Anthropic can cut off your API access immediately for a range of reasons, including a third-party vendor issue, and owes you nothing for resulting losses.
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The agreement permits Anthropic to suspend access based on its reasonable belief of a violation or vendor disruption, with no liability to the Customer for resulting business losses, including lost profits or data; this creates operational risk for businesses that have built critical workflows on the API.
The terms state Anthropic bears no financial liability for any losses a business customer incurs due to a service suspension, including loss of data or business profits, even when the suspension results from a third-party vendor issue outside the customer's control.
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"Anthropic may suspend Customer's access to any portion or all of the Services if: (a) Anthropic reasonably believes or determines that (i) there is a risk to or attack on any of the Services; (ii) Customer or any User is using the Services in violation of Sections D.1 (Compliance), D.2 (Policies and Service Terms) or D.4 (Use Restrictions); or (iii) Anthropic's provision of the Services to Customer is prohibited by applicable law or would result in a material increase in the cost of providing the Services; or (b) any vendor suspends or terminates Anthropic's use of any third-party services or products required to enable Customer to access the Services (each, a "Service Suspension"). Anthropic will have no liability for any damage, liabilities, losses (including any loss of data or profits), or any other consequences that Customer may incur because of a Service Suspension.Excerpt from Anthropic's Commercial Terms
REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: The no-liability-for-suspension provision engages general contract law principles regarding consequential damages exclusions and, for EEA customers, may interact with applicable consumer and commercial law protections governing service continuity obligations.
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The agreement permits Anthropic to suspend access based on its reasonable belief of a violation or vendor disruption, with no liability to the Customer for resulting business losses, including lost profits or data; this creates operational risk for businesses that have built critical workflows on the API.
The terms state Anthropic bears no financial liability for any losses a business customer incurs due to a service suspension, including loss of data or business profits, even when the suspension results from a third-party vendor issue outside the customer's control.
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