There are rules about what you can and cannot build with Bedrock; prohibited uses include generating illegal content, harmful content, or content that infringes on other people's rights.
This analysis describes what AWS Bedrock'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
The provision anchors service usage rights to a separate policy framework, meaning the scope of permitted uses is defined by reference to the Acceptable Use Policy rather than stated directly in the service terms. This structure allows AWS to modify content restrictions through policy updates without amending the primary service agreement.
Interpretive note: The scope of terms such as 'harmful' and 'violates third-party rights' in the context of AI-generated content involves interpretive uncertainty given evolving legal standards around AI-generated content copyright and liability.
The updated terms now explicitly state that AWS IoT SiteWise Scenario Discovery is not designed for real-time vehicle control and cannot be used as the sole basis for determining vehicle safety or regulatory compliance. Organizations deploying this service must implement independent human monitoring and safety validation before using its outputs to support vehicle system decisions. The terms make clear that AWS assumes no responsibility for uses that violate these constraints.
View change record →The updated terms establish new restrictions on how AWS Capacity Reservations may be used. Specifically, customers purchasing On-Demand Capacity Reservations can no longer resell them to other parties, and AWS reserves the right to cancel the purchase or terminate running instances if the company suspects resale activity. For Capacity Blocks for ML, the grace period before instance termination increased from 30 minutes to 60 minutes for UltraServer instance types, allowing slightly more time to complete workloads. The Amazon Sidewalk qualification program was renamed and simplified, but the underlying security and operational requirements remain in effect.
View change record →The updated terms establish a formal framework for AWS Bedrock's free exploration services, clarifying the operational boundaries and responsibilities. AWS reserves the right to discontinue these services at any time without prior notice, meaning customers cannot rely on their continuation for production planning. Customers are solely responsible for testing, deploying, and maintaining any code, documents, or AI solutions AWS provides, including determining whether those solutions comply with applicable law. AWS retains the right to develop competing products based on content it creates during these engagements, though this does not override existing non-disclosure agreements. Customers are prohibited from requiring AWS personnel to sign additional terms as a condition of receiving free services, and any such documentation signed by AWS personnel is void.
View change record →Customers building AI applications on Bedrock must ensure their use cases and generated content comply with AWS's acceptable use policy; violations could result in service suspension affecting any dependent applications or infrastructure.
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"You must not use Amazon Bedrock in a manner that violates the AWS Acceptable Use Policy. This includes restrictions on using the service to generate content that is illegal, harmful, or that violates third-party rights.Excerpt from AWS Bedrock's AWS Service Terms
REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: The acceptable use restrictions interact with platform liability frameworks under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act in the US, though Section 230 protections are less clearly applicable to AI-generated content than to …
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The provision anchors service usage rights to a separate policy framework, meaning the scope of permitted uses is defined by reference to the Acceptable Use Policy rather than stated directly in the service terms. This structure allows AWS to modify content restrictions through policy updates without amending the primary service agreement.
Customers building AI applications on Bedrock must ensure their use cases and generated content comply with AWS's acceptable use policy; violations could result in service suspension affecting any dependent applications or infrastructure.
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