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This notice requirement gives existing users a defined minimum window to review and respond to policy changes before they become binding.
If you accepted the user agreement before a change was posted, you are entitled to at least 21 days' notice before that change takes effect.
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we'll inform you of the change before it takes effect, either by posting a notice on our website or by other reasonable means.
"If you accepted this user agreement prior to us posting notice of the changes on our Policy Updates page, then such notice will be provided at least 21 days before the applicable effective date.Excerpt from PayPal's User Agreement
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This notice requirement gives existing users a defined minimum window to review and respond to policy changes before they become binding.
If you accepted the user agreement before a change was posted, you are entitled to at least 21 days' notice before that change takes effect.
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