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Twitch mandates a specific platform tool for disclosure, meaning users cannot satisfy the disclosure requirement through alternative methods of their own choosing.
Viewers of live streams containing Branded Content receive a written disclosure delivered through Twitch's designated tool, and streamers must use that tool rather than any self-selected disclosure method.
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the Receiving Party shall (other than to the extent prohibited by law) provide prior written notice to the Disclosing Party and reasonably cooperate...with any efforts by the Disclosing Party to contest or limit such disclosure requirement
If your app includes in-app purchases, make sure your app description, screenshots, and previews clearly indicate whether any featured items, levels, subscriptions, etc. require additional purchases.
We will make it clear by notice to you which (if any) goods or services, or website links, we receive a benefit from by featuring them on our Platform.
"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.Excerpt from Twitch's Terms of Service
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Twitch mandates a specific platform tool for disclosure, meaning users cannot satisfy the disclosure requirement through alternative methods of their own choosing.
Viewers of live streams containing Branded Content receive a written disclosure delivered through Twitch's designated tool, and streamers must use that tool rather than any self-selected disclosure method.
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