[Verse 1] Sarah's company just launched their app today Users clicking "I agree" without delay But hidden in those terms they barely read Are promises that turn to technical need Data encryption, uptime guarantees User deletion within thirty days please What seemed like legal text becomes her code Now engineering bears this heavy load [Chorus] Terms create the technical debt Privacy policies you can't forget What you promise, you must deliver Code constraints that make you shiver Legal words become your framework Technical obligations, that's the real work Terms create the technical debt Privacy policies you can't forget [Verse 2] Marketing wrote "We keep your data safe" Now Sarah needs security from ground to space "Deleted means deleted" sounds so clean and bright But backup systems complicate that right GDPR compliance, CCPA too State laws changing, what's a team to do Each legal promise needs an engineer To build the systems that make words sincere [Chorus] Terms create the technical debt Privacy policies you can't forget What you promise, you must deliver Code constraints that make you shiver Legal words become your framework Technical obligations, that's the real work Terms create the technical debt Privacy policies you can't forget [Bridge] Read before you publish Every single line Legal team and tech team Must be in design Audit trails and logging Data retention rules Privacy by design saves you From expensive tools [Verse 3] Now Sarah sits with legal every week Reviewing terms before the lawyers speak She estimates the cost of every claim Because broken promises damage your name Class action suits from promises you broke Are more expensive than the features you wrote So CTOs must understand this game Where legal words and architecture became [Chorus] Terms create the technical debt Privacy policies you can't forget What you promise, you must deliver Code constraints that make you shiver Legal words become your framework Technical obligations, that's the real work Terms create the technical debt Privacy policies you can't forget [Outro] Every checkbox clicked becomes your task Read your own terms, that's all we ask What you promise, you must code Legal obligations, technical load
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