If you build an application using Bedrock and offer it to other people, you are legally responsible for making sure those users also follow all of AWS's rules and the model providers' rules.
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AWS effectively transfers policy enforcement responsibility for end-user behavior to business customers, creating significant legal exposure if any end user misuses a Bedrock-powered application.
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Businesses deploying Bedrock-powered applications bear full liability for their customers' compliance with AWS and model provider policies, which requires implementing monitoring, enforcement mechanisms, and compliant end-user terms of service.
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"You are responsible for ensuring that your end users comply with the AWS Acceptable Use Policy, these Service Terms, and the applicable model provider use policies. You must have terms of service with your end users that are consistent with these Service Terms.— Excerpt from AWS Bedrock's AWS Service Terms
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK: This provision creates a private contractual enforcement chain that intersects with consumer protection law in all jurisdictions where the customer's end users are located. GDPR Art. 26 (joint controller) and Art. 28 (processor chain) may apply where end-user data is processed through Bedrock. CCPA §1798.140 (service provider obligations) is relevant for California end users. The EU AI Act's deployer obligations (Art. 26) apply where business customers deploy Bedrock as an AI system to end users in the EU.
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AWS effectively transfers policy enforcement responsibility for end-user behavior to business customers, creating significant legal exposure if any end user misuses a Bedrock-powered application.
Businesses deploying Bedrock-powered applications bear full liability for their customers' compliance with AWS and model provider policies, which requires implementing monitoring, enforcement mechanisms, and compliant end-user terms of service.
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