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Users—not only Anthropic—bear responsibility for ensuring the Services are not accessed by embargoed countries or restricted parties, which could carry legal consequences under U.S. export and sanctions law.
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Users are prohibited from sharing or facilitating access to the Services to sanctioned countries or restricted individuals or entities, regardless of how that access is provided.
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the Services may not be exported or re-exported (a) into any United States embargoed countries, or (b) to anyone on the U.S. Treasury Department's list of Specially Designated Nationals or the U.S. Department of Commerce's Denied Person's List...
the Services may not be exported or re-exported (a) into any U.S. embargoed countries or any country that has been designated by the U.S. Government as a "terrorist supporting" country, or (b) to anyone listed on any U.S. Government list of prohibited or restricted parties
you will not access or use our Services in any manner that would cause us or you to violate any U.S. or international embargoes, economic sanctions, or export controls laws or regulations.
"You may not export or provide access to the Services into any U.S. embargoed countries or to anyone on (i) the U.S. Treasury Department's list of Specially Designated Nationals...or (iv) any other restricted party lists.Excerpt from Anthropic's Consumer Terms
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Users—not only Anthropic—bear responsibility for ensuring the Services are not accessed by embargoed countries or restricted parties, which could carry legal consequences under U.S. export and sanctions law.
Users are prohibited from sharing or facilitating access to the Services to sanctioned countries or restricted individuals or entities, regardless of how that access is provided.
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