“Decompile, extract source code, or reverse engineer the End User Services”
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The prohibition covers three distinct technical methods of accessing underlying code or structure, broadly blocking users from attempting to understand or reconstruct the End User Services at a technical level.
Users are prohibited from using any technical method—decompilation, source code extraction, or reverse engineering—to examine the underlying code or structure of the End User Services.
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"Decompile, extract source code, or reverse engineer the End User ServicesExcerpt from Stripe's Acceptable Use Policy
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The prohibition covers three distinct technical methods of accessing underlying code or structure, broadly blocking users from attempting to understand or reconstruct the End User Services at a technical level.
Users are prohibited from using any technical method—decompilation, source code extraction, or reverse engineering—to examine the underlying code or structure of the End User Services.
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