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The license is revocable and tightly conditioned on TOU compliance, meaning any violation can render continued use unauthorized, and users cannot transfer the license to others.
Your right to use Craigslist is a limited, revocable, non-exclusive, non-assignable license conditioned on compliance with the Terms of Use; use outside those bounds is unauthorized.
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If acquired by any agency of the U.S. Government, such agency acknowledges that... such agency's rights are limited to those specifically granted under these Terms.
If you believe we have taken action against your content or account in a way that does not comply with these Terms, you have the right to bring a claim for breach of contract under UK law.
These Terms and the licenses granted hereunder may be assigned by the Company but may not be assigned by you without the prior express written consent of the Company.
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"we grant you a limited, revocable, non-exclusive, non-assignable license to use CL in compliance with the TOU; unlicensed use is unauthorized.— Excerpt from Craigslist's Craigslist Terms of Use
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The license is revocable and tightly conditioned on TOU compliance, meaning any violation can render continued use unauthorized, and users cannot transfer the license to others.
Your right to use Craigslist is a limited, revocable, non-exclusive, non-assignable license conditioned on compliance with the Terms of Use; use outside those bounds is unauthorized.
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