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The restriction limits the permissible scope of Site use to a narrow category and expressly bars speculative or exploratory reservation practices that some users might consider routine.
Interpretive note: The excerpt appears truncated after the speculative/false/fraudulent reservation examples. Additional prohibited uses may be present but are not shown.
The reader is permitted to use the Site only to make legitimate reservations or purchases and is prohibited from using it for any other purpose, including any speculative, false, or fraudulent reservation.
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"You may only use this Site to make legitimate reservations or purchases and shall not use this Site for any other purposes, including without limitation, to make any speculative, false or fraudulent reservations...Excerpt from Hilton's Terms of Use
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The restriction limits the permissible scope of Site use to a narrow category and expressly bars speculative or exploratory reservation practices that some users might consider routine.
The reader is permitted to use the Site only to make legitimate reservations or purchases and is prohibited from using it for any other purpose, including any speculative, false, or fraudulent reservation.
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