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Users who continue using Character.AI after the 30-day period are bound by the updated Terms of Service without any further affirmative acceptance step.
Interpretive note: The canonical claim focuses on the Terms of Service as the primary legal proposition. The Privacy Policy update and Regional Disclosures, while present in the excerpt, are recorded as omitted_material. The evidence span covers both the effective date and the continued-use acceptance mechanism, which are two independent legal effects; the secondary effect is noted here.
If you continue using Character.AI after the 30-day notice period, you are agreeing to the updated Terms of Service.
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Changes will be effective 10 days following posting the updated Policy on the Website.
If you continue to access the Services after we post the updated version of these Terms on our website or otherwise give you notice of changes we make to these Terms, then you agree to the updated Terms.
Unless otherwise noted, the amended Terms of Use will be effective immediately, and your continued use of our Services confirms your acceptance of the changes.
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"Our updated Privacy Policy and Terms of Service, and our new Regional Disclosures will be effective in thirty (30) days on August 27. By continuing to use CharacterAI, you agree to our Terms of Service...— Excerpt from Character.AI's Character.ai Terms of Service
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Users who continue using Character.AI after the 30-day period are bound by the updated Terms of Service without any further affirmative acceptance step.
If you continue using Character.AI after the 30-day notice period, you are agreeing to the updated Terms of Service.
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