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The clause establishes the scope of intellectual property rights Hugging Face acquires over user content, specifying that the company may modify, republish, and distribute such content without payment obligations or exclusivity restrictions. This authorization applies to all content users submit through the service.
Interpretive note: The phrase 'as otherwise permitted under these Terms and our Privacy Policy' extends the license beyond service provision in ways that are not fully defined in the document text.
Users who submit content to Hugging Face grant the platform these broad usage rights upon submission. The license permits Hugging Face to incorporate, modify, and distribute user content in connection with service delivery without requiring additional compensation or user consent for each specific use.
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"You hereby grant us a worldwide, royalty-free and non-exclusive license to use, display, publish, reproduce, distribute, and make derivative works of such Content to provide Services and as otherwise permitted under these Terms and our Privacy Policy.— Excerpt from Hugging Face's Hugging Face Terms of Service
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The clause establishes the scope of intellectual property rights Hugging Face acquires over user content, specifying that the company may modify, republish, and distribute such content without payment obligations or exclusivity restrictions. This authorization applies to all content users submit through the service.
Users who submit content to Hugging Face grant the platform these broad usage rights upon submission. The license permits Hugging Face to incorporate, modify, and distribute user content in connection with service delivery without requiring additional compensation or user consent for each specific use.
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