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Direct Purchases. In the case of Direct Purchases, Scribd, and the participating publisher or User, grant You a limited, nonexclusive, nontransferable, revocable and personal license to access and use a digital copy of the selected Scribd Commercial Content for Your personal reference and informational purposes. Additional terms and conditions (i.e., additional usage limitations) may apply to Your access to Scribd Commercial Content in which case those terms will be communicated to you in connection with your access to such content. For example, the rights granted to You do not include the right to download a copy of the selected Scribd Commercial Content unless the such terms are provided with the Scribd Commercial Content you have selected for Direct Purchase.

Restrictions. Regardless of which access option You have selected (Direct Purchase or Membership) Your access to and use of the Scribd Commercial Content is subject to the following restrictions:

No commercial or promotional use rights are granted in any Scribd Commercial Content;

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You may not share, lend, or rent copies of Scribd Commercial Content;

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You may not exceed usage limitations set by content providers (participating publisher or User);

You may not make copies of all or any portion of any Scribd Commercial Content;

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The ability to print/copy/paste and/or download may be restricted by the participating publisher or User who submitted the Scribd Commercial Content

In addition to the foregoing, if You have obtained access to Scribd Commercial Content by purchasing a Membership, except for any limited time promotions, Your access to the Membership is conditioned upon timely payment and maintenance of Your Membership account; and You will not have access to Scribd Commercial Content if Your Membership is cancelled, allowed to lapse, or terminated for non-payment.

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Payments and Billing

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Cancellation of Memberships. You may cancel Your Membership at any time. AS STATED IN OUR REFUND POLICY WITH RESPECT TO MEMBERSHIPS, THERE ARE NO REFUNDS OF ANY FEES OR CHARGES FOR MEMBERSHIPS. IF YOU CANCEL YOUR MEMBERSHIP, YOU WON’T RECEIVE A REFUND OF ANY PORTION OF THE MEMBERSHIP FEE PAID FOR THE THEN CURRENT MEMBERSHIP PERIOD AT THE TIME OF CANCELLATION. To cancel a Membership, you can do so through the Scribd Platform by logging into the Site or the App and going to Your account settings. You may also email support@scribd.com to initiate cancellation of a Membership. You will be responsible for all Membership Fees (plus any applicable taxes and other charges) incurred before the effective date of your cancellation. If you cancel, your cancellation will be effective immediately, but Scribd will allow You to access the Scribd Commercial Content until the most recently paid-up Membership period ends, and then will terminate Your access to Scribd Commercial Content, including any Scribd Commercial Content that You accessed using Your Scribd Credits. Cancelling Your Membership won’t cancel Your Account. For example, if You made a Direct Purchase of certain Scribd Commercial Content, You will continue to be able to access such Scribd Commercial Content after cancelling Your Membership, unless Your account is terminated. See Section 9 below titled “Term and Termination,” for information on terminating Your account.

You agree that Scribd may terminate Your Membership and/or account for non-payment of Membership Fees. In the event of any cancellation or termination of your Membership or account, we may remove and discard all or any part of Your account, User profile, and any content related to Your account, at any time.

Removal of Content.Regardless of which purchase option You have selected, Scribd reserves the right to modify or withdraw at any time any Scribd Commercial Content from access by You at the request of its publisher or for any other reason. If Scribd removes or deletes a particular piece of Scribd Commercial Content to which You have purchased access, Scribd reserves the right to revoke Your access. If Scribd revokes Your access, Scribd may provide a refund to You or offer You another form of compensation at Scribd’s sole discretion. If Scribd removes any particular piece of Scribd Commercial Content to which You have purchased access through a Direct Purchase, subject to any usage limitation for that content, Scribd may provide (at Scribd’s sole discretion) to You a limited window of time in which to download such removed Scribd Commercial Content.

Term and Termination. This Agreement begins on the date on which You accept its terms and continues until terminated. We may terminate this Agreement (including Your account), or suspend or terminate the Scribd Platform, with or without cause, at any time and without notice to You. Please refer to the Scribd General Terms of Use for additional terms applicable to the cancellation or termination of Your account. Upon any cancellation or termination of this Agreement and/or Your account, the rights and licenses granted to You under this Agreement will automatically terminate. This means that, among other things, You will no longer have access to any Scribd Commercial Content to which you have purchased access via the Scribd Platform.