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Prohibition on Financial and Investment Use

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Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

This provision defines the scope of permissible use by establishing an exclusion from financial advisory and trading contexts. It establishes a foundational operational boundary regarding the regulatory status under which the service operates and the purposes for which output may be relied upon.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Users are contractually restricted from using the service as a basis for securities transactions or financial product advice. This restriction applies regardless of the service's actual analytical capabilities, and users remain responsible for obtaining advice from appropriately licensed financial professionals.

How other platforms handle this

PayPal Medium

relate to transactions involving (f) the promotion of hate, violence, racial or other forms of intolerance that is discriminatory or the financial exploitation of a crime... (i) involve offering or receiving payments for the purpose of bribery or corruption.

Netflix Medium

engage in any of the foregoing in connection with the use, creation, development, modification, prompting, fine-tuning, training, testing, benchmarking or validation of any machine learning tool, model, system, algorithm, product or other technology.

Teachable Medium

You agree not to post, upload, publish, submit or transmit any content that: (i) infringes, misappropriates or violates a third party's patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret, moral rights or other intellectual property rights, or rights of publicity or privacy; (ii) violates, or encourages any ...

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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To rely upon the Services, the Materials, or the Actions to buy or sell securities or to provide or receive advice about securities, commodities, derivatives, or other financial products or services, as Anthropic is not a broker-dealer or a registered investment adviser under the securities laws of the United States or any other jurisdiction.

— Excerpt from Anthropic's Anthropic API Terms

Applicable regulations

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Provision details

Document information
Document
Anthropic API Terms
Entity
Anthropic
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 8, 2026
Last verified
May 10, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-006505
Document ID
CA-D-00644
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
76b3ec7295fe5abd7a14cd2bc45c46e3b7dd9a66ea991a2455e2ef95f735e820
Analysis generated
May 8, 2026 10:56 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Anthropic
Document: Anthropic API Terms
Record ID: CA-P-006505
Captured: 2026-05-08 10:56:14 UTC
SHA-256: 76b3ec7295fe5abd…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/anthropic/anthropic-api-terms/prohibition-on-financial-and-investment-use/
Accessed: July 4, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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Medium
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Anthropic's Prohibition on Financial and Investment Use clause do?

This provision defines the scope of permissible use by establishing an exclusion from financial advisory and trading contexts. It establishes a foundational operational boundary regarding the regulatory status under which the service operates and the purposes for which output may be relied upon.

How does this clause affect you?

Users are contractually restricted from using the service as a basis for securities transactions or financial product advice. This restriction applies regardless of the service's actual analytical capabilities, and users remain responsible for obtaining advice from appropriately licensed financial professionals.

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