Hugging Face can update this privacy policy at any time, and the changes take effect 10 days after being posted on the website; if you keep using the service after that, you are considered to have agreed to the new terms.
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This provision states that continued use of the Services after a 10-day posting period constitutes acceptance of any policy changes, including potentially material changes to data collection, sharing, or use practices, without requiring affirmative re-consent.
Interpretive note: Whether deemed consent through continued use satisfies GDPR validity requirements depends on the nature of the change and applicable supervisory authority interpretation.
Users who do not actively monitor the Hugging Face website for policy updates may be subject to materially changed data processing terms through continued use of the Services, as the policy treats continued use as acceptance without requiring explicit notification or affirmative consent.
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"The Company reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to change the Policy at any time, which change will be effective 10 days following posting the revision to the Policy on the Hugging Face website (the 'Website'). Your continued use of the Services 10 days following such posting means you accept those changes.— Excerpt from Hugging Face's Hugging Face Privacy Policy
REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision may require evaluation under GDPR Article 7, which establishes that consent must be freely given, specific, informed, and unambiguous. Deemed consent through continued use of a service following a website posting, without direct notice to data subjects, may not satisfy GDPR's standard for valid consent, particularly where the policy change affects the legal basis or scope of personal data processing. The UK GDPR imposes similar requirements. GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Medium. For EU and UK data subjects, relying on continued use as consent to changed processing terms may be challenged by supervisory authorities. The 10-day notice window provided solely through website posting, without direct user notification via email or in-app alert, may be insufficient under GDPR transparency requirements. JURISDICTION FLAGS: EU/EEA and UK jurisdictions present the highest exposure given GDPR and UK GDPR consent validity standards. California residents may also have interests under CPRA if changes affect data sharing or sale practices. CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Enterprise users relying on Hugging Face for contractual data processing should assess whether their agreements include provisions requiring advance notice of material policy changes and whether this unilateral amendment clause is consistent with their own compliance obligations. COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Compliance teams should establish a monitoring process for Hugging Face policy page updates. Organizations subject to GDPR should assess whether this change mechanism is contractually acceptable and whether their data processing agreements contain separate, more protective change notification provisions.
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This provision states that continued use of the Services after a 10-day posting period constitutes acceptance of any policy changes, including potentially material changes to data collection, sharing, or use practices, without requiring affirmative re-consent.
Users who do not actively monitor the Hugging Face website for policy updates may be subject to materially changed data processing terms through continued use of the Services, as the policy treats continued use as acceptance without requiring explicit notification or affirmative consent.
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