Either side can end the agreement with 30 days' notice, but Cohere can cut off your access immediately if you violate the agreement or its usage policies.
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Cohere's right to immediately suspend API access upon a finding of policy violation means enterprise customers could experience abrupt service interruption without the benefit of a cure period, which is operationally significant for production deployments.
Interpretive note: The exact definition of material breach and the scope of the Acceptable Use Policy referenced as a termination trigger are not fully reproduced in the document excerpt provided; the operational impact depends on the AUP's current and future content.
The agreement permits Cohere to immediately suspend or terminate API access for material breaches or Acceptable Use Policy violations, which means enterprise customers with production workloads dependent on the API could face immediate service interruption without a grace period to remediate the issue.
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"Either party may terminate this Agreement for convenience upon thirty (30) days' written notice to the other party. Cohere may suspend or terminate Customer's access to the Services immediately upon written notice if Customer materially breaches this Agreement or violates Cohere's Acceptable Use Policy.Excerpt from Cohere's SaaS Agreement
(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Immediate termination rights for AUP violations do not directly implicate a specific regulatory framework, but for enterprise customers in regulated industries, abrupt service termination could create operational continuity obligations under financial services …
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Cohere's right to immediately suspend API access upon a finding of policy violation means enterprise customers could experience abrupt service interruption without the benefit of a cure period, which is operationally significant for production deployments.
The agreement permits Cohere to immediately suspend or terminate API access for material breaches or Acceptable Use Policy violations, which means enterprise customers with production workloads dependent on the API could face immediate service interruption without a grace period to remediate the issue.
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