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eBay
· eBay User Agreement
The agreement reserves eBay's right to terminate, modify, or refuse services to any user for any reason at its sole discretion, including for User Agreement violations, and to cancel inactive or unconfirmed accounts without specifying a required notice period in all cases....
Why it matters: This provision authorizes eBay to suspend or terminate accounts at its sole discretion without specifying a uniform advance notice requirement, which may affect sellers with active inventory, pending transactions, or held funds at the time of termination. The broad 'any reason' formulation is a standard platform termination clause but interacts with the fund hold provisions that may leave seller proceeds inaccessible post-termination....
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eBay
· eBay User Agreement
The agreement establishes user consent to electronic communications from eBay and authorizes eBay to use automated tools, including artificial intelligence, to analyze the content of messages sent through eBay's messaging platform to detect illegal content, policy violations, and other content eBay determines is harmful....
Why it matters: This provision authorizes automated AI-based analysis of user message content on the eBay messaging platform. The scope of 'harmful content' as determined by eBay is not precisely defined in this provision, creating interpretive uncertainty about what message content may be subject to automated review and potential enforcement action....
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eBay
· eBay User Agreement
The agreement shortens the applicable statute of limitations to two years for all claims arising from use of eBay services or the User Agreement, regardless of longer limitations periods that might otherwise apply under state or federal law....
Why it matters: This provision contractually shortens the period within which users must file claims against eBay to two years, which may be shorter than applicable state statutes of limitations for certain claim types. Some jurisdictions do not permit contractual shortening of statutory limitations periods in consumer contracts, and enforceability may vary by state....
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eBay
· eBay User Agreement
The agreement restricts platform access to users 18 years of age or older unless parental or guardian consent has been obtained, and eBay reserves the right to refuse service to any person or entity at its sole discretion....
Why it matters: This provision establishes a minimum age requirement of 18 with a parental consent exception, and the agreement's terms apply to any minor who uses the platform with parental consent. The broad service refusal authority at eBay's sole discretion is restated in this eligibility provision....
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Brex
· Brex Privacy Policy
The policy states that Brex collects identifiers, financial account and transaction data, device and usage information, location data, and information obtained from third-party sources including financial institutions and data providers....
Why it matters: This provision establishes the full scope of personal data Brex processes, which spans both standard digital identifiers and sensitive financial account details, creating compliance obligations under CCPA, GLBA, and GDPR depending on the user's jurisdiction and the nature of the data....
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Brex
· Brex Privacy Policy
The policy authorizes Brex to share personal information with advertising and analytics vendors for targeted advertising and campaign measurement, and discloses that this sharing may qualify as a sale or sharing under CCPA/CPRA, triggering opt-out rights for California residents....
Why it matters: This provision creates a CCPA/CPRA opt-out obligation and requires Brex to provide and honor a 'Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information' mechanism; failure to do so creates enforcement exposure with the California Privacy Protection Agency....
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Brex
· Brex Privacy Policy
The policy discloses that California residents hold CCPA/CPRA rights to access, delete, correct, and opt out of sale or sharing of personal information, and states that Brex will not discriminate against users who exercise these rights....
Why it matters: This provision establishes the operational framework for Brex's CCPA/CPRA compliance obligations, requiring functioning request intake mechanisms, defined response timelines, and non-discrimination assurances for California residents exercising privacy rights....
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Brex
· Brex Privacy Policy
The policy grants EU and UK users data subject rights under GDPR and UK GDPR, including access, rectification, erasure, restriction, portability, objection, and consent withdrawal, with a designated contact for exercising these rights....
Why it matters: This provision establishes Brex's GDPR and UK GDPR compliance framework for EU and UK users, requiring the company to maintain lawful bases for all processing activities, respond to data subject requests within statutory timeframes, and support cross-border transfer mechanisms for data flows outside the EEA and UK....
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Brex
· Brex Privacy Policy
The policy authorizes sharing personal information with service providers performing functions including payment processing, data analysis, email delivery, hosting, customer service, and marketing, subject to a contractual limitation that restricts these providers to use the data only for the stated service purposes....
Why it matters: This provision establishes the contractual framework for vendor data sharing and the scope of permitted downstream use, which is directly relevant to CCPA service provider qualification, GDPR processor agreement requirements, and GLBA information security program obligations....
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Brex
· Brex Privacy Policy
The policy discloses collection of bank account numbers, payment card data, transaction history, and credit information in connection with Brex's financial services products, engaging financial privacy obligations under GLBA in addition to general privacy frameworks....
Why it matters: Collection and processing of financial account numbers and credit information in the context of financial services products engages Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act obligations for privacy notices and information security safeguards, in addition to the general privacy policy disclosures....
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Brex
· Brex Privacy Policy
The policy states that personal data is retained for as long as needed to fulfill collection purposes and meet legal and regulatory obligations, after which it will be deleted or anonymized....
Why it matters: This retention framework engages GDPR storage limitation principles and CCPA/CPRA deletion right obligations, and the reference to regulatory and accounting requirements reflects Brex's financial services context where regulatory retention mandates may extend beyond standard privacy retention periods....
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Brex
· Brex Privacy Policy
The policy discloses that personal data may be transferred to and processed in countries outside the user's country of residence, and states that Standard Contractual Clauses are used as the transfer mechanism for international data flows....
Why it matters: This provision engages GDPR Chapter V cross-border transfer requirements for EU and UK users, requiring that Standard Contractual Clauses be accompanied by a Transfer Impact Assessment where transfers are made to countries without an adequacy decision, including the United States....
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Brex
· Brex Privacy Policy
The policy discloses use of cookies, web beacons, pixel tags, and other tracking technologies to collect browsing activity, device information, and interaction data, with browser settings and a cookie preference center identified as controls....
Why it matters: Tracking technology deployment for behavioral data collection engages CCPA/CPRA opt-out obligations for data sharing through tracking pixels with advertising partners, as well as ePrivacy Directive requirements for cookie consent in EU jurisdictions....
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PayPal
· PayPal Acceptable Use Policy
This provision lists specific categories of transactions that PayPal users are prohibited from conducting through the platform, including transactions involving controlled substances, hate content, stolen goods, obscene materials, intellectual property infringement, certain weapons, and firearms. The list also prohibits pyramid schemes, bribery, currency exchange businesses, and sales of fraudulent products identified by government agencies....
Why it matters: This provision defines the categorical boundaries of permissible PayPal use and, under the AUP's enforcement clause, any transaction in these categories constitutes a violation of the PayPal User Agreement. The breadth of the prohibited list, particularly the inclusion of 'items that are considered obscene' and 'certain sexually oriented materials or services' without precise definitional thresholds, creates interpretive ambiguity for content-adjacent businesses....
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PayPal
· PayPal Acceptable Use Policy
This provision establishes that any violation of the AUP is automatically treated as a violation of the broader PayPal User Agreement, and that users bear independent legal compliance responsibility for all PayPal-related activities. This linkage means AUP violations trigger the User Agreement's enforcement mechanisms, which may include account restriction or termination....
Why it matters: This clause establishes a direct enforcement bridge between the AUP and the User Agreement, meaning AUP infractions do not require a separate contractual basis for PayPal to act; they automatically constitute a User Agreement breach. The independent legal compliance obligation placed on users is stated without limitation to PayPal's own conduct or facilitation role....
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PayPal
· PayPal Acceptable Use Policy
This provision establishes that businesses operating in any of 18 enumerated categories must obtain PayPal's prior approval before accepting payments through the platform. The 18 categories include transportation, charities, high-value item dealers, payment facilitators, investments, gambling, cryptocurrency, prescription items, telemedicine, mature audience content, online dating, live streaming, file-sharing, alcohol, tobacco, medical items or services, multilevel marketing organizations, and marketplaces....
Why it matters: This provision creates a platform access gatekeeping mechanism for 18 business categories, under which businesses operating in these sectors without pre-approval are simultaneously in violation of the AUP and the User Agreement. The breadth of the pre-approval list, encompassing sectors from cryptocurrency to charitable donation collection to online dating, is operationally significant for businesses that may not self-identify as requiring approval....
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PayPal
· PayPal Acceptable Use Policy
This provision requires PayPal pre-approval for any business accepting payments for cryptocurrency, virtual in-game currencies, or non-fungible tokens (NFTs), defined broadly as any digital representation of value that can be traded, transferred, or used for payment. The definition's breadth encompasses NFTs and virtual gaming assets beyond traditional cryptocurrency....
Why it matters: The definition of cryptocurrency adopted in this provision is notably broad, covering NFTs and virtual in-game currencies in addition to traditional cryptocurrencies, which means businesses in gaming, digital collectibles, or metaverse commerce may be subject to the pre-approval requirement without clearly identifying as cryptocurrency operators. The inclusion of NFTs and in-game currencies extends the pre-approval obligation into sectors that may not primarily self-identify with cryptocurrency....
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PayPal
· PayPal Acceptable Use Policy
This provision requires PayPal pre-approval for businesses operating gambling, gaming, or prize-based activities including casino games, sports betting, fantasy sports, sweepstakes, and games of skill, subject to the condition that both the operator and customers are located exclusively in jurisdictions where such activities are lawfully permitted. Games of skill are explicitly included regardless of whether they are legally classified as gambling....
Why it matters: The explicit inclusion of 'games of skill (whether or not legally defined as gambling)' and 'sweepstakes' within the pre-approval requirement extends the obligation to business models that do not legally constitute gambling in their operating jurisdiction. The jurisdictional condition requiring that both operator and all customers be located in permissive jurisdictions creates a cross-border compliance monitoring obligation for any business operating in this category....
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PayPal
· PayPal Acceptable Use Policy
This provision prohibits using PayPal to collect payments on behalf of merchants in a payment processor or payment facilitator capacity without pre-approval, as the payment facilitator category is separately listed in the pre-approval table. This restriction affects embedded finance providers, white-label payment operators, and marketplace payment aggregators....
Why it matters: This clause, read together with the pre-approval requirement for 'payment facilitator' services including money services businesses, electronic money institutions, stored value cards, and escrow services, effectively prohibits sub-merchant payment aggregation through PayPal without prior authorization. This is operationally significant for SaaS platforms, marketplaces, and fintech operators that use PayPal as an underlying payment rail while collecting on behalf of sellers or service providers....
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PayPal
· PayPal Acceptable Use Policy
This provision establishes that PayPal users bear sole and independent legal compliance responsibility for all their actions in connection with PayPal services, without limitation as to jurisdiction, transaction type, or purpose. The obligation applies regardless of the purpose of the use....
Why it matters: This clause places the full legal compliance burden on the user for all PayPal-related activities, which means PayPal does not assume responsibility for ensuring that user transactions comply with applicable law. The phrase 'regardless of the purpose of the use' eliminates any purposive limitation on the compliance obligation's scope....
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PayPal
· PayPal Acceptable Use Policy
This provision requires PayPal pre-approval for all medical device sales and all healthcare services where the provider holds itself out as a healthcare provider, including licensed healthcare services and medical tourism involving cross-border patient services. The category encompasses any health-care services requiring government licensure in either the provider's or the patient's jurisdiction....
Why it matters: The inclusion of medical tourism within this pre-approval category extends PayPal's oversight requirement to cross-border healthcare payment arrangements, which engage multiple national licensing and regulatory frameworks simultaneously. The standard 'holding itself out as a provider of health-care services' applies regardless of whether the provider is formally licensed, capturing unlicensed health service representations....
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PayPal
· PayPal Acceptable Use Policy
This provision prohibits PayPal transactions involving the promotion of hate, violence, or discriminatory content, the financial exploitation of a crime, and payments made or received for bribery or corruption purposes. The bribery and corruption prohibition covers both the offering and receiving sides of corrupt payment arrangements....
Why it matters: The bribery and corruption prohibition covers both making and receiving corrupt payments, meaning the clause applies to both the payer and the payee in a corrupt transaction. The financial exploitation of a crime category is not further defined in the document, creating interpretive ambiguity about the scope of transactions captured....
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PayPal
· PayPal Acceptable Use Policy
This provision establishes that PayPal encourages users to report AUP violations, and provides a contact mechanism for submitting reports or questions about whether specific transactions may violate the policy. The reporting link directs to PayPal's customer contact page....
Why it matters: This provision establishes a user-facing reporting channel for AUP violations, which may be relevant to businesses that encounter third-party misuse of PayPal on platforms where they operate. The provision does not specify any obligations on PayPal regarding investigation timelines, reporting outcomes, or user notifications following a report....
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Udemy
· Udemy Privacy Policy
The policy discloses that Udemy collects identifiers, device information, course activity and progress data, payment information, communications content, and usage analytics from users of the platform and mobile applications....
Why it matters: This provision establishes the categories of personal data subject to Udemy's processing activities and defines the informational scope of downstream data uses including advertising, analytics, and service improvement disclosed elsewhere in the policy....
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Udemy
· Udemy Privacy Policy
The policy authorizes sharing of user personal data including identifiers, device information, and behavioral data with advertising partners, analytics providers, and other third-party service providers for purposes including targeted advertising and platform analytics....
Why it matters: This provision establishes the third-party data sharing relationships that determine how user behavioral and learning data flows beyond the Udemy platform, with direct implications for advertising targeting and cross-context behavioral advertising opt-out obligations under CCPA and CPRA....
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Udemy
· Udemy Privacy Policy
The policy discloses rights available to California residents under CCPA and CPRA, including the right to know, access, delete, correct, and opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information, with a designated submission process for privacy requests....
Why it matters: This provision establishes the operational mechanisms through which California residents can exercise statutory privacy rights, including the specific request submission process and any applicable response timelines the policy discloses....
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Udemy
· Udemy Privacy Policy
The policy discloses rights available to EU and EEA users under GDPR, including rights to access, rectification, erasure, restriction of processing, data portability, and objection, along with a contact mechanism for exercising these rights....
Why it matters: This provision establishes the legal framework under which EU and EEA users interact with Udemy's data processing activities, including the lawful bases asserted for processing and the mechanisms through which data subjects can exercise statutory rights....
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Udemy
· Udemy Privacy Policy
The policy discloses that Udemy uses cookies, pixel tags, web beacons, and similar tracking technologies to collect device and behavioral data, and provides a cookie management mechanism for users to control certain tracking preferences....
Why it matters: This provision governs the technical mechanisms through which behavioral and device data is collected on the platform, including data flows to third-party advertising and analytics partners via tracking technologies, and establishes the cookie consent and management framework applicable to users....
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Udemy
· Udemy Privacy Policy
The policy addresses data processing in the context of Udemy for Business enterprise accounts, where the enterprise customer may act as data controller and Udemy as data processor, with data handling obligations potentially governed by a separate data processing agreement....
Why it matters: This provision establishes the distinct data governance framework applicable to enterprise and institutional customers, where the allocation of controller and processor responsibilities affects compliance obligations for both Udemy and the enterprise customer....
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Udemy
· Udemy Privacy Policy
The policy discloses that Udemy retains personal data for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described in the policy, including legal and business purposes, with specific retention periods varying by data category....
Why it matters: This provision establishes the temporal scope of Udemy's data processing activities and determines how long personal data including learning activity, payment records, and communications content remains subject to Udemy's use and sharing permissions....
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Audible
· Audible Conditions of Use
The agreement establishes that digital audio content accessed through Audible is provided under a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable personal license rather than as an outright sale or permanent transfer of ownership....
Why it matters: This provision establishes the legal basis under which consumers access purchased or downloaded titles. The license framing means ongoing access is subject to the conditions of the agreement and may be modified or revoked under circumstances described in the terms, rather than constituting a durable property right....
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Audible
· Audible Conditions of Use
The agreement permits Audible to modify the Conditions of Use at any time by posting updated terms to the site, with continued use of the service constituting acceptance of the revised terms without requiring affirmative user consent....
Why it matters: This provision establishes a unilateral modification mechanism under which material changes to the contractual relationship take effect upon posting, without requiring affirmative user acknowledgment. This mechanism may interact with consumer protection frameworks in jurisdictions that require notice or consent for material contract modifications....
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Audible
· Audible Conditions of Use
The agreement requires users to maintain a valid Amazon account as a condition of accessing the Audible service, creating a dependency between Audible service availability and the user's standing under Amazon's separate Conditions of Use....
Why it matters: This provision establishes that Audible service access is contingent on maintaining an Amazon account in good standing, meaning termination or suspension of an Amazon account under Amazon's separate terms may affect access to Audible content and subscription benefits....
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Audible
· Audible Conditions of Use
The agreement reserves Audible's right to modify the service, including the content available for access, and does not guarantee permanent availability of specific titles or features within the service....
Why it matters: This provision establishes that Audible does not guarantee continued availability of specific content within the service catalog, which may affect users who have purchased credits or subscriptions in anticipation of accessing specific titles that are later removed....
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Audible
· Audible Conditions of Use
The agreement limits the scope of Audible's obligations to provision of a non-exclusive, non-transferable personal license, which in combination with standard digital service limitation of liability clauses restricts the remedies available to users for service failures or content unavailability....
Why it matters: This provision establishes the boundaries of Audible's contractual obligations to users and, in conjunction with typical limitation of liability language in digital service agreements, may limit the financial remedies available to users in the event of service disruptions or content removal....
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Audible
· Audible Conditions of Use
The agreement governs subscription membership plans and credit-based content purchasing, with subscription fees, credit allocation, and renewal terms subject to the conditions posted on the Audible site and potentially modifiable under the unilateral modification provision....
Why it matters: This provision establishes the framework under which subscription fees are charged and credits are allocated, with terms subject to modification under the agreement's unilateral posting mechanism. This provision is operationally significant for subscribers who purchase credits in advance or maintain recurring billing arrangements....
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Audible
· Audible Conditions of Use
The agreement establishes that all content available through the Audible service is protected by intellectual property rights and that the user license is restricted to personal, non-commercial use, prohibiting reproduction, redistribution, or commercial exploitation of accessed content....
Why it matters: This provision defines the permissible scope of use for content accessed through Audible and establishes that any use outside personal, non-commercial consumption may constitute a breach of the license terms and potentially infringe applicable copyright protections....
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Coursera
· Coursera Terms of Use
Users grant Coursera a worldwide, royalty-free, sublicensable license to use, copy, reproduce, adapt, modify, publish, transmit, display, and distribute any content they submit to the platform across current and future media formats, including making that content available to third-party partners for syndication or distribution. This license applies to all user-submitted content including forum posts, assignment submissions, and course reviews....
Why it matters: This provision grants Coursera broad rights over user-submitted content without financial compensation to users, including the right to sublicense content to third-party partners for distribution or syndication purposes. Institutional users should assess whether employee or student-generated content submitted through Coursera deployments falls within this license scope and whether it conflicts with institutional intellectual property policies....
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Coursera
· Coursera Terms of Use
The agreement requires US users to resolve disputes with Coursera through individual binding arbitration rather than court proceedings, and includes a waiver of the right to participate in class, collective, or representative actions. Users may opt out of this arbitration requirement by providing written notice to Coursera within 30 days of first becoming subject to the agreement....
Why it matters: This provision requires that most disputes proceed through individual arbitration, and the class action waiver prevents users from joining collective proceedings against Coursera. The 30-day opt-out window is a material procedural deadline that, if missed, results in the arbitration clause applying as written for the duration of the user's engagement with the platform....
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Coursera
· Coursera Terms of Use
The agreement states that Coursera may terminate or suspend user accounts or discontinue services at its sole discretion, with or without prior notice to the user. This applies to any reason Coursera determines, without a stated requirement to provide cause....
Why it matters: This provision grants Coursera unilateral authority to suspend or close accounts without prior notice, which may affect access to enrolled courses, earned certificates, and subscription-based content. Users who have paid for subscriptions or course access should be aware that account termination could interrupt access to purchased content....
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Coursera
· Coursera Terms of Use
The agreement requires users to indemnify and defend Coursera and its affiliates against third-party claims, including attorneys' fees, arising from the user's platform use, Terms violations, or intellectual property infringement by the user or anyone using the user's account. This obligation extends to infringement caused by other users operating under the same account....
Why it matters: This provision creates a personal financial obligation for users to cover Coursera's legal costs and damages in third-party claims connected to the user's account activity, including actions by others who access the account. The extension of liability to third parties using the same account is operationally significant for shared or institutional account contexts....
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Coursera
· Coursera Terms of Use
The agreement states that Coursera may revise the Terms at any time, with notification provided only for changes Coursera determines to be material at its sole discretion. Continued use of the platform after revisions take effect constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms....
Why it matters: This provision authorizes Coursera to modify the binding contractual terms governing platform access, with the threshold for notification determined by Coursera rather than by an objective standard. Continued platform use after any revision constitutes acceptance, including changes users may not have actively reviewed....
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Coursera
· Coursera Terms of Use
The Terms prohibit users under 13 from registering or using Coursera's services. Users between 13 and the age of majority in their jurisdiction may use the platform only with parental or guardian involvement, and that adult must agree to be bound by the Terms....
Why it matters: This provision establishes a minimum age threshold of 13 aligned with COPPA requirements and imposes parental involvement requirements for users under the age of majority, which varies by jurisdiction. The document places compliance responsibility on the parent or guardian who agrees to the Terms on behalf of a minor user....
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Coursera
· Coursera Terms of Use
The agreement limits Coursera's liability to exclude indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, including loss of data, profits, or revenues, arising from platform use, third-party conduct on the platform, content obtained from the platform, or unauthorized access to user data. This limitation applies to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law....
Why it matters: This provision limits the categories of damages users may recover from Coursera in the event of platform failures, data loss, unauthorized access, or third-party misconduct on the platform. The carve-out for applicable law means the limitation may not apply in full in jurisdictions that restrict such exclusions for consumer contracts....
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Coursera
· Coursera Terms of Use
The agreement designates California law as governing and specifies that non-arbitrated disputes must be litigated in federal or state courts in San Francisco County, California. California's conflict of laws rules are expressly excluded from the choice of law analysis....
Why it matters: This provision establishes that California substantive law governs all disputes and that non-arbitrated claims must be brought in San Francisco County courts. For users located outside California, this may create a practical barrier to pursuing litigation-based remedies....
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Coursera
· Coursera Terms of Use
The agreement prohibits a defined list of activities including automated scraping, unauthorized data collection, commercial solicitation without approval, spam transmission, and actions that compromise platform security or infrastructure. Violations may result in account suspension or termination....
Why it matters: This provision establishes the baseline conditions under which account access is maintained. Violations of the acceptable use policy may trigger account suspension or termination without prior notice under the termination clause. The prohibition on collecting personally identifiable information from the platform is relevant to third-party researchers, developers, and institutional users conducting data analysis....
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Coinbase
· Coinbase User Agreement
This provision requires users and Coinbase to resolve virtually all disputes through binding individual arbitration rather than through court litigation, with a limited carve-out for intellectual property injunctive relief....
Why it matters: This provision requires disputes to proceed through individual arbitration, which affects the procedural forum available to users for resolving claims against Coinbase, including claims related to fees, unauthorized transactions, account suspensions, and service failures....
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Coinbase
· Coinbase User Agreement
This provision states that users waive the right to participate in class action lawsuits or representative proceedings against Coinbase, limiting claims to individual capacity only....
Why it matters: Under this clause, users are contractually precluded from joining or initiating class action litigation against Coinbase, which affects the practical feasibility of pursuing smaller-value claims that may only be economical in aggregate....
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Coinbase
· Coinbase User Agreement
The agreement discloses that if Coinbase enters bankruptcy, user digital assets held in Coinbase's custody may be treated as part of the bankruptcy estate, and users may have the status of general unsecured creditors rather than having priority or direct ownership claims to those assets....
Why it matters: This provision discloses a material custodial risk: users holding digital assets on the Coinbase platform may not have segregated asset protection in a Coinbase insolvency, which could result in partial or total loss of those assets in a bankruptcy proceeding....
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Coinbase
· Coinbase User Agreement
This provision authorizes Coinbase to suspend or terminate user accounts and discontinue services at any time, with or without prior notice, at its sole discretion, and without liability to the user....
Why it matters: This clause establishes that Coinbase retains broad operational authority to restrict or terminate account access, which may affect users' ability to access, withdraw, or transfer digital assets during the period of suspension or termination....