AWS Acceptable Use Policy

This document is the AWS Acceptable Use Policy (AUP), which governs permissible and prohibited uses of Amazon Web Services cloud infrastructure, products, and services by all customers and their end users, operating as an incorporated component of the AWS Customer Agreement or applicable service terms. The policy states that customers may not use AWS services for illegal, harmful, or abusive activities, and enumerates specific prohibited categories including illegal content distribution, security violations, network abuse, email and messaging abuse, and violations of AWS's other policies such as the AWS Responsible AI Policy. The policy reserves to AWS the right to investigate suspected violations and to suspend or terminate access to services, up to and including account termination, without prior notice in certain circumstances, which represents a unilateral enforcement mechanism with significant operational implications for businesses dependent on AWS infrastructure. This document engages the FTC Act regarding unfair or deceptive practices, CFAA and equivalent statutes regarding computer fraud and abuse prohibitions, CAN-SPAM Act and equivalent email regulations, and export control regimes including OFAC sanctions and EAR; applicable law in specific jurisdictions, including EU member states and the UK, may impose additional constraints or procedural requirements on how AWS exercises its enforcement and termination rights. Compliance teams operating under GDPR, the EU Digital Services Act, or sector-specific regulations should evaluate how AUP-based service suspension interacts with data access continuity obligations.