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use the Service for any commercial solicitation purposes
You shall not distribute on or through this Web Site any Postings containing any advertising, promotion, solicitation for goods, services or funds or solicitation for others to become members of any enterprise...
You agree that you will not submit any fake content (including without limitation any username, likeness, or profile) to willfully and credibly impersonate another person, whether actual or fictitious.
"...nor to use the communication systems provided by the Web site (e.g. comments, email) for any commercial solicitation purposes.Excerpt from General Motors's GM Terms of Use
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The clause states: “...nor to use the communication systems provided by the Web site (e.g. comments, email) for any commercial solicitation purposes.”
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