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The prohibition encompasses both purpose-based restrictions on all users and a categorical access ban on direct competitors, limiting competitive intelligence gathering.
Interpretive note: The excerpt contains two independent prohibitions: a purpose-based restriction applicable to all users and a categorical access ban applicable to direct competitors. The canonical claim states both because they are directly related; the categorical ban is also noted in omitted_material for transparency.
You may not use the Cohere Solution for benchmarking or competitive monitoring, and if you are a direct competitor of Cohere, you are prohibited from accessing the Cohere Solution at all.
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"YOU MAY NOT ACCESS THE COHERE SOLUTION FOR PURPOSES OF MONITORING AVAILABILITY, PERFORMANCE OR FUNCTIONALITY, OR FOR ANY OTHER BENCHMARKING OR COMPETITIVE PURPOSES. COHERE'S DIRECT COMPETITORS ARE PROHIBITED FROM ACCESSING THE COHERE SOLUTION...Excerpt from Cohere's Terms of Use
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The prohibition encompasses both purpose-based restrictions on all users and a categorical access ban on direct competitors, limiting competitive intelligence gathering.
You may not use the Cohere Solution for benchmarking or competitive monitoring, and if you are a direct competitor of Cohere, you are prohibited from accessing the Cohere Solution at all.
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