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User Access to Posts at Own Risk

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Clause Stability Stable

0
Changes
3
Months Monitored
Jul 10, 2026
First Seen
Jul 10, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 4461 other provisions on other platforms.

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ANY INTERACTIONS WITH ADVERTISERS, INCLUDING THROUGH ENGAGEMENT WITH INTERACTIVE ADVERTISEMENTS, ARE AT YOUR OWN OPTION AND RISK AND YOU AGREE THAT NETFLIX IS NOT LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES...

Datadog Medium

When you access or use a Third-Party Service, you are interacting with the applicable third party, not with Datadog, and you do so at your own risk.

Instacart Medium

If you connect any third-party Automated System to Instacart, you do so at your own risk. Such tools may introduce errors and act inconsistently with your intent. Instacart is not responsible...

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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You access all such content at your own risk. We aren't liable for any errors or omissions in any Post and you hereby release us from any damages or loss you might suffer in connection with a Post.

Excerpt from Substack's Terms of Use

Applicable regulations

FTC Act Section 5
United States Federal

Provision details

Document information
Document
Substack Terms of Use
Entity
Substack
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 21, 2026
Last verified
May 21, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-029310
Document ID
CA-D-00177
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
d2d135642274ee5eac38277ac41a146ef9980ab32b5eaa9fe939658be5f65972
Analysis generated
May 21, 2026 01:31 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Substack
Document: Substack Terms of Use
Record ID: CA-P-029310
Captured: 2026-05-21 01:31:22 UTC
SHA-256: d2d135642274ee5e…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/substack/substack-terms-of-use/provision/CA-P-029310/user-access-to-posts-at-own-risk/
Accessed: July 25, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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What does Substack's User Access to Posts at Own Risk clause do?

The clause states: “You access all such content at your own risk. We aren't liable for any errors or omissions in any Post and you hereby release us from any damages or loss you might suffer in connection with a Post.”

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