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The right to change Terms at any time means the obligations governing use of Substack are not fixed, though the notification requirement ensures users receive some form of notice before or upon changes taking effect.
Interpretive note: The excerpt does not specify whether notice is given before or contemporaneously with the change taking effect, nor does it specify what 'some other means' encompasses. These are not introduced into the canonical claim.
Users are subject to Substack's right to change the Terms at any time; Substack is required to notify users of changes via at least one of the specified means.
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The right to change Terms at any time means the obligations governing use of Substack are not fixed, though the notification requirement ensures users receive some form of notice before or upon changes taking effect.
Users are subject to Substack's right to change the Terms at any time; Substack is required to notify users of changes via at least one of the specified means.
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