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The updated terms establish clearer scope (these terms apply to free, trial, and paid versions; Enterprise is separate) and expand the list of prohibited uses. Users may no longer reverse engineer, scrape, or attempt to derive components of the Services; use the platform for competitive analysis or to develop competing products; or misrepresent AI-generated output as human-created. The terms also explicitly prohibit processing of HIPAA-regulated health information. Users can review the full updated terms to understand which specific uses are now restricted.
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We may retain some of your Data even after you cease to use our Services, for instance if the Data is necessary to meet our legal obligations, such as tax and accounting requirements.
each Party will, upon written request, return or destroy all Confidential Information of the other Party in its possession or control.
Those posts and profile information may remain on such sites even after you delete your account.
"Following termination of your access to the Services, we will have no obligation to retain your Materials and will thereafter, unless legally prohibited, be entitled to delete all such Materials in our possession...Excerpt from Writer's Terms of Service
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The clause states: “Following termination of your access to the Services, we will have no obligation to retain your Materials and will thereafter, unless legally prohibited, be entitled to delete all such Materials in our possession...”
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