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Prohibition on Use by Sanctioned Parties

High severity Explicit document language Common · 181 of 352 platforms
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Amazon High

You may not use any Amazon Service if you are the subject of U.S. sanctions or of sanctions consistent with U.S. law imposed by the governments of the country where you are using Amazon Services.

Amplitude High

for the benefit or on behalf of any person listed in any Sanctions-related list of designated persons maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control...or any person owned 50 percent or more by such person

OpenAI High

Our Services may not be used for any end use prohibited by applicable trade laws, and your Input may not include material or information that requires a government license for release or export.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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You will not use the Service for any reason if you or any party that owns or controls you (if you are a legal entity), are subject to sanctions or otherwise designated on any list of prohibited or restricted parties...

Excerpt from Cloudflare's Terms of Use

Provision details

Document information
Document
Cloudflare Terms of Use
Entity
Cloudflare
Date stated by the document
Sept. 12, 2025
As printed in Cloudflare’s text (version CA-V-004049), not a ConductAtlas date.
Tracking information
First captured by ConductAtlas
April 18, 2026
Text quoted from version
CA-V-004049, captured June 21, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-069216
Document ID
CA-D-000281
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Extracted-text SHA-256 (version CA-V-004049)
2b09a030f87fcbf9901197d6365ef4710b9811f8b431e4d4dc3612c264b577df
Analysis generated
May 9, 2026 23:13 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Excerpt found verbatim in version CA-V-004049 (checked Oct. 6, 2026)
Citation Record
Entity: Cloudflare
Document: Cloudflare Terms of Use
Record ID: CA-P-069216
Version: CA-V-004049
Captured: 2026-06-21 00:33:19 UTC
SHA-256: 2b09a030f87fcbf9…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/cloudflare/cloudflare-terms-of-use/provision/CA-P-069216/prohibition-on-use-by-sanctioned-parties/
Accessed: Oct. 8, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
High
Categories

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Cloudflare's Prohibition on Use by Sanctioned Parties clause do?

The clause states: “You will not use the Service for any reason if you or any party that owns or controls you (if you are a legal entity), are subject to sanctions or otherwise designated on any list of prohibited or restricted parties...”

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 181 platforms. See the full comparison.

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