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Terms of Service API Documentation

The Terms of Service (ToS) functionality enables service providers to define Terms of Service for their marketplace offerings and track user consent. If consent enforcement is active, users must accept the Terms of Service before accessing certain resources.

Overview

The Terms of Service system consists of three main components:

  1. Terms of Service Configurations - Service providers define ToS documents with versioning support
  2. User Consents - Users grant consent to specific ToS versions for offerings
  3. Consent Enforcement - System enforces consent requirements for resource access

Key Features

  • Versioning: Track different versions of Terms of Service
  • Re-consent Requirements: Force users to re-consent when ToS is updated
  • Grace Periods: Allow time for users to update consent before access is revoked
  • Consent Tracking: Comprehensive tracking of user consents and revocations
  • Order Integration: Require ToS acceptance during order creation

Configuration

Enabling ToS Enforcement

ToS consent enforcement is controlled by the ENFORCE_USER_CONSENT_FOR_OFFERINGS setting. When enabled, users must have active consent to access resources from offerings that:

  • Have active Terms of Service configured
  • Have service_provider_can_create_offering_user enabled in the offering's plugin options

API Endpoints

Terms of Service Management

Base URL: /api/marketplace-offering-terms-of-service/

List Terms of Service Configurations

Get all Terms of Service configurations visible to the current user.

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GET /api/marketplace-offering-terms-of-service/
Authorization: Token <token>

Permissions:

  • Staff/Support: See all ToS configurations
  • Service Providers: See ToS for their own offerings
  • Regular Users: See ToS for offerings they've consented to or shared offerings

Query Parameters:

Parameter Type Description
offering URL Filter by offering URL
offering_uuid UUID Filter by offering UUID
is_active Boolean Filter by active status
version String Filter by version
requires_reconsent Boolean Filter by re-consent requirement
o String Order by (created, -created, modified, -modified, version, -version)

Example Request:

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GET /api/marketplace-offering-terms-of-service/?offering_uuid=a1b2c3d4-e5f6-7890-1234-567890abcdef&is_active=true

Response:

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[
  {
    "url": "/api/marketplace-offering-terms-of-service/b2c3d4e5-f678-9012-3456-7890abcdef12/",
    "uuid": "b2c3d4e5-f678-9012-3456-7890abcdef12",
    "offering_uuid": "a1b2c3d4-e5f6-7890-1234-567890abcdef",
    "offering_name": "Cloud VM Service",
    "terms_of_service": "<h1>Terms of Service</h1><p>By using this service...</p>",
    "terms_of_service_link": "https://example.com/tos",
    "version": "2.0",
    "is_active": true,
    "requires_reconsent": true,
    "grace_period_days": 60,
    "user_consent": {
      "uuid": "c3d4e5f6-7890-1234-5678-90abcdef1234",
      "version": "2.0",
      "agreement_date": "2024-01-15T10:30:00Z",
      "is_revoked": false
    },
    "has_user_consent": true,
    "created": "2024-01-10T09:00:00Z",
    "modified": "2024-01-15T14:20:00Z"
  }
]

Field Descriptions:

Field Type Description
uuid UUID Unique identifier for the ToS configuration
offering_uuid UUID UUID of the associated offering
offering_name String Name of the offering
terms_of_service String (HTML) The Terms of Service content (HTML formatted)
terms_of_service_link URL Optional external link to Terms of Service
version String Version identifier (e.g., "1.0", "2.0")
is_active Boolean Whether this ToS configuration is currently active
requires_reconsent Boolean Whether users must re-consent when this version is active
grace_period_days Integer Number of days before outdated consents are revoked (only when requires_reconsent=True)
user_consent Object/null Current user's consent information (if any)
has_user_consent Boolean Whether current user has valid consent for this ToS version
created DateTime When the ToS configuration was created
modified DateTime When the ToS configuration was last modified

Retrieve a Terms of Service Configuration

Get details of a specific ToS configuration.

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GET /api/marketplace-offering-terms-of-service/<tos-uuid>/
Authorization: Token <token>

Response: Same structure as list endpoint, single object.

Create a Terms of Service Configuration

Create a new Terms of Service configuration for an offering.

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POST /api/marketplace-offering-terms-of-service/
Content-Type: application/json
Authorization: Token <service-provider-token>

{
  "offering": "/api/marketplace-provider-offerings/a1b2c3d4-e5f6-7890-1234-567890abcdef/",
  "terms_of_service": "<h1>Terms of Service</h1><p>By using this service, you agree to...</p>",
  "terms_of_service_link": "https://example.com/tos",
  "version": "2.0",
  "is_active": true,
  "requires_reconsent": true,
  "grace_period_days": 60
}

Permissions Required:

  • UPDATE_OFFERING permission on the offering, its customer, or service provider

Request Body:

Field Type Required Description
offering URL Yes URL to the offering
terms_of_service String (HTML) No HTML content of the Terms of Service
terms_of_service_link URL No External link to Terms of Service
version String No Version identifier
is_active Boolean No Whether to activate this ToS (default: false)
requires_reconsent Boolean No Whether to require re-consent (default: false)
grace_period_days Integer No Grace period in days (default: 60, only used when requires_reconsent=True)

Validation Rules:

  • Only one active ToS configuration is allowed per offering
  • If is_active=true, any existing active ToS for the offering must be deactivated first
  • version and requires_reconsent cannot be changed after creation

Response: 201 Created with the created ToS configuration object.

Update a Terms of Service Configuration

Update an existing ToS configuration. This is intended for minor changes, major ToS changes must be done via creating a new ToS and requiring reconsent. Note that version and requires_reconsent are protected and cannot be changed.

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PATCH /api/marketplace-offering-terms-of-service/<tos-uuid>/
Content-Type: application/json
Authorization: Token <service-provider-token>

{
  "terms_of_service": "<h1>Updated Terms</h1><p>Revised terms...</p>",
  "terms_of_service_link": "https://example.com/tos-v2",
  "is_active": false,
  "grace_period_days": 90
}

Permissions Required:

  • UPDATE_OFFERING permission on the offering's customer

Updatable Fields:

  • terms_of_service
  • terms_of_service_link
  • is_active
  • grace_period_days

Protected Fields (cannot be changed):

  • version
  • requires_reconsent

Delete a Terms of Service Configuration

Delete a ToS configuration. This is a hard delete.

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DELETE /api/marketplace-offering-terms-of-service/<tos-uuid>/
Authorization: Token <service-provider-token>

Permissions Required:

  • UPDATE_OFFERING permission on the offering's customer

Base URL: /api/marketplace-user-offering-consents/

List User Consents

Get all consent records for the current user (or all consents for staff/support).

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GET /api/marketplace-user-offering-consents/
Authorization: Token <token>

Permissions:

  • Regular Users: See only their own consents
  • Staff/Support: See all consents

Query Parameters:

Parameter Type Description
user URL Filter by user URL
user_uuid UUID Filter by user UUID
offering URL Filter by offering URL
offering_uuid UUID Filter by offering UUID
version String Filter by ToS version
has_consent Boolean Filter by active consent status (true for active, false for revoked)
requires_reconsent Boolean Filter by whether re-consent is required

Example Request:

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GET /api/marketplace-user-offering-consents/?offering_uuid=a1b2c3d4-e5f6-7890-1234-567890abcdef&has_consent=true

Response:

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[
  {
    "url": "/api/marketplace-user-offering-consents/c3d4e5f6-7890-1234-5678-90abcdef1234/",
    "uuid": "c3d4e5f6-7890-1234-5678-90abcdef1234",
    "user": "/api/users/d4e5f678-9012-3456-7890-abcdef123456/",
    "user_uuid": "d4e5f678-9012-3456-7890-abcdef123456",
    "username": "johndoe",
    "offering": "/api/marketplace-provider-offerings/a1b2c3d4-e5f6-7890-1234-567890abcdef/",
    "offering_uuid": "a1b2c3d4-e5f6-7890-1234-567890abcdef",
    "offering_name": "Cloud VM Service",
    "agreement_date": "2024-01-15T10:30:00Z",
    "version": "2.0",
    "revocation_date": null,
    "is_revoked": false,
    "created": "2024-01-15T10:30:00Z",
    "modified": "2024-01-15T10:30:00Z"
  }
]

Field Descriptions:

Field Type Description
uuid UUID Unique identifier for the consent record
user_uuid UUID UUID of the user who granted consent
username String Username of the consenting user
offering_uuid UUID UUID of the offering
offering_name String Name of the offering
agreement_date DateTime When the consent was granted
version String Version of ToS that was consented to
revocation_date DateTime/null When the consent was revoked (if revoked)
is_revoked Boolean Whether the consent has been revoked
created DateTime When the consent record was created
modified DateTime When the consent record was last modified

Get details of a specific consent record.

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GET /api/marketplace-user-offering-consents/<consent-uuid>/
Authorization: Token <token>

Response: Same structure as list endpoint, single object.

Create a consent record for the current user and a specific offering.

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POST /api/marketplace-user-offering-consents/
Content-Type: application/json
Authorization: Token <user-token>

{
  "offering": "a1b2c3d4-e5f6-7890-1234-567890abcdef"
}

Request Body:

Field Type Required Description
offering UUID Yes UUID of the offering

Validation:

  • The offering must have active Terms of Service
  • If user already has active consent for the current ToS version, returns an error
  • If user has revoked consent, it will be reactivated with the current ToS version

Response: 201 Created with the consent record.

Behavior:

  • If consent already exists (even if revoked), it will be reactivated and updated with the current ToS version
  • The consent version is automatically set to match the active ToS version

Revoke a user's consent to Terms of Service.

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POST /api/marketplace-user-offering-consents/<consent-uuid>/revoke/
Authorization: Token <user-token>

Permissions:

  • Users can revoke their own consent
  • Staff can revoke any consent

Response: 200 OK with updated consent record (now with revocation_date set).

Offering Statistics

Get comprehensive consent statistics for a specific offering.

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GET /api/marketplace-provider-offerings/<offering-uuid>/tos_stats/
Authorization: Token <service-provider-token>

Permissions Required:

  • UPDATE_OFFERING permission on the offering or its customer

Response:

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{
  "active_users_count": 150,
  "total_users_count": 200,
  "active_users_percentage": 75.0,
  "accepted_consents_count": 180,
  "revoked_consents_count": 20,
  "total_consents_count": 200,
  "revoked_consents_over_time": [
    {
      "date": "2024-01-15",
      "count": 5
    },
    {
      "date": "2024-01-16",
      "count": 3
    }
  ],
  "tos_version_adoption": [
    {
      "version": "2.0",
      "users_count": 120
    },
    {
      "version": "1.0",
      "users_count": 60
    }
  ],
  "active_users_over_time": [
    {
      "date": "2024-01-15",
      "count": 145
    },
    {
      "date": "2024-01-16",
      "count": 150
    }
  ]
}

Field Descriptions:

Field Type Description
active_users_count Integer Number of users with active consent
total_users_count Integer Total number of users for the offering
active_users_percentage Float Percentage of users with active consent
accepted_consents_count Integer Total number of accepted consents
revoked_consents_count Integer Total number of revoked consents
total_consents_count Integer Total number of consent records
revoked_consents_over_time Array Time series of revoked consents
tos_version_adoption Array Distribution of users across ToS versions
active_users_over_time Array Time series of active users

Order Integration

When creating an order for an offering with Terms of Service, you must include the accepting_terms_of_service field.

Create Order with ToS Acceptance

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POST /api/marketplace-orders/
Content-Type: application/json
Authorization: Token <user-token>

{
  "offering": "/api/marketplace-public-offerings/a1b2c3d4-e5f6-7890-1234-567890abcdef/",
  "project": "/api/projects/b2c3d4e5-f678-9012-3456-7890abcdef12/",
  "plan": "/api/marketplace-public-offerings/a1b2c3d4-e5f6-7890-1234-567890abcdef/plans/c3d4e5f678901234567890abcdef1234/",
  "attributes": {
    "name": "My Resource"
  },
  "accepting_terms_of_service": true
}

Request Body:

Field Type Required Description
accepting_terms_of_service Boolean Conditional Must be true if offering has ToS

Validation:

  • If the offering has active Terms of Service, accepting_terms_of_service must be true
  • If provided as true, a consent record is automatically created for the user
  • If the user already has active consent, the order proceeds normally

Workflows

Service Provider: Setting Up Terms of Service

  1. Create ToS Configuration
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POST /api/marketplace-offering-terms-of-service/
{
  "offering": "/api/marketplace-provider-offerings/<uuid>/",
  "terms_of_service": "<h1>Terms</h1><p>Content...</p>",
  "version": "1.0",
  "is_active": true,
  "requires_reconsent": false
}
  1. Update ToS (Requiring Re-consent)
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# First, deactivate current ToS
PATCH /api/marketplace-offering-terms-of-service/<current-tos-uuid>/
{
  "is_active": false
}

# Create new ToS version
POST /api/marketplace-offering-terms-of-service/
{
  "offering": "/api/marketplace-provider-offerings/<uuid>/",
  "terms_of_service": "<h1>Updated Terms</h1><p>New content...</p>",
  "version": "2.0",
  "is_active": true,
  "requires_reconsent": true,
  "grace_period_days": 60
}
  1. Monitor Consent Statistics
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GET /api/marketplace-provider-offerings/<offering-uuid>/tos_stats/
  1. Check if Offering Requires ToS
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GET /api/marketplace-public-offerings/<offering-uuid>/

Check the has_terms_of_service field in the response.

  1. View Terms of Service
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GET /api/marketplace-offering-terms-of-service/?offering_uuid=<uuid>&is_active=true
  1. Grant Consent
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POST /api/marketplace-user-offering-consents/
{
  "offering": "<offering-uuid>"
}
  1. Create Order (Consent Included)
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POST /api/marketplace-orders/
{
  "offering": "...",
  "project": "...",
  "accepting_terms_of_service": true
}

User: Re-consenting After ToS Update

  1. Check Consent Status
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GET /api/marketplace-user-offering-consents/?offering_uuid=<uuid>

Check if requires_reconsent filter returns the consent.

  1. View Updated ToS
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GET /api/marketplace-offering-terms-of-service/?offering_uuid=<uuid>&is_active=true
  1. Grant New Consent
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POST /api/marketplace-user-offering-consents/
{
  "offering": "<offering-uuid>"
}

This will update the existing consent with the new version.

Permission Model

Terms of Service Management

  • Create/Update/Delete ToS: Requires UPDATE_OFFERING permission on:
  • The offering itself, OR
  • The offering's customer, OR
  • The offering's customer's service provider
  • View Consents:
  • Users can see their own consents
  • Staff/Support can see all consents
  • Grant Consent: Users can grant consent for themselves
  • Revoke Consent:
  • Users can revoke their own consent
  • Staff can revoke any consent

Grace Periods

When requires_reconsent=True is set on a ToS configuration:

  1. Grace Period: Users have grace_period_days (default: 60) to update their consent
  2. During Grace Period: Users retain access even with outdated consent
  3. After Grace Period: Users lose access if consent version doesn't match active ToS version
  4. Automatic Enforcement: The system checks consent version when accessing resources

Best Practices

For Service Providers

  1. Version Management
  2. Use semantic versioning (e.g., "1.0", "2.0", "2.1")
  3. Document changes between versions
  4. Set appropriate grace periods for major updates

  5. Major ToS revisions require creating a new ToS object

  6. Re-consent Strategy

  7. Use requires_reconsent=true for significant changes
  8. Provide adequate grace periods (60+ days recommended)

  9. Communicate ToS updates to users proactively

  10. Content Guidelines

  11. Keep Terms of Service clear and concise
  12. Use HTML formatting for better readability

  13. Consider providing both inline content and external link

  14. Monitoring

  15. Regularly check consent statistics
  16. Monitor grace period expirations
  17. Follow up with users who haven't re-consented
  • Offerings: /api/marketplace-provider-offerings/ - Check has_terms_of_service field
  • Orders: /api/marketplace-orders/ - Include accepting_terms_of_service when creating orders
  • Resources: Resource access is automatically enforced based on consent status

Configuration Settings

  • ENFORCE_USER_CONSENT_FOR_OFFERINGS: Global setting to enable/disable ToS consent enforcement
  • Only applies to offerings with service_provider_can_create_offering_user enabled in plugin options