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This clause establishes the enforcement mechanism for the Usage Policy by granting Anthropic unilateral authority to restrict or revoke service access. The absence of a notice requirement means access restrictions may take effect immediately upon the company's determination of a policy violation.
Defense contractors and federal agencies using Claude must find alternatives. Enterprise customers with defense-adjacent business face compliance risk.
View change record →Users operate under terms that permit service interruption or termination based on alleged Usage Policy violations, with the timing and notice procedures determined by Anthropic rather than specified in the clause. The provision establishes three graduated enforcement options: throttling (reduced access), suspension (temporary interruption), and termination (permanent revocation).
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"If we learn that you have violated our Usage Policy, we may throttle, suspend, or terminate your access to our products and services.— Excerpt from Anthropic's Anthropic API Usage Policy
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This clause establishes the enforcement mechanism for the Usage Policy by granting Anthropic unilateral authority to restrict or revoke service access. The absence of a notice requirement means access restrictions may take effect immediately upon the company's determination of a policy violation.
Users operate under terms that permit service interruption or termination based on alleged Usage Policy violations, with the timing and notice procedures determined by Anthropic rather than specified in the clause. The provision establishes three graduated enforcement options: throttling (reduced access), suspension (temporary interruption), and termination (permanent revocation).
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