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Immediate Suspension and Termination Rights

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Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

This clause establishes AWS's unilateral authority to interrupt service delivery without advance notice based on a range of operational, compliance, and business criteria. The provision operates as a risk mitigation mechanism allowing AWS to protect infrastructure integrity, other customers' operations, and the company's regulatory posture.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Customers operate under terms that permit immediate service suspension across multiple defined circumstances, including security determinations made by AWS, potential impacts to other customers' systems, and regulatory or political considerations affecting AWS. The provision requires customers to maintain compliance with the Agreement and operational standards to preserve continuous access.

How other platforms handle this

Google Maps High

Google may at any time, terminate these Terms with Customer if: (i) Customer has breached any provision of these Terms; or (ii) Google is required to do so by law; or (iii) Google decides to no longer provide the Maps APIs or relevant parts thereof; or (iv) Google, in its sole discretion, decides to...

Hulu High

We may, in our sole discretion, analyze the use of your account to determine compliance with this Agreement. If we determine, in our sole discretion, that you have violated this Agreement, we may limit or terminate access to the Service and/or take any other steps as permitted by this Agreement (inc...

Amplitude Medium

Amplitude may suspend or terminate Customer's access to the Services immediately upon written notice if Customer materially breaches this Agreement, including failure to pay fees when due. Upon termination, Customer's right to access and use the Services will immediately cease. Amplitude will make C...

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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We may suspend your or any End User's right to access or use any portion or all of the Service Offerings immediately upon notice to you if we determine: (a) your or an End User's use of or registration for the Service Offerings (i) poses a security risk to the Service Offerings or any third party, (ii) may adversely impact the Service Offerings or the systems or Content of any other AWS customer, (iii) may subject us, our affiliates, or any third party to liability, or (iv) may be fraudulent; (b) you are, or any End User is, in breach of this Agreement; (c) you have ceased to operate in the ordinary course, made an assignment for the benefit of creditors or similar disposition of your assets, or become the subject of any bankruptcy, reorganization, liquidation, dissolution or similar proceeding; or (d) for any other reason our provision of the Service Offerings to you could subject AWS or its affiliates to unfavorable regulatory, tax or political circumstances.

— Excerpt from AWS's AWS Customer Agreement

Applicable regulations

CFAA
United States Federal
FTC Act Section 5
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-005985
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-005985
Captured: 2026-05-08 03:04:08 UTC
SHA-256: 6d114216458bb84e…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/aws/aws-customer-agreement/immediate-suspension-and-termination-rights/
Accessed: May 20, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
High
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does AWS's Immediate Suspension and Termination Rights clause do?

This clause establishes AWS's unilateral authority to interrupt service delivery without advance notice based on a range of operational, compliance, and business criteria. The provision operates as a risk mitigation mechanism allowing AWS to protect infrastructure integrity, other customers' operations, and the company's regulatory posture.

How does this clause affect you?

Customers operate under terms that permit immediate service suspension across multiple defined circumstances, including security determinations made by AWS, potential impacts to other customers' systems, and regulatory or political considerations affecting AWS. The provision requires customers to maintain compliance with the Agreement and operational standards to preserve continuous access.

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