“Customer will be responsible and liable for all acts and omissions of its Affiliates that access the Services in connection with this Agreement.”
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Customer bears the full legal and financial consequences of Affiliate conduct, meaning a violation by an Affiliate exposes Customer as if Customer had acted directly.
You accept liability for your Affiliates' conduct when they access the Services under your Agreement, with no apparent cap on the scope of acts or omissions covered.
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"Customer will be responsible and liable for all acts and omissions of its Affiliates that access the Services in connection with this Agreement.Excerpt from OpenAI's Business Terms
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Customer bears the full legal and financial consequences of Affiliate conduct, meaning a violation by an Affiliate exposes Customer as if Customer had acted directly.
You accept liability for your Affiliates' conduct when they access the Services under your Agreement, with no apparent cap on the scope of acts or omissions covered.
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