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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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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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