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Prohibition on Reverse Engineering API or Product Advertising Content

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Substack Medium

Decompiles, reverse engineers, or otherwise attempts to obtain the source code or underlying ideas or information of or relating to Substack.

Together AI Medium

make calls through the API that exceed limits on the number and frequency of such calls or take any action that imposes an unreasonable or disproportionately heavy load on the API or the Services...

Grindr Medium

You may NOT: (i) modify, disassemble, decompile, reverse engineer or otherwise reduce to source code or other human-perceivable form the Grindr Services or any technology made available in connection with the Grindr Services

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You will not, and will not attempt to (i) modify, alter, tamper with, repair, or otherwise create derivative works of the Specifications or any software included in Product Advertising Content; or (ii) reverse engineer, disassemble, decompile...

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Document information
Document
Amazon Associates Program Policies
Entity
Amazon Associates
Document last updated
May 20, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 20, 2026
Last verified
July 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-064567
Document ID
CA-D-00881
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
2fb748aa649c57d194b1f09f1a2e8079f3584386fa9f0a60cbe9b49677d855d5
Analysis generated
May 20, 2026 13:28 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
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Citation Record
Entity: Amazon Associates
Document: Amazon Associates Program Policies
Record ID: CA-P-064567
Captured: 2026-05-20 13:28:57 UTC
SHA-256: 2fb748aa649c57d1…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/amazon-associates/amazon-associates-program-policies/provision/CA-P-064567/prohibition-on-reverse-engineering-api-or-product-advertising-content/
Accessed: Aug. 2, 2026
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Amazon Associates's Prohibition on Reverse Engineering API or Product Advertising Content clause do?

The clause states: “You will not, and will not attempt to (i) modify, alter, tamper with, repair, or otherwise create derivative works of the Specifications or any software included in Product Advertising Content; or (ii) reverse engineer, disassemble, decompile...”

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 108 platforms. See the full comparison.

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