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The prohibition covers a wide range of downstream uses — including machine learning — meaning Customers cannot extract value from web-search-sourced Third-Party Content beyond direct in-session use.
Interpretive note: The excerpt ends after item (iii) with 'as part of any machine learning' and does not appear to be a complete sentence, suggesting additional prohibited uses may follow that are not captured here. The canonical claim is limited strictly to what the quoted language establishes.
The updated terms authorize Mistral AI to perform a broader range of actions on data sent to third-party services, moving beyond simple access and retrieval to include execute, transmit, modify, delete, invoke, and otherwise act upon necessary data. Users now explicitly bear responsibility for the actions they request through Mistral AI Products and for compliance with third-party terms. If you use third-party service integrations, you should review what specific actions you are requesting and confirm you understand what data handling Mistral AI is authorized to perform on your behalf.
View change record →Customers are prohibited from storing, redistributing, commercializing, or using for machine learning any Third-Party Content retrieved through Mistral AI's web-search feature.
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User Content may not: be unlawful, libelous, defamatory, obscene, pornographic, indecent, lewd, suggestive, harassing, threatening, invasive of privacy or publicity rights, abusive, inflammatory or fraudulent
"Customer is not allowed to use Third-Party Content displayed using Mistral AI's web-search feature to (i) copy, store, archive, cache or create a database of the Third-Party Content, (ii) redistribute, resell, or sublicense the Third-Party Content, (iii) as part of any machine learning...Excerpt from Mistral AI's Additional Product Terms
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The prohibition covers a wide range of downstream uses — including machine learning — meaning Customers cannot extract value from web-search-sourced Third-Party Content beyond direct in-session use.
Customers are prohibited from storing, redistributing, commercializing, or using for machine learning any Third-Party Content retrieved through Mistral AI's web-search feature.
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