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Competitor Access Requires Written Consent

High severity Explicit document language Common · 281 of 352 platforms
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Clause Stability Stable

0
Changes
4
Months Monitored
Jul 10, 2026
First Seen
Jul 10, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 4244 other provisions on other platforms.

How other platforms handle this

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Customer may not distribute or disclose to third parties the results of benchmarking, competitive analysis, regression or performance data relating to the Software without the prior written permission from NVIDIA...

Anthropic Medium

Before enabling an integration, granting Claude access to, or instructing Claude to take actions on a Third-Party Service, you should ensure you have the authority to grant such access and that doing so complies with any applicable terms, policies, or confidentiality obligations.

Glassdoor Medium

Discriminate regarding access to communities or groups that you create, manage, lead, or participate in.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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If you are or become a direct competitor of ours, you may not access or use any Site without our written consent.

Excerpt from DocuSign's Terms and Conditions

Applicable regulations

CFAA
United States Federal

Provision details

Document information
Document
DocuSign Terms and Conditions
Entity
DocuSign
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
April 27, 2026
Last verified
July 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-031487
Document ID
CA-D-00197
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
231f424e90ee7b2719b976375742d52055fede74be2930a6eebf8335c372967c
Analysis generated
April 27, 2026 14:12 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: DocuSign
Document: DocuSign Terms and Conditions
Record ID: CA-P-031487
Captured: 2026-04-27 14:12:49 UTC
SHA-256: 231f424e90ee7b27…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/docusign/docusign-terms-and-conditions/provision/CA-P-031487/competitor-access-requires-written-consent/
Accessed: Aug. 5, 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 DocuSign's Competitor Access Requires Written Consent clause do?

The clause states: “If you are or become a direct competitor of ours, you may not access or use any Site without our written consent.”

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 281 platforms. See the full comparison.

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