“Apple reserves the right at any time to modify this Agreement and to add new or additional terms or conditions on your use of the Services. Such modifications and additional terms and conditions will be effective immediately...”
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Because modifications are effective immediately, a user may become bound by new terms without any intervening period to review or reject them before the changes apply.
Interpretive note: The excerpt does not specify whether or how users are notified of modifications. Any notification mechanism is absent from the quoted language and cannot be stated.
The updated terms establish new restrictions on how users may employ Apple's services and content. Users are now explicitly prohibited from using Services, Content, or any outputs from them to train, fine-tune, or improve any artificial intelligence model or other software. For subscription commitments, refunds are limited to periods of access already paid for but not yet provided, with no refund due for future billing periods where payment has not yet been collected. Free trials or offers cannot be combined with any Apple Bundle (expanded from Apple One only), and trials will not be paused if you subscribe to an Apple Bundle, even if you have access to the same subscription through the bundle. You can cancel your subscription in your account settings at any time without additional charge if you do not wish to receive added services or features.
View change record →A reader is subject to modified or additional terms the moment Apple Pay makes them, with no grace period built into this clause.
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"Apple reserves the right at any time to modify this Agreement and to add new or additional terms or conditions on your use of the Services. Such modifications and additional terms and conditions will be effective immediately...Excerpt from Apple Pay's Apple Media Services Terms
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Because modifications are effective immediately, a user may become bound by new terms without any intervening period to review or reject them before the changes apply.
A reader is subject to modified or additional terms the moment Apple Pay makes them, with no grace period built into this clause.
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