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AWS · AWS Customer Agreement · View original document ↗

AWS termination to comply with law or government

Medium severity Explicit document language Common · 276 of 352 platforms
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How other platforms handle this

Snowflake Medium

as required by law or at the request of governmental entities.

Glassdoor Medium

If we become aware that a child has provided us with personal data without parental consent, we remove such data and terminate the child's account (except where we are required to retain all or a portion of such data for compliance purposes).

Datadog Medium

Datadog also may cooperate with appropriate law enforcement agencies, regulators, or other appropriate third parties to help with the investigation and prosecution of illegal conduct.

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(C) in order to comply with the law or requests of governmental entities.

Excerpt from AWS's Customer Agreement

Applicable regulations

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
July 9, 2026
Last verified
July 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-057438
Document ID
CA-D-00674
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
9df8e129bfd7d38f49d5f527b5c87cb344da507e62f98112482fffa7af8bd0f0
Analysis generated
July 9, 2026 05:40 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: AWS
Document: AWS Customer Agreement
Record ID: CA-P-057438
Captured: 2026-07-09 05:40:32 UTC
SHA-256: 9df8e129bfd7d38f…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/aws/aws-customer-agreement/provision/CA-P-057438/aws-termination-to-comply-with-law-or-government/
Accessed: Aug. 2, 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 AWS termination to comply with law or government clause do?

The clause states: “(C) in order to comply with the law or requests of governmental entities.”

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 276 platforms. See the full comparison.

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