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If the user lacks actual authority to bind the third party, the user has made a false representation and warranty to Meta, which may have legal consequences.
Interpretive note: The excerpt is brief and lacks surrounding context specifying the triggering conditions (i.e., which action by the user activates this representation and warranty). The primary proposition is clear; the trigger is inferred from standard contracting context.
If you accept Meta's terms on behalf of another party without actual authority to bind them, you are in breach of a representation and warranty made to Meta.
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If the user lacks actual authority to bind the third party, the user has made a false representation and warranty to Meta, which may have legal consequences.
If you accept Meta's terms on behalf of another party without actual authority to bind them, you are in breach of a representation and warranty made to Meta.
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