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This is an archived version of our Snowflake Customer-Controlled Data Sharing Functionality Terms dated November 7, 2023. View the current version here.

These Customer-Controlled Data Sharing Functionality Terms supplement the agreement between Customer and Snowflake under which Snowflake provides its software-as-a-service offering (“Agreement”), and describe the terms under which Snowflake offers the capability, as part of the Service, for Customer, at its option and in its sole discretion, to share Customer Data with other Customer-designated Snowflake customers and/or Read Only Users (as defined below), and to access or use data from other Snowflake customers, as further described in the Documentation. The Snowflake customer sharing its data is a “Provider,” and the Snowflake customer accessing or using shared data is a “Consumer.” Capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meaning given to them in the Agreement.

When Customer is Provider. Provider may, at its option and in its sole discretion, grant Consumer access to designated sets of Provider’s Customer Data as further described in the Documentation. Provider acknowledges and agrees that: (1) Consumers will have the access designated by Provider (including to view, download, and query the Customer Data) and that it is Provider’s sole responsibility to evaluate any risks related to its sharing of Customer Data with Consumers; (2) Snowflake has no control over, and will have no liability for, any acts or omissions of any Consumer with respect to Provider’s sharing of Customer Data; and (3) it remains responsible for its Customer Data as set forth in the Agreement.

When Customer is Consumer. By accessing or using Provider’s data, Consumer acknowledges that (1) Snowflake has no liability for such data or Consumer’s use of such data, and (2) Snowflake may collect information about Consumer’s use of and access to the Service and to Provider’s data (including identifying Consumer in connection with such information) and share it with Provider.

Reader Accounts. When Customer is Provider, Customer may, at its option and in its sole discretion (using a mechanism provided by Snowflake) authorize third-party entities that are not currently Snowflake customers (“Read Only Consumers”) to access a read-only account on the Service as further described in the Documentation (“Reader Accounts”) solely to consume Customer Data shared by Customer, provided that:

(1) Customer shall be responsible for paying for any usage of the Reader Accounts;

(2) Users authorized to access the Reader Account (“Read Only Users”) shall be prohibited from uploading any data into the Reader Accounts;

(3) such Read Only Users must submit support requests only as set forth in the Support Policy;

(4) Customer represents that it has the right to share with Snowflake any personal information about Read Only Users that Customer provides to Snowflake;

(5) Customer shall be responsible for any acts or omissions on the part of Read Only Users in their use of the Reader Accounts as if they were acts or omissions of Customer; and

(6) the following sentence is added to the “Indemnification by Customer” section of the Agreement: “Customer will defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Snowflake from and against any and all claims, costs, damages, losses, liabilities, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) brought by any Read Only Consumers or Read Only Users or arising from or relating to any acts or omissions by Read Only Consumers or Read Only Users in their use of the Reader Accounts.”