The agreement grants W&B a license to use, copy, store, transmit, modify, and display customer-submitted data, including model artifacts, experiment logs, and datasets, for the purpose of delivering the platform services. The license is stated as limited to service delivery and W&B states it will not use customer data for other purposes or share it with third parties except as required to provide the services or by law.
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This provision establishes the contractual basis on which W&B processes customer-submitted AI development data, including potentially proprietary model weights and training datasets. The scope of the license, particularly the inclusion of modification rights, and the carve-out for third-party sharing necessary to provide the services may warrant review by customers concerned with IP protection or data confidentiality.
Interpretive note: The document text was partially truncated; the exact scope of the modification right and the subprocessor sharing language could not be fully verified from the provided excerpt.
The updated agreement no longer includes language stating that a previously executed written agreement between Customer and W&B would govern and supersede the master service agreement. This removal eliminates explicit recognition of contractual hierarchy that may have applied to customers with signed agreements predating the master terms. The practical effect depends on whether such customers have separate agreements in place and how contract interpretation and applicable law would treat the relationship between a posted master agreement and a signed customer agreement absent explicit supersession language.
View change record →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 →The license grant was significantly expanded from solely providing Services to now explicitly include product development and AI improvement, removing the previous restriction limiting use only to providing Services.
View full change record →Removed 'maintain and improve' rights, added explicit 'copy' and 'modify' rights, added restrictions against third-party sharing except for service provision or legal requirements, and removed reference to Privacy Policy.
View full change record →Under this clause, customers grant W&B a license covering use, copying, storage, transmission, modification, and display of customer data for service delivery purposes. The agreement states that W&B will not use customer data beyond service delivery or share it with third parties except as needed to provide the services or as required by law.
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"Customer hereby grants W&B a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to use, copy, store, transmit, modify, and display Customer Data solely to the extent necessary to provide the Services to Customer. W&B will not use Customer Data for any purpose other than providing the Services, and will not share Customer Data with third parties except as necessary to provide the Services or as required by law.Excerpt from Weights & Biases's Terms of Service
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This provision establishes the contractual basis on which W&B processes customer-submitted AI development data, including potentially proprietary model weights and training datasets. The scope of the license, particularly the inclusion of modification rights, and the carve-out for third-party sharing necessary to provide the services may warrant review by customers concerned with IP protection or data confidentiality.
Under this clause, customers grant W&B a license covering use, copying, storage, transmission, modification, and display of customer data for service delivery purposes. The agreement states that W&B will not use customer data beyond service delivery or share it with third parties except as needed to provide the services or as required by law.
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