The policy authorizes AWS to investigate any suspected violation and to remove or disable access to content or resources, and requires users to cooperate with AWS in remedying any violation.
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This provision establishes unilateral enforcement authority for AWS to act on suspected violations without specifying prior notice, a defined review period, or an appeal mechanism, which creates a service availability dependency for customers whose operations run on AWS infrastructure.
Interpretive note: The scope of the cooperation obligation and whether it can be constrained by enterprise contract terms, legal holds, or regulatory obligations is not addressed in the document and may depend on jurisdiction and supplemental agreement terms.
Under this clause, AWS may remove content or disable access to resources based on suspected violations without a prior notice requirement stated in this policy. The agreement requires users to cooperate with AWS in remediation, which may include providing information or taking corrective actions upon request.
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Compare across platforms →"We may investigate any suspected violation of this Policy, and remove or disable access to any content or resource that violates this Policy. You agree to cooperate with us to remedy any violation.Excerpt from Amazon's AWS Acceptable Use Policy
(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: In the EU, the Digital Services Act imposes procedural obligations on platform operators including notice to affected users prior to content removal and access to an internal complaint mechanism; this policy does …
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This provision establishes unilateral enforcement authority for AWS to act on suspected violations without specifying prior notice, a defined review period, or an appeal mechanism, which creates a service availability dependency for customers whose operations run on AWS infrastructure.
Under this clause, AWS may remove content or disable access to resources based on suspected violations without a prior notice requirement stated in this policy. The agreement requires users to cooperate with AWS in remediation, which may include providing information or taking corrective actions upon request.
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