You cannot use Cerebras's platform for illegal activities, harassment, IP infringement, spam, or distributing malware — violating these rules can get your account terminated.
Violating any of Cerebras's broadly-defined acceptable use rules can result in immediate account termination with no specified appeals process — the scope of prohibited conduct is broad enough to capture edge cases that users may not anticipate.
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Compare across platforms →The AUP defines the boundaries of permissible use and gives Cerebras broad grounds to terminate accounts, but the enforcement discretion rests entirely with Cerebras — users have no appeal mechanism specified in these Terms.
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK: The AUP engages Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act (47 U.S.C. §230), which generally immunizes platforms from liability for user content while permitting them to moderate content in good faith. Copyright infringement prohibitions engage the DMCA (17 U.S.C. §512). Harassment and abuse prohibitions may engage state cyberstalking and harassment statutes. EU Digital Services Act (DSA, Regulation 2022/2065) imposes additional content moderation obligations and user appeal rights for large platforms.
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