“by submitting unsolicited ideas to Wealthfront or any of its employees or representatives, by any medium, including but not limited to email, written, or oral communication, you automatically forfeit your right to any intellectual property rights in such ideas...”
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Forfeiture is automatic upon submission, meaning no separate act or agreement is required to strip the submitter of IP rights in any unsolicited idea.
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If you submit an unsolicited idea to Wealthfront or any of its employees or representatives by any medium, you automatically lose all intellectual property rights in that idea.
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"by submitting unsolicited ideas to Wealthfront or any of its employees or representatives, by any medium, including but not limited to email, written, or oral communication, you automatically forfeit your right to any intellectual property rights in such ideas...Excerpt from Wealthfront's Terms of Service
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Forfeiture is automatic upon submission, meaning no separate act or agreement is required to strip the submitter of IP rights in any unsolicited idea.
If you submit an unsolicited idea to Wealthfront or any of its employees or representatives by any medium, you automatically lose all intellectual property rights in that idea.
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