Free Users retain ownership of submitted content but grant Asana a license to access, copy, reproduce, process, adapt, publish, transmit, and display that content to provide the Service and as permitted by the Privacy Statement.
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This provision authorizes Asana to perform a broad set of operations on Free User content, including adaptation and publication, scoped to service provision and Privacy Statement permissions; the breadth of permitted operations and the incorporation by reference of the Privacy Statement define the practical scope of this license.
Interpretive note: The practical scope of the license depends on the Privacy Statement incorporated by reference, which must be reviewed to determine the full range of permitted content uses.
Under this clause, Free Users retain formal ownership of their submitted content but grant Asana operational rights to access, copy, reproduce, adapt, publish, transmit, and display that content for service delivery purposes. The scope of permitted use is further defined by the Privacy Statement, which is incorporated by reference.
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Compare across platforms →"Free Users maintain ownership of the User Content that they submit to the Service ("Free User Content"). By submitting Free User Content, Free Users grant Asana a license to access, use, copy, reproduce, process, adapt, publish, transmit, and display that Free User Content, in order to provide the Service, and as permitted by Asana's Privacy Statement, including if required to do so by law or in good faith to comply with legal process.Excerpt from Asana's Terms of Service
1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Content licensing provisions in consumer-facing platforms engage GDPR principles of purpose limitation and data minimization for EU users.
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This provision authorizes Asana to perform a broad set of operations on Free User content, including adaptation and publication, scoped to service provision and Privacy Statement permissions; the breadth of permitted operations and the incorporation by reference of the Privacy Statement define the practical scope of this license.
Under this clause, Free Users retain formal ownership of their submitted content but grant Asana operational rights to access, copy, reproduce, adapt, publish, transmit, and display that content for service delivery purposes. The scope of permitted use is further defined by the Privacy Statement, which is incorporated by reference.
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