For generative AI services powered by Amazon Bedrock, AWS may process customer content in AWS regions other than the customer's primary region to optimize inference performance, with the specific regions determined by AWS.
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This provision authorizes processing of customer content outside the customer's selected AWS region for AI inference workloads, which may engage GDPR Chapter V international transfer restrictions, UK GDPR transfer requirements, and sector-specific data residency obligations depending on the nature of the content and the customer's regulatory environment.
Interpretive note: The provision does not specify which AWS regions may receive content under cross-region inference, making it difficult to assess compliance with specific data transfer restrictions without reviewing service-specific documentation.
The updated terms remove the explicit reference to a Data Processing Addendum governing Anthropic data transfers, though the requirement to obtain opt-in consent for Anthropic model use remains in place. For Kiro users, the revised language now explicitly states that abuse detection includes retention and potential human review of inputs and outputs when selecting certain models. Users of Anthropic models on Bedrock should verify opt-in consent mechanisms in service documentation to understand data handling practices.
View change record →The updated terms establish a new project-based service structure for AWS (new) users, effective August 17, 2026, with new rules governing team member access and content ownership. Users who enable spend limits agree that AWS may suspend their account or project access upon reaching their limit, and may permanently close the account or project if not reactivated within an unspecified timeframe. Contributed content by team members becomes the project owner's property and is subject to a nonexclusive irrevocable license granted to all project members. You can configure AI services opt-out policies through AWS Settings; project owners can manage team member permissions and access controls.
View change record →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 agreement authorizes AWS to route content submitted to generative AI services through AWS regions selected by AWS for performance optimization, meaning customer content may be processed in regions other than those the customer has designated for primary operations.
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Compare across platforms →"To improve performance, such services may use cross-region inference, using the optimal AWS Region to process your Content when running model inference. See the applicable service documentation for more details.Excerpt from AWS Bedrock's AWS Service Terms
REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision directly engages GDPR Chapter V (international transfers of personal data), UK GDPR transfer restrictions, and any applicable sector-specific data residency requirements.
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This provision authorizes processing of customer content outside the customer's selected AWS region for AI inference workloads, which may engage GDPR Chapter V international transfer restrictions, UK GDPR transfer requirements, and sector-specific data residency obligations depending on the nature of the content and the customer's regulatory environment.
The agreement authorizes AWS to route content submitted to generative AI services through AWS regions selected by AWS for performance optimization, meaning customer content may be processed in regions other than those the customer has designated for primary operations.
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