“direct marketing by means of unsolicited electronic communications from AWS which is prohibited unless you give consent to receive such direct marketing”
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Consent is a prerequisite for electronic direct marketing by AWS in South Africa, giving South African users control over whether they receive such communications.
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South African users will not receive unsolicited electronic direct marketing from AWS unless they have consented.
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Prohibited User Content includes...material that...includes a photograph or video of another person that you have posted without that person's consent...
It is our policy to delete any such submission without reading it and any such submission will not be treated as confidential information...you do not have any right to compensation or credit of any kind in relation to the same.
Contains any unsolicited promotions, political campaigning, advertising or solicitations;
"direct marketing by means of unsolicited electronic communications from AWS which is prohibited unless you give consent to receive such direct marketingExcerpt from AWS's Privacy Notice
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Consent is a prerequisite for electronic direct marketing by AWS in South Africa, giving South African users control over whether they receive such communications.
South African users will not receive unsolicited electronic direct marketing from AWS unless they have consented.
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