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The prohibition is broad in scope, covering harm to any person or entity—not only Stripe—making a wide range of injurious conduct prohibited.
Interpretive note: The term 'harm' is undefined in the excerpt, leaving its scope uncertain. The canonical claim preserves the word without narrowing or broadening it.
Users are prohibited from taking any action through the End User Services that causes harm to Stripe or to any other party.
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"Cause harm to us or others through the End User ServicesExcerpt from Stripe's Acceptable Use Policy
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The prohibition is broad in scope, covering harm to any person or entity—not only Stripe—making a wide range of injurious conduct prohibited.
Users are prohibited from taking any action through the End User Services that causes harm to Stripe or to any other party.
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