The agreement requires Members to comply with Mailchimp's best practices articles published in its knowledge base, which Mailchimp states it may update from time to time, and reserves the right to suspend or terminate accounts for violations of those practices.
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This provision makes compliance with external, updatable knowledge base content a contractual obligation, meaning the enforceable terms governing acceptable use may change without a formal policy amendment when Mailchimp updates its best practices articles.
Interpretive note: The enforceability of contractual obligations incorporated by reference to externally hosted, dynamically updated documents without stated notice requirements may vary by jurisdiction and applicable contract law.
Under this clause, Members are contractually required to comply with Mailchimp's best practices guidelines as published and updated in its knowledge base, and account suspension or termination may result from violations of those guidelines. The agreement does not specify a notice period for changes to best practices articles.
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(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: The incorporation by reference of external, updateable documents into a binding contractual obligation may engage consumer protection principles around adequate notice of terms changes.
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This provision makes compliance with external, updatable knowledge base content a contractual obligation, meaning the enforceable terms governing acceptable use may change without a formal policy amendment when Mailchimp updates its best practices articles.
Under this clause, Members are contractually required to comply with Mailchimp's best practices guidelines as published and updated in its knowledge base, and account suspension or termination may result from violations of those guidelines. The agreement does not specify a notice period for changes to best practices articles.
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