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License Grant and Restrictions

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What it is

Cohere gives you a limited right to use its AI services for your own internal business needs, but you cannot transfer, resell, or sublicense that access to others.

This analysis describes what Cohere's agreement states, permits, or reserves. It does not constitute a legal determination about enforceability. Regulatory applicability and practical outcomes may vary by jurisdiction, enforcement context, and individual circumstances. Read our methodology

ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

The license is explicitly scoped to internal business use only, which means customers building downstream products or reselling API access to end users may require separate contractual authorization from Cohere.

Interpretive note: The document text provided in the HTML is truncated; the exact verbatim license grant language is reconstructed from the publicly available Cohere SaaS Agreement and may not reflect the precise current wording.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

The agreement states the license is non-transferable and non-sublicensable, which means enterprise customers cannot pass API access rights to third parties or embed them in products for resale without separate agreement terms authorizing that use.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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Subject to Customer's compliance with this Agreement, Cohere grants Customer a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable right to access and use the Services during the Term solely for Customer's internal business purposes.

Excerpt from Cohere's SaaS Agreement

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Institutional analysis (regulatory & governance intelligence)

(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision is a standard commercial licensing clause and does not directly implicate specific regulatory frameworks, though the scope of permitted use may interact with sector-specific regulations governing AI deployment in financial …

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Provision details

Document information
Document
Cohere SaaS Agreement
Entity
Cohere
Document last updated
May 11, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 11, 2026
Last verified
May 12, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-011556
Document ID
CA-D-00768
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
cf319db4fb54c8ae019dfe7b3515b554f5c486a7dd84bfbb5ce64abed79b18c3
Analysis generated
May 11, 2026 11:52 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
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Citation Record
Entity: Cohere
Document: Cohere SaaS Agreement
Record ID: CA-P-011556
Captured: 2026-05-11 11:52:52 UTC
SHA-256: cf319db4fb54c8ae…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/cohere/cohere-saas-agreement/provision/CA-P-011556/license-grant-and-restrictions/
Accessed: Sept. 13, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Cohere's License Grant and Restrictions clause do?

The license is explicitly scoped to internal business use only, which means customers building downstream products or reselling API access to end users may require separate contractual authorization from Cohere.

How does this clause affect you?

The agreement states the license is non-transferable and non-sublicensable, which means enterprise customers cannot pass API access rights to third parties or embed them in products for resale without separate agreement terms authorizing that use.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 263 platforms. See the full comparison.

Is ConductAtlas affiliated with Cohere?

No. ConductAtlas is an independent monitoring service. We are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Cohere.