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This license never expires and cannot be revoked, meaning content you submit today can be used by Character.AI commercially indefinitely, even after you delete your account.
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"When you submit such content, you retain whatever ownership rights in that content you had to begin with. You grant Character.AI, to the fullest extent permitted under the law, a nonexclusive, worldwide, royalty-free, fully paid up, transferable, sublicensable, perpetual, irrevocable license to copy, display, upload, perform, distribute, transmit, make available, store, modify, exploit, commercialize and otherwise use the content for any Character.AI-related purpose in any form, medium or technology now known or later developed, including without limitation to operate, improve and provide the Services. You agree that these rights and licenses include a right for Character.AI to allow other users of the Services to create content that "remixes," or otherwise uses portions of, the content you submitted. You agree that these rights and licenses also include a right for Character.AI to make the content available to, and pass these rights along to, others with whom we have contractual relationships, and to otherwise permit access to or disclose the content to third parties if we determine such access is or may be necessary or appropriate.Excerpt from Character.AI's Terms of Service
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This license never expires and cannot be revoked, meaning content you submit today can be used by Character.AI commercially indefinitely, even after you delete your account.
Any text, images, or other content you submit to Character.AI may be used commercially, shared with third-party partners, and licensed to other users permanently, with no obligation for the company to notify you or compensate you for that use.
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