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Because the license is perpetual and irrevocable, users cannot later withdraw permission for Substack to use content they have already provided, even if they delete their account or leave the platform.
Interpretive note: This clause defines the character of the licenses granted but does not itself specify the scope of permitted uses; the scope is addressed in the related clause id 29269.
Users who grant Substack a license to their content cannot revoke that license, will receive no royalties, and the license applies globally without time limit.
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Because the license is perpetual and irrevocable, users cannot later withdraw permission for Substack to use content they have already provided, even if they delete their account or leave the platform.
Users who grant Substack a license to their content cannot revoke that license, will receive no royalties, and the license applies globally without time limit.
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