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General contract terms

Capacity & reservation terms No provision found

Reviewed Vast.ai Terms of Service and 2 other governing documents: no provision addresses this term.

Data use & AI training ✓ Quote verified against source

No AI-training language for customer content; provider may use Anonymous Data for own purposes; Google API data not shared with AI models. No ZDR provision.

“Processor may use Anonymous Data for its own purposes.”
Source: Vast.ai Data Processing Agreement · fetched 2026-07-18

Suspension rights ✓ Quote verified against source

May deny access for any reason or no reason without notice; immediate suspension/termination for export-law violations or non-payment/chargebacks

“DENY ACCESS TO AND USE OF THE WEBSITE... FOR ANY REASON OR FOR NO…”
Source: Vast.ai Terms of Service · fetched 2026-07-14

Termination ✓ Quote verified against source

Either side may terminate for convenience at any time; provider has no obligation to retain account data. DPA: return/deletion within 30 days of termination on written request

“You may terminate your use or participation at any time, for any reason”
Source: Vast.ai Terms of Service · fetched 2026-07-14

Unilateral modification ✓ Quote verified against source

Provider may modify unilaterally; changes effective on posting; no specific notice, user waives right to specific notice

“Modifications to this Agreement shall be effective after posting.”
Source: Vast.ai Terms of Service · fetched 2026-07-14

Governing law & disputes ✓ Quote verified against source

Governing law California; binding JAMS arbitration in Los Angeles; class-action waiver yes

“shall be governed by the laws of California... submitted to binding arbitration with... JAMS”
Source: Vast.ai Terms of Service · fetched 2026-07-14

Liability caps & carveouts ✓ Quote verified against source

Cap: amounts paid in 3 months prior to cause of action; indirect/consequential and lost data damages waived; no stated carveouts

“LIMITED TO THE AMOUNT PAID... DURING THE PERIOD OF THREE (3) MONTHS PRIOR”
Source: Vast.ai Terms of Service · fetched 2026-07-14

Output IP indemnification No provision found

Reviewed Vast.ai Terms of Service and 2 other governing documents: language touches this area but sets no clear term.

“SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ANY... WARRANTIES... WITH RESPECT TO... NON-INFRINGEMENT”
Source: Vast.ai Terms of Service · fetched 2026-07-14

Model deprecation & version pinning No provision found

Reviewed Vast.ai Terms of Service and 2 other governing documents: no provision addresses this term.

Benchmarking & eval restrictions No provision found

Reviewed Vast.ai Terms of Service and 2 other governing documents: no provision addresses this term.

No-compete-training clauses ✓ Quote verified against source

competing-models-only; may not use services to develop/train competing or similar products

“develop, train, or improve any competing or similar product or service”
Source: Vast.ai Terms of Service · fetched 2026-07-14

Capacity delivery remedies ✓ Quote verified against source

silent; no availability guarantee, no liability for downtime

“Company shall have no liability whatsoever for any loss... during any downtime”
Source: Vast.ai Terms of Service · fetched 2026-07-14

Hardware substitution rights No provision found

Reviewed Vast.ai Terms of Service and 2 other governing documents: no provision addresses this term.

Assignment & financing clauses ✓ Quote verified against source

Provider assignment unrestricted; customer needs consent; no financing/step-in language

“Company may assign any or all of its rights and obligations to others at…”
Source: Vast.ai Terms of Service · fetched 2026-07-14

Service level (SLA) terms

Availability definition ✓ Quote verified against source

no SLA / uptime not committed

“Company cannot guarantee the Website and that Company Services will be always available.”
Source: Vast.ai Terms of Service · fetched 2026-07-14

Credit regime ✓ Quote verified against source

not specified; no service credits, refunds discretionary only

“All payments for credits spent... are final and no refunds shall be issued.”
Source: Vast.ai Terms of Service · fetched 2026-07-14

Claim mechanics No provision found

Reviewed Vast.ai Terms of Service and 2 other governing documents: no provision addresses this term.

SLA exclusions ✓ Quote verified against source

no SLA published; force majeure clause present (causes beyond reasonable control)

“any cause beyond Company's reasonable control”
Source: Vast.ai Terms of Service · fetched 2026-07-14

Data protection & privacy

International data transfer mechanism ✓ Quote verified against source

SCCs (EU Module 2 Controller-to-Processor) and UK IDTA Addendum; adequacy decisions referenced; no DPF named

“the Parties hereby agree to and incorporate the Standard Contractual Clauses into this Agreement.”
Source: Vast.ai Data Processing Agreement · fetched 2026-07-18

Data residency commitments ✓ Quote verified against source

No regional commitment; reserves global processing/transfer as necessary; data processed in United States

“transfer Personal Data to any country or territory, as reasonably necessary”
Source: Vast.ai Data Processing Agreement · fetched 2026-07-18

Sub-processor transparency ✓ Quote verified against source

List provided (Stripe, Google, Meta, Twitter, Microsoft); new subprocessor list given upon reasonable request; no advance notice window or objection right stated

“give Controller a list of any new Subprocessors engaged after the date... upon reasonable…”
Source: Vast.ai Data Processing Agreement · fetched 2026-07-18

Government access commitments ✓ Quote verified against source

Under SCCs data importer must notify data exporter of binding disclosure requests, review legality and challenge unlawful requests; no transparency report mentioned

“It will challenge any request seen as unlawful and seek interim measures”
Source: Vast.ai Data Processing Agreement · fetched 2026-07-18

Retention & human review of content ✓ Quote verified against source

Provider reserves right to monitor Website for violations; retains some PII to prevent fraud/troubleshoot; no specific retention window for content

“Monitor the Website for violations of this Agreement”
Source: Vast.ai Terms of Service · fetched 2026-07-14

Accountability & transparency

Prohibited high-risk uses ✓ Quote verified against source

No high-risk-use list; export controls prohibit nuclear/missile/chemical/biological weapons and military end-use in China/Russia end-uses

“nuclear, missile, chemical or biological weapons, or military end-use in China/Russia”
Source: Vast.ai Terms of Service · fetched 2026-07-14

Appeal & redress mechanisms ✓ Quote verified against source

No appeal path for suspensions; DPA/SCC provides data-subject complaint contact point and supervisory authority complaints; copyright counter-notice not detailed

“of a contact point authorised to handle complaints. It shall deal promptly”
Source: Vast.ai Data Processing Agreement · fetched 2026-07-18

EU AI Act role allocation No provision found

Reviewed Vast.ai Terms of Service and 2 other governing documents: no provision addresses this term.

Change history

No changes detected yet. The current snapshots are the baseline.

Extracted 2026-07-18 17:51 UTC with claude-opus-4-8.