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Summary

This document establishes the Terms of Service for LangChain's developer platform products, including LangSmith, LangGraph, and related AI tooling services. The agreement authorizes LangChain to process content and data submitted through the platform, reserves the right to suspend accounts for violations of acceptable use policies, and limits LangChain's liability to amounts paid by the user in the preceding twelve months. The document includes data processing provisions and acceptable use requirements applicable to commercial deployment of AI applications on the platform.

Technical / Legal Breakdown

This Terms of Service governs use of LangChain's commercial platform products, including LangSmith and associated services, and establishes a binding agreement between LangChain, Inc. and users or organizations accessing those services. The agreement states that users grant LangChain a license to process and use content submitted through the services, that LangChain may suspend or terminate accounts for violations of acceptable use policies, and that the terms authorize LangChain to modify pricing, features, and service availability with notice. The document includes a limitation of liability clause capping LangChain's damages exposure, a mutual indemnification provision, and an intellectual property assignment structure covering outputs generated through the platform; these provisions are broadly consistent with B2B SaaS industry norms, though the scope of the content license and output ownership assertions may warrant careful review by enterprise customers. The agreement engages the FTC Act's unfair and deceptive practices framework, CCPA and GDPR data processing obligations given the platform's developer-facing nature and likely international user base, and potentially the EU AI Act given LangChain's AI tooling products; applicability of specific data protection obligations depends on whether LangChain acts as a data processor or controller in a given deployment context.

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2 important changes detected

3 versions captured · Last updated: June 2026

What changed LangChain modified the title and scope of a data protection clause in its Terms of Service on June 4, 2026. The clause previously specified that data protection rules applied only when customers used the LangSmith Platform for 'Cloud or Hybrid Deployments'. The updated language removes the deployment-type qualifier, stating the Data Processing Addendum now applies whenever customers process Personal Data subject to applicable data protection laws, regardless of deployment method. This broadens when the DPA requirements become contractually binding.
Why this matters The updated terms clarify that the Data Processing Addendum now applies whenever you process Personal Data using the LangSmith Platform, regardless of whether you use Cloud or Hybrid Deployments. Previously, the clause explicitly limited this protection to those two deployment types. The change broadens the scope of when data protection rules contractually bind the parties, which may provide clearer governance if you use other deployment methods.
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May 22, 2026

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What changed LangChain updated its Terms of Service on May 22, 2026 to clarify deployment options and data protection commitments. The company introduced a new 'Bring Your Own Cloud Deployment' (BYOC) option, redefined 'Hybrid Deployment' to specify that LangChain operates the control plane while customers operate the data plane, and explicitly extended its commitment not to use customer data for training to include 'large language models.' The disclaimer clause was also expanded to state the platform is not warranted to be 'accurate' or 'complete.' These changes affect how customers understand their deployment choices and what data protections apply.
Why this matters The updated terms introduce a new deployment architecture option (BYOC) alongside existing Cloud and Hybrid options, giving customers more control over infrastructure placement. LangChain's explicit commitment to not use customer data for large language model training now has clear written language in the Terms, whereas the prior version only referenced 'products' generically. However, the expanded non-warranty clause now states the platform is not warranted to be 'accurate' or 'complete,' which broadens the disclaimers of liability. Customers should review which deployment option aligns with their infrastructure and compliance requirements.
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Recent Provision Changes Jun 4, 2026

7 provisions unchanged.

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