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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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comply with Applicable Laws administered by the U.S. Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security, U.S. Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control or other governmental entity imposing export controls and trade sanctions...
You are not located in a country that is subject to a U.S. Government embargo, or that has been designated by the U.S. Government as a "terrorist supporting" country; You are not on any list of individuals prohibited from conducting business with the United States...
You hereby represent and warrant that: (1) you are not located in a country that is subject to a U.S. Government embargo, or that has been designated by the U.S. Government as a "terrorist supporting" country...
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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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