Terms of Use Manager - Vanilla Success
<main> <article class="userContent"> <p>Upon registering for your <strong>Higher Logic Vanilla</strong> community, users are prompted to review Vanilla's default <strong>terms of service</strong>.</p><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/H4NRRTHYEYE3/tos-example.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/H4NRRTHYEYE3/tos-example.png" alt="TOS-example.png" height="178" width="912" loading="lazy" data-display-size="large" data-float="none"></img></a> </div> </div> <p>Clicking the link displays the terms of service in a popup. </p><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-medium float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/SM8H8EAVDX84/image.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/SM8H8EAVDX84/image.png" alt="image.png" height="435" width="575" loading="lazy" data-display-size="medium" data-float="none"></img></a> </div> </div> <h2 data-id="terms-of-use-manager-addon">Terms of Use Manager addon</h2><p>The <strong>Terms of Use Manager</strong> addon allows you to update your community's default terms of service by:</p><ul><li>Updating the default text with your own custom language</li><li>or updating the link to redirect to your organization's Terms of Service page or document.</li></ul><h2 data-id="enable-the-addon">Enable the addon</h2><p>Only Vanilla staff can enable the Terms of Use Manager addon. <strong></strong>Contact Vanilla Support to do so. </p><h2 data-id="configuration-settings"><strong>Configuration settings</strong></h2><p>Once enabled, click the <strong>settings icon</strong> to access the addon's settings.</p><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/9R2GQGUZSSKE/tos-settings.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/9R2GQGUZSSKE/tos-settings.png" alt="TOS_settings.png" height="150" width="1042" loading="lazy" data-display-size="large" data-float="none"></img></a> </div> </div> <p>In the resulting popup, you can configure the following settings.</p><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/PD1X8QE89KFK/settings-page.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/PD1X8QE89KFK/settings-page.png" alt="settings_page.png" height="731" width="1154" loading="lazy" data-display-size="large" data-float="none"></img></a> </div> </div> <h3 data-id="link-to-terms-of-use">Link to Terms of Use</h3><p>If you enter a valid link to a page or document in this field, this is what will be displayed to users who click the <strong>Click here to read</strong> link shown below (on the <code class="code codeInline" spellcheck="false" tabindex="0">/entry/register</code> page).</p><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/U27ZLBTHPHJC/link-to-terms-of-use.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/U27ZLBTHPHJC/link-to-terms-of-use.png" alt="link_to_terms_of_use.png" height="424" width="945" loading="lazy" data-display-size="large" data-float="none"></img></a> </div> </div> <h3 data-id="terms-of-use-text">Terms of Use Text </h3><p><strong>📝 NOTE</strong>: The <strong>Link to Terms of Use </strong>field must be blank for this custom text to display.</p><p>If you want to display custom terms of service text, enter it here. How this text is displayed depends on whether you check the <strong>Show in Popup</strong> box (more on this below). </p><h3 data-id="enable-terms-of-use">Enable Terms of Use</h3><p><strong>📝 NOTE</strong>: This box must be checked to use this addon. </p><p>Check this box to display one of two types of text boxes on your registration page:</p><ul><li>A <strong>gray box</strong> containing Vanilla’s default text, with a <strong>Click here to read</strong> link that either directs users to your external link or opens a popup containing your custom text.</li><li>A <strong>white box</strong> containing your custom text directly, with no hyperlinks. The box will be titled <strong>Terms of Use</strong>. </li></ul><h3 data-id="force-review">Force Review</h3><p>If checked, users will be forced to review and accept your terms of service any time you make an update. Users will be prompted upon their next login. </p><h3 data-id="show-in-popup">Show in Popup</h3><p><strong>📝 NOTE</strong>: This option does not apply if you’re using <strong>Link to Terms of Use</strong>, in which case users will be redirected away from the site instead of seeing a popup. </p><p>The way your <strong>Terms of Use Text</strong> is displayed depends on whether or not you check this box:</p><ul><li>If checked, users will see the default gray text box; your custom text will display in a popup upon clicking <strong>Click here to read</strong>. <em>This is recommended if your custom text is long, so it does not overwhelm the page</em>. </li></ul><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-medium float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/JTM3ZZZIJHKT/link-to-terms-of-use.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/JTM3ZZZIJHKT/link-to-terms-of-use.png" alt="link_to_terms_of_use.png" height="424" width="945" loading="lazy" data-display-size="medium" data-float="none"></img></a> </div> </div> <div class="embedExternal embedImage display-medium float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/W4KGQ0E6T2EM/image.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/W4KGQ0E6T2EM/image.png" alt="image.png" height="190" width="744" loading="lazy" data-display-size="medium" data-float="none"></img></a> </div> </div> <ul><li>If not checked, your custom text will be displayed directly on the page, in a white box titled <strong>Terms of Service</strong>. This is a good option if you have more than one URL to share with your users, and your overall text isn’t lengthy. </li></ul><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/DS1JIAYWCQWV/image.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/DS1JIAYWCQWV/image.png" alt="image.png" height="244" width="742" loading="lazy" data-display-size="large" data-float="none"></img></a> </div> </div> <p><br></p> </article> </main>