Provision record
AWS · AWS Customer Agreement · View original document ↗

AWS will not access content except as necessary

High confidence Common · 273 of 343 platforms

Key Facts · in the document’s own words

When will AWS access or use customers' Content?
“We will not access or use Your Content except as necessary to maintain or provide the Services, or as necessary to comply with the law or a binding order of a governmental body.”
Version CA-V-005926, captured Aug. 19, 2026 · live source ↗
Our reading, not the document’s words
AWS will not access or use customers' Content except as necessary to maintain or provide the Services, or as necessary to comply with the law or a binding order of a governmental body.
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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

Generated by a model from the captured document; not read by a person

The limitation confines AWS's access to customer Content to two defined purposes, restricting AWS from using Content for other purposes such as product improvement or advertising.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Generated by a model from the captured document; not read by a person

Customers' Content is accessible to AWS only for maintaining or providing the Services or for legally compelled compliance; no other access is permitted.

How other platforms handle this

Canva

We use information about you, information that we collect from within your account, information that you provide to our customer happiness team, and information about your interactions with the Service to resolve technical issues you experience with the Service.

Kling AI

We may also aggregate and/or de-identify your Data and may use such aggregate or de-identified information for any other purposes to the extent permitted under applicable law and not attempt to re-identify the information, unless required by law.

Greenhouse

Comply with applicable laws, lawful requests, and legal process, such as to respond to subpoenas or requests from government authorities

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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We will not access or use Your Content except as necessary to maintain or provide the Services, or as necessary to comply with the law or a binding order of a governmental body.

Excerpt from AWS's Customer Agreement

Provision details

Document information
Document
AWS Customer Agreement
Entity
AWS
Date stated by the document
Aug. 14, 2026
As printed in AWS’s text (version CA-V-005926), not a ConductAtlas date.
Tracking information
First captured by ConductAtlas
May 5, 2026
Text quoted from version
CA-V-005926, captured Aug. 19, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-057321
Document ID
CA-D-000674
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Extracted-text SHA-256 (version CA-V-005926)
d58b9945fc6343a3bbe1e06c3db8ccf41953f3e402578f43ea4ae658b87e6960
Analysis generated
July 9, 2026 05:40 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Excerpt found in version CA-V-005926, captured Aug. 19, 2026 (checked Oct. 5, 2026)
Citation Record
Entity: AWS
Document: AWS Customer Agreement
Record ID: CA-P-057321
Version: CA-V-005926
Captured: 2026-08-19 01:26:33 UTC
SHA-256: d58b9945fc6343a3…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/aws/aws-customer-agreement/provision/CA-P-057321/aws-will-not-access-content-except-as-necessary/
Accessed: Oct. 24, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does AWS's AWS will not access content except as necessary clause do?

The limitation confines AWS's access to customer Content to two defined purposes, restricting AWS from using Content for other purposes such as product improvement or advertising.

How does this clause affect you?

Customers' Content is accessible to AWS only for maintaining or providing the Services or for legally compelled compliance; no other access is permitted.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 273 platforms. See the full comparison.

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