This provision establishes a categorical prohibition on a specific technical method of affiliate attribution manipulation. Associates using third-party link management tools, browser extensions, or automated scripts that interact with cookie placement should verify those tools do not trigger this prohibition, as violation is stated as grounds for commission withholding and termination.
This provision establishes that corporate card use of Google Pay creates a contractual representation by the employee that the employer has authorized use and is bound by these Terms. Organizations that have not reviewed or accepted these Terms may nonetheless be bound by them through employee use of corporate cards.
Stripe
· Stripe Restricted Businesses List
This provision establishes that the prohibited and restricted category determinations are not globally uniform, requiring businesses operating across multiple Stripe markets to conduct jurisdiction-by-jurisdiction policy review to determine their eligibility in each market.
PayPal
· PayPal Acceptable Use Policy
The definition of cryptocurrency adopted in this provision is notably broad, covering NFTs and virtual in-game currencies in addition to traditional cryptocurrencies, which means businesses in gaming, digital collectibles, or metaverse commerce may be subject to the pre-approval requirement without clearly identifying as cryptocurrency operators. The inclusion of NFTs and in-game currencies extends the pre-approval obligation into sectors that may not primarily self-identify with cryptocurrency.
GitHub
· GitHub Acceptable Use Policies
This provision directly restricts the use of GitHub Actions and other compute resources for cryptomining or automated bulk operations, which is operationally significant for DevOps teams and organizations running automated pipelines that may inadvertently approach the boundary of this prohibition.
The clause defines the operational boundaries for permissible service use and establishes Luma AI's policy governing categories of content and activities that cannot be generated or facilitated through the platform, including weapons development, child exploitation, deepfakes, fraud, and misrepresentation of output origin.
The provision operationalizes a dual-use control framework that distinguishes between authorized and prohibited cybersecurity applications. This establishes OpenAI's policy stance that certain security-related uses are permissible while others involving unauthorized system compromise remain restricted, requiring OpenAI to evaluate requests against these categories.
This provision creates ongoing technical compliance obligations for engineering teams building Maps Platform integrations, as architectural decisions about data storage and retrieval must conform to permitted caching durations and access patterns, with violations potentially triggering API access suspension.
This provision engages FTC guidance on AI-generated content disclosure and the EU AI Act's transparency requirements for AI-generated content, particularly in contexts such as customer service, journalism, academic submission, and legal proceedings. The clause is qualified by 'in contexts where this could mislead,' which preserves some discretion regarding fictional or clearly labeled creative uses.
Plaid
· Plaid Terms of Use
This provision governs the conditions under which third-party developers and businesses can access consumer financial data through Plaid's API, establishing data use restrictions and compliance obligations that affect the entire ecosystem of applications built on Plaid's platform.
The provision operationalizes Snapchat's obligations under the DMCA by establishing the procedural framework through which copyright holders communicate potential infringement claims. By defining required notice elements, the clause creates the legal mechanism by which the platform receives and processes takedown requests.
This provision contains several broadly framed categories, including 'rhetoric that could unduly alter people's political views' and content that could 'sow division,' that are not defined in the document. These categories create significant enforcement discretion for Perplexity and may affect users engaged in legitimate political commentary, journalism, academic research, or civic education. The disinformation prohibition also engages emerging platform content liability frameworks including the EU Digital Services Act.
The provision establishes the institutional basis for OpenAI's content moderation framework regarding political applications. It signals that requests for tools designed to manipulate political preferences or distribute political content at scale may be declined or restricted under the usage policy.
This provision establishes a normative boundary on permitted API use cases by excluding applications targeting electoral systems or democratic governance. The restriction functions as a content policy that delineates prohibited use categories within the service terms.
The clause operationally restricts the category of entities permitted to access the platform and defines prohibited use cases for genetic information. This establishes 23andMe's contractual boundary regarding institutional access to genetic data and forensic applications.
This clause establishes a controlled distribution model for engine tooling by designating specific authorized channels, which affects how developers can make Engine Tools-inclusive products available to end users and shapes the operational requirements for commercial distribution of such products.
This provision places on users the obligation to ensure that their use of the platform, including any data processed or models developed, does not violate U.S. export control or sanctions law, which may require affirmative compliance assessments for customers operating internationally or handling controlled technology.
Export control and sanctions compliance provisions establish mandatory operational boundaries for service availability across jurisdictions. This provision ensures Ledger maintains legal compliance with U.S. and international trade restrictions and creates clear geographic and entity-based limitations on service access.
Amazon
· Amazon Conditions of Use
The clause establishes Amazon's contractual requirement that users comply with U.S. federal export control law as a condition of service use. This provision allocates responsibility to users for legal compliance with export regulations that carry statutory penalties under U.S. law.
Stripe
· Stripe Acceptable Use Policy
This provision establishes a broad behavioral restriction encompassing both illegal conduct and harmful conduct, with the latter term undefined, which creates a wide-ranging prohibition on use of End User Services that could affect account standing under Stripe's broader enforcement framework.
Shopify
· Shopify Acceptable Use Policy
This restriction defines the scope of permissible merchant activities on the platform and establishes categorical exclusions from service eligibility. The provision operationalizes Shopify's risk management and regulatory compliance framework by delineating which business models the platform will not support.
Shopify
· Shopify Acceptable Use Policy
The clause restricts the merchant base Shopify will service by category, requiring platform compliance monitoring for weapons-related inventory. This establishes operational policy boundaries for what product classes the payment processor will facilitate transactions for.
Stripe
· Stripe Restricted Businesses List
This provision affects firearms retailers and related merchants by conditioning their access to Stripe's payment processing on the specific products sold and applicable licensing; the inclusion of ghost guns and certain parts components creates a compliance obligation that requires product-level assessment, not just business-type assessment.
PayPal
· PayPal Acceptable Use Policy
The explicit inclusion of 'games of skill (whether or not legally defined as gambling)' and 'sweepstakes' within the pre-approval requirement extends the obligation to business models that do not legally constitute gambling in their operating jurisdiction. The jurisdictional condition requiring that both operator and all customers be located in permissive jurisdictions creates a cross-border compliance monitoring obligation for any business operating in this category.
Geographic content restrictions are standard in streaming services due to licensing agreements that vary by territory. This provision operationalizes Paramount+'s content licensing obligations and defines the scope of service delivery across different markets.
This clause establishes a carve-out mechanism allowing Anthropic to negotiate tailored contractual terms with governmental entities based on their public mission and statutory authorities, rather than applying uniform restrictions across all customers. The provision conditions such modifications on Anthropic's assessment that alternative safeguards remain adequate to address policy objectives.
This clause establishes a mechanism for Anthropic to create differentiated contractual terms for government entities, allowing use restrictions to vary from standard policy terms based on Anthropic's assessment of whether alternative safeguards sufficiently mitigate identified risks.
Amazon
· AWS Acceptable Use Policy
This provision operates as a baseline conduct requirement that shapes the scope of permitted service usage. AWS retains enforcement discretion to determine whether specific content violates these categories and to take corrective action, including service suspension, based on policy violations.
This clause defines content restrictions that establish the operational boundaries of the service. The provision functions as a use limitation that Mistral AI enforces through its content moderation and compliance mechanisms.
Shopify
· Shopify Acceptable Use Policy
This provision establishes Shopify's operational boundaries for product categories permitted on its platform, functioning as a categorical exclusion mechanism tied to regulatory compliance status and substantiation of product claims. The restriction directly constrains the product inventory merchants may list and operate through the Services.