You are prohibited from using anything you get from Instacart — including AI-generated outputs or search results — to build, train, or improve any AI model or competing service, even for non-commercial or research purposes.
This restriction limits how you can use information you receive from Instacart's platform, potentially affecting researchers, developers, and journalists — and creates legal exposure for any user who unknowingly uses Instacart data in AI-adjacent work.
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Compare across platforms →This clause restricts not just commercial competitors but also academic researchers, open source developers, and journalists from using Instacart's platform outputs for any AI-related work, which is an unusually broad restriction compared to industry norms.
(1) REGULATORY FRAMEWORK: Implicates contract law enforceability questions under the First Amendment (restrictions on use of publicly available information), potential conflict with fair use doctrine (17 U.S.C. §107), and antitrust considerations under Sherman Act §2 if the restriction is used to foreclose competitive market participation. The explicit prohibition on 'open source or other non-commercial use' and 'research purposes' is notable and may face enforceability challenges. (2)
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