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Acceptable Use Policy and Prohibited Content

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Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

This acceptable use policy sets operational boundaries for service usage by defining activities and content types that are not permitted on the platform. The provision establishes AWS's contractual basis for enforcing conduct standards and potentially suspending or terminating access for violations, thereby maintaining the integrity and compliance posture of the service infrastructure.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Customers are contractually bound to comply with the specified prohibited uses and content restrictions as a condition of service access. Violation of these restrictions subjects the customer account to enforcement actions by AWS, which may include service suspension or termination based on AWS's determination of non-compliance.

How other platforms handle this

Stability AI Medium

You agree not to engage in any of the following prohibited activities: (i) copying, distributing, or disclosing any part of the Service in any medium; (ii) using any automated system, including without limitation 'robots,' 'spiders,' 'offline readers,' etc., to access the Service; (iii) transmitting...

Meta Medium

Your use of the Llama Materials must comply with applicable laws and regulations (including trade compliance laws and regulations) and adhere to the Acceptable Use Policy for the Llama 3 models (currently available at https://llama.meta.com/llama3/use-policy), which is hereby incorporated by referen...

Perplexity AI Medium

Customer shall not, and shall ensure that Authorized Users do not, use the Service in any manner that: (a) violates applicable laws or regulations; (b) infringes the intellectual property rights of any third party; (c) transmits harmful, offensive, or illegal content; or (d) attempts to reverse engi...

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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You may not use, or encourage, promote, facilitate or instruct others to use, the Services or AWS Site for any illegal, harmful, fraudulent, infringing or offensive use, or to transmit, store, display, distribute or otherwise make available content that is illegal, harmful, fraudulent, infringing or offensive. Prohibited activities or content includes: Illegal, Harmful or Offensive Content, Security Violations, Network Abuse, Email or Other Message Abuse, Export Control Violations, Other Violations.

— Excerpt from AWS's AWS Customer Agreement

Applicable regulations

CFAA
United States Federal

Provision details

Document information
Document
AWS Customer Agreement
Entity
AWS
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 8, 2026
Last verified
May 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-005989
Document ID
CA-D-00674
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
6d114216458bb84e7194307cffc74be1120fd6e465c1ce76a207512b61effe42
Analysis generated
May 8, 2026 03:04 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: AWS
Document: AWS Customer Agreement
Record ID: CA-P-005989
Captured: 2026-05-08 03:04:08 UTC
SHA-256: 6d114216458bb84e…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/aws/aws-customer-agreement/acceptable-use-policy-and-prohibited-content/
Accessed: May 20, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
Medium
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does AWS's Acceptable Use Policy and Prohibited Content clause do?

This acceptable use policy sets operational boundaries for service usage by defining activities and content types that are not permitted on the platform. The provision establishes AWS's contractual basis for enforcing conduct standards and potentially suspending or terminating access for violations, thereby maintaining the integrity and compliance posture of the service infrastructure.

How does this clause affect you?

Customers are contractually bound to comply with the specified prohibited uses and content restrictions as a condition of service access. Violation of these restrictions subjects the customer account to enforcement actions by AWS, which may include service suspension or termination based on AWS's determination of non-compliance.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 1 platforms. See the full comparison.

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