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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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We implement commercially reasonable technical, administrative, and organizational measures designed to protect Personal Data from loss, misuse, and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction.
We use commercially reasonable administrative, organizational, technical and physical security controls to protect your Personal Information from unauthorized access, modification, disclosure, or destruction.
Pinecone has implemented and will maintain the Security Measures. The Security Measures are subject to technical progress and development and Pinecone may modify the Security Measures from time to time, provided that any modifications do not materially diminish the overall security of Services
"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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