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by wodenokoto 811 days ago
So they have a perpetual right to your contend, for as long as they are providing you a service.

Either way you read it, it seems like poor wording.

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Perpetual means continuing forever, so why would it end at the end of the services?
If you ask your parents if you can stay up late to finish your homework essay, it should follow that you only gain that right until the essay is finished.

If you ask if you can stay up late for the rest of your life, it should follow that you gain that right for the rest of your life.

If you ask for both at the same time, in the same sentence, you might grow up to write TOS for vultr.