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Intellectual Property and Circumvention Prohibition

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What it is

The AUP prohibits infringement or misappropriation of intellectual property rights belonging to Databricks or third parties, and prohibits circumventing or disabling security features of the Databricks Services.

This analysis describes what Databricks'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

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Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

This provision establishes contractual prohibitions on IP infringement and security circumvention that interact with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act and applicable trade secret law, and creates grounds for service termination independent of any external legal proceedings.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

The agreement requires users to respect intellectual property rights and prohibits disabling or circumventing platform security features, with violations constituting a breach of the AUP.

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ActiveCampaign Medium

Bypass or ignore instructions contained in our robots.txt file that controls automated access to portions of our Services;

Mailchimp Medium

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Infringe or misappropriate the intellectual property rights of Databricks or third parties; Circumvent, disable, or otherwise interfere with security-related features of the Databricks Services.

Excerpt from Databricks's AI Acceptable Use Policy

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Provision details

Document information
Document
Databricks AI Acceptable Use Policy
Entity
Databricks
Document last updated
May 12, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 21, 2026
Last verified
May 21, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-013092
Document ID
CA-D-00838
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
401d30e8ae58ad51cb53077f833c2704cf60e064d26c5e24eb94b447171f196c
Analysis generated
May 21, 2026 04:54 UTC
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Evidence
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Citation Record
Entity: Databricks
Document: Databricks AI Acceptable Use Policy
Record ID: CA-P-013092
Captured: 2026-05-21 04:54:09 UTC
SHA-256: 401d30e8ae58ad51…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/databricks/databricks-ai-acceptable-use-policy/provision/CA-P-013092/intellectual-property-and-circumvention-prohibition/
Accessed: July 30, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Databricks's Intellectual Property and Circumvention Prohibition clause do?

This provision establishes contractual prohibitions on IP infringement and security circumvention that interact with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act and applicable trade secret law, and creates grounds for service termination independent of any external legal proceedings.

How does this clause affect you?

The agreement requires users to respect intellectual property rights and prohibits disabling or circumventing platform security features, with violations constituting a breach of the AUP.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 282 platforms. See the full comparison.

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