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The Platform Services, software and Documentation are "commercial computer software" and "commercial computer software documentation," respectively...Any use, duplication, or disclosure of the software...by or on behalf of the U.S. government is subject to restrictions as set forth in this Agreement...
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If there is a conflict between applicable Additional Terms and these terms, the Additional Terms will control.
"If Customer elects to use the Service in any such U.S. Government-Authorized Commercial Regions, Customer's use of and access to the Service...is subject to the additional U.S. Government Commercial Compliance Addendum...Excerpt from Snowflake's Terms of Service
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The clause states: “If Customer elects to use the Service in any such U.S. Government-Authorized Commercial Regions, Customer's use of and access to the Service...is subject to the additional U.S. Government Commercial Compliance Addendum...”
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