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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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Neither Party will have the power or authority to bind the other or incur any obligations on the other's behalf without the other Party's prior written consent.
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Apple and Apple's subsidiaries are third party beneficiaries of this Agreement, and that, upon your acceptance of the terms and conditions of the Agreement, Apple will have the right... to enforce the Agreement against you as a third party beneficiary thereof.
"you represent and warrant that you have the authority to bind that third party to such terms.Excerpt from Meta's Commercial Terms
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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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