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This clause means Nintendo can use anything you submit indefinitely and without paying you, even if you later want to remove it, which raises practical questions about whether submitted content can ever be fully retracted.
Interpretive note: The interaction between the irrevocable license and GDPR erasure rights is legally unsettled and jurisdiction-dependent; enforceability may vary based on whether submitted content qualifies as personal data under applicable law.
Any content you submit to Nintendo.com, such as reviews, photos, or comments, may be used by Nintendo in any medium, modified, or incorporated into other works permanently and without compensation, and the irrevocable nature of the license means you cannot withdraw permission after submission.
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"By submitting or posting any content on or through the Sites, you grant Nintendo a perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free, non-exclusive license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, perform and display such content (in whole or part) and/or to incorporate it in other works in any form, media, or technology now known or later developed.Excerpt from Nintendo's Terms of Use
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This clause means Nintendo can use anything you submit indefinitely and without paying you, even if you later want to remove it, which raises practical questions about whether submitted content can ever be fully retracted.
Any content you submit to Nintendo.com, such as reviews, photos, or comments, may be used by Nintendo in any medium, modified, or incorporated into other works permanently and without compensation, and the irrevocable nature of the license means you cannot withdraw permission after submission.
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