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By Meg Furniss Weisberg

I Consent to Be Bound

By Jonathan

Language taken from various contracts I agreed to without first reading.

You must collect and use my personal data
You use my connections, preferences, interests, and activities
You log when I’m using and have last used your Products
Your partners provide information about my activities
Your automated systems analyze my content

You also collect the content I create
I grant you a worldwide, royalty-free intellectual property license
You may use my feedback or suggestions without obligation
I may not be able to retrieve my Content
You will not be liable for any loss or damage

I am entering into a binding contract
I agree to cooperate with you
I may not disassemble, decompile, decrypt, hack, emulate, exploit
My devices must meet the minimum system requirements
I use the Service at my own risk

I also agree to waive any “moral rights”
You have no responsibility for my choices
I may not use the Services in any unauthorized way
You may also stop providing Services to me
I may be obligated to pay cancellation charges

I consent to be bound by these Terms
You may change these Terms at any time
I agree to be bound by the revised Terms
I must also comply with any other conditions
By using the Services I agree to be bound

You must collect and use my personal data
You also collect the content I create
I am entering into a binding contract
I also agree to waive any “moral rights”
I consent to be bound by these Terms

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Social Contracts

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  • THE WANING AGE OF THE ALTAR, by Sam Holloway
  • RUNNING, by Erica Gingerich and Tia Creighton
  • UPDATE TO OUR FAMILY’S PRIVACY POLICY, by Jonathan Whithe
  • I CONSENT TO BE BOUND, by Jonathan Whithe

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