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Customer Data License Grant

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This analysis describes what Snowflake's agreement states, permits, or reserves. It does not constitute a legal determination about enforceability. Regulatory applicability and practical outcomes may vary by jurisdiction, enforcement context, and individual circumstances. Read our methodology

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Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

The license establishes the operational scope under which Snowflake may process and manage customer data within its infrastructure. The non-exclusive designation permits customers to maintain concurrent licenses while the royalty-free structure clarifies that Snowflake's data handling rights entail no additional fees beyond service costs.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Customers authorize Snowflake to perform technical operations on their data—including hosting, copying, transmission, and display—that are functionally necessary to operate the service. The authorization is bounded by the Agreement and Privacy Notice, which separately govern permissible uses and limitations.

How other platforms handle this

Airbnb Medium

By making available any Member Content on or through the Airbnb Platform, you hereby grant to Airbnb a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free, irrevocable, perpetual (or for the term of the protection), sub-licensable and transferable license to such Member Content to access, use, store, copy, modif...

Cohere Medium

Enterprise customers own their data. Cohere does not claim ownership over the inputs or outputs of enterprise customers.

Shopify Medium

By submitting Content to Shopify, you grant us a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license (with the right to sublicense) to use, copy, reproduce, process, adapt, modify, publish, transmit, display and distribute such Content in any and all media or distribution methods (now known or later deve...

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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Customer grants Snowflake a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to host, copy, transmit, display, and otherwise use Customer Data as necessary to provide the Services and as permitted by this Agreement and the Privacy Notice.

— Excerpt from Snowflake's Snowflake Terms of Service

Provision details

Document information
Document
Snowflake Terms of Service
Entity
Snowflake
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 10, 2026
Last verified
May 12, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-008935
Document ID
CA-D-00697
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
1ff84094bd39f9066b642f93cceeda7f67de590fbe6c3a1d08d48cc036234cc1
Analysis generated
May 10, 2026 12:52 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Snowflake
Document: Snowflake Terms of Service
Record ID: CA-P-008935
Captured: 2026-05-10 12:52:25 UTC
SHA-256: 1ff84094bd39f906…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/snowflake/snowflake-terms-of-service/customer-data-license-grant/
Accessed: June 10, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
Medium
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Snowflake's Customer Data License Grant clause do?

The license establishes the operational scope under which Snowflake may process and manage customer data within its infrastructure. The non-exclusive designation permits customers to maintain concurrent licenses while the royalty-free structure clarifies that Snowflake's data handling rights entail no additional fees beyond service costs.

How does this clause affect you?

Customers authorize Snowflake to perform technical operations on their data—including hosting, copying, transmission, and display—that are functionally necessary to operate the service. The authorization is bounded by the Agreement and Privacy Notice, which separately govern permissible uses and limitations.

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