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You may not assign your rights, licenses, or obligations under these Terms. Any attempt to do so is void. Instacart may assign its rights, licenses, and obligations under these Terms without limitation.
These Terms and the licenses granted hereunder may be assigned by the Company but may not be assigned by you without the prior express written consent of the Company.
Datadog may assign, transfer or sublicense all or any of Datadog's rights or obligations under these Terms without restriction.
"You may not assign, delegate or transfer these Terms or your rights or obligations hereunder, or your Substack account, in any way (by operation of law or otherwise) without our prior written consent.Excerpt from Substack's Terms of Use
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The clause states: “You may not assign, delegate or transfer these Terms or your rights or obligations hereunder, or your Substack account, in any way (by operation of law or otherwise) without our prior written consent.”
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