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AWS termination to comply with law or government

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OpenAI

We also may terminate your account if it has been inactive for over a year and you do not have a paid account. If we do, we will provide you with advance notice.

Workday

Before any termination for your breach, we will give you a reasonable warning or cure period, except if the nature of the breach justifies immediate termination, taking into account both your and our legitimate interests.

xAI

This may include taking corrective measures, such as suspending or terminating the account of any End-User found to be in violation of the terms of this Agreement.

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

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-057438
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-057438
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-057438/aws-termination-to-comply-with-law-or-government/
Accessed: Nov. 5, 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 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 269 platforms. See the full comparison.

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