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This clause defines the scope of permissible use for DUNS® Numbers and establishes Dun & Bradstreet's retained intellectual property control over the numbering system. The non-exclusive license grants permission for use while the internal-use-only restriction limits the commercial applications users may deploy.
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View change record →Users are authorized to use DUNS® Numbers for internal business identification but are restricted from external commercial applications or linkage use. Users are expected to maintain trademark attribution and use proper nomenclature when referencing the numbers in their operations.
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"Dun & Bradstreet DUNS® Numbers are proprietary to and controlled by Dun & Bradstreet. Dun & Bradstreet grants you a non-exclusive, perpetual, limited license to use DUNS® Numbers (excluding linkage DUNS® Numbers) solely for identification purposes and only for your internal business use. Where practicable, you will refer to the number as a "DUNS® Number" and state that DUNS® is a registered trademark of Dun & Bradstreet.— Excerpt from Dun & Bradstreet's D&B Terms of Use
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This clause defines the scope of permissible use for DUNS® Numbers and establishes Dun & Bradstreet's retained intellectual property control over the numbering system. The non-exclusive license grants permission for use while the internal-use-only restriction limits the commercial applications users may deploy.
Users are authorized to use DUNS® Numbers for internal business identification but are restricted from external commercial applications or linkage use. Users are expected to maintain trademark attribution and use proper nomenclature when referencing the numbers in their operations.
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