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"Client may permit its employees, agents, contractors and service providers to access the Services and Output on Client's behalf ("Permitted Users"), provided that Client remains responsible for their compliance...Excerpt from Plaid's Terms of Use
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The clause states: “Client may permit its employees, agents, contractors and service providers to access the Services and Output on Client's behalf ("Permitted Users"), provided that Client remains responsible for their compliance...”
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