YouTube can change these terms at any time and will usually give you advance notice, but if you don't agree with the new terms, your only option is to stop using the service and remove your content.
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This provision operationalizes the mechanism by which the contractual terms governing the service relationship can be altered by one party, establishing both notice obligations and exceptions to those obligations. The carve-outs for new features and urgent situations create conditions under which material modifications may take effect with limited or no advance notification period.
Users have no power to negotiate terms and cannot continue using YouTube under prior terms if YouTube makes changes — their only recourse is to leave the platform entirely.
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No amendment shall apply to a dispute for which an arbitration has been initiated prior to the change in Terms.
If we do not hear from you during the notice period, you will be considered as having accepted the proposed changes and they will apply to you from the effective date specified on the notice.
it is your responsibility to review the Agreement posted to our website from time to time to see if it has been changed.
"If we materially change this Agreement, we'll provide you with reasonable advance notice and the opportunity to review the changes, except (1) when we launch a new product or feature, or (2) in urgent situations, such as preventing ongoing abuse or responding to legal requirements. If you don't agree to the new terms, you should remove any Content you uploaded and stop using the Service.Excerpt from YouTube Ads's YouTube Terms of Service
The unilateral amendment clause with a 'use-equals-consent' structure may conflict with EU contract law requirements for explicit consent to material contract modifications.
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This provision operationalizes the mechanism by which the contractual terms governing the service relationship can be altered by one party, establishing both notice obligations and exceptions to those obligations. The carve-outs for new features and urgent situations create conditions under which material modifications may take effect with limited or no advance notification period.
Users have no power to negotiate terms and cannot continue using YouTube under prior terms if YouTube makes changes — their only recourse is to leave the platform entirely.
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