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Except as set forth below, or as otherwise approved by us, the services are for your personal, non-commercial use unless you enter into a separate agreement with us for your commercial use.
The Services are intended for business use by corporate or business entities, and you agree that you will not use the Services for any personal or individual use.
Host Content on our servers for any purpose other than for your use of the Service.
"You agree that you will only use Substack for your own personal or organizational use, and not on behalf of or for the benefit of any third party.Excerpt from Substack's Terms of Use
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The clause states: “You agree that you will only use Substack for your own personal or organizational use, and not on behalf of or for the benefit of any third party.”
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