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Prohibition on Competitive Use of Service

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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

The prohibition covers not only direct competition but also benchmarking and any use that operates to Cerebras' detriment or disadvantage, which is a broad catch-all restriction.

Interpretive note: The phrase 'otherwise to our detriment or disadvantage' is a broad catch-all; its precise scope is undefined in the excerpt.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Readers may not use the Service for competitive purposes, benchmarking, competitive analysis, or any use that is to Cerebras' detriment or disadvantage.

How other platforms handle this

Affirm Medium

You will not use the Services to accomplish a cash advance, wire or money transfer.

Whatnot Medium

Make any automated use of the App...Use any software, technology, or device to scrape, spider, or crawl the App or harvest or manipulate data

Robinhood Medium

if you do choose to upload your photograph to our Service, please note that all images must adhere to our App Use Standards which you are required to comply with to use any of the Robinhood Services.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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Use or display the Service in competition with us, to develop competing products or services, for benchmarking or competitive analysis of the Service, or otherwise to our detriment or disadvantage.

— Excerpt from Cerebras's Cerebras Terms of Service

Applicable regulations

CFAA
United States Federal
Trump Executive Order on AI Policy Framework
US

Provision details

Document information
Document
Cerebras Terms of Service
Entity
Cerebras
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
April 30, 2026
Last verified
May 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-048597
Document ID
CA-D-00508
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
7f9a72e8d66eff702ad75709c932def933120848316ec5b69c77c13c844c12eb
Analysis generated
April 30, 2026 07:04 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Cerebras
Document: Cerebras Terms of Service
Record ID: CA-P-048597
Captured: 2026-04-30 07:04:42 UTC
SHA-256: 7f9a72e8d66eff70…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/cerebras/cerebras-terms-of-service/provision/CA-P-048597/prohibition-on-competitive-use-of-service/
Accessed: July 13, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
High
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Cerebras's Prohibition on Competitive Use of Service clause do?

The prohibition covers not only direct competition but also benchmarking and any use that operates to Cerebras' detriment or disadvantage, which is a broad catch-all restriction.

How does this clause affect you?

Readers may not use the Service for competitive purposes, benchmarking, competitive analysis, or any use that is to Cerebras' detriment or disadvantage.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 284 platforms. See the full comparison.

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