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This gives LangChain the power to remove access unilaterally based on its own reasonable determination, which could interrupt business operations that depend on the platform.
Interpretive note: The excerpt is truncated after item (ii); additional grounds for disabling access listed in the full clause are not reflected in the canonical claim, which captures only the primary stated ground.
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 →LangChain can disable your access or your users' access based on its reasonable determination that a security risk or adverse impact exists, without requiring proof of actual harm.
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"LangChain may disable the Customer's or any User's access if, in LangChain's reasonable determination, the Customer or any User (i) poses a security risk to the LangSmith Platform, (ii) may adversely impact LangChain...Excerpt from LangChain's Terms of Service
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This gives LangChain the power to remove access unilaterally based on its own reasonable determination, which could interrupt business operations that depend on the platform.
LangChain can disable your access or your users' access based on its reasonable determination that a security risk or adverse impact exists, without requiring proof of actual harm.
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