The terms authorize AWS to process customer inputs and outputs for the purposes of providing and maintaining Bedrock services, and additionally to use this content to improve Bedrock and its features unless the customer has exercised the available opt-out through account settings or documentation-specified instructions.
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This provision establishes that service improvement use of customer content is the default state unless an opt-out is actively exercised; customers who do not take affirmative action to opt out operate under terms that permit use of their inputs and outputs for feature improvement purposes.
Interpretive note: The precise scope of content categories subject to service improvement use and the full technical mechanism for the opt-out require review of the Bedrock documentation; the truncated source document does not provide complete detail on opt-out procedures.
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 →Though partially replaced by a more generic provision, the removal eliminates the specific opt-out mechanism for AI service improvement, weakening customer control.
View full change record →This addition explicitly permits AWS to use customer inputs/outputs for service improvement while providing an opt-out mechanism, addressing a significant customer concern about data usage and transparency.
View full change record →Under this clause, customer inputs to and outputs from Bedrock may be used by AWS for service improvement purposes by default. The agreement provides an opt-out mechanism accessible through Bedrock documentation and account settings for customers who do not wish their content used in this manner.
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"AWS may use your inputs to and outputs from Amazon Bedrock to provide and maintain the services. You may opt out of having your inputs and outputs used to improve Amazon Bedrock and Amazon Bedrock features by following the opt-out instructions available in the Amazon Bedrock documentation.Excerpt from AWS Bedrock's AWS Service Terms
(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This opt-out default structure may require evaluation under GDPR where customer content processed for service improvement constitutes personal data; GDPR's purpose limitation and consent requirements may constrain the use of personal data …
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This provision establishes that service improvement use of customer content is the default state unless an opt-out is actively exercised; customers who do not take affirmative action to opt out operate under terms that permit use of their inputs and outputs for feature improvement purposes.
Under this clause, customer inputs to and outputs from Bedrock may be used by AWS for service improvement purposes by default. The agreement provides an opt-out mechanism accessible through Bedrock documentation and account settings for customers who do not wish their content used in this manner.
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