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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.
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