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Customer will not access or use any Service, Documentation, or Customization in sanctioned or embargoed regions or for any prohibited end uses, including but not limited to nuclear, chemical, or biological weapons
Customer will comply with all applicable federal laws, regulations and rules that prohibit or restrict the export or re-export of the Platform Services or software outside the United States, and will complete all undertakings required by those laws...
You are responsible for complying with the export laws and regulations of the United States and other applicable jurisdictions.
"Transfer, provide, export or re-export the online services in violation of an embargo, trade sanction, or other technology control or export laws and regulations; you also represent and warrant that you are not (i) located in a country subject to a U.S. Government embargo...Excerpt from McDonald's's Terms of Use
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The clause states: “Transfer, provide, export or re-export the online services in violation of an embargo, trade sanction, or other technology control or export laws and regulations; you also represent and warrant that you are not (i) located in a country subject to a U.S. Government embargo...”
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