“your consent and instructions for Afterpay to obtain one or more credit reports or other consumer reports from consumer reporting agencies for use in determining your eligibility for an Afterpay or First Electronic Bank loan...”
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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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