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Exclusive ownership by Duolingo means users retain no ownership interest in any materials generated through their engagement with the educational activities.
Interpretive note: The excerpt contains a second independent proposition — that users may not use Activity Materials except as expressly authorized — recorded in omitted_material rather than the canonical claim.
Users have no ownership rights over activity-generated data or materials; any use of those materials requires express authorization from Duolingo.
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"all data, information, and materials generated from your access and use of the educational activities made available on or through the Service...shall be exclusively owned by Duolingo, and you shall not have any right to use such Activity Materials except as expressly authorized...— Excerpt from Duolingo's Duolingo Terms of Service
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Exclusive ownership by Duolingo means users retain no ownership interest in any materials generated through their engagement with the educational activities.
Users have no ownership rights over activity-generated data or materials; any use of those materials requires express authorization from Duolingo.
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