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Customer responsibility for user compliance

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What it is

Your organization is legally responsible for ensuring that every person who uses Atlassian products under your account follows the terms of this agreement and Atlassian's policies.

This analysis describes what Atlassian's agreement states, permits, or reserves. It does not constitute a legal determination about enforceability. Regulatory applicability and practical outcomes may vary by jurisdiction, enforcement context, and individual circumstances. Read our methodology

ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

The customer bears full contractual responsibility for user conduct, meaning any user violation of the Agreement or misuse of Customer Data is attributable to the customer, not the individual user.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Enterprise and business customers bear contractual responsibility for the actions of all users provisioned on their accounts, including employees, contractors, and any other authorized individuals, under the terms of this agreement.

How other platforms handle this

Cohere Medium

In the event of any breach by a Permitted User of this Agreement, Customer will immediately notify Cohere of such breach and...will follow Cohere's instructions, which instructions may include restricting such Permitted User...

Tinder Medium

Use another user's account or share your account with another person;

Twitch Medium

Please make sure the information you provide to Twitch upon registration and at all other times is true, accurate, current, and complete to the best of your knowledge.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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Customer is responsible for its Users' compliance with this Agreement and all activities of its Users, including Orders they may place, apps and Third Party-Products enabled, and how Users access and use Customer Data.

— Excerpt from Atlassian's Atlassian Cloud Terms

ConductAtlas Analysis

Institutional analysis (Compliance & governance intelligence)

REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This user responsibility allocation is a standard provision in enterprise SaaS agreements and does not directly engage a specific regulatory framework, though it interacts with employment law, contractor management obligations, and data protection accountability principles under GDPR where the customer acts as a data controller. GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Medium. Organizations with large or distributed user bases, frequent contractor onboarding, or complex access management structures face elevated operational risk under this provision, as any user's non-compliance is attributed to the contracting entity. This may create liability exposure in the event of a misuse incident. JURISDICTION FLAGS: Organizations in the EU acting as data controllers have independent accountability obligations under GDPR that interact with this provision; the customer's responsibility for user compliance extends to ensuring users process data consistently with the organization's GDPR obligations. CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Enterprise procurement teams should ensure that acceptable use policies, user training programs, and provisioning controls are in place and documented. Indemnification provisions in the agreement should be reviewed to determine whether user-caused violations trigger customer indemnification obligations to Atlassian. COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: IT and compliance teams should audit user provisioning processes, maintain records of user access grants and revocations, and ensure that acceptable use training is delivered and documented for all active users.

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Applicable regulations

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Provision details

Document information
Document
Atlassian Cloud Terms
Entity
Atlassian
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 8, 2026
Last verified
May 12, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-010940
Document ID
CA-D-00707
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
43d2f9eb25e260f7f82440abad02e2eba835af6870815ec9bb7ba9cddb25b8ec
Analysis generated
May 8, 2026 01:00 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Atlassian
Document: Atlassian Cloud Terms
Record ID: CA-P-010940
Captured: 2026-05-08 01:00:52 UTC
SHA-256: 43d2f9eb25e260f7…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/atlassian/atlassian-cloud-terms/provision/CA-P-010940/customer-responsibility-for-user-compliance/
Accessed: July 13, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Atlassian's Customer responsibility for user compliance clause do?

The customer bears full contractual responsibility for user conduct, meaning any user violation of the Agreement or misuse of Customer Data is attributable to the customer, not the individual user.

How does this clause affect you?

Enterprise and business customers bear contractual responsibility for the actions of all users provisioned on their accounts, including employees, contractors, and any other authorized individuals, under the terms of this agreement.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 266 platforms. See the full comparison.

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