XE OTN license agreement unclear for commercial web applications

XE is said to be free to use in commercial applications.. Even as a back end db for web applications in the same way as "open source databases"...
How about the OTN license part stating
"(a) purposes of developing, prototyping and running your applications for your own internal data processing operations;".
With this in mind, would it be allowed to create a web application where our customers can login and view data we feel is fitting for their needs, and even manipulate some of that data?
Is this "internal data processing" as in our company and how we internally conduct business and collaborations with our customers... or is this stretching the OTN license agreement to far?

"it is allowed only when using Oracle Standard Edition (not One)"
This makes me a bit suspicious that he is just after sales revenue.
Their new move to cloud computing includes Amazon Machine Images covering Enterprise, Standard, Standard One and Express Editions.
http://www.oracle.com/technology/tech/cloud/index.html
The Licensing FAQ explicitly mentions
"Under cloud computing, Oracle Standard Edition One may only be licensed on EC2 instances up to 8 virtual cores."
I'm not clear where your application sits in relation to your database.
If the database is not directly accessible to the internet (ie you are not giving them SQL access), then the user is interacting with the application, and the database is 'internal' to your company. Generally you have a firewall to make sure it is internal.
If you are using XE's default Apex as the application, the situation may be different as they are interacting directly with a component of XE.
If you are using an updated Apex, you'll be guided by the license on that, which is slightly different to the XE and standard OTN license. A careful reading of the license indicates that you are only licensed to install it either on a paid-for Oracle db, or for development, though Oracle have documented and coded it to be installed on XE.

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