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Prohibition on use violating sanctions or trade laws

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Amazon High

You may not use any Amazon Service if you are the subject of U.S. sanctions or of sanctions consistent with U.S. law imposed by the governments of the country where you are using Amazon Services.

OpenAI High

Our Services may not be used for any end use prohibited by applicable trade laws, and your Input may not include material or information that requires a government license for release or export.

Amplitude High

for the benefit or on behalf of any person listed in any Sanctions-related list of designated persons maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control...or any person owned 50 percent or more by such person

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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...use or access the Service in violation of U.S. or applicable non-U.S. laws relating to economic or trade sanctions, or in any manner that may cause Linear to violate U.S. or applicable non-U.S. laws...

Excerpt from Linear's Terms of Service

Provision details

Document information
Document
Linear Terms of Service
Entity
Linear
Date stated by the document
June 9, 2026
As printed in Linear’s text (version CA-V-004744), not a ConductAtlas date.
Tracking information
First captured by ConductAtlas
July 11, 2026
Text quoted from version
CA-V-004744, captured July 11, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-071538
Document ID
CA-D-000549
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Extracted-text SHA-256 (version CA-V-004744)
7ef8e9593f151487002e303c7a19f8852fcdb9463fd1122414046fe9b7357e57
Analysis generated
July 12, 2026 14:58 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Excerpt found verbatim in version CA-V-004744 (checked Oct. 5, 2026)
Citation Record
Entity: Linear
Document: Linear Terms of Service
Record ID: CA-P-071538
Version: CA-V-004744
Captured: 2026-07-11 13:44:44 UTC
SHA-256: 7ef8e9593f151487…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/linear/linear-terms-of-service/provision/CA-P-071538/prohibition-on-use-violating-sanctions-or-trade-laws/
Accessed: Oct. 8, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
High
Categories

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Linear's Prohibition on use violating sanctions or trade laws clause do?

The clause states: “...use or access the Service in violation of U.S. or applicable non-U.S. laws relating to economic or trade sanctions, or in any manner that may cause Linear to violate U.S. or applicable non-U.S. laws...”

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 181 platforms. See the full comparison.

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