Compare account control governance provisions between OpenAI and Anthropic. Provisions are extracted from monitored governance documents and classified by severity.
This clause establishes OpenAI's operational authority to discontinue service access based on policy or legal compliance determinations, without a requirement for prior notice or opportunity to cure. The provision defines the conditions under which service termination may occur and the procedural framework governing such actions.
Consumer impact
Users' continued access to OpenAI services is contingent on compliance with the Terms and Usage Policies. The provision specifies that OpenAI may revoke access immediately upon determination of a violation, without prior notification, which means users may experience service interruption without advance warning.
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Actual clause text
We may suspend or terminate your access to the Services at any time without notice if we believe you have violated these Terms, our Usage Policies, or any applicable law, or if we need to do so to comply with legal requirements or protect the safety of our users or others.
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The provision establishes the operational conditions under which service access can be revoked and specifies the notice procedures that will govern such actions. This determines the contractual mechanisms available to the service provider for enforcing compliance and managing platform continuity.
Consumer impact
Users operate under terms that permit suspension or termination based on reasonably-believed policy violations or business determinations by Anthropic, typically with advance notice except in circumstances where immediate action is necessary to prevent harm. Users are not entitled to continued access absent compliance with the stated policies.
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Actual clause text
We may suspend or terminate your access to our Services: (1) at our sole discretion for any reason, including if we reasonably believe that you have violated our Terms, our Acceptable Use Policy, or our Supported Regions Policy; (2) if we determine it is required to do so by law; or (3) if providing the Services to you is no longer viable for us. Except where required by law or a court order, we will endeavor to provide you with advance notice before suspending or terminating your access. However, we may also suspend or terminate your access without advance notice in certain circumstances, for example to prevent harm.
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