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The updated terms introduce a new deployment model (BYOC) that allows customers to maintain their infrastructure while LangChain manages the platform through cloud APIs without direct access to customer data, providing an alternative to cloud-hosted and hybrid options. The terms now explicitly state that LangChain will not use customer data to train large language models, expanding the prior commitment beyond general product improvement. The warranty disclaimer has been revised to state that LangChain does not warrant the platform will be accurate or complete, in addition to existing disclaimers about error-free operation and uninterrupted service.
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Except for any payment obligations, neither Party will be responsible for any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations under this Agreement due to causes beyond its reasonable control...
These Terms contain the entire agreement between you and OpenAI regarding the Services and, other than any Service-specific terms, supersedes any prior or contemporaneous agreements between you and OpenAI.
If any provisions from this Policy are in conflict with any applicable laws, such provisions will be replaced by provisions of the same purport that reflects the original intention of the provision, to the extent permissible under the applicable laws.
"Neither party will be liable for any failure or delay in performance caused by events beyond its reasonable control, including elements of nature or acts of God, war, terrorism, civil unrest, pandemics...Excerpt from LangChain's Terms of Service
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The clause states: “Neither party will be liable for any failure or delay in performance caused by events beyond its reasonable control, including elements of nature or acts of God, war, terrorism, civil unrest, pandemics...”
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