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"Circumvent technical restrictions, access controls, rate limits, challenges, security features, or compliance controls such as age-verification, identity-verification, or geographic restrictions.Excerpt from Instacart's Terms of Service (Superseded Capture)
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The clause states: “Circumvent technical restrictions, access controls, rate limits, challenges, security features, or compliance controls such as age-verification, identity-verification, or geographic restrictions.”
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