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Tiered Access Control and Partner Due Diligence

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What it is

Partners seeking access to Claude with adjusted safeguards beyond the standard deployment must undergo an enhanced due diligence review assessed against two criteria: overall trustworthiness and the beneficial nature of their use case.

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Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

This provision establishes a gatekeeping mechanism for adjusted safeguard access, requiring partners to satisfy Anthropic's assessment of trustworthiness and use-case benefit before receiving modified deployment conditions, with Anthropic retaining discretion over both criteria.

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Interpretive note: The specific standards, procedures, and appeal mechanisms for the enhanced due diligence assessment are not defined in this document, creating ambiguity regarding the criteria partners must satisfy.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Under this provision, access to Claude with non-standard safeguard configurations requires Anthropic's approval through an enhanced due diligence process, with eligibility determined by Anthropic's assessment of the partner's trustworthiness and use-case justification.

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To balance security concerns with the need for flexibility, we are developing a tiered access system that allows for nuanced control over safeguard adjustments. At the core of this system will be an enhanced due diligence process under which we will evaluate potential partners based on two key criteria: their overall trustworthiness and the beneficial nature of their use-case.

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Institutional analysis (regulatory & governance intelligence)

1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: The due diligence process for adjusted safeguard access may engage with the EU AI Act's requirements for providers to implement access management for high-risk AI capabilities.

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Document information
Document
Anthropic Responsible Scaling Policy
Entity
Anthropic
Document last updated
May 12, 2026
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July 12, 2026
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July 12, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-074229
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Entity: Anthropic
Document: Anthropic Responsible Scaling Policy
Record ID: CA-P-074229
Captured: 2026-07-12 14:38:45 UTC
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URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/anthropic/anthropic-responsible-scaling-policy/provision/CA-P-074229/tiered-access-control-and-partner-due-diligence/
Accessed: Sept. 26, 2026
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Anthropic's Tiered Access Control and Partner Due Diligence clause do?

This provision establishes a gatekeeping mechanism for adjusted safeguard access, requiring partners to satisfy Anthropic's assessment of trustworthiness and use-case benefit before receiving modified deployment conditions, with Anthropic retaining discretion over both criteria.

How does this clause affect you?

Under this provision, access to Claude with non-standard safeguard configurations requires Anthropic's approval through an enhanced due diligence process, with eligibility determined by Anthropic's assessment of the partner's trustworthiness and use-case justification.

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