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diff --git a/doc/user/admin_area/settings/terms.md b/doc/user/admin_area/settings/terms.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..8e1fb982aba --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/user/admin_area/settings/terms.md @@ -0,0 +1,38 @@ +# Enforce accepting Terms of Service + +> [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/merge_requests/18570) +> in [GitLab Core](https://about.gitlab.com/pricing/) 10.8 + +## Configuration + +When it is required for all users of the GitLab instance to accept the +Terms of Service, this can be configured by an admin on the settings +page: + +![Enable enforcing Terms of Service](img/enforce_terms.png). + +The terms itself can be entered using Markdown. For each update to the +terms, a new version is stored. When a user accepts or declines the +terms, GitLab will keep track of which version they accepted or +declined. + +When an admin enables this feature, they will automattically be +directed to the page to accept the terms themselves. After they +accept, they will be directed back to the settings page. + +## Accepting terms + +When this feature was enabled, the users that have not accepted the +terms of service will be presented with a screen where they can either +accept or decline the terms. + +![Respond to terms](img/respond_to_terms.png) + +When the user accepts the terms, they will be directed to where they +were going. After a sign-in or sign-up this will most likely be the +dashboard. + +When the user was already logged in when the feature was turned on, +they will be asked to accept the terms on their next interaction. + +When a user declines the terms, they will be signed out. |