Change Monitoring

Change Severity Change severity is a judgment of how much a change to a vendor's legal document matters to you: whether it is positive, negative or neutral for you, and what it touches, such as data use, billing or liability. Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) Contract lifecycle management (CLM) is the process, and the software, for handling the contracts you sign: drafting, approval, signature, storage, renewal dates and obligations. It tracks your copy of each agreement, not the vendor's public online terms after they change. Cosmetic Change A cosmetic change is an edit to a legal document, such as a new date, fixed typo or updated link, that does not change anyone's rights or duties. How to See Old Versions of Terms You can see old versions of a vendor's terms in the vendor's own archive, in the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine, or in your own saved copies, each with gaps. Privacy Policy Monitoring Privacy policy monitoring means keeping watch on your vendors' privacy policies so you learn when they change and whether the change affects how your data, your staff's data or your customers' data is used, shared or kept. Redline (Document Comparison) A redline is a version of a document that marks exactly what changed, with additions highlighted and deletions struck through, used both to negotiate contracts and to compare an old and new version of a vendor's terms. Subprocessor Monitoring Subprocessor monitoring means tracking the outside companies your vendors use to handle your data, and noticing when a vendor adds or removes one, so you can review the change and object in time if you need to. Terms of Service Monitoring Terms of service monitoring means keeping watch on your vendors' legal terms so you learn when they change, what changed, and whether it affects your costs, your data or your promises to your own customers. Website Change Detection Website change detection means automatically checking a web page on a schedule and alerting you when its content changes; it can watch vendor legal pages, but generic tools do not explain what a legal change means.