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The clause establishes the operational scope under which Adobe may process and repurpose user content to deliver, improve, and promote its services. The authorization extends to derivative works and third-party distribution, while the carve-outs for personal account content create distinct handling procedures based on content visibility and user consent status.
Users grant Adobe broad rights to use their content across multiple distribution channels and derivative formats, contingent on the privacy settings and permissions they establish. The terms distinguish between publicly shared content and personal account content, with the former permitting Adobe promotional use and the latter restricted unless user permission is granted.
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"Solely to the extent necessary for Adobe to provide, improve, and promote the Services and Software that you use, and subject to the privacy settings and permissions you establish, you grant Adobe a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free sublicensable license to use, reproduce, publicly display, distribute, modify, create derivative works based on, publicly perform, and translate the Content. For example, we may reproduce, publish, and display your portfolio on Behance on third-party sites and apps for promotional purposes. We will not use Content from your personal account or personal profile for our own marketing or promotional materials, except for (A) Content that you have publicly shared and (B) with your permission.— Excerpt from Adobe's Adobe Terms of Use
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The clause establishes the operational scope under which Adobe may process and repurpose user content to deliver, improve, and promote its services. The authorization extends to derivative works and third-party distribution, while the carve-outs for personal account content create distinct handling procedures based on content visibility and user consent status.
Users grant Adobe broad rights to use their content across multiple distribution channels and derivative formats, contingent on the privacy settings and permissions they establish. The terms distinguish between publicly shared content and personal account content, with the former permitting Adobe promotional use and the latter restricted unless user permission is granted.
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