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Cohere reserves the right to restrict, suspend, or terminate a user's access to its services upon determining that the user has violated the Usage Policy or is misusing or abusing the services. No procedural requirements, notice period, or appeals process is specified in this provision.
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
This provision grants Cohere unilateral enforcement discretion without specifying defined procedures, notice requirements, or an appeals mechanism, which creates operational dependency risk for enterprise customers and developers whose products are built on Cohere's infrastructure.
Interpretive note: The policy does not define procedural requirements before enforcement action; applicable law in specific jurisdictions may impose notice or cure obligations that constrain this provision's application.
The updated policy removes all substantive acceptable use requirements that were previously posted and enforceable. Users no longer have a referenced standard defining what conduct is prohibited on the platform. The removal of enforcement procedures means users cannot verify what conduct may trigger access restriction, suspension, or termination. The elimination of the child safety and sexually explicit content prohibitions from the posted policy creates uncertainty about whether these protections remain in effect through other terms or have been abandoned.
View change record →Under this clause, Cohere may restrict, suspend, or terminate access to its services upon determining a policy violation has occurred. The terms do not specify a notice period or appeals process before enforcement action is taken.
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"If we learn that you have violated this Usage Policy or are otherwise misusing or abusing Cohere Services, we are entitled to restrict, suspend, or terminate your access to the Cohere Services.Excerpt from Cohere's Usage Policy
1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Platform termination clauses without procedural safeguards may engage consumer protection frameworks in jurisdictions that require notice and cure periods before service termination, including certain EU member state consumer contract regulations. For business customers, this provision may interact with applicable commercial contract law requirements regarding reasonable notice. The FTC Act's prohibition on unfair practices may be relevant if enforcement is applied inconsistently or without basis. 2) GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Medium. The absence of a defined notice period, cure opportunity, or appeals process creates operational risk for developers and enterprise customers who have built business-critical workflows on Cohere's services. The policy's use of 'misusing or abusing' as an additional enforcement trigger beyond defined violations introduces interpretive discretion that is not bounded by the enumerated prohibited activities. 3) JURISDICTION FLAGS: EU consumer contract regulations in some member states may limit the enforceability of termination-without-notice clauses in consumer contracts. Business-to-business contracts may have more latitude, but enterprise customers in regulated industries should assess the implications of sudden access termination for their own regulatory compliance obligations. 4) CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Enterprise procurement teams should assess whether Cohere's master service agreement or separate contractual terms provide additional procedural protections beyond this policy, such as cure periods or escalation mechanisms. The absence of an appeals process in the policy warrants negotiation for enterprise customers with significant operational dependency on Cohere services. 5) COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Organizations relying on Cohere services for production workloads should document contingency plans for access suspension or termination, including backup vendor arrangements or model hosting alternatives. Legal teams should review whether their enterprise agreements with Cohere include termination notice requirements that supplement or override this policy provision.
This provision grants Cohere unilateral enforcement discretion without specifying defined procedures, notice requirements, or an appeals mechanism, which creates operational dependency risk for enterprise customers and developers whose products are built on Cohere's infrastructure.
Under this clause, Cohere may restrict, suspend, or terminate access to its services upon determining a policy violation has occurred. The terms do not specify a notice period or appeals process before enforcement action is taken.
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