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GM Sole Discretion to Determine Competitive Use

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Any use of the Web site or its related services that GM finds, in its sole discretion, to use GM's resources or User Submissions with the effect of competing with or displacing the market...

Excerpt from General Motors's GM Terms of Use

Provision details

Document information
Document
GM Terms of Use
Entity
General Motors
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
July 12, 2026
Last verified
July 12, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-072272
Document ID
CA-D-00614
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
a3bb4d0654bfa47c9dca169fe2d6c14bd7819bfa825dcd124b3a3edff397ab2a
Analysis generated
July 12, 2026 15:39 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: General Motors
Document: GM Terms of Use
Record ID: CA-P-072272
Captured: 2026-07-12 15:39:21 UTC
SHA-256: a3bb4d0654bfa47c…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/general-motors/gm-terms-of-use/provision/CA-P-072272/gm-sole-discretion-to-determine-competitive-use/
Accessed: Aug. 3, 2026
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What does General Motors's GM Sole Discretion to Determine Competitive Use clause do?

The clause states: “Any use of the Web site or its related services that GM finds, in its sole discretion, to use GM's resources or User Submissions with the effect of competing with or displacing the market...”

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