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The clause establishes the operational framework through which Anthropic enforces its Usage Policy, including the detection mechanisms it deploys and the enforcement actions available to it. It creates explicit authorization for service access controls and output modification as enforcement mechanisms.
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View change record →Users must review the Usage Policy before using Anthropic's products and services, as the terms authorize Anthropic to restrict or terminate access based on policy violations detected through monitoring. The authorization extends to modifying or blocking model outputs in response to inputs that violate the stated 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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The clause establishes the operational framework through which Anthropic enforces its Usage Policy, including the detection mechanisms it deploys and the enforcement actions available to it. It creates explicit authorization for service access controls and output modification as enforcement mechanisms.
Users must review the Usage Policy before using Anthropic's products and services, as the terms authorize Anthropic to restrict or terminate access based on policy violations detected through monitoring. The authorization extends to modifying or blocking model outputs in response to inputs that violate the stated policy.
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