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Parties Are Independent Contractors

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Medium May 22, 2026

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.

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The parties are independent contractors. This Agreement does not create a partnership, franchise, joint venture, agency, fiduciary, or employment relationship between the parties.

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Document information
Document
LangChain Terms of Service
Entity
LangChain
Document last updated
May 12, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
July 9, 2026
Last verified
July 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-063709
Document ID
CA-D-00804
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746536421de2b228192ab3641f2d2338717f2e08809c05631b58e42d4efcf096
Analysis generated
July 9, 2026 03:53 UTC
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Entity: LangChain
Document: LangChain Terms of Service
Record ID: CA-P-063709
Captured: 2026-07-09 03:53:59 UTC
SHA-256: 746536421de2b228…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/langchain/langchain-terms-of-service/provision/CA-P-063709/parties-are-independent-contractors/
Accessed: Aug. 3, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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What does LangChain's Parties Are Independent Contractors clause do?

The clause states: “The parties are independent contractors. This Agreement does not create a partnership, franchise, joint venture, agency, fiduciary, or employment relationship between the parties.”

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