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Any use of the Services in an End User-facing application beyond internal evaluation is prohibited, preventing commercial deployment under this restriction.
Interpretive note: The excerpt appears to be a fragment of a larger clause; without surrounding context it is unclear whether this is the sole permitted use or one item in a list of restrictions. The canonical claim is limited strictly to what the quoted language states.
The Client may only use the Services in its End User-facing application for internal evaluation and no other purpose.
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The Services are intended for business use by corporate or business entities, and you agree that you will not use the Services for any personal or individual use.
The Escrow Services are intended for business use, and you agree to use the Escrow Services only for business purposes and not for consumer, personal, family, or household purposes.
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"use the Services in such Client Application provided to end users (consumers or businesses) (the "End Users") solely for internal evaluation of the Services— Excerpt from Plaid's Plaid Terms of Use
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Any use of the Services in an End User-facing application beyond internal evaluation is prohibited, preventing commercial deployment under this restriction.
The Client may only use the Services in its End User-facing application for internal evaluation and no other purpose.
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