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You will not exceed...any limit on calls per second set forth in any Specifications...and you will not send files to or from Creators API or PA API that are greater than 40KB without our prior written approval.
This includes the right to use OpenAI's API to integrate the Services into Customer Applications and to make Customer Applications available to End Users.
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"Customer must take precautions during the implementation of the Application using the API to ensure that Customer's Application will continue to work properly even if the API is not available, whether caused by DeepL's or Customer's fault.Excerpt from DeepL's Terms and Conditions
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The clause states: “Customer must take precautions during the implementation of the Application using the API to ensure that Customer's Application will continue to work properly even if the API is not available, whether caused by DeepL's or Customer's fault.”
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