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The license is irrevocable, perpetual, and covers any purpose, meaning users permanently lose the ability to restrict how Yelp uses content they submit.
Once you submit content to Yelp, you cannot revoke Yelp's right to use it, and Yelp may use it for any purpose indefinitely, including transferring or sublicensing those rights.
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Except for the license you grant below, you retain all rights in and to your Marketing Content, as between you and ActiveCampaign.
You do not have any rights in relation to Member Content, and, unless expressly authorized by Tinder, you may only use Member Content to the extent that your use is consistent with our Services' purpose...
We hereby grant you a limited, revocable, non-transferable, non-sublicensable license under the rights licensable by us to use the services and use Content from our services solely for your personal use...
"you hereby irrevocably grant us world-wide, perpetual, non-exclusive, royalty-free, assignable, sublicensable, transferable rights to use Your Content for any purposeExcerpt from Yelp's Terms of Service
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The license is irrevocable, perpetual, and covers any purpose, meaning users permanently lose the ability to restrict how Yelp uses content they submit.
Once you submit content to Yelp, you cannot revoke Yelp's right to use it, and Yelp may use it for any purpose indefinitely, including transferring or sublicensing those rights.
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