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Prohibition on Competitive Use of Sites

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Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

The prohibition extends to indirect competition across any Databricks business, meaning a wide range of commercial activities could fall within the restriction.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

You are prohibited from using or applying the Sites in any manner that is directly or indirectly competitive with any business of Databricks.

How other platforms handle this

Affirm Medium

You will not use the Services to accomplish a cash advance, wire or money transfer.

Whatnot Medium

Make any automated use of the App...Use any software, technology, or device to scrape, spider, or crawl the App or harvest or manipulate data

Robinhood Medium

if you do choose to upload your photograph to our Service, please note that all images must adhere to our App Use Standards which you are required to comply with to use any of the Robinhood Services.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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Use or apply the Sites in any manner directly or indirectly competitive with any business of Databricks.

— Excerpt from Databricks's Databricks Terms of Service

Applicable regulations

CFAA
United States Federal

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-046682
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-046682
Captured: 2026-05-10 02:08:03 UTC
SHA-256: adf59526e7670e55…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/databricks/databricks-terms-of-service/provision/CA-P-046682/prohibition-on-competitive-use-of-sites/
Accessed: July 13, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
High
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Databricks's Prohibition on Competitive Use of Sites clause do?

The prohibition extends to indirect competition across any Databricks business, meaning a wide range of commercial activities could fall within the restriction.

How does this clause affect you?

You are prohibited from using or applying the Sites in any manner that is directly or indirectly competitive with any business of Databricks.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 285 platforms. See the full comparison.

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