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"Instacart may limit, tier, suspend, or revoke programmatic or automated access (and update or disable interfaces) at any time for security, policy, business, or legal reasons, with or without notice.— Excerpt from Instacart's Instacart Terms of Service (Superseded Capture)
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The clause states: “Instacart may limit, tier, suspend, or revoke programmatic or automated access (and update or disable interfaces) at any time for security, policy, business, or legal reasons, with or without notice.”
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