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Canva obtains the right to sublicense User Content, meaning it can extend these rights to third parties as part of providing the Service.
By uploading User Content, you grant Canva a royalty-free and sublicensable license to display, host, copy, store, and use that content to provide and secure the Service.
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We hereby grant you a limited, revocable, non-transferable, non-sublicensable license under the rights licensable by us to use the services and use Content from our services solely for your personal use...
"You grant Canva a royalty-free and sublicensable license to display, host, copy, store and use your User Content to provide the Service to you, including to keep the Service safe and secure...Excerpt from Canva's Terms of Use
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Canva obtains the right to sublicense User Content, meaning it can extend these rights to third parties as part of providing the Service.
By uploading User Content, you grant Canva a royalty-free and sublicensable license to display, host, copy, store, and use that content to provide and secure the Service.
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