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The updated terms make explicit that requesting a background check through Gusto creates a legally binding agreement not just with Gusto but also incorporating terms from Gusto's payroll service and Checkr's service agreement. This means customers are committing to multiple overlapping sets of terms when they initiate a background check request. The change does not appear to alter the substantive rights or obligations, but rather clarifies their scope and binding nature in writing.
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"This Agreement does not grant Employer any right to copy, transmit, transfer, modify or create derivative works of the Platform, Services, or Gusto Content, or reverse engineer, reverse compile, reverse assemble or otherwise determine or derive source code...Excerpt from Gusto's Terms of Service
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The clause states: “This Agreement does not grant Employer any right to copy, transmit, transfer, modify or create derivative works of the Platform, Services, or Gusto Content, or reverse engineer, reverse compile, reverse assemble or otherwise determine or derive source code...”
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