Users cannot transfer or assign their rights or obligations under the terms to any other party, while GM retains the right to assign the terms and any rights or licenses granted under them without restriction.
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This provision permits GM to transfer the terms and associated content licenses to a successor entity, acquirer, or third party without user consent or notice. In the context of a corporate transaction, this means the content license over User Submissions, including perpetual irrevocable comment licenses, may be assigned to a new entity.
Under this clause, GM may assign the terms and the content licenses granted under them to any successor or third party without restriction. Users may not transfer their account rights or obligations to any other person.
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Compare across platforms →"These Terms of Service, and any rights and licenses granted hereunder, may not be transferred or assigned by you, but may be assigned by GM without restriction.Excerpt from General Motors's GM Terms of Use
1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Assignment clauses in consumer contracts are subject to general contract law principles and may interact with consumer protection statutes that limit unilateral assignment of consumer agreements without adequate notice.
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This provision permits GM to transfer the terms and associated content licenses to a successor entity, acquirer, or third party without user consent or notice. In the context of a corporate transaction, this means the content license over User Submissions, including perpetual irrevocable comment licenses, may be assigned to a new entity.
Under this clause, GM may assign the terms and the content licenses granted under them to any successor or third party without restriction. Users may not transfer their account rights or obligations to any other person.
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