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User Responsibility for Account Credentials

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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

Placing confidentiality responsibility on the user means that unauthorized access resulting from a user's failure to protect their credentials may be attributed to the user rather than Pinecone.

Interpretive note: The excerpt is truncated with an ellipsis, so additional obligations or consequences tied to the confidentiality requirement may exist in the full clause that are not captured here.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Users bear responsibility for keeping their account credentials and API keys confidential; failure to do so may have consequences that fall on the user.

How other platforms handle this

Tinder Medium

Use another user's account or share your account with another person;

Twitch Medium

Please make sure the information you provide to Twitch upon registration and at all other times is true, accurate, current, and complete to the best of your knowledge.

Walgreens Medium

If the Services require you to create an account or provide personal information, you agree to submit accurate, complete information, and to update it as appropriate.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your Account login information and any API Keys you are provided in connection with registration...

— Excerpt from Pinecone's Pinecone Terms of Service

Provision details

Document information
Document
Pinecone Terms of Service
Entity
Pinecone
Document last updated
May 12, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 12, 2026
Last verified
May 12, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-061599
Document ID
CA-D-00802
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
2fc5379e0d50dfa7d8c1e444aa02aefd5350ca3037fe38b348f6c5ba80c4d45e
Analysis generated
May 12, 2026 15:38 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Pinecone
Document: Pinecone Terms of Service
Record ID: CA-P-061599
Captured: 2026-05-12 15:38:55 UTC
SHA-256: 2fc5379e0d50dfa7…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/pinecone/pinecone-terms-of-service/provision/CA-P-061599/user-responsibility-for-account-credentials/
Accessed: July 13, 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 Pinecone's User Responsibility for Account Credentials clause do?

Placing confidentiality responsibility on the user means that unauthorized access resulting from a user's failure to protect their credentials may be attributed to the user rather than Pinecone.

How does this clause affect you?

Users bear responsibility for keeping their account credentials and API keys confidential; failure to do so may have consequences that fall on the user.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 265 platforms. See the full comparison.

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