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The restriction defines the outer boundary of permissible use, making any commercial use or out-of-household sharing—without an Extra Member account—a policy violation.
The reader may use Netflix only for personal, non-commercial purposes and may not share access outside their household unless they have purchased an Extra Member account.
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"The Netflix service and any content accessed through it are for your personal, non-commercial use only and may not be shared with anyone outside of your household unless you purchased an Extra Member account.Excerpt from Netflix's Account and Content Policies
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The restriction defines the outer boundary of permissible use, making any commercial use or out-of-household sharing—without an Extra Member account—a policy violation.
The reader may use Netflix only for personal, non-commercial purposes and may not share access outside their household unless they have purchased an Extra Member account.
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