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The provision operationalizes Cohere's service delivery model by delineating the boundaries between authorized and unauthorized API usage. This framing establishes the contractual basis for usage monitoring, rate limiting, and enforcement actions if users exceed specified parameters or violate usage restrictions.
Interpretive note: The full API usage restriction clause text was not available in the provided HTML due to document truncation; this analysis is inferred from the document's scope definition and standard industry practice for API terms of service.
Users operating under this provision are authorized to access the API within defined parameters, but their usage is subject to stated restrictions and technical controls. The terms establish obligations regarding permitted applications, acceptable volume thresholds, and compliance requirements that govern continued API access.
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You agree not to post, upload, publish, submit, or transmit any Content or use the Services to create any Output that: (a) infringes, misappropriates, or violates a third party's patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret, moral rights, or other intellectual property rights, or rights of publicity o...
You agree to comply with our Usage Policies, which are incorporated into these Terms. You may not use our Services to develop or train competing AI models, to generate content that violates our policies, or for any illegal purpose. Violation of our Usage Policies may result in suspension or terminat...
Restricted Content includes clear violations of our Content Policy or applicable laws, and is subject to immediate action. Content designed to disrupt, damage, or gain unauthorized access to systems or devices. Content that attempts to transmit or generate malicious code (e.g., malware, trojans, vir...
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The provision operationalizes Cohere's service delivery model by delineating the boundaries between authorized and unauthorized API usage. This framing establishes the contractual basis for usage monitoring, rate limiting, and enforcement actions if users exceed specified parameters or violate usage restrictions.
Users operating under this provision are authorized to access the API within defined parameters, but their usage is subject to stated restrictions and technical controls. The terms establish obligations regarding permitted applications, acceptable volume thresholds, and compliance requirements that govern continued API access.
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