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“by clicking "Sign Up" or otherwise registering, downloading, accessing, or using the Twitch Services, you are entering into a legally binding agreement between you and Twitch...”
“If you choose to publish Branded Content on the Twitch Services you agree to use Twitch's Branded Content tool, which provides a written disclosure to viewers that your live stream contains Branded Content.”
“you grant Twitch and its sub-licensees, to the furthest extent and for the maximum duration permitted by applicable law (including in perpetuity if permitted under applicable law), an unrestricted, worldwide, irrevocable, fully sub-licenseable, nonexclusive, and royalty-free right to: (a) use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, perform, and display your User Content...”
“You agree that any dispute, claim, or cause of action of any sort that might arise between the parties will be governed by this Agreement and the laws of the State of California and applicable United States federal law, without regard to any conflict of laws principles.”
“IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF TWITCH...EXCEED THE AMOUNT PAID BY YOU, IF ANY, FOR ACCESSING THE TWITCH SERVICES DURING THE TWELVE (12) MONTHS IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE DATE OF THE CLAIM OR ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS, WHICHEVER IS GREATER.”
“The Twitch Services are not available to persons under the age of 13, the age of 16 in Australia, or the minimum age required for use of the Twitch Services in your jurisdiction of residence if that age is older than 13...”
Simply using or accessing Twitch binds you to a legally enforceable contract. Any content you post gives Twitch a permanent, royalty-free right to use it however it chooses, and Twitch can remove your content or cut off your access at any time without warning. If something goes wrong, Twitch's maximum financial responsibility to you is limited to what you paid in the past year, or $100 if you paid nothing.
The Twitch Terms of Service establishes a binding contractual relationship formed by mere access, use, download, or registration, requiring no affirmative opt-in beyond those actions. Users who submit User Content grant Twitch and its sub-licensees a worldwide, irrevocable, royalty-free, fully sub-licenseable license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, distribute, and display that content. Twitch holds exclusive monetization rights over its Services, including exclusive advertising rights, and prohibits the use or solicitation of its monetization tools for political contributions. The agreement disclaims all implied warranties, caps Twitch's aggregate liability at the greater of twelve months of user payments or $100, and permits Twitch to terminate access, the agreement, or the user's license at any time without notice and in its sole discretion. Disputes are governed by California law and applicable U.S. federal law without regard to conflict of laws principles.
An individual user is bound to this agreement the moment they access Twitch, before any explicit acceptance. Content they post is licensed to Twitch permanently and without compensation, and Twitch may remove that content or terminate their access at any time without notice. Twitch's liability to the user is capped at the greater of payments made in the preceding twelve months or $100, and the Services are provided without any implied warranties. Users who publish Branded Content must use Twitch's designated Branded Content tool to provide disclosure to viewers — no alternative disclosure method satisfies this requirement. Users under 13 (or under 16 in Australia, or under a higher local minimum age) are not permitted to use the Services.
Which mapped governance frameworks each document engages, tied to the specific provisions that engage them.
We withheld clauses we had published from this document. Each withholding is recorded in our correction log:
“by clicking "Sign Up" or otherwise registering, downloading, accessing, or using the Twitch Services, you are entering into a legally binding agreement between you and Twitch...”
“If you choose to publish Branded Content on the Twitch Services you agree to use Twitch's Branded Content tool, which provides a written disclosure to viewers that your live stream contains Branded Content.”
“you grant Twitch and its sub-licensees, to the furthest extent and for the maximum duration permitted by applicable law (including in perpetuity if permitted under applicable law), an unrestricted, worldwide, irrevocable, fully sub-licenseable, nonexclusive, and royalty-free right to: (a) use, …”
“You agree that any dispute, claim, or cause of action of any sort that might arise between the parties will be governed by this Agreement and the laws of the State of California and applicable United States federal law, without …”
“IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF TWITCH...EXCEED THE AMOUNT PAID BY YOU, IF ANY, FOR ACCESSING THE TWITCH SERVICES DURING THE TWELVE (12) MONTHS IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE DATE OF THE CLAIM OR ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS, WHICHEVER IS GREATER.”
“The Twitch Services are not available to persons under the age of 13, the age of 16 in Australia, or the minimum age required for use of the Twitch Services in your jurisdiction of residence if that age is older …”
“You agree not to solicit the use of or use any Twitch monetization tool (e.g., Bits or subscriptions) for the purpose of making or delivering a contribution to a candidate, candidate's committee, political action committee...”
“Twitch has the exclusive right to monetize the Twitch Services, including without limitation, the exclusive right to sell, serve, and display advertisements on the Twitch Services. Third-party advertising networks are not allowed to serve advertising through the Twitch Services.”
“Twitch may amend any of the terms of these Terms of Service by posting the amended terms and updating the "Last modified" date above. Your continued use of the Twitch Services after the effective date of the revised Terms of …”
“Twitch reserves the right, without notice and in our sole discretion, to stop providing the Twitch Services (or any features) to you or to users generally, to terminate this Terms of Service agreement with you, to terminate your license...”
“Twitch reserves the right to remove, screen, or otherwise moderate any User Content posted or stored on the Twitch Services at any time and without notice, including where such User Content violates these Terms of Service or applicable law...”
“THE TWITCH SERVICES AND THE CONTENT AND MATERIALS CONTAINED THEREIN ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED TO THE CONTRARY IN WRITING BY TWITCH...”
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