About the Lexicon

Who writes The Fine Print Lexicon and what it covers.

The Fine Print Lexicon is a plain-language guide to the documents we all click past: privacy policies, terms of service and the conditions attached to sign-up offers. The aim is to help a non-specialist reader know where to look and what to keep.

Who writes it

These notes are written under the pen name Sabine Merck. No legal qualification is claimed, and nothing here is legal advice. For a decision that matters, consult a qualified adviser or your local data-protection authority.

About this address

Between 2018 and 2021 this domain hosted a multilingual dictionary of data-protection terms, run by other people. This site is independent and unconnected to that earlier project, its authors or any organisation; it does not continue, represent or speak for it.

On the outside links

Some articles link to pages in other languages to show how a particular kind of document is laid out. Those links are illustrations, not endorsements, and some lead to commercial pages in unrelated industries.

Revised 2026-11-10