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The broad scope of this license grant enables eBay to incorporate user-generated content into service operations, promotional activities, and platform expansion without obtaining separate permissions or providing compensation. The perpetual and sublicensable nature means these rights extend indefinitely and may be delegated to third parties eBay engages.
The updated User Agreement incorporates additional policies and terms that were previously referenced separately, making them contractually binding conditions of service use. The agreement now explicitly states that continued use constitutes acceptance of all incorporated policies and additional terms posted on eBay's sites and applications. The updated language emphasizes that disputes are resolved through binding arbitration unless the user opts out according to section 19.B.9, and contains a waiver of class action rights. You can review which eBay entity contracts with you based on your jurisdiction (eBay Inc. for US, eBay UK Limited for UK, eBay GmbH for EU, and others listed) and locate the opt-out mechanism for arbitration in section 19.B.9 of the full agreement.
View change record →Users posting content to eBay's Services automatically grant eBay a comprehensive right to use, modify, distribute, and sublicense that content for service provision and promotion purposes without additional compensation or ongoing user control. The sublicensing authorization permits eBay to delegate these rights to partners, vendors, or other third parties.
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Where the law allows us to, we may use the content you and other users have posted for training or to help us to improve the way we filter content on our platform.
In accordance with applicable legal requirements, we may use your information to tailor and provide you with content and advertisements.
We may use your personal data to personalize your experience interacting with Content, including what Content we recommend, show, or don't show to you.
"By posting, uploading, or submitting content to our Services, you grant eBay a non-exclusive, worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, sublicensable right to exercise any and all intellectual property rights you have in that content in connection with our provision, expansion, and promotion of our Services.Excerpt from eBay's User Agreement
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The broad scope of this license grant enables eBay to incorporate user-generated content into service operations, promotional activities, and platform expansion without obtaining separate permissions or providing compensation. The perpetual and sublicensable nature means these rights extend indefinitely and may be delegated to third parties eBay engages.
Users posting content to eBay's Services automatically grant eBay a comprehensive right to use, modify, distribute, and sublicense that content for service provision and promotion purposes without additional compensation or ongoing user control. The sublicensing authorization permits eBay to delegate these rights to partners, vendors, or other third parties.
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