“In order to create an Account for yourself or for your Organization on our Website, you must be a natural person of at least age 13, or a legal entity duly registered.”
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This sets a minimum eligibility threshold for account creation, which may affect the enforceability of the agreement with users below age 13.
You cannot create a Hugging Face account if you are a natural person under age 13; organizations must be duly registered legal entities.
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Each person must have a unique account and you're responsible for any activity conducted on your account.
If you register for an account, you must provide accurate account information and promptly update this information if it changes.
When You register for an account, You agree to provide true, accurate, current and complete information and to keep Your account up to date.
"In order to create an Account for yourself or for your Organization on our Website, you must be a natural person of at least age 13, or a legal entity duly registered.Excerpt from Hugging Face's Terms of Service
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This sets a minimum eligibility threshold for account creation, which may affect the enforceability of the agreement with users below age 13.
You cannot create a Hugging Face account if you are a natural person under age 13; organizations must be duly registered legal entities.
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