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Agentic outputs may affect third-party services

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Key Facts · in the document’s own words

What may result in actions with effects outside the Services depending on the permissions a user grants Claude?
“Depending on the permissions you grant Claude, some Outputs may result in actions with effects outside the Services, such as sending communications, modifying files, or interacting with third-party services on your behalf.”
Version CA-V-006888, captured Sept. 12, 2026 · live source ↗
Our reading, not the document’s words
Depending on the permissions a user grants Claude, some Outputs may result in actions with effects outside the Services, such as sending communications, modifying files, or interacting with third-party services on the user's behalf.
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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

Claude's agentic outputs can have tangible real-world consequences beyond the Anthropic platform, and those consequences are conditioned on permissions the user grants, placing meaningful weight on the user's permission decisions.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

By granting Claude certain permissions, a user may cause actions—such as sending communications or modifying files—to occur in external systems on their behalf, with effects that extend beyond Anthropic's Services.

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Depending on the permissions you grant Claude, some Outputs may result in actions with effects outside the Services, such as sending communications, modifying files, or interacting with third-party services on your behalf.

Excerpt from Anthropic's Privacy Policy

Provision details

Document information
Document
Anthropic Privacy Policy
Entity
Anthropic
Date stated by the document
Sept. 10, 2026
As printed in Anthropic’s text (version CA-V-006888), not a ConductAtlas date.
Tracking information
First captured by ConductAtlas
March 6, 2026
Text quoted from version
CA-V-006888, captured Sept. 12, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-017427
Document ID
CA-D-000012
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Archived bytes SHA-256 (version CA-V-006888)
daedb53c73ef14b1f7ef413b6929d5781d37a5861009d3a5ab48076bc56a2163
Analysis generated
July 9, 2026 17:12 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Excerpt found verbatim in version CA-V-006888 (checked Oct. 5, 2026)
Citation Record
Entity: Anthropic
Document: Anthropic Privacy Policy
Record ID: CA-P-017427
Version: CA-V-006888
Captured: 2026-09-12 00:10:18 UTC
SHA-256: daedb53c73ef14b1…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/anthropic/anthropic-privacy-policy/provision/CA-P-017427/agentic-outputs-may-affect-third-party-services/
Accessed: Oct. 8, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
High
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Anthropic's Agentic outputs may affect third-party services clause do?

Claude's agentic outputs can have tangible real-world consequences beyond the Anthropic platform, and those consequences are conditioned on permissions the user grants, placing meaningful weight on the user's permission decisions.

How does this clause affect you?

By granting Claude certain permissions, a user may cause actions—such as sending communications or modifying files—to occur in external systems on their behalf, with effects that extend beyond Anthropic's Services.

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