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US Government Entities Receive Commercial Product License Only

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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the Commercial Computer Software and Commercial Computer Software Documentation are licensed to U.S. Federal Government End Users (A) only as Commercial Products and Services; and (B) with only those rights as are granted to all other end users.

Excerpt from Adobe's Terms of Use

Provision details

Document information
Document
Adobe Terms of Use
Entity
Adobe
Date stated by the document
Oct. 3, 2025
As printed in Adobe’s text (version CA-V-000143), not a ConductAtlas date.
Tracking information
First captured by ConductAtlas
March 19, 2026
Text quoted from version
CA-V-000143, captured March 19, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-029769
Document ID
CA-D-000199
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Extracted-text SHA-256 (version CA-V-000143)
36086188e2ffd961c96d767e47c41d56a8bc25ad563880fd9b59edc499518408
Analysis generated
March 20, 2026 04:51 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Excerpt found verbatim in version CA-V-000143 (checked Oct. 5, 2026)
Citation Record
Entity: Adobe
Document: Adobe Terms of Use
Record ID: CA-P-029769
Version: CA-V-000143
Captured: 2026-03-19 14:55:11 UTC
SHA-256: 36086188e2ffd961…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/adobe/adobe-terms-of-use/provision/CA-P-029769/us-government-entities-receive-commercial-product-license-only/
Accessed: Oct. 8, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
Medium
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What does Adobe's US Government Entities Receive Commercial Product License Only clause do?

The clause states: “the Commercial Computer Software and Commercial Computer Software Documentation are licensed to U.S. Federal Government End Users (A) only as Commercial Products and Services; and (B) with only those rights as are granted to all other end users.”

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 298 platforms. See the full comparison.

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