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I guess you're right in that it's not a contract because nothing is being offered in exchange on your part as a user. But it certainly reads like a "legal agree

• acdha 3y ago
  It usually comes down to enforcement: they can’t expect to get money from you without proving that you knowingly agreed to the deal but this kind of thing will probably prevent a lawsuit if you see something you don’t like or they block your access – if you weren’t paying anything, a court probably won’t accept an argument that you deserve any compensation for loss of a free service.
• bongobingo1 3y ago
  > But it certainly reads like a "legal agreement" to me > I'm not sure what difference that actually makes Funny that. Almost as if by including a lot of "legal sounding words", normal people instinctively defer and back away because they don't understand it. Which is entirely intentional to make you think the rules go one way, when they in fact do not.
  • joquarky 3y ago
    Another example is "Not responsible for broken windshields"