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By excluding every named category of damages, the clause leaves users without a contractual remedy against DeepSeek for virtually any harm connected to the Model or the License.
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Users cannot recover damages of any character from DeepSeek arising from the License or from their use of or inability to use the Model.
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By excluding every named category of damages, the clause leaves users without a contractual remedy against DeepSeek for virtually any harm connected to the Model or the License.
Users cannot recover damages of any character from DeepSeek arising from the License or from their use of or inability to use the Model.
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