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The notice obligation is qualified by 'attempt to provide' rather than a firm commitment, and applies only to changes that 'materially' affect privacy rights, leaving non-material changes without a notice requirement.
Interpretive note: The phrase 'will attempt to provide' is a qualified commitment, not an absolute one. The canonical claim preserves this qualifier. No specific notice channel or timeframe is stated in the excerpt.
Previously, Shein asked users to explicitly agree or disagree with account persistence for future logins. The updated terms remove this choice entirely. Instead of a consent decision, users now see a promotional discount offer in that location. This means users lose direct control over whether Shein maintains their login session across device visits, which affects convenience and privacy preferences around authentication persistence.
View change record →You may receive advance notice of material privacy-rights changes, but Shein's obligation is to attempt notice, not to guarantee it.
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If we make material changes to it or the ways we process your information, we'll notify you (by, for example, prominently posting a notice of the changes on our sites before they take effect or directly sending you a notification).
We will update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We always indicate the date the last changes were published, and if changes are significant, we'll provide a more prominent notice as required by law...
We will take reasonable steps to alert you to material changes by placing a notice on the https://www.faire.com website, by sending you an email, and/or by some other means.
"If we make changes that materially affect your privacy rights, we will attempt to provide advanced notice...so that you have a reasonable opportunity to review the changes before you continue to use the Site or the Services.Excerpt from Shein's Terms and Conditions
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The notice obligation is qualified by 'attempt to provide' rather than a firm commitment, and applies only to changes that 'materially' affect privacy rights, leaving non-material changes without a notice requirement.
You may receive advance notice of material privacy-rights changes, but Shein's obligation is to attempt notice, not to guarantee it.
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