Vercel AI Acceptable Use Policy

This document is Vercel's Acceptable Use Policy (AUP), which governs permitted and prohibited conduct by users of Vercel's platform and services, operating as an incorporated part of Vercel's broader Terms of Service. The agreement states that users are prohibited from using the platform to facilitate a broad range of activities including generating, transmitting, or storing illegal content; conducting unauthorized access or penetration testing without written permission; deploying malware or destructive code; engaging in cryptocurrency mining without consent; sending unsolicited communications; and using AI features to produce deceptive, harmful, or illegal content. The policy reserves to Vercel the right to suspend or terminate accounts for violations, including conduct by end users of customer-deployed applications, which means account holders bear responsibility for how third parties use their deployments. The AUP engages the FTC Act's unfair and deceptive practices framework, the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, the CAN-SPAM Act, and, depending on the nature of content and users, potentially COPPA, GDPR, and the EU AI Act, with applicability varying by jurisdiction and the specific nature of the customer's deployment. The AI-specific prohibitions, including restrictions on generating content to deceive or manipulate and requirements to disclose AI-generated content where legally mandated, create compliance considerations that intersect with emerging AI governance frameworks in the EU and at the US federal and state levels.