Provision record
NVIDIA NIM · NVIDIA AI Foundation Models AUP · View original document ↗

Developer Program No Production Deployment

High severity High confidence Explicit document language Common · 281 of 352 platforms

Key Facts · in the document’s own words

Can Customer include developer program Software in a Customer Product?
“Software offered as part of the developer program is not for use, distribution or deployment in production. Customer will not include developer program Software in a Customer Product.”
Version CA-V-006863, captured Sept. 11, 2026 · live source ↗
Our reading, not the document’s words
NVIDIA NIM prohibits Customer from using, distributing, or deploying developer program Software in production and from including it in a Customer Product.
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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

This clause creates an absolute prohibition on production use and Customer Product inclusion for developer program Software, reinforcing that such Software is strictly pre-production.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Customers are prohibited from deploying developer program Software in any production environment or incorporating it into any Customer Product.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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Software offered as part of the developer program is not for use, distribution or deployment in production. Customer will not include developer program Software in a Customer Product.

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-061900
Document ID
CA-D-000821
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/agreements/enterprise-software/product-specific-terms-for-ai-products/
Wayback Machine
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Archived bytes SHA-256 (version CA-V-006863)
e30fa0bb26a7649cf0d0020902caa04d79e4eccc5a23ad7fb5b423960b9a1a85
Analysis generated
July 9, 2026 04:15 UTC
Methodology
analyze_document-v2-grounded.3
Evidence
✓ Excerpt found verbatim in version CA-V-006863 (checked Oct. 5, 2026)
Citation Record
Entity: NVIDIA NIM
Document: NVIDIA AI Foundation Models AUP
Record ID: CA-P-061900
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-061900/developer-program-no-production-deployment/
Accessed: Oct. 11, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
High
Categories
Acceptable use

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does NVIDIA NIM's Developer Program No Production Deployment clause do?

This clause creates an absolute prohibition on production use and Customer Product inclusion for developer program Software, reinforcing that such Software is strictly pre-production.

How does this clause affect you?

Customers are prohibited from deploying developer program Software in any production environment or incorporating it into any Customer Product.

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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