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Prohibited Uses and User Conduct

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Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

These restrictions serve to maintain system integrity, prevent unauthorized access methods, protect against malicious interference, and ensure equitable service availability across users. The provision establishes baseline operational and security conduct standards for the service platform.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Users operating the service must comply with these use restrictions or face potential enforcement action. The terms prohibit specific technical activities (automated access, manual copying, malicious code deployment) and unlawful purposes, and Databricks retains the authority to determine compliance with these stated restrictions.

How other platforms handle this

Google AI Studio Medium

You will comply with, and ensure that your Applications comply with, all applicable laws, regulations, and third-party rights (including privacy laws, intellectual property laws, and export control laws). You must not use the services to develop or provide applications that would infringe or violate...

OpenAI Medium

You agree to comply with our Usage Policies, which are incorporated into these Terms. You may not use our Services to develop or train competing AI models, to generate content that violates our policies, or for any illegal purpose. Violation of our Usage Policies may result in suspension or terminat...

Hugging Face Medium

Restricted Content includes clear violations of our Content Policy or applicable laws, and is subject to immediate action. Content designed to disrupt, damage, or gain unauthorized access to systems or devices. Content that attempts to transmit or generate malicious code (e.g., malware, trojans, vir...

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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You may not use the Sites for any unlawful purpose or in any way that violates these Terms. Without limiting the foregoing, you agree not to: use the Sites in any manner that could disable, overburden, damage, or impair the Sites or interfere with any other party's use of the Sites; use any robot, spider, or other automatic device, process, or means to access the Sites for any purpose, including monitoring or copying any of the material on the Sites; use any manual process to monitor or copy any of the material on the Sites, or for any other purpose not expressly authorized in these Terms; introduce any viruses, Trojan horses, worms, logic bombs, or other material that is malicious or technologically harmful.

— Excerpt from Databricks's Databricks Terms of Service

Applicable regulations

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Provision details

Document information
Document
Databricks Terms of Service
Entity
Databricks
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 10, 2026
Last verified
May 10, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-005140
Document ID
CA-D-00459
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
adf59526e7670e551d2b345f6ac61b05e8e4cfa521993a4c0f8771d09b909df3
Analysis generated
May 10, 2026 02:08 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Databricks
Document: Databricks Terms of Service
Record ID: CA-P-005140
Captured: 2026-05-10 02:08:03 UTC
SHA-256: adf59526e7670e55…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/databricks/databricks-terms-of-service/prohibited-uses-and-user-conduct/
Accessed: May 20, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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Severity
Medium
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Databricks's Prohibited Uses and User Conduct clause do?

These restrictions serve to maintain system integrity, prevent unauthorized access methods, protect against malicious interference, and ensure equitable service availability across users. The provision establishes baseline operational and security conduct standards for the service platform.

How does this clause affect you?

Users operating the service must comply with these use restrictions or face potential enforcement action. The terms prohibit specific technical activities (automated access, manual copying, malicious code deployment) and unlawful purposes, and Databricks retains the authority to determine compliance with these stated restrictions.

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