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Users in certain countries or in restricted categories may be legally prohibited from accessing the Services, and non-compliance exposes users to legal liability under export control and sanctions regimes.
Interpretive note: The excerpt states Services 'may be subject to' export control laws before imposing the compliance obligation, suggesting the applicability of specific laws may vary by service or jurisdiction. The canonical claim focuses on the user-facing compliance obligation, which is stated as an absolute requirement.
Your access to and use of Hugging Face's Services is conditioned on compliance with U.S. and other applicable export control and sanctions laws and regulations.
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"Any Service provided pursuant to these Terms may be subject to export control and sanctions laws of the U.S. and/or other applicable jurisdictions. Therefore, you may only access and use the Service in compliance with U.S. and other applicable export control and sanctions laws and regulations.Excerpt from Hugging Face's Terms of Service
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Users in certain countries or in restricted categories may be legally prohibited from accessing the Services, and non-compliance exposes users to legal liability under export control and sanctions regimes.
Your access to and use of Hugging Face's Services is conditioned on compliance with U.S. and other applicable export control and sanctions laws and regulations.
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