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Acceptable Use Restrictions

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What it is

The agreement prohibits users from using the service in ways that are unlawful, harmful, infringe third-party rights, disrupt the service infrastructure, or develop competing products.

This analysis describes what Tabnine'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

ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

This provision establishes enforceable use restrictions that may result in account suspension or termination, and includes a prohibition on using the service to develop competing products, which is operationally significant for software companies evaluating competitive risk.

Interpretive note: The scope of the prohibition on developing competing products is not defined in the document, creating interpretive uncertainty regarding what activities may trigger enforcement.

Clause Stability Stable

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Changes
3
Months Monitored
Apr 30, 2026
First Seen
May 22, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 4245 other provisions on other platforms.

Change history

removed Jul 31, 2026

Removal of explicit acceptable use restrictions eliminates stated prohibitions on unlawful use, third-party rights violations, and competitive product development, weakening user behavior controls.

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modified May 23, 2026

Significantly expanded prohibitions to include broad behavioral restrictions (harmful, fraudulent, deceptive, threatening, abusive, harassing, etc.) and removed specific prohibitions on reverse engineering and automated access, though excerpt appears truncated in current version.

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Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Under this clause, users are prohibited from a specified range of uses, including any use that infringes third-party intellectual property rights or involves developing competing products or services using the Tabnine platform.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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You agree not to use the Services in any way that: (i) is unlawful or violates any applicable laws or regulations; (ii) is harmful, fraudulent, deceptive, threatening, abusive, harassing, tortious, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, libelous, or otherwise objectionable; (iii) violates any third party's rights, including intellectual property rights; (iv) interferes with or disrupts the Services or servers or networks connected to the Services; (v) uses the Services to develop competing products or services.

Excerpt from Tabnine's Terms of Use

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Provision details

Document information
Document
Tabnine Terms of Use
Entity
Tabnine
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 20, 2026
Last verified
May 20, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-004141
Document ID
CA-D-00489
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
702e89cb51cf38ccda62e115777cc04ab195dbf6cb8937b277313e2a869e7c3f
Analysis generated
May 20, 2026 23:43 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Tabnine
Document: Tabnine Terms of Use
Record ID: CA-P-004141
Captured: 2026-05-20 23:43:05 UTC
SHA-256: 702e89cb51cf38cc…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/tabnine/tabnine-terms-of-use/provision/CA-P-004141/acceptable-use-restrictions/
Accessed: Aug. 1, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Tabnine's Acceptable Use Restrictions clause do?

This provision establishes enforceable use restrictions that may result in account suspension or termination, and includes a prohibition on using the service to develop competing products, which is operationally significant for software companies evaluating competitive risk.

How does this clause affect you?

Under this clause, users are prohibited from a specified range of uses, including any use that infringes third-party intellectual property rights or involves developing competing products or services using the Tabnine platform.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 282 platforms. See the full comparison.

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