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Pinecone · Pinecone Terms of Service · View original document ↗

Binding Effect of Accessing Site

High confidence Common · 290 of 343 platforms

Key Facts · in the document’s own words

What does accessing or using the Site constitute?
“BY ACCESSING OR USING THE SITE, YOU ARE ACCEPTING THESE TERMS (ON BEHALF OF YOURSELF OR THE ENTITY THAT YOU REPRESENT)...”
Version CA-V-002497, captured May 12, 2026 · live source ↗
Our reading, not the document’s words
Pinecone establishes that accessing or using the Site constitutes acceptance of the Terms on behalf of the user or the entity they represent.
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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

Generated by a model from the captured document; not read by a person

Acceptance is triggered by the act of access or use alone, without requiring a separate signature or affirmative click, and can bind a legal entity if the user acts on its behalf.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Generated by a model from the captured document; not read by a person

Users are bound by these Terms the moment they access or use the Site, and individuals acting on behalf of an organization may also bind that organization.

How other platforms handle this

Teladoc

This electronic document, and all other electronic documents referred to or incorporated herein, will be: (a) deemed for all purposes to be a "writing" or "in writing"...and (b) legally enforceable as a signed agreement.

OpenAI

These Terms contain the entire agreement between you and OpenAI regarding the Services and, other than any Service-specific terms, supersedes any prior or contemporaneous agreements between you and OpenAI.

Kling AI

If any provisions from this Policy are in conflict with any applicable laws, such provisions will be replaced by provisions of the same purport that reflects the original intention of the provision, to the extent permissible under the applicable laws.

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BY ACCESSING OR USING THE SITE, YOU ARE ACCEPTING THESE TERMS (ON BEHALF OF YOURSELF OR THE ENTITY THAT YOU REPRESENT)...

Excerpt from Pinecone's Terms of Service

Provision details

Document information
Document
Pinecone Terms of Service
Entity
Pinecone
Tracking information
First captured by ConductAtlas
May 12, 2026
Text quoted from version
CA-V-002497, captured May 12, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-061590
Document ID
CA-D-000802
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Extracted-text SHA-256 (version CA-V-002497)
f24797906b2d0d2431d3742d157918d3240ffb621ac6e52ad21e5aee28b6ec58
Analysis generated
May 12, 2026 15:38 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Excerpt found in version CA-V-002497, captured May 12, 2026 (checked Oct. 5, 2026)
Citation Record
Entity: Pinecone
Document: Pinecone Terms of Service
Record ID: CA-P-061590
Version: CA-V-002497
Captured: 2026-05-12 05:57:48 UTC
SHA-256: f24797906b2d0d24…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/pinecone/pinecone-terms-of-service/provision/CA-P-061590/binding-effect-of-accessing-site/
Accessed: Oct. 24, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Pinecone's Binding Effect of Accessing Site clause do?

Acceptance is triggered by the act of access or use alone, without requiring a separate signature or affirmative click, and can bind a legal entity if the user acts on its behalf.

How does this clause affect you?

Users are bound by these Terms the moment they access or use the Site, and individuals acting on behalf of an organization may also bind that organization.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 290 platforms. See the full comparison.

Is ConductAtlas affiliated with Pinecone?

No. ConductAtlas is an independent monitoring service. We are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Pinecone.