Udemy can change its Terms of Service at any time, and if you keep using the platform after changes are posted, you are considered to have agreed to the new terms.
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This clause establishes the procedural mechanism by which Udemy can unilaterally alter the contractual relationship with users. It creates an acceptance mechanism based on continued use rather than affirmative user consent, allowing term modifications to take effect without individual user action.
This provision means that Udemy can change the rules governing your account, data, and purchases at any time with only 'reasonable notice,' and your continued use of the platform constitutes acceptance — potentially binding you to less favorable terms without explicit consent.
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"Udemy reserves the right to modify these Terms at any time, for example to address changes in the law or updates to our products and services. If we make significant changes to these Terms, we will provide you with reasonable notice of such changes, such as by sending you an email, displaying a prominent notice on our website or platform, or other appropriate means. The modified Terms will become effective at the time we post them. Your continued use of our Services after any changes constitutes your acceptance of the new Terms.— Excerpt from Udemy's Udemy Terms of Use
(1) REGULATORY FRAMEWORK: Unilateral modification clauses are scrutinized under EU Directive 93/13/EEC on unfair contract terms (particularly Annex 1(j) and (k) which identify terms allowing unilateral modification without valid reason as potentially unfair), the UK Consumer Rights Act 2015 §62, and FTC Act Section 5. GDPR Art. 7(3) requires that changes to consent-based data processing be communicated in a manner as easy as withdrawal. California CLRA Civil Code §1770(a)(19) prohibits insertion of unconscionable terms. (2)
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This clause establishes the procedural mechanism by which Udemy can unilaterally alter the contractual relationship with users. It creates an acceptance mechanism based on continued use rather than affirmative user consent, allowing term modifications to take effect without individual user action.
This provision means that Udemy can change the rules governing your account, data, and purchases at any time with only 'reasonable notice,' and your continued use of the platform constitutes acceptance — potentially binding you to less favorable terms without explicit consent.
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