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"use the CS Service to create, use, send, store, or run viruses or other harmful computer code, files, scripts, agents, or other programs, or circumvent or disclose the user authentication or security of the CS Service...Excerpt from Heap's Terms of Service
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The clause states: “use the CS Service to create, use, send, store, or run viruses or other harmful computer code, files, scripts, agents, or other programs, or circumvent or disclose the user authentication or security of the CS Service...”
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