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Developer Program Non-Production Use Only

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Key Facts

What purposes is Customer's exercise of Section 1.1.1 grants for Software designated under the developer program restricted to?
NVIDIA NIM restricts Customer's exercise of Section 1.1.1 grants for Software designated under the developer program solely to internal evaluation, development, or testing for non-production purposes.
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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

This clause confines the permitted scope of developer-program Software use, prohibiting any production use and restricting activity to internal, non-commercial evaluation and testing.

Clause Stability Stable

0
Changes
3
Months Monitored
Jul 10, 2026
First Seen
Jul 10, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 4244 other provisions on other platforms.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Customers in the developer program may not use the designated Software for production purposes; use is limited to internal evaluation, development, or testing only.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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Customer may exercise the Section 1.1.1 grants for Software designated and updated by NVIDIA from time to time, solely for internal evaluation, development or testing for non-production purposes.

Excerpt from NVIDIA NIM's NVIDIA AI Foundation Models AUP

Applicable regulations

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Provision details

Document information
Document
NVIDIA AI Foundation Models AUP
Entity
NVIDIA NIM
Document last updated
May 12, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
July 9, 2026
Last verified
July 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-061899
Document ID
CA-D-00821
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
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Content hash (SHA-256)
9cd6772966c1995c57661d045fa1fc93e3ffe8b0b3b13bddf1d0660a801d6ae4
Analysis generated
July 9, 2026 04:15 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
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Citation Record
Entity: NVIDIA NIM
Document: NVIDIA AI Foundation Models AUP
Record ID: CA-P-061899
Captured: 2026-07-09 04:15:58 UTC
SHA-256: 9cd6772966c1995c…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/nvidia-nim/nvidia-ai-foundation-models-aup/provision/CA-P-061899/developer-program-non-production-use-only/
Accessed: Aug. 18, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does NVIDIA NIM's Developer Program Non-Production Use Only clause do?

This clause confines the permitted scope of developer-program Software use, prohibiting any production use and restricting activity to internal, non-commercial evaluation and testing.

How does this clause affect you?

Customers in the developer program may not use the designated Software for production purposes; use is limited to internal evaluation, development, or testing only.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 282 platforms. See the full comparison.

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