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Customer must not use service in violation of US export controls

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You will immediately (i) discontinue your use of the Services if you become placed on any Restricted Party List by designation or ownership and (ii) remove your End Users' access to the Services if your End Users become placed on any Restricted Party List...

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will not (and will not permit any third parties to) access or use the Service in violation of any U.S. export embargo, prohibition or restriction;

Excerpt from Snowflake's Terms of Service

Provision details

Document information
Document
Snowflake Terms of Service
Entity
Snowflake
Date stated by the document
April 16, 2026
As printed in Snowflake’s text (version CA-V-006915), not a ConductAtlas date.
Tracking information
First captured by ConductAtlas
May 5, 2026
Text quoted from version
CA-V-006915, captured Sept. 12, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-055314
Document ID
CA-D-000697
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Archived bytes SHA-256 (version CA-V-006915)
0e58e006f573da477446f7f7ccb68a178794431a2d3996def64f36ec6569fda8
Analysis generated
July 9, 2026 05:52 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Excerpt found verbatim in version CA-V-006915 (checked Oct. 5, 2026)
Citation Record
Entity: Snowflake
Document: Snowflake Terms of Service
Record ID: CA-P-055314
Version: CA-V-006915
Captured: 2026-09-12 01:21:06 UTC
SHA-256: 0e58e006f573da47…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/snowflake/snowflake-terms-of-service/provision/CA-P-055314/customer-must-not-use-service-in-violation-of-us-export-controls/
Accessed: Oct. 8, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
High
Categories

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What does Snowflake's Customer must not use service in violation of US export controls clause do?

The clause states: “will not (and will not permit any third parties to) access or use the Service in violation of any U.S. export embargo, prohibition or restriction;”

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 181 platforms. See the full comparison.

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