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The clause defines the boundaries of authorized service use by specifying technical, security, and conduct-related restrictions. It serves to protect service infrastructure, user data, content integrity, and prevent unauthorized access or distribution of platform materials.
The updated Terms of Use no longer include language describing Canva's use of non-essential cookies for personalization, advertising, and analytics, nor do they reference how users can manage cookie preferences. Previously, the terms explicitly stated Canva would use cookies 'to improve and personalise your visit, tailor ads you see from us on Canva and partner sites, and to analyse our website's performance, but only if you accept.' This disclosure and consent mechanism have been removed from the main terms document. Users seeking information about cookie practices and consent options may need to consult Canva's separate cookie policy or privacy disclosures.
View change record →The updated Terms of Use no longer include the prior disclosure that Canva uses non-essential cookies for personalization, targeted advertising, and analytics, and no longer reference a cookie policy or mechanisms to manage those preferences within the Terms document itself. This does not necessarily mean Canva has stopped using such cookies, but the specific disclosure and choice mechanism previously stated in the Terms have been removed. Users who rely on the Terms of Use as a primary source for cookie disclosures will not find that information in the updated version.
View change record →Users are contractually obligated to refrain from these specified prohibited activities when accessing and using Canva. Violation of these restrictions would constitute a breach of the terms of use.
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You agree not to engage in any of the following prohibited activities: (i) copying, distributing, or disclosing any part of the Service in any medium; (ii) using any automated system, including without limitation 'robots,' 'spiders,' 'offline readers,' etc., to access the Service; (iii) transmitting...
Your use of the Llama Materials must comply with applicable laws and regulations (including trade compliance laws and regulations) and adhere to the Acceptable Use Policy for the Llama 3 models (currently available at https://llama.meta.com/llama3/use-policy), which is hereby incorporated by referen...
Customer shall not, and shall ensure that Authorized Users do not, use the Service in any manner that: (a) violates applicable laws or regulations; (b) infringes the intellectual property rights of any third party; (c) transmits harmful, offensive, or illegal content; or (d) attempts to reverse engi...
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"You agree not to engage in any of the following prohibited activities: (a) copying, distributing, or disclosing any part of the Service in any medium, including without limitation by any automated or non-automated 'scraping'; (b) using any automated system, including without limitation 'robots,' 'spiders,' 'offline readers,' etc., to access the Service; (c) transmitting spam, chain letters, or other unsolicited email; (d) attempting to interfere with, compromise the system integrity or security or decipher any transmissions to or from the servers running the Service; (e) taking any action that imposes, or may impose at our sole discretion an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on our infrastructure; (f) uploading invalid data, viruses, worms, or other software agents through the Service; (g) collecting or harvesting any personally identifiable information, including account names, from the Service; (h) using the Service for any commercial solicitation purposes; (i) impersonating another person or otherwise misrepresenting your affiliation with a person or entity, conducting fraud, hiding or attempting to hide your identity; (j) interfering with the proper working of the Service; (k) accessing any content on the Service through any technology or means other than those provided or authorized by the Service; or (l) bypassing the measures we may use to prevent or restrict access to the Service, including without limitation features that prevent or restrict use or copying of any content or enforce limitations on use of the Service or the content therein.— Excerpt from Canva's Canva Terms of Use
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The clause defines the boundaries of authorized service use by specifying technical, security, and conduct-related restrictions. It serves to protect service infrastructure, user data, content integrity, and prevent unauthorized access or distribution of platform materials.
Users are contractually obligated to refrain from these specified prohibited activities when accessing and using Canva. Violation of these restrictions would constitute a breach of the terms of use.
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