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The clause establishes that access to a user's credit or consumer report data is predicated on the user's own consent and instructions, which frames the user as an active authorizing party rather than a passive subject of the inquiry.
Interpretive note: The excerpt appears to be a fragment of a broader clause, likely describing what the user is consenting to rather than a standalone obligation. The canonical claim reflects what the language explicitly states, but the surrounding context of the full clause may impose additional conditions or effects not present in the excerpt.
A reader is required to provide consent and instructions before Afterpay may obtain credit or consumer reports about them for eligibility purposes.
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The clause establishes that access to a user's credit or consumer report data is predicated on the user's own consent and instructions, which frames the user as an active authorizing party rather than a passive subject of the inquiry.
A reader is required to provide consent and instructions before Afterpay may obtain credit or consumer reports about them for eligibility purposes.
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