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Severance: If a provision of these Terms is held to be void,invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that provision must be read down as narrowlyas necessary to allow it to be valid or enforceable. If it is not possible toread down a provision (in whole or in part), that provision (or that part ofthat provision) is severed from these Terms without affecting the validity orenforceability of the remainder of that provision or the other provisions inthese Terms.
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Last update: 2023