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Material Adverse Change Notice Best Effort

Medium severity Explicit document language Common · 289 of 352 platforms
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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 1365 other provisions on other platforms.

How other platforms handle this

Faire Medium

We will take reasonable steps to alert you to material changes by placing a notice on the https://www.faire.com website, by sending you an email, and/or by some other means.

Google Maps Medium

Google will provide at least 90 days' advance notice for materially adverse changes to any SLAs by: (i) sending an email to the Notification Email Address; (ii) posting a notice in the Admin Console; or (iii) posting a notice to the applicable SLA webpage.

Tabnine Medium

Third-Party Terms and Conditions are subject to change without notice and Tabnine bears no responsibility for monitoring or notifying Customer of any changes.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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We'll try to give you notice when we make a material change to Substack that would adversely affect you, but this isn't always possible or practical.

Excerpt from Substack's Terms of Use

Applicable regulations

DSA
European Union

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-029402
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-029402
Captured: 2026-05-21 01:31:22 UTC
SHA-256: d2d135642274ee5e…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/substack/substack-terms-of-use/provision/CA-P-029402/material-adverse-change-notice-best-effort/
Accessed: Aug. 4, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
Medium
Categories

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Substack's Material Adverse Change Notice Best Effort clause do?

The clause states: “We'll try to give you notice when we make a material change to Substack that would adversely affect you, but this isn't always possible or practical.”

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 289 platforms. See the full comparison.

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