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Amazon's evaluation of compliance is not limited to observed violations; it may extend to assessing whether a user has adequate internal safeguards in place.
Users may be judged not only on actual violations but also on whether they have preventive or remedial processes for prohibited content or activity.
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Amazon's evaluation of compliance is not limited to observed violations; it may extend to assessing whether a user has adequate internal safeguards in place.
Users may be judged not only on actual violations but also on whether they have preventive or remedial processes for prohibited content or activity.
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