Scale reserves the right to examine, record, and copy any information you send or receive through its website, for operational or other purposes, though it takes no responsibility for the content it monitors.
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The terms authorize Scale to monitor, record, and copy all information transmitted through the site; the scope of this reservation covers any and all information and identifies operational or other purposes, a broad and open-ended basis.
Interpretive note: The 'other purposes' language is open-ended; the full scope of permissible monitoring use depends on Scale's Privacy Policy, which is incorporated by reference but not reproduced here.
Under this provision, users acknowledge that information they transmit through the Scale website, including form submissions, messages, or other inputs, may be examined, recorded, and copied by Scale; the practical scope depends on what information users submit through the site and is governed further by Scale's Privacy Policy.
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"You acknowledge and agree that Scale reserves the right to, and may from time to time, monitor any and all information transmitted or received through the Site for operational or other purposes. If at any time Scale chooses to monitor the content, Scale still assumes no responsibility or liability for content or any loss or damage incurred as a result of the use of content. During monitoring, information may be examined, recorded, copied, and used in accordance with our Privacy Policy.Excerpt from Scale AI's Terms of Service
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The terms authorize Scale to monitor, record, and copy all information transmitted through the site; the scope of this reservation covers any and all information and identifies operational or other purposes, a broad and open-ended basis.
Under this provision, users acknowledge that information they transmit through the Scale website, including form submissions, messages, or other inputs, may be examined, recorded, and copied by Scale; the practical scope depends on what information users submit through the site and is governed further by Scale's Privacy Policy.
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