Any content voluntarily submitted to Stash or the platform grants Stash a worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free license to use, modify, distribute, sublicense, and commercially exploit that content in any form or medium, without payment or attribution to the submitter.
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This provision grants Stash and its successors and assigns the right to derive commercial revenue from user-submitted content for the full term of any applicable intellectual property rights, without compensation to the submitter. The scope of this license extends to derivative works and future technologies, and the agreement explicitly states that Stash's entitlement to use submissions is unrestricted as to purpose.
Under this clause, any content a user sends to Stash, including feedback, ideas, or other materials transmitted to the platform, is subject to a perpetual, irrevocable commercial license held by Stash and its successors. The agreement states the submitter retains ownership rights but acknowledges Stash's unrestricted use and commercial exploitation right without compensation.
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"If, at our request or on your own, you send, email, post or otherwise transmit to us or the Platform any Content (collectively, the "Submissions"), you grant Stash and its successors and assigns a worldwide, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, transferable, non-exclusive right (including any moral rights) and license (as well as consent) to use, license, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, derive revenue or other remuneration from, communicate to the public, perform and display any Submissions (in whole or in part and with or without the use of your name) and/ or to incorporate the Submissions in other works in any form, media, or technology now known or later developed, for the full term of any copyrights, trademarks and other intellectual and proprietary rights (collectively, the "Rights") that may exist in such Submissions. You further acknowledge that Stash and its successors and assigns shall be entitled to unrestricted use of the Submissions for any purpose whatsoever, commercial or otherwise, without compensation to the provider of the Submissions.— Excerpt from Stash's Stash Terms of Use (Superseded URL)
1. REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision does not directly implicate a specific financial services regulation, but may engage FTC Act standards if the scope of the commercial exploitation right is not clearly disclosed to users at the point of submission. Moral rights waivers referenced in the clause may face limitations in jurisdictions outside the United States, including EU member states, where moral rights are not fully alienable under applicable copyright law. 2. GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Medium. The perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free commercial exploitation right is broad and extends to successors and assigns, meaning it survives any corporate transaction involving Stash. The operational significance of this clause depends on the types of content users actually submit through the platform, which is not defined with specificity in the Terms. 3. JURISDICTION FLAGS: EU and EEA users are subject to copyright frameworks that may limit the enforceability of moral rights waivers included in this clause. Users in jurisdictions with stronger consumer contract protections may have statutory rights that qualify the scope of this license. The agreement's U.S.-only geographic scope provision limits platform access to U.S. residents, which reduces but does not fully eliminate international exposure. 4. CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: The transferability of this license to successors and assigns means the rights survive any acquisition, merger, or asset sale involving Stash. Legal teams involved in M&A due diligence involving Stash should account for the scope of content rights acquired through this provision. 5. COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Compliance teams should assess what categories of user submissions are operationally collected through the platform (e.g., feedback forms, chat communications, forum postings) and whether the commercial exploitation license is disclosed at the relevant collection point. If the platform solicits specific content types (such as investment commentary or user testimonials), separate disclosure may be warranted to ensure users understand the scope of the license being granted.
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This provision grants Stash and its successors and assigns the right to derive commercial revenue from user-submitted content for the full term of any applicable intellectual property rights, without compensation to the submitter. The scope of this license extends to derivative works and future technologies, and the agreement explicitly states that Stash's entitlement to use submissions is unrestricted as to …
Under this clause, any content a user sends to Stash, including feedback, ideas, or other materials transmitted to the platform, is subject to a perpetual, irrevocable commercial license held by Stash and its successors. The agreement states the submitter retains ownership rights but acknowledges Stash's unrestricted use and commercial exploitation right without compensation.
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