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Third-Party Tool Risk Falls on User

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ANY INTERACTIONS WITH ADVERTISERS, INCLUDING THROUGH ENGAGEMENT WITH INTERACTIVE ADVERTISEMENTS, ARE AT YOUR OWN OPTION AND RISK AND YOU AGREE THAT NETFLIX IS NOT LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES...

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When you access or use a Third-Party Service, you are interacting with the applicable third party, not with Datadog, and you do so at your own risk.

Walmart Medium

NO WALMART ENTITY WILL BE LIABLE FOR ANY DEFAMATORY, OFFENSIVE, OR ILLEGAL CONDUCT OF ANY SELLER (INCLUDING ANY MARKETPLACE RETAILER), SHOPPER, OR OTHER USER OF THE WALMART SITES.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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If you connect any third-party Automated System to Instacart, you do so at your own risk. Such tools may introduce errors and act inconsistently with your intent. Instacart is not responsible...

— Excerpt from Instacart's Instacart Terms of Service

Applicable regulations

FTC Act Section 5
United States Federal

Provision details

Document information
Document
Instacart Terms of Service
Entity
Instacart
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 10, 2026
Last verified
May 12, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-026289
Document ID
CA-D-00135
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
https://www.instacart.com/terms
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Content hash (SHA-256)
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Analysis generated
May 10, 2026 00:03 UTC
Methodology
summarize_document-v8
Evidence
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Citation Record
Entity: Instacart
Document: Instacart Terms of Service
Record ID: CA-P-026289
Captured: 2026-05-10 00:03:25 UTC
SHA-256: d08566866b6a1f74…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/instacart/instacart-terms-of-service/provision/CA-P-026289/third-party-tool-risk-falls-on-user/
Accessed: July 12, 2026
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Classification
Severity
Medium
Categories
Liability limitation

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Instacart's Third-Party Tool Risk Falls on User clause do?

The clause states: “If you connect any third-party Automated System to Instacart, you do so at your own risk. Such tools may introduce errors and act inconsistently with your intent. Instacart is not responsible...”

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