The AUP explicitly prohibits the generation, transmission, or storage of child sexual abuse material or any content that exploits or harms minors using the Databricks Services.
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This provision establishes a contractual prohibition that mirrors independently applicable federal criminal statutes, and its inclusion in the AUP creates an explicit grounds for immediate service termination upon violation.
The agreement prohibits any use of Databricks Services to generate, transmit, or store CSAM or content harmful to minors, consistent with applicable federal criminal law.
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"Generate, transmit, or store child sexual abuse material or any content that exploits or harms minors.— Excerpt from Databricks's Databricks AI Acceptable Use Policy
1. REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision directly engages with 18 U.S.C. Chapter 110, which criminalizes the production, distribution, and possession of child sexual abuse material. NCMEC reporting obligations under 18 U.S.C. 2258A may apply to electronic service providers who obtain actual knowledge of CSAM on their platforms. The Department of Justice is the primary enforcement authority. 2. GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Low for commercial enterprise users. This provision reflects mandatory legal obligations and standard industry practice. Its presence in the AUP is operationally unremarkable but establishes a contractual termination trigger. 3. JURISDICTION FLAGS: These prohibitions apply globally and are reinforced by equivalent criminal statutes in most jurisdictions. EU customers are subject to additional obligations under the proposed EU CSAM regulation. 4. CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: No material due diligence trigger for standard enterprise customers. Organizations using Databricks to build AI content generation or media processing systems should confirm that output filtering mechanisms prevent generation of prohibited content. 5. COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Enterprise customers building generative AI or media processing applications on Databricks should assess whether their applications include adequate safeguards to prevent generation, transmission, or storage of content that would violate this provision.
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This provision establishes a contractual prohibition that mirrors independently applicable federal criminal statutes, and its inclusion in the AUP creates an explicit grounds for immediate service termination upon violation.
The agreement prohibits any use of Databricks Services to generate, transmit, or store CSAM or content harmful to minors, consistent with applicable federal criminal law.
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