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This page describes what the document states, permits, or reserves. It does not constitute a legal determination about enforceability. Regulatory applicability may vary by jurisdiction. Methodology
“THE ANTHROPIC PARTIES' TOTAL AGGREGATE LIABILITY TO YOU...WILL NOT EXCEED THE GREATER OF THE AMOUNT YOU PAID TO US FOR ACCESS TO OR USE OF THE SERVICES (IF ANY) IN THE SIX MONTHS PRECEDING THE DATE S...”
“Unless we specifically agree otherwise in a separate agreement with you, we reserve the right to modify, suspend, or discontinue the Services or your access to the Services, in whole or in part, at any time without notice to you.”
“We may use Materials to provide, maintain, and improve the Services and to develop other products and services, including training our models, unless you opt out of training through your account settings.”
“If you use an email address owned by your employer or another organization, your Account may be linked to the organization's Anthropic enterprise account, and the organization's administrator may be ab...”
“IN NO EVENT WILL WE, OUR PROVIDERS, OR OUR OR THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES...BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR OTHER DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF...”
“You and Anthropic agree that any disputes arising out of or relating to these Terms will be resolved exclusively in the state or federal courts located in San Francisco, California, and you and Anthropi...”
These terms govern your use of Anthropic's API and place most of the risk on you: Anthropic can shut down or change the service at any time without notice, and its financial liability to you is capped at a small amount. By default, Anthropic may use what you submit to train its AI models — you can opt out in your account settings, but that opt-out does not apply if your content is flagged for safety review or if you give Anthropic feedback about it. All payments are non-refundable except where the terms or law specifically say otherwise.
The Anthropic API Terms establish the conditions under which users access Anthropic's Services, allocating substantial risk to users through a layered liability limitation structure: aggregate liability is capped at the greater of fees paid in the prior six months or $100, indirect and consequential damages are excluded in their entirety, and the Services are provided on an 'as is' basis with no warranties. Anthropic reserves unilateral, no-notice discretion to modify, suspend, or discontinue the Services or any user's access. Data usage rights permit Anthropic to use user Materials for model training unless users opt out via account settings, though that opt-out is overridden when Materials are flagged for safety review or when users submit Feedback. Users must represent that their Inputs carry all necessary rights, and are prohibited from using the Services to develop competing AI products, train competing models, or resell access.
As a user of the API, your submissions are used by Anthropic to train its models unless you actively opt out through your account settings — doing so is the one concrete step available to limit that use, though the opt-out does not apply when your Materials are flagged for safety review or when you submit Feedback about them. If you sign up with a work email address, your account may be linked to your employer's enterprise account and made accessible to your employer's administrator. If a dispute arises, you must pursue it exclusively in courts in San Francisco, California, and any recovery is limited to the greater of fees you paid in the prior six months or $100, with no recovery for indirect or consequential losses.
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“THE ANTHROPIC PARTIES' TOTAL AGGREGATE LIABILITY TO YOU...WILL NOT EXCEED THE GREATER OF THE AMOUNT YOU PAID TO US FOR ACCESS TO OR USE OF THE SERVICES (IF ANY) IN THE SIX MONTHS PRECEDING THE DATE S...”
“Unless we specifically agree otherwise in a separate agreement with you, we reserve the right to modify, suspend, or discontinue the Services or your access to the Services, in whole or in part, at any time without notice to you.”
“We may use Materials to provide, maintain, and improve the Services and to develop other products and services, including training our models, unless you opt out of training through your account settings.”
“If you use an email address owned by your employer or another organization, your Account may be linked to the organization's Anthropic enterprise account, and the organization's administrator may be ab...”
“IN NO EVENT WILL WE, OUR PROVIDERS, OR OUR OR THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES...BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR OTHER DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF...”
“You and Anthropic agree that any disputes arising out of or relating to these Terms will be resolved exclusively in the state or federal courts located in San Francisco, California, and you and Anthropi...”
“Even if you opt out, we will use Materials for model training when: (1) you provide Feedback to us regarding any Materials, or (2) your Materials are flagged for safety review...”
“Except as expressly provided in these Terms or where required by law, all payments are non-refundable.”
“To develop any products or services that compete with our Services, including to develop or train any artificial intelligence or machine learning algorithms or models or resell the Services.”
“You may not export or provide access to the Services into any U.S. embargoed countries or to anyone on (i) the U.S. Treasury Department's list of Specially Designated Nationals, (ii) any other restrict...”
“By submitting Inputs to our Services, you represent and warrant that you have all rights, licenses, and permissions that are necessary for us to process the Inputs under our Terms and to provide the Se...”
“THE SERVICES, OUTPUTS, AND ACTIONS ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS AND, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, ARE PROVIDED WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND...”
Every distinct legal provision identified in this document. Featured provisions appear above with analysis.
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