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The obligation is aspirational ('striving') rather than a firm commitment, and the standard is 'commercially acceptable' rather than any higher benchmark.
Interpretive note: The word 'striving' is a material qualifier that distinguishes this from a firm commitment; it is preserved as such.
Modal does not promise it has achieved or will achieve commercially acceptable security, only that it is striving toward that standard.
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Skillshare takes technical and organizational security measures that are designed to safeguard Personal Data.
We take reasonable measures, including administrative, technical, and physical safeguards, to protect your information from loss, theft, and misuse, and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction.
To protect your personal information from unauthorized access and use, we use security measures that comply with federal law. These measures include computer safeguards and secured files and buildings.
"we are striving to use commercially acceptable means of protecting it.Excerpt from Modal's Privacy Policy
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The obligation is aspirational ('striving') rather than a firm commitment, and the standard is 'commercially acceptable' rather than any higher benchmark.
Modal does not promise it has achieved or will achieve commercially acceptable security, only that it is striving toward that standard.
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