The policy prohibits users from decompiling, extracting source code from, or reverse engineering the End User Services, and from allowing others to do so.
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This provision establishes a technical integrity restriction that prohibits users from attempting to access or reproduce the underlying code or technical architecture of the End User Services.
Interpretive note: The enforceability of this restriction may be limited for EU-based users under the EU Software Directive's interoperability provisions, which certain contractual terms cannot override.
Under this clause, users are prohibited from any technical analysis of the End User Services that involves decompilation, source code extraction, or reverse engineering. The agreement applies this restriction to users' own conduct and to any third parties they might permit to engage in such activity.
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"You must not, and must not allow others to: Decompile, extract source code, or reverse engineer the End User Services; or— Excerpt from Stripe's Stripe Acceptable Use Policy
(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision engages software copyright law and may interact with the EU Software Directive, which provides a limited statutory right to decompile software for interoperability purposes that contractual terms cannot entirely override in certain EU member states. In the United States, reverse engineering restrictions are generally enforceable in contract but may be subject to limitations under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) and fair use doctrine. (2) GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Medium. The prohibition is standard in software and platform agreements, but its interaction with EU Software Directive interoperability rights means the clause may be partially unenforceable for EU-based users in specific technical contexts. (3) JURISDICTION FLAGS: EU users benefit from Article 6 of the EU Software Directive, which may permit decompilation for interoperability purposes notwithstanding contractual restrictions. This creates a potential enforceability limitation for EU-based users in interoperability contexts. (4) CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: This clause is consistent with standard commercial software licensing practice and should not present unusual due diligence triggers for most procurement teams. Security researchers or penetration testing vendors should note that any authorized testing arrangements would need explicit written exceptions from this clause. (5) COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Organizations that conduct security assessments of integrated third-party services should confirm that any security testing of Stripe End User Services components is conducted under an explicit written authorization that carves out this prohibition.
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This provision establishes a technical integrity restriction that prohibits users from attempting to access or reproduce the underlying code or technical architecture of the End User Services.
Under this clause, users are prohibited from any technical analysis of the End User Services that involves decompilation, source code extraction, or reverse engineering. The agreement applies this restriction to users' own conduct and to any third parties they might permit to engage in such activity.
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