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Agent Must Identify Itself in All Requests

High severity High confidence Explicit document language Common · 216 of 352 platforms

Key Facts

What must no Agent do unless it identifies itself?
Amazon requires that no Agent access, use, or interact with Amazon Services unless it identifies itself at all times and operates in strict accordance with section 3 of the Agent Terms.
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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

Access by any Agent that fails to identify itself or deviates from section 3 requirements is prohibited, creating a hard compliance condition on all automated interactions with Amazon Services.

Clause Stability Stable

0
Changes
5
Months Monitored
Jul 10, 2026
First Seen
Jul 10, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 921 other provisions on other platforms.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Any Agent a reader deploys to interact with Amazon Services must continuously identify itself and meet every requirement in section 3; non-compliant Agent access is not permitted.

How other platforms handle this

Mailchimp Medium

This includes the use of automated, dynamic vetting and scoring analysis tools to identify and take action, as well as human review to supplement our automated abuse prevention.

Asana Medium

evaluate Asana AI outputs for accuracy and appropriateness in light of the probabilistic nature of AI and potential for producing inaccurate content.

Tinder Medium

This is still Your Content, and you are responsible for it and its accuracy, as well as your use of it on our Services and any and all decisions made, actions taken, and failures to take action based on Your Content.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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No Agent may access, use, or interact with Amazon Services unless, at all times, it identifies itself and operates in strict accordance with the requirements in section 3 of these Agent Terms.

Excerpt from Amazon's Conditions of Use

Applicable regulations

EU AI Act
European Union
Colorado AI Act
US-CO
GDPR
European Union
Texas AI Act
Texas, USA
UK GDPR
United Kingdom

Provision details

Document information
Document
Amazon Conditions of Use
Entity
Amazon
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
July 9, 2026
Last verified
July 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-018576
Document ID
CA-D-00026
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
00887bf5d67454220b3aa6afde03f4422ba9d53ffe333387fdae687aab595279
Analysis generated
July 9, 2026 03:27 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Amazon
Document: Amazon Conditions of Use
Record ID: CA-P-018576
Captured: 2026-07-09 03:27:53 UTC
SHA-256: 00887bf5d6745422…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/amazon/amazon-conditions-of-use/provision/CA-P-018576/agent-must-identify-itself-in-all-requests/
Accessed: Aug. 18, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
High
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Amazon's Agent Must Identify Itself in All Requests clause do?

Access by any Agent that fails to identify itself or deviates from section 3 requirements is prohibited, creating a hard compliance condition on all automated interactions with Amazon Services.

How does this clause affect you?

Any Agent a reader deploys to interact with Amazon Services must continuously identify itself and meet every requirement in section 3; non-compliant Agent access is not permitted.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 216 platforms. See the full comparison.

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No. ConductAtlas is an independent monitoring service. We are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Amazon.