necessary…
See more HERE or check out the Twitter Blog at http://blog.twitter.com
