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Export Control Law Compliance Required

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You may use our Services only as permitted by applicable law, including export control laws and regulations.

Excerpt from Dropbox's Terms of Service

Provision details

Document information
Document
Dropbox Terms of Service
Entity
Dropbox
Date stated by the document
Jan. 7, 2025
As printed in Dropbox’s text (version CA-V-006308), not a ConductAtlas date.
Tracking information
First captured by ConductAtlas
March 19, 2026
Text quoted from version
CA-V-006308, captured Sept. 2, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-029072
Document ID
CA-D-000195
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Extracted-text SHA-256 (version CA-V-006308)
38585e0cb51f2111affd8e40b2f39158da40e7ee3b0e1ce4e0479e3fbb8102c9
Analysis generated
March 20, 2026 05:12 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Excerpt found verbatim in version CA-V-006308 (checked Oct. 5, 2026)
Citation Record
Entity: Dropbox
Document: Dropbox Terms of Service
Record ID: CA-P-029072
Version: CA-V-006308
Captured: 2026-09-02 00:30:41 UTC
SHA-256: 38585e0cb51f2111…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/dropbox/dropbox-terms-of-service/provision/CA-P-029072/export-control-law-compliance-required/
Accessed: Oct. 8, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
High
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What does Dropbox's Export Control Law Compliance Required clause do?

The clause states: “You may use our Services only as permitted by applicable law, including export control laws and regulations.”

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