The agreement states that Customer retains ownership of User Submissions and grants Linear and its subcontractors a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free, transferable license to use, process, and display User Submissions solely for the purpose of providing the Service.
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This provision confirms Customer ownership of User Submissions while establishing that Linear's license to process and display them is limited to Service delivery purposes. The license is transferable to subcontractors, meaning third-party service providers engaged by Linear may process User Submissions under the same scope.
Under these terms, Customer retains ownership of all User Submissions, and Linear's right to process, use, and display them is limited to providing the Service to Customer. The transferable nature of the license means subcontractors of Linear may also process User Submissions for Service delivery purposes.
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Compare across platforms →"Customer grants Linear and its subcontractors a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free, paid-up, transferable right and license to use, process, and display (to Users) User Submissions for the sole purpose of providing the Service to Customer. Except for the limited rights and licenses granted in this Agreement, Customer will own all right, title and interest in and to the User Submissions and there are no implied licenses under this Agreement.Excerpt from Linear's Terms of Service
REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: The User Submission license engages GDPR controller-processor obligations where User Submissions contain personal data of EU residents, as well as CCPA service provider limitations.
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This provision confirms Customer ownership of User Submissions while establishing that Linear's license to process and display them is limited to Service delivery purposes. The license is transferable to subcontractors, meaning third-party service providers engaged by Linear may process User Submissions under the same scope.
Under these terms, Customer retains ownership of all User Submissions, and Linear's right to process, use, and display them is limited to providing the Service to Customer. The transferable nature of the license means subcontractors of Linear may also process User Submissions for Service delivery purposes.
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