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Open Source Terms Prevail Over These Terms for Software

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Pinterest Medium

To the extent that any provisions in the Business Terms of Service conflict with these Terms, the Business Terms of Service shall govern to the extent of the conflict.

DoorDash Medium

NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT SHALL SUPERSEDE, AMEND, OR MODIFY THE TERMS OF ANY SEPARATE AGREEMENT(S) BETWEEN YOU AND DOORDASH RELATING TO YOUR WORK AS AN EMPLOYEE OR INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR

Snapchat Medium

Regardless of who terminates these Terms, both you and Snap continue to be bound by Sections 2, 3 (to the extent any additional terms and conditions would, by their terms, survive), and 6 - 25 of the Terms.

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In the event of any conflict between these Terms and any other Anthropic or third-party terms applicable to any portion of Anthropic Software, such as open-source license terms, such other terms will control as to that portion of the Anthropic Software and to the extent of the conflict.

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Document information
Document
Anthropic Consumer Terms
Entity
Anthropic
Date stated by the document
Oct. 8, 2025
As printed in Anthropic’s text (version CA-V-002532), not a ConductAtlas date.
Tracking information
First captured by ConductAtlas
May 12, 2026
Text quoted from version
CA-V-002532, captured May 12, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-063024
Document ID
CA-D-000785
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Extracted-text SHA-256 (version CA-V-002532)
3695c83771fa0819d8b3a86fff159a029dd0cd59a848dbc2332e177e3a4abf03
Analysis generated
May 12, 2026 15:09 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Excerpt found verbatim in version CA-V-002532 (checked Oct. 5, 2026)
Citation Record
Entity: Anthropic
Document: Anthropic Consumer Terms
Record ID: CA-P-063024
Version: CA-V-002532
Captured: 2026-05-12 06:56:09 UTC
SHA-256: 3695c83771fa0819…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/anthropic/anthropic-consumer-terms/provision/CA-P-063024/open-source-terms-prevail-over-these-terms-for-software/
Accessed: Oct. 8, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
Medium
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What does Anthropic's Open Source Terms Prevail Over These Terms for Software clause do?

The clause states: “In the event of any conflict between these Terms and any other Anthropic or third-party terms applicable to any portion of Anthropic Software, such as open-source license terms, such other terms will control as to that portion of the Anthropic Software and to the extent of the conflict.”

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ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 298 platforms. See the full comparison.

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