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Acceptable Use Policy

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What it is

The agreement prohibits customers from reselling or sublicensing the platform, reverse engineering it, building competitive products using it, submitting unlawful content, violating third-party privacy rights through the platform, transmitting malicious code, or attempting unauthorized access.

This analysis describes what Weights & Biases'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

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Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

This provision establishes the contractual boundaries for permitted platform use and identifies conduct that may result in termination or liability. The prohibition on building competitive products using the services is operationally relevant for organizations that may develop AI tooling adjacent to W&B's platform capabilities.

Recent Activity

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Medium May 13, 2026

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.

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Change history

added Jun 2, 2026

Replaces external AUP incorporation with inline prohibited use restrictions that are more specific about competitive use restrictions and reverse engineering prohibitions.

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removed Jun 2, 2026

Removal of external AUP incorporation means AUP can no longer be unilaterally modified by W&B, and W&B loses ability to suspend services for 'suspected' violations.

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Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Under this clause, customers agree to a set of use restrictions governing the W&B platform, including prohibitions on resale, competitive product development using the services, submission of unlawful or privacy-violating content, and unauthorized access attempts. Violation of these restrictions may constitute a material breach of the agreement.

How other platforms handle this

Teachable Medium

You agree not to post, upload, publish, submit or transmit any content that: (i) infringes, misappropriates or violates a third party's patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret, moral rights or other intellectual property rights, or rights of publicity or privacy; (ii) violates, or encourages any ...

HubSpot Medium

Customer agrees to comply with HubSpot's Acceptable Use Policy, which is incorporated into this Agreement by reference. HubSpot may update the Acceptable Use Policy from time to time, and any changes will be effective upon posting to HubSpot's website. Customer's continued use of the Services follow...

Kajabi Medium

In addition to these Terms, you also agree to: Our Acceptable Use Policy ("AUP"): https://legal.kajabi.com/policies/aup

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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Customer agrees not to: (a) license, sublicense, sell, resell, transfer, assign, distribute or otherwise commercially exploit or make available to any third party the Services; (b) modify or make derivative works based upon the Services; (c) reverse engineer or access the Services in order to build a competitive product or service; (d) use the Services to send spam or otherwise duplicative or unsolicited messages; (e) use the Services to store or transmit infringing, libelous, or otherwise unlawful or tortious material; (f) use the Services to store or transmit material in violation of third-party privacy rights; (g) use the Services to store or transmit malicious code; (h) interfere with or disrupt the integrity or performance of the Services or third-party data contained therein; or (i) attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Services or related systems or networks.

— Excerpt from Weights & Biases's Weights & Biases Terms of Service

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Institutional analysis (Compliance & governance intelligence)

1. REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: The prohibition on using the platform to store or transmit material in violation of third-party privacy rights engages GDPR, CCPA, and other data protection frameworks. The prohibition on transmitting infringing material is relevant to copyright law, including considerations around AI training data provenance. 2. GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Low. The acceptable use restrictions are standard in enterprise SaaS agreements. The prohibition on building competitive products using the services may warrant review by organizations developing AI infrastructure tooling that could overlap with W&B's product categories. 3. JURISDICTION FLAGS: The prohibition on content violating third-party privacy rights applies globally and may require EU customers to assess GDPR compliance for any personal data submitted through the platform. 4. CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Enterprise customers using W&B to develop internal ML infrastructure tools should confirm that such development does not fall within the prohibition on building competitive products using the services. The definition of competitive product is not specified in the available text. 5. COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Legal teams should confirm that internal policies governing W&B platform use are consistent with the acceptable use restrictions, particularly for teams experimenting with model architectures or tooling adjacent to W&B's product capabilities.

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Provision details

Document information
Document
Weights & Biases Terms of Service
Entity
Weights & Biases
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 20, 2026
Last verified
May 20, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-012393
Document ID
CA-D-00495
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Analysis generated
May 20, 2026 20:47 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
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Citation Record
Entity: Weights & Biases
Document: Weights & Biases Terms of Service
Record ID: CA-P-012393
Captured: 2026-05-20 20:47:41 UTC
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URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/weights-biases/weights-biases-terms-of-service/acceptable-use-policy/
Accessed: June 8, 2026
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Weights & Biases's Acceptable Use Policy clause do?

This provision establishes the contractual boundaries for permitted platform use and identifies conduct that may result in termination or liability. The prohibition on building competitive products using the services is operationally relevant for organizations that may develop AI tooling adjacent to W&B's platform capabilities.

How does this clause affect you?

Under this clause, customers agree to a set of use restrictions governing the W&B platform, including prohibitions on resale, competitive product development using the services, submission of unlawful or privacy-violating content, and unauthorized access attempts. Violation of these restrictions may constitute a material breach of the agreement.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 14 platforms. See the full comparison.

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