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No Competitive Benchmarking Or AI Training

High severity High confidence Explicitdocumentlanguage Common · 281 of 352 platforms
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This analysis describes what Writer'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

ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

The prohibition explicitly covers AI training and fine-tuning activities, meaning outputs or service access cannot be used to build or improve a rival AI product.

Interpretive note: The excerpt appears to be a fragment of a longer prohibited-use list; the grammatical lead-in verb is not included, though the prohibited conduct is clearly stated.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

The reader is prohibited from using Writer's services or confidential information for any competitive intelligence purpose or to advance development of a product that competes with Writer.

How other platforms handle this

NVIDIA NIM Medium

Customer may not distribute or disclose to third parties the results of benchmarking, competitive analysis, regression or performance data relating to the Software without the prior written permission from NVIDIA...

NotebookLM Medium

You will comply with Service-specific notices if applicable, such as any warnings not to input sensitive or confidential information.

McDonald's Medium

Please take steps to secure your access credentials such as login name and password, and do not share them with anyone.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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to access the Services or our confidential information for benchmarking or competitive analysis or to develop, train, re-train, fine-tune, test, or improve a product or service that competes with the Services

— Excerpt from Writer's Writer Terms of Service

Applicable regulations

CFAA
United States Federal
Trump Executive Order on AI Policy Framework
US

Provision details

Document information
Document
Writer Terms of Service
Entity
Writer
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
July 9, 2026
Last verified
July 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-049811
Document ID
CA-D-00518
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
90b5f4dda25362f359ac1fc209cf2d1f2c646f84bf1299afb1f5739e2f2c4e74
Analysis generated
July 9, 2026 04:47 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Writer
Document: Writer Terms of Service
Record ID: CA-P-049811
Captured: 2026-07-09 04:47:37 UTC
SHA-256: 90b5f4dda25362f3…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/writer/writer-terms-of-service/provision/CA-P-049811/no-competitive-benchmarking-or-ai-training/
Accessed: July 12, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
High
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Writer's No Competitive Benchmarking Or AI Training clause do?

The prohibition explicitly covers AI training and fine-tuning activities, meaning outputs or service access cannot be used to build or improve a rival AI product.

How does this clause affect you?

The reader is prohibited from using Writer's services or confidential information for any competitive intelligence purpose or to advance development of a product that competes with Writer.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 281 platforms. See the full comparison.

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