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12th September 2002
HSBC (you have to look pretty hard for this one, they’ve hidden it under “Trade Marks and Copyright”):
In particular no one may use a part of the Site or any Local Site on any other website, or link any other website to the Site or any Local Site, without our prior written permission or the consent of the relevant HSBC Group member.
Link courtesy of Don’t Link to Us!, a blog that tracks blatently stupid linking policies.
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