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This provision establishes the operational framework for acceptable use and grants WhatsApp authority to determine and enforce compliance with usage standards. The clause reserves discretionary determination authority to WhatsApp regarding conduct that 'may harm' the service or users, which affects how the provider enforces the acceptable use policy.
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View change record →Users operate under contractual obligations to refrain from specified categories of conduct including intellectual property infringement, illegal activity, spam, unauthorized data collection, and conduct that inhibits service use. The provision incorporates WhatsApp's discretionary assessment of harmful conduct, meaning enforcement decisions extend beyond the enumerated examples to conduct the provider determines may cause harm.
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"You must use our Services according to our Terms and policies. You must not misuse our Services. For example, you must not: use our Services in ways that violate, misappropriate, or infringe the rights of WhatsApp, our users, or others, including privacy, publicity, intellectual property, or other proprietary rights; engage or assist in illegal activity; transmit spam, unsolicited or mass messaging; harvest or otherwise collect information about others without their consent; or engage in any conduct that restricts or inhibits anyone's use or enjoyment of our Services, or which, as determined by us, may harm WhatsApp or users of our Services.— Excerpt from WhatsApp's WhatsApp Terms of Service
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This provision establishes the operational framework for acceptable use and grants WhatsApp authority to determine and enforce compliance with usage standards. The clause reserves discretionary determination authority to WhatsApp regarding conduct that 'may harm' the service or users, which affects how the provider enforces the acceptable use policy.
Users operate under contractual obligations to refrain from specified categories of conduct including intellectual property infringement, illegal activity, spam, unauthorized data collection, and conduct that inhibits service use. The provision incorporates WhatsApp's discretionary assessment of harmful conduct, meaning enforcement decisions extend beyond the enumerated examples to conduct the provider determines may cause harm.
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