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The grant is deliberately narrow: it can be revoked, cannot be shared or transferred, and carries no exclusivity, meaning users hold only a fragile, restricted access right rather than any durable property-like interest.
The reader receives only a limited, revocable, non-exclusive, non-transferable access right, and may not sublicense that right except to Affiliates.
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If acquired by any agency of the U.S. Government, such agency acknowledges that... such agency's rights are limited to those specifically granted under these Terms.
Making sure that any Authorised Users, employees, contractors, professional advisors or agents of ours or yours only have access to confidential information on a 'need-to-know basis'.
In the event of any conflict between these Terms of Use and information provided by Customer Service or other portions of our websites, these Terms of Use will control.
"Cloudflare hereby grants to you a limited, revocable, non-exclusive, non-transferable, and non-sublicensable (except to Affiliates) right, to access and use the Services.Excerpt from Cloudflare's Terms of Use
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The grant is deliberately narrow: it can be revoked, cannot be shared or transferred, and carries no exclusivity, meaning users hold only a fragile, restricted access right rather than any durable property-like interest.
The reader receives only a limited, revocable, non-exclusive, non-transferable access right, and may not sublicense that right except to Affiliates.
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