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This clause creates a structural imbalance in contractual flexibility. It prevents users from transferring accounts to third parties while preserving Substack's operational ability to reassign its contractual obligations to acquirers, successors, or affiliated entities without notification or agreement requirements.
Users cannot transfer their account or contractual relationship to another party without explicit permission, whereas Substack may restructure its obligations through assignment or acquisition without user approval. Continued use of the service constitutes acceptance of these asymmetric assignment restrictions.
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This clause creates a structural imbalance in contractual flexibility. It prevents users from transferring accounts to third parties while preserving Substack's operational ability to reassign its contractual obligations to acquirers, successors, or affiliated entities without notification or agreement requirements.
Users cannot transfer their account or contractual relationship to another party without explicit permission, whereas Substack may restructure its obligations through assignment or acquisition without user approval. Continued use of the service constitutes acceptance of these asymmetric assignment restrictions.
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