Snowflake can cut off your access to the platform immediately if it believes you are violating the agreement, without warning you first.
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The agreement authorizes Snowflake to suspend platform access without prior notice based on a belief of violation, which creates a business continuity risk for organizations dependent on the platform for production workloads.
Under this provision, Snowflake may suspend access to customer data and services without advance notice if it determines there is a suspected violation of the agreement, which could disrupt business operations for any organization relying on Snowflake for active workloads.
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"Snowflake may, without limiting other remedies or obligations under this Agreement, suspend Customer's or any User's access to or use of the Services if Snowflake believes that Customer or any User is in violation of this Agreement, without advance notice to Customer.— Excerpt from Snowflake's Snowflake Terms of Service
REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Service suspension clauses are common in cloud service agreements and are not independently regulated by a specific statute in most jurisdictions. However, for organizations processing personal data on the platform, an unexpected suspension could trigger obligations under GDPR Article 32 (security of processing) and Article 33 (breach notification) if the suspension results in unavailability of personal data. The FTC Act may be relevant if suspension practices are found to be applied in a deceptive or discriminatory manner. GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Medium. The absence of a prior notice requirement creates operational exposure for enterprises with production dependencies on the platform. The trigger ('believes that Customer or any User is in violation') is subjective and not defined by specific thresholds or procedural criteria in the agreement text. JURISDICTION FLAGS: EU customers should assess whether a service suspension constitutes a personal data processing incident requiring notification under GDPR. Some jurisdictions with regulated industries (financial services, healthcare) may have additional continuity requirements that create regulatory exposure if access to regulated data is suspended without notice. CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Procurement teams should seek contractual protections including a requirement for advance written notice (except in cases of imminent security risk), a cure period before suspension takes effect, and a defined process for disputing a suspension determination. These terms are frequently negotiated in enterprise agreements. COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Business continuity plans should document the risk of sudden platform suspension and include procedures for notifying affected internal stakeholders. Data backup and export policies should ensure that critical data is accessible outside the Snowflake platform in the event of a suspension.
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The agreement authorizes Snowflake to suspend platform access without prior notice based on a belief of violation, which creates a business continuity risk for organizations dependent on the platform for production workloads.
Under this provision, Snowflake may suspend access to customer data and services without advance notice if it determines there is a suspected violation of the agreement, which could disrupt business operations for any organization relying on Snowflake for active workloads.
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