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You will not systematically retrieve data or content from the Web Services to create a collection, compilation, database, or directory, except through APIs or other interfaces specifically provided for this purpose.
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make available the Bundled Service to Customer's end users...and (b) demonstrate the Bundled Services to potential End Users.
"Unless explicitly permitted, you may not use web scraping, web harvesting, or web data extraction methods to extract data from the AI services.Excerpt from Microsoft's Services Agreement (Legacy)
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The clause states: “Unless explicitly permitted, you may not use web scraping, web harvesting, or web data extraction methods to extract data from the AI services.”
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