A clickwrap or clickthrough agreement is a prompt that offers individuals the opportunity to accept or decline a digitally-mediated policy.
Clickwraps are common in signup processes for social media services like Facebook, Twitter or Tumblr, connections to wireless networks operated in corporate spaces, as part of the installation processes of many software packages, and in other circumstances where agreement is sought using digital media.
Most clickwrap agreements require the end-user to indicate their assent by clicking an "ok" or "agree" button on a dialog box or pop-up window.
Clickwrap licenses must still meet the criteria for enforceability of a unilateral form contract.
Plainly visible on the screen is the query, "Do you accept all the terms of the preceding license agreement?
1996), where Zeidenberg purchased a CD-ROM, created by ProCD, which contained a compilation of a telephone directory database.
Prior to his purchase of the software, Zeidenberg may not have been aware of any prohibited use or dissemination of the product without consent by ProCD.
The court held that Zeidenberg did accept the offer and the terms contained within the license by clicking through the dialog box.
Zeidenberg had the opportunity to read the terms of the license prior to clicking the acceptance box.