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Re: Another Paypal update

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On 20/08/2014 6:47 PM, Rich wrote:
> Sylvia Else <sylvia@not.at.this.address> wrote:
>> Was advised of another Paypal policy update today.
>
>> According to my records, that's the 18th policy, user, or legal
>> agreement update in less than three and half years.
>
>> I wonder whether courts in some jurisdictions would consider this to
>> be an abuse of the provision that allows Paypal to make unilateral
>> changes to the agreements, and refuse to bind a customer where some
>> provision is unreasonable.
>
> Does the Paypal policy include a statement somewhere that they reserve
> the right for themselves to make updates at any time, and to give you
> proper notification when such updates occur?
>
> If it includes something to this effect (it _very_ likely does) then
> I'd guess no, a court would not likely consider it an abuse, because
> they informed you ahead of time that they could do so "at any time",
> and "at any time" means as often as they wish.
>

By way of example of a jurisdiction where litigation might succeed, consider

www.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/sinodisp/au/legis/vic/consol_act/aclafta2012372/s185.html

  (j)     the conduct of the parties to the contract after the term was 
agreed to;

If one hypothesises a situation where PayPal repeatedly and often change 
the terms, and then slipped something questionable into them, a person 
(being someone in Victoria, Australia) might then seek redress under 
this section.

Sylvia.

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Another Paypal update Sylvia Else <sylvia@not.at.this.address> - 2014-08-20 13:36 +1000
  Re: Another Paypal update Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2014-08-20 08:47 +0000
    Re: Another Paypal update Sylvia Else <sylvia@not.at.this.address> - 2014-08-20 19:46 +1000

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