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      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] The Company reserves the right to delay or suspend payment during any investigation into your compliance with these Terms.",
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      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Outlier: Access.signup",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] You may only possess one Account.",
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      "id": "learn_r1301_ai_training_and_data_annotation_risks_appen_zero_tolerance",
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      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Appen: Safety.legal",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Appen maintains a zero tolerance policy for bribery and corruption.",
      "body": "Appen maintains a zero tolerance policy for bribery and corruption.\n\nWhat Appen Limited actually says:\n\n“We hold ourselves to the highest standards of ethical conduct, including a zero tolerance for bribery and corruption.”",
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      "id": "learn_r1301_ai_training_and_data_annotation_risks_outlier_arbitration",
      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Outlier: Safety.legal",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Users in the U.S. must resolve disputes with Outlier through binding arbitration, waiving the right to a jury trial.",
      "body": "Users in the U.S. must resolve disputes with Outlier through binding arbitration, waiving the right to a jury trial.\n\nWhat Scale AI, Inc. actually says:\n\n“If your country of residence or establishment is the United States, you and the Company mutually agree... that any dispute arising out of or relating in any way to these Terms or Company, will be resolved by binding arbitration, rather than in court.”\n\nNote: Arbitration Agreement",
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      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Appen: Money.tax",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] All payments and expenses made on behalf of Appen must be recorded accurately and in reasonable detail.",
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      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Toloka: Access.geo",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Toloka states that accessing its site may not be lawful in some countries, and doing so is at the user's risk.",
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