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EULA checkbox variations

I read an interesting discussion over at ixda.org today regarding best practice around checkboxes for accepting terms and conditions…

http://www.ixda.org/discuss.php?post=36484

This response by Christian Crumlish (who it appears works for Yahoo) caught my eye as it seems to be not only well considered, but easy to understand, neat and fairly comprehensive.

Here it is in a nutshell:

• Consent to the agreement is expressed in the call-to-action button (‘Agree and Continue’).
• The form offers an option to exit without agreeing (‘Cancel’ or ‘Don’t Agree / Cancel Order’).
• A statement makes clear that submitting the form constitutes agreement to the terms (‘By clicking you agree…’).
• The terms of service (TOS) text is available via a clearly labeled hypertext link (Terms of Service).
• The TOS copy is supplied in a printable format.

Sounds sensible to me.