Protect your institution and your students from unfair terms
Every day, your students click "I agree" to terms they'll never read — and your university signs vendor contracts worth millions. Fair Term gives you an AI-powered tool to analyse both, surface hidden risks, and make informed decisions.
99%
of people never read the terms they agree to
250+
hours per year the average person spends agreeing to terms
£1,000s
in hidden costs a single unfair clause can cost a student
76%
of terms contain clauses that favour the company over the user
The "firstborn child" problem
In 2010, a landmark experiment by Maplin and Which? found that 99% of people blindly agreed to terms that handed over their firstborn child. It was a stunt — but it exposed a real crisis: nobody reads the terms, and companies know it.
Universities have a duty of care. Fair Term exists to close that gap — giving institutions and their students a way to understand what they're actually agreeing to.
Read the full storyWhy universities choose Fair Term
Three ways Fair Term serves your institution
Student Protection
Students click 'I agree' to dozens of platforms every term — social media, ed-tech tools, accommodation sites, and gig apps. Fair Term gives your institution a way to educate and protect them from predatory terms, hidden costs, and data exploitation.
- Identify hidden subscription traps and auto-renewals students might miss
- Flag data clauses that exploit student information
- Provide an AI-powered tool students can use independently
Vendor Compliance
Universities procure hundreds of third-party services — SaaS platforms, cloud storage, learning tools. Fair Term's bulk analysis lets your procurement and legal teams vet vendor terms at scale before signing.
- Analyse 50+ vendor terms pages in a single batch
- Surface liability shifts, unilateral change clauses, and hidden fees
- Export shareable reports for your legal and compliance teams
Academic Integrity
Built on a transparent, documented methodology. Fair Term doesn't black-box its scoring — every report traces back to specific clauses, with plain-English explanations and suggested fairer alternatives.
- Open methodology page explaining every scoring dimension
- Every red flag cites the exact clause and why it's unfair
- Suggested fixes model what fairer terms would look like
Built for every team
From procurement to student welfare to research
Procurement & Legal Teams
Vet SaaS, cloud, and ed-tech vendor contracts before signing. Bulk-analyse terms pages, surface liability shifts and hidden fees, and export reports for your compliance files.
Student Welfare & Safeguarding
Give students a tool to check the platforms they use daily — from social media to student accommodation to gig-economy apps. Embed Fair Term in digital literacy and safeguarding programmes.
Research & Policy
Use Fair Term's transparent methodology and clause-level analysis as a research tool for digital rights, consumer protection, and legal-tech studies. Every score is traceable to its source.
Everything your institution needs
Business-tier features built for teams and scale
Bulk Analysis
Paste a list of vendor URLs and get a batch fairness dashboard — scores, red flags, and exportable reports for your entire procurement pipeline.
Team Workspaces
Invite your legal, procurement, and compliance teams to a shared workspace. Collaborate on vendor reviews with a single source of truth.
Vendor Risk Dashboard
Track every analysed vendor in one place. See scores, flag counts, and risk trends across your entire supplier portfolio.
Change Monitoring
Vendors update their terms silently. Fair Term monitors pages you've analysed and alerts your team when clauses change — so you're never caught off guard.
Exportable Reports
Download detailed CSV and JSON reports to share with stakeholders, attach to procurement files, or archive for audit trails.
Data Privacy
Your analyses are private to your team. We don't share your vendor list or sell your data. Built privacy-first from the ground up.
Let's talk about your institution
Tell us about your university and what you're looking to protect. We'll set up a tailored demo and discuss institutional licensing.