Your organization and all its users must follow W&B's Acceptable Use Policy, which W&B can change at any time, and W&B can suspend access based on a suspected (not just confirmed) violation.
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This provision operationalizes conduct standards for service use by tying compliance obligations to an external, modifiable policy document rather than embedding conduct rules directly in the main agreement. It establishes the enforcement mechanism—investigation, suspension, and termination—that W&B may exercise in response to policy violations.
Interpretive note: The AUP is incorporated by reference and not reproduced in the document reviewed; the specific restrictions it imposes cannot be assessed from this MSA text alone.
The updated Terms of Service no longer include the previous statement that services would become inaccessible from certain locations starting September 1st, 2025. This removal means the geographic restriction that was previously announced in the agreement is no longer formally stated in the current terms. Users who were affected by or concerned about the prior restriction should review current documentation to confirm whether any geographic limitations remain in effect.
View change record →All users within a subscribing organization are bound by an Acceptable Use Policy that can be updated unilaterally by W&B, and the organization can lose platform access based on suspected rather than confirmed violations.
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"Customer agrees to comply with W&B's Acceptable Use Policy ('AUP'), which is incorporated herein by reference and may be updated by W&B from time to time. Customer is responsible for ensuring that its Users comply with the AUP. W&B reserves the right to investigate any suspected violation of the AUP and to suspend or terminate access to the Services for any confirmed or suspected violation.— Excerpt from Weights & Biases's Weights & Biases Terms of Service
REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Acceptable use policies in SaaS agreements are standard commercial constructs and do not directly implicate a specific regulatory framework. However, where AUP restrictions relate to AI-generated content, data processing, or model outputs, they may interact with emerging AI regulation including the EU AI Act, which imposes prohibited use categories and transparency requirements for certain AI applications. The FTC Act applies to the extent that AUP enforcement is applied in a discriminatory or deceptive manner. GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Medium. The 'suspected violation' trigger for suspension creates operational risk: W&B does not appear to require conclusive evidence of a violation before acting. The unilateral update right for the AUP without requiring Customer's affirmative re-consent means the compliance baseline can shift during the contract term. Organizations should establish a process to monitor AUP updates. JURISDICTION FLAGS: EU customers should assess whether the AUP restrictions align with or conflict with GDPR-permitted processing activities. Organizations using W&B for AI systems development should review the AUP against EU AI Act prohibited use categories (where applicable) to confirm their use cases remain compliant as the AUP evolves. CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Procurement teams should request (a) a commitment to provide advance notice (e.g., 30 days) before material AUP changes take effect; (b) a right to terminate for convenience if a material AUP change renders the service incompatible with the Customer's use case; and (c) clarification of the process W&B follows before suspending access for a suspected violation, including whether the Customer is notified and given an opportunity to respond. COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Legal and compliance teams should (a) obtain the current AUP at contract execution and maintain a copy; (b) establish a monitoring process for AUP updates, including subscription to W&B change notifications if available; (c) communicate AUP restrictions to all internal users of the W&B platform; and (d) assess whether any current or planned use cases (e.g., processing sensitive personal data, building AI systems for regulated use cases) are at risk of being restricted by future AUP updates.
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This provision operationalizes conduct standards for service use by tying compliance obligations to an external, modifiable policy document rather than embedding conduct rules directly in the main agreement. It establishes the enforcement mechanism—investigation, suspension, and termination—that W&B may exercise in response to policy violations.
All users within a subscribing organization are bound by an Acceptable Use Policy that can be updated unilaterally by W&B, and the organization can lose platform access based on suspected rather than confirmed violations.
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