The agreement addresses how LangChain processes data submitted through the platform, including user content, model inputs and outputs logged through LangSmith, and account information.
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Developers and businesses using LangSmith's tracing and evaluation features may transmit sensitive data, personal information, or proprietary business logic to LangChain's infrastructure, and the terms governing how that data is processed are material to compliance with GDPR, CCPA, and industry-specific regulations.
Interpretive note: The exact data processing clause text was not available due to document truncation; the specific scope of LangChain's data processing obligations and the availability of a standalone DPA cannot be confirmed from the available document text.
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 data processing provisions govern how LangChain handles content submitted through its platform, including traces, prompts, model outputs, and evaluation data logged through LangSmith, which may include personal data or confidential business information depending on how the platform is configured.
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Developers and businesses using LangSmith's tracing and evaluation features may transmit sensitive data, personal information, or proprietary business logic to LangChain's infrastructure, and the terms governing how that data is processed are material to compliance with GDPR, CCPA, and industry-specific regulations.
The data processing provisions govern how LangChain handles content submitted through its platform, including traces, prompts, model outputs, and evaluation data logged through LangSmith, which may include personal data or confidential business information depending on how the platform is configured.
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