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Developer Program Non-Production Use Only

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Key Facts · in the document’s own words

What purposes is Customer's exercise of Section 1.1.1 grants for Software designated under the developer program restricted to?
“If Customer obtains a personal use license for Enterprise Products through the NVIDIA developer program, 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.”
Version CA-V-006863, captured Sept. 11, 2026 · live source ↗
Our reading, not the document’s words
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.

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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If Customer obtains a personal use license for Enterprise Products through the NVIDIA developer program, 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

Trump Executive Order on AI Policy Framework
US

Provision details

Document information
Document
NVIDIA AI Foundation Models AUP
Entity
NVIDIA NIM
Date stated by the document
April 15, 2026
As printed in NVIDIA NIM’s text (version CA-V-006863), not a ConductAtlas date.
Tracking information
First captured by ConductAtlas
May 12, 2026
Text quoted from version
CA-V-006863, captured Sept. 11, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-061899
Document ID
CA-D-000821
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Archived bytes SHA-256 (version CA-V-006863)
e30fa0bb26a7649cf0d0020902caa04d79e4eccc5a23ad7fb5b423960b9a1a85
Analysis generated
July 9, 2026 04:15 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Excerpt found verbatim in version CA-V-006863 (checked Oct. 6, 2026)
Citation Record
Entity: NVIDIA NIM
Document: NVIDIA AI Foundation Models AUP
Record ID: CA-P-061899
Version: CA-V-006863
Captured: 2026-09-11 01:29:58 UTC
SHA-256: e30fa0bb26a7649c…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/nvidia-nim/nvidia-ai-foundation-models-aup/provision/CA-P-061899/developer-program-non-production-use-only/
Accessed: Oct. 11, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
High
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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 281 platforms. See the full comparison.

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