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Zendesk derives express consent from the act of use or access alone, meaning no separate affirmative consent step is required for the described data processing.
Interpretive note: The clause appears in a Brazil LGPD context, which may mean the express-consent mechanism is specifically intended to satisfy LGPD requirements rather than applying universally. The canonical claim states the broad language as written but the jurisdictional scope is not definitively resolved by the excerpt alone.
Using or accessing Zendesk's Sites or Services is treated as your express consent to all described forms of personal data processing without any additional opt-in action.
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"Those individuals who use or access our Sites or Services expressly consent to the collection, use, storage, and processing of their personal data by us for the purposes described in this Notice.Excerpt from Zendesk's Privacy Policy
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Zendesk derives express consent from the act of use or access alone, meaning no separate affirmative consent step is required for the described data processing.
Using or accessing Zendesk's Sites or Services is treated as your express consent to all described forms of personal data processing without any additional opt-in action.
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