You agree not to scrape Vercel's platform, send spam, or attempt to compromise system security, among a list of other prohibited behaviors; violations can trigger immediate account suspension.
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The AUP is incorporated by reference into the main Terms, meaning violations of separately published AUP provisions can trigger the same account suspension consequences as violations of the core Terms, even if users are unaware of updates to the AUP.
Interpretive note: The scope of the AUP's prohibition on automated system access is ambiguous regarding legitimate CI/CD and monitoring tools; application depends on how Vercel interprets 'the Service' in this context.
Because the Acceptable Use Policy is incorporated by reference, changes to the AUP affect your obligations even if you are not directly notified, and violations can result in immediate account termination without prior warning.
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"You agree not to engage in any of the following prohibited activities: (i) copying, distributing, or disclosing any part of the Service in any medium, including without limitation by any automated or non-automated 'scraping'; (ii) using any automated system, including without limitation 'robots,' 'spiders,' 'offline readers,' etc., to access the Service; (iii) transmitting spam, chain letters, or other unsolicited email; (iv) attempting to interfere with, compromise the system integrity or security or decipher any transmissions to or from the servers running the Service.— Excerpt from Vercel's Vercel Terms of Service
(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: AUP provisions interact with the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act and state computer fraud statutes in the U.S. regarding unauthorized access and system interference. For platform providers, AUP enforcement also engages Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act regarding liability for user content, though this primarily affects Vercel's own exposure rather than user obligations. (2) GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Low to Medium. The prohibited activities listed are standard for cloud infrastructure providers. The primary governance concern is the incorporation-by-reference mechanism, which means users must actively monitor a separately published AUP document for changes that could affect their compliance status. (3) JURISDICTION FLAGS: EU users should note that some AUP restrictions, particularly around automated access and data collection, may interact with ePrivacy Directive and GDPR provisions governing lawful data processing activities. (4) CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Enterprises should confirm that their legitimate use cases, including automated deployment pipelines, monitoring agents, and load testing tools, are not inadvertently captured by the AUP's prohibition on automated system access, which is typically understood to apply to scraping the Vercel platform itself rather than customer applications. (5) COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Legal teams should maintain a current copy of the Vercel AUP and establish a process to review it whenever the Terms of Service are updated, since AUP changes can modify compliance obligations without requiring a separate notice to each user.
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The AUP is incorporated by reference into the main Terms, meaning violations of separately published AUP provisions can trigger the same account suspension consequences as violations of the core Terms, even if users are unaware of updates to the AUP.
Because the Acceptable Use Policy is incorporated by reference, changes to the AUP affect your obligations even if you are not directly notified, and violations can result in immediate account termination without prior warning.
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