The agreement restricts how you may use LangChain's platform, prohibiting uses such as generating harmful content, violating third-party rights, or using the services for unlawful purposes.
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Acceptable use restrictions define the boundaries of permitted platform use and are the basis on which LangChain may suspend or terminate accounts, making them directly relevant to any organization deploying the platform in production.
Interpretive note: The exact acceptable use clause text was not available due to document truncation; this analysis is based on the document type and the platform's stated product scope.
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.
View change record →The acceptable use policy establishes categories of prohibited conduct that may result in account suspension, including uses that violate applicable laws, infringe third-party intellectual property, or generate harmful outputs through the AI tooling.
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You agree not to engage in any of the following prohibited activities: (i) copying, distributing, or disclosing any part of the Service in any medium, including without limitation by any automated or non-automated 'scraping'; (ii) using any automated system, including without limitation 'robots,' 's...
You agree not to engage in any of the following prohibited activities: (i) copying, distributing, or disclosing any part of the Service in any medium, including without limitation by any automated or non-automated 'scraping'; (ii) using any automated system, including without limitation 'robots,' 's...
Customer agrees to comply with Cohere's Acceptable Use Policy, as updated from time to time, which is incorporated into this Agreement by reference. Customer may not use the Services for any unlawful purpose, to generate content that infringes third-party rights, or in any manner that violates appli...
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1. REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Acceptable use provisions in AI developer platform agreements increasingly intersect with the EU AI Act's prohibited use categories and the FTC's guidance on AI-generated content and deceptive practices. Compliance with acceptable use terms is a prerequisite for continued platform access, and violations may have downstream regulatory implications depending on what the prohibited conduct involves. 2. GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Medium. The acceptable use policy creates operational obligations for enterprise customers to ensure their downstream applications built on LangChain do not violate the terms, including through use of the platform to build products that themselves engage in prohibited conduct. This creates a pass-through compliance obligation for developers. 3. JURISDICTION FLAGS: EU customers must ensure that their use of LangChain's AI tooling complies with the EU AI Act's requirements for high-risk AI systems and prohibited AI practices. U.S. customers should assess FTC guidance on AI-generated content disclosures and deceptive AI uses that may overlap with acceptable use restrictions. 4. CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: B2B customers should review acceptable use restrictions to confirm alignment with their intended deployment use cases, particularly for applications in regulated industries such as healthcare, financial services, or government. Procurement teams should assess whether the acceptable use terms create indemnification exposure if a downstream customer's use of a product built on LangChain violates the platform's policies. 5. COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Organizations building customer-facing AI applications on LangChain should implement their own acceptable use policies for end users that are at least as restrictive as LangChain's terms to mitigate pass-through liability risk. Legal teams should monitor updates to LangChain's acceptable use policy, as changes may affect the permissibility of existing production deployments.
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Acceptable use restrictions define the boundaries of permitted platform use and are the basis on which LangChain may suspend or terminate accounts, making them directly relevant to any organization deploying the platform in production.
The acceptable use policy establishes categories of prohibited conduct that may result in account suspension, including uses that violate applicable laws, infringe third-party intellectual property, or generate harmful outputs through the AI tooling.
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