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The updated Terms of Service remove previous promotional language including referral bonuses (previously described as $5-$500 random credit bonuses) and product feature descriptions. The revised document now explicitly states it is a legally binding agreement between you and RunPod, Inc., with a last-updated date of March 24, 2026. No new restrictions or obligations are introduced by this change; the restructuring primarily formalizes the legal framework and eliminates marketing content that previously appeared within the terms document.
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Customer must report upon NVIDIA's email request, no more than monthly, the Software in use by Customer Personnel and Customer End Users Customer enabled, quantity, start and end dates, and any other reasonably required information...
If Customer disables the usage tracker within the Software or Service, Customer will, no later than the end of each calendar quarter...provide W&B with information reasonably requested...to verify compliance...
we are required to report your business name and the name of your beneficial owners and/or principals to: a) the MATCH listing maintained by Mastercard...and b) the VMAS database upheld by Visa
"In accordance with the reporting requirements of 18 U.S.C. § 2258A, we will report to the CyberTipline...any actual knowledge of apparent violations of 18 U.S.C §§ 2251, 2251A, 2252, 2252A, 2252B, 2260, or 1466A.Excerpt from RunPod's Terms of Service
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The clause states: “In accordance with the reporting requirements of 18 U.S.C. § 2258A, we will report to the CyberTipline...any actual knowledge of apparent violations of 18 U.S.C §§ 2251, 2251A, 2252, 2252A, 2252B, 2260, or 1466A.”
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