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This clause establishes the enforcement mechanism for the Usage Policy, specifying the remedial actions available to the service provider when policy violations are detected through monitoring systems. It defines the operational consequences of non-compliance and the scope of Anthropic's authority to restrict service delivery.
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View change record →Users operate under the requirement that their account access and service outputs remain subject to suspension or termination based on policy compliance determinations made by Anthropic's monitoring systems. The provision establishes that model output modification may occur without advance notice when inputs are flagged as violating policy.
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"Anthropic's Safeguards Team will implement detection and monitoring to enforce our Usage Policy, so please review this policy carefully before using our products or services. If we learn that you have violated our Usage Policy, we may throttle, suspend, or terminate your access to our products and services. We may also block or modify model outputs when inputs violate our Usage Policy.— Excerpt from Anthropic's Anthropic API Usage Policy
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This clause establishes the enforcement mechanism for the Usage Policy, specifying the remedial actions available to the service provider when policy violations are detected through monitoring systems. It defines the operational consequences of non-compliance and the scope of Anthropic's authority to restrict service delivery.
Users operate under the requirement that their account access and service outputs remain subject to suspension or termination based on policy compliance determinations made by Anthropic's monitoring systems. The provision establishes that model output modification may occur without advance notice when inputs are flagged as violating policy.
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