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Release: Australia · Updated: 2026-03-12 · Official documentation · View source

Create community Terms and Conditions

Community members must follow the community rules of conduct. Create community Terms and Conditions and them share to build a successful community. Every community user must review and accept the Terms and Conditions before contributing to a community.

Before you begin

Role required: sn_communities.admin

About this task

The Communities application includes preconfigured Terms and Conditions that you can modify according to your needs.

You can disable Terms and Conditions using the sn_communities.disable_terms_conditions_role property. The community profile isn't created.

Procedure

  1. Navigate to All > Community > Administration > Communities Terms and Conditions, click New, and then fill in the fields.

    FieldDescription
    NumberAn automatically generated number for your Terms and Conditions. If required, you can change the number.
    Short DescriptionA short description for your Terms and Conditions.
    ContentThe content of your Terms and Conditions.
  2. Complete one of the following actions to save the Terms and Conditions.

ToDo this
SubmitClick Submit to save your Terms and Conditions.
Activate
  1. Click Activate. Your Terms and Conditions are activated and any existing Terms and Conditions are deactivated.
  2. Select the check box on the warning message if you want all community users who log on to accept to the new Terms and Conditions. The check box is selected by default.
  3. Deselect the check box if you want users to accept the new Terms and Conditions at a later point in time. You can then select your Terms and Conditions and click Prompt users to review and accept.
  4. Click OK.
You can view which community users have accepted the Terms and Conditions and when. Navigate to **Community** > **User Profile** > **Community Profiles**. View or add, if necessary, the **Accepted TC**, **Accepted TC Date**, and **Accepted TC Number** fields.

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