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This creates a binding legal compliance obligation on the Customer, meaning violation of export or sanctions laws in connection with using the platform is a breach of the Agreement.
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 →You are required to comply with all applicable export control and sanctions laws and regulations whenever you use the LangSmith Platform.
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"Each party will comply with all applicable Export Control and Sanctions Laws and Regulations in connection with providing and using the LangSmith Platform.Excerpt from LangChain's Terms of Service
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This creates a binding legal compliance obligation on the Customer, meaning violation of export or sanctions laws in connection with using the platform is a breach of the Agreement.
You are required to comply with all applicable export control and sanctions laws and regulations whenever you use the LangSmith Platform.
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