“attempt to (a) interfere with, harm, or disrupt the Databricks Services...”
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The prohibition reaches attempted interference, harm, or disruption—not only successful acts—broadening the scope of prohibited conduct.
Interpretive note: The excerpt appears to be item (a) of a larger list of prohibited attempts. Other items in that list are not visible in the excerpt and are therefore omitted from the canonical claim.
Readers are prohibited from even attempting to interfere with, harm, or disrupt the Databricks Services.
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The prohibition reaches attempted interference, harm, or disruption—not only successful acts—broadening the scope of prohibited conduct.
Readers are prohibited from even attempting to interfere with, harm, or disrupt the Databricks Services.
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