Substack can change these Terms at any time, and continuing to use the platform after notice is posted counts as your acceptance of the new Terms. Your only alternative is to stop using Substack.
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This clause means the rights and obligations you agreed to when you first signed up can change, and the notice mechanism (which may be a website notice rather than a direct email) may not reliably bring changes to your attention before they take effect.
Substack can update its Terms at any time with notice delivered by website posting, email, or other unspecified means. Continued platform use constitutes acceptance, meaning users who miss a notice may inadvertently agree to materially different terms. Users who disagree with changes must stop using the service, with no option to negotiate or maintain prior terms.
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"We reserve the right to change the Terms at any time, but if we do, we will bring it to your attention by placing a notice on the website, by sending you an email, and/or by some other means. If you don't agree with the new Terms, you are free to reject them; unfortunately, that means you will no longer be able to use Substack. If you use Substack in any way after a change to the Terms is effective and notice has been provided, that means you agree to all of the changes.Excerpt from Substack's Terms of Use
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This clause means the rights and obligations you agreed to when you first signed up can change, and the notice mechanism (which may be a website notice rather than a direct email) may not reliably bring changes to your attention before they take effect.
Substack can update its Terms at any time with notice delivered by website posting, email, or other unspecified means. Continued platform use constitutes acceptance, meaning users who miss a notice may inadvertently agree to materially different terms. Users who disagree with changes must stop using the service, with no option to negotiate or maintain prior terms.
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