This is Fireworks AI's Terms of Service governing who can use their AI model platform, what they can do with it, and what rights both sides have. The single most important thing for users to know is that by using the service, you waive your right to sue Fireworks AI in court or join a class action lawsuit — all disputes must go through individual binding arbitration, unless you opt out within 30 days of first agreeing to these Terms. If you want to preserve your right to sue in court, you must opt out of arbitration in writing within 30 days of account creation.
Technical Summary
This Terms of Service governs access to and use of Fireworks AI's platform, APIs, and related software services, forming a binding contract upon account creation or service use. The most significant obligations include mandatory individual arbitration (Section 16.2), a class action and jury trial waiver (Section 16.3), broad indemnification obligations placed on users, and Fireworks AI's right to terminate accounts at any time with or without cause or notice. Notably, Fireworks AI claims a broad license to user-submitted content and inputs, prohibits use of its service content for competing AI/ML training, and disclaims virtually all warranties while capping its liability at fees paid in the prior 12 months — a limitation that significantly disadvantages enterprise users with high-value use cases. The document engages the FTC Act Section 5 (unfair/deceptive practices), CCPA (California privacy rights for California residents), COPPA (minor-use restrictions), and potentially the EU AI Act given the AI/ML nature of the service; the mandatory arbitration and class action waiver provisions also engage state consumer protection statutes in multiple jurisdictions, and the absence of explicit GDPR compliance language is a material gap for EU/EEA-based business customers.
Instead of going to court, you must resolve any dispute with Fireworks AI through private arbitration — one-on-one, not as part of a group lawsuit. This applies even to disputes that arose before you signed up.
Fireworks AI can shut down your account at any time, for any reason, without warning and without paying you anything — and you're still bound by these Terms even after termination.
By submitting content to Fireworks AI's platform — including prompts, inputs, and outputs — you grant Fireworks AI rights to use that content as described in these Terms and the Privacy Notice.
Fireworks AI caps the total amount of money it can owe you in damages at the fees you paid in the prior 12 months — meaning even if they cause significant harm, your financial recovery is severely limited.
Users under 18 cannot use Fireworks AI without a parent or legal guardian who has agreed to the Terms and takes full responsibility for the minor's activity.
You cannot use any content from Fireworks AI's platform — including metadata — to train competing AI or machine learning models, or to build facial/identity recognition systems.
If you use Fireworks AI on behalf of a company, your organization is fully responsible for everything every one of its employees or agents does on the platform — even actions the organization didn't authorize.
You cannot use Fireworks AI's service for illegal purposes, to spread false or harmful content, to promote hate or violence, or for anything Fireworks AI alone decides is objectionable — and they can cut off your access for any of these reasons.
These Terms are governed by the laws of the jurisdiction Fireworks AI designates — which based on the company's location is likely California — and disputes are subject to the courts of that jurisdiction (except where arbitration applies).
Added April 30, 2026
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