93 Total
47 High severity
41 Medium severity
5 Low severity

Key Facts

What right and license does Cerebras grant users?
Cerebras grants users a nonexclusive, limited, non-transferable, non-sublicensable, worldwide, freely revocable right and license to use the APIs to develop, test, and support applications and to distribute or allow access to those applications.
How must covered claims be resolved?
Cerebras requires that all covered claims be resolved exclusively through binding arbitration by JAMS before a single arbitrator under JAMS Optional Expedited Arbitration Procedures.
Must all covered claims be resolved exclusively through binding arbitration by JAMS?
Cerebras requires that all covered claims be resolved exclusively through binding arbitration by JAMS before a single arbitrator under JAMS Optional Expedited Arbitration Procedures.
Are Cerebras, its licensors, and suppliers liable for direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, or special damages?
Cerebras, its licensors, and suppliers are not liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, or special damages arising out of or in any way connected with access, use, or inability to use the service.
Are Cerebras, its licensors, and suppliers liable for damages arising out of access, use, or inability to use the service?
Cerebras, its licensors, and suppliers are not liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, or special damages arising out of or in any way connected with access, use, or inability to use the service.
Does Cerebras own all right, title, and interest in and to the Site, the Service, and all related intellectual property?
Cerebras exclusively owns all right, title, and interest in and to the Site, the Service, and all related intellectual property.
Who owns all Usage Data?
Cerebras solely and exclusively owns all Usage Data, and to the extent any ownership rights in the Usage Data vest in the user, the user assigns all such rights—including intellectual property rights—to Cerebras.
Does the user assign all rights in the Usage Data to Cerebras?
Cerebras solely and exclusively owns all Usage Data, and to the extent any ownership rights in the Usage Data vest in the user, the user assigns all such rights—including intellectual property rights—to Cerebras.
Does the user assign intellectual property rights in the Usage Data to Cerebras?
Cerebras solely and exclusively owns all Usage Data, and to the extent any ownership rights in the Usage Data vest in the user, the user assigns all such rights—including intellectual property rights—to Cerebras.
Does Cerebras reserve the right to modify or discontinue a user's account or use of the Site at any time?
Cerebras reserves the right to modify or discontinue a user's account or use of the Site at any time for any reason or no reason at all.
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Summary

These terms govern how you can use Cerebras' AI service and APIs. Cerebras can revoke your API access or shut down your account at any time for any reason, your payments cannot be refunded, and if something goes wrong your financial recovery is capped at $100 or the fees you paid in the last year—whichever is greater. Disputes must be resolved through binding arbitration, not in court.

Analysis

This document establishes the terms governing access to and use of Cerebras' Site, Service, and APIs. Cerebras grants users a nonexclusive, limited, freely revocable, non-transferable, and non-sublicensable license to use its APIs to build, test, support, and distribute applications, while retaining exclusive ownership of all intellectual property in the Site and Service. Cerebras exclusively owns all Usage Data and users assign to Cerebras any ownership or intellectual property rights that might otherwise vest in them over that data, though Cerebras expressly does not have the right to use Service Content to train or fine-tune models. The document imposes a broad liability exclusion covering all damage categories, caps total liability at the greater of $100 or fees paid in the prior 12 months, requires all covered disputes to be resolved through binding JAMS arbitration under expedited procedures, and declares all payment obligations non-cancelable and all fees non-refundable.

What this means for you

As a user, you have no guaranteed continuity of account or API access, since Cerebras can modify or discontinue either at any time for any reason. You assign to Cerebras all ownership and intellectual property rights in Usage Data, though Cerebras cannot use your Service Content to train or fine-tune models. You are prohibited from representing AI-generated Output as human-created, using the Service to compete with or benchmark Cerebras, or using it for unlawful, fraudulent, or harmful purposes. Your financial recovery for any harm is capped at $100 or fees paid in the prior 12 months, fees already paid are non-refundable, and covered disputes must go to binding JAMS arbitration rather than court. If you want to raise a dispute, the arbitration process through JAMS is the exclusive avenue available to you.

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California AB 2013 AI Training Data Transparency
US-CA
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CCPA/CPRA
California, USA
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CFAA
United States Federal
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Connecticut Data Privacy Act Amendments
US-CT
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FTC Act Section 5
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GDPR
European Union
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Indiana Consumer Data Protection Act
US-IN
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Kentucky Consumer Data Protection Act
US-KY
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Universal Opt-Out Mechanism Expansion 2026
US
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