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Instacart rewrote its entire Terms of Service, adding 367 new sentences including sections on AI-powered services, updated arbitration procedures, and revised data handling practices. The restructuring makes it harder to compare what changed because the entire document was reorganized.
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In all other cases, these Terms, and any rights and licenses granted hereunder, may not be transferred or assigned by you, but may be assigned by us without restriction. Any attempted transfer or assignment in violation hereof shall be null and void.
Upon termination of these Terms of Service, any provision which, by its nature or express terms should survive, will survive such termination or expiration, including, but not limited to, Sections 7-10, and 14-20.
You also agree to abide by any additional DoorDash terms or policies for Users that are published on our website or mobile application, whether or not such terms or policies are directly referenced or linked elsewhere in this Agreement.
"If you purchase a Retailer membership through the Services, you are buying it directly from the Retailer, not Instacart...Instacart is not a party to the membership agreement.Excerpt from Instacart's Terms of Service
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The clause states: “If you purchase a Retailer membership through the Services, you are buying it directly from the Retailer, not Instacart...Instacart is not a party to the membership agreement.”
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