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This clause means users bear full responsibility for any misuse of their account, even where a third party gains access, because sharing or allowing access is itself prohibited.
Users are prohibited from sharing credentials or account access and remain responsible for all account activity regardless of who performs it.
How other platforms handle this
Don't share your account credentials or give others access to your account.
Use another user's account or share your account with another person;
Share your password with any person.
"You may not share your account credentials or make your account available to anyone else and are responsible for all activities that occur under your account.Excerpt from OpenAI's EU Terms of Use
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This clause means users bear full responsibility for any misuse of their account, even where a third party gains access, because sharing or allowing access is itself prohibited.
Users are prohibited from sharing credentials or account access and remain responsible for all account activity regardless of who performs it.
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