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SOW Must Be Signed Before Work Commences

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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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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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Each SOW must be signed by both parties before LangChain will commence work under such SOW.

Excerpt from LangChain's Terms of Service

Provision details

Document information
Document
LangChain Terms of Service
Entity
LangChain
Date stated by the document
June 2, 2026
As printed in LangChain’s text (version CA-V-003420), not a ConductAtlas date.
Tracking information
First captured by ConductAtlas
May 12, 2026
Text quoted from version
CA-V-003420, captured June 4, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-063612
Document ID
CA-D-000804
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Extracted-text SHA-256 (version CA-V-003420)
d56d35616685e227ea9fb7c20a7a250eb4333a26076448c9fc9e075e753bd13a
Analysis generated
July 9, 2026 03:53 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Excerpt found verbatim in version CA-V-003420 (checked Oct. 5, 2026)
Citation Record
Entity: LangChain
Document: LangChain Terms of Service
Record ID: CA-P-063612
Version: CA-V-003420
Captured: 2026-06-04 01:29:12 UTC
SHA-256: d56d35616685e227…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/langchain/langchain-terms-of-service/provision/CA-P-063612/sow-must-be-signed-before-work-commences/
Accessed: Oct. 8, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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Severity
Medium
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does LangChain's SOW Must Be Signed Before Work Commences clause do?

The clause states: “Each SOW must be signed by both parties before LangChain will commence work under such SOW.”

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 298 platforms. See the full comparison.

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