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Last Updated: January 9, 2026 | Previous Versions

These Customer-Controlled Data Sharing Functionality Terms (“Data Sharing Terms”) supplement the agreement between Customer and Snowflake under which Snowflake provides its software-as-a-service offering (“Agreement”), and set forth the terms under which Snowflake makes its Data Sharing Functionality available for Customer’s use as an Optional Offering and under which Snowflake permits third-party use, as described below. “Data Sharing Functionality” means the features of the Service that enable Customer, at its option and in its sole discretion, to share data, software, services, and/or metadata (“Provider Materials”) with other Customer-designated Snowflake customers and/or Third Party Users (as defined below), and to access or use Provider Materials from other Snowflake customers, as further described in the Documentation.

The Snowflake customer sharing its Provider Materials is a “Provider,” and the Snowflake customer accessing or using Provider Materials is a “Consumer.” Capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meaning given to them in the Agreement.

1. When Customer is Provider. If Customer is using the Data Sharing Functionality as a Provider by providing any Provider Materials, Provider acknowledges and agrees that: (1) Consumers will have the access to Provider Materials designated by Provider (including to view, download, and query the Provider Materials) and that it is Provider’s sole responsibility to evaluate any risks related to its sharing of Provider Materials 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 Provider Materials; (3) Provider Materials will comply with applicable laws, government regulations and any other legal requirements; and (4) Provider is solely responsible for the accuracy, content, and legality of all Provider Materials. Provider further warrants that the processing of Provider Materials by Snowflake in accordance with these Data Sharing Terms will not violate any laws or the rights of any third party.

2. When Customer is Consumer. If Customer is using the Data Sharing Functionality as a Consumer by accessing or using any Provider Materials, Consumer acknowledges and agrees that: (1) Snowflake has no responsibility or liability for such Provider Materials or Consumer’s use of such Provider Materials; and (2) Snowflake may collect information about Consumer’s use of and access to the Service and to Provider’s Provider Materials (including identifying Consumer in connection with such information) and share it with Provider.

3. Snowflake Reviews. Snowflake may review Provider Materials from time to time, for abuse or security issues, or as may be required by law, as described in the Documentation (each such review, a “Snowflake Review”). Snowflake shall have no responsibility or liability for limiting or suspending the ability to share Provider Materials based on the results of a Snowflake Review, or for its failure to identify any deficiencies or problems of any type with the Provider Materials, including, issues related to compliance with applicable terms or law. Customer may not advertise or rely on any Snowflake Review as part of its own compliance or marketing activities. Snowflake hosting and processing of Provider Materials that are Customer Data in connection with Snowflake Reviews remain subject to applicable provisions of the Agreement, including the Security Addendum and Data Processing Addendum, as further described herein. By using the Data Sharing Functionality, Customer acknowledges that Snowflake Reviews of Provider Materials that are Customer Data will be performed, and Provider Materials that are Customer Data will be hosted, in the hosting region configured by Customer or as described in the Documentation.

4. Third Party Use. Subject to these Data Sharing Terms and the Agreement, 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 (“Third Party Users”) to access a Reader Account or a Publisher-Subscriber Account (as those features are described in the Documentation) in the Service (collectively, “Third Party Accounts”) as further described in the Documentation and solely: (a) for purposes of sharing Provider Materials with a Third Party User; (b) in connection with Customer’s software or services that make use of the Data Sharing Functionality; or (c) in connection with a Customer-offered product or service used in connection with the Service (each, a “Provider Offering”), provided that Customer may not offer such product or service as would a reseller or managed service provider. 

4.1. Customer shall not describe its Provider Offering in any manner that could mislead or suggest to a Third Party User that its use of a Third Party Account, as provided herein, will provide a superior experience to such Third Party User becoming a Snowflake customer and procuring the Service directly from Snowflake.

4.2. Customer is solely responsible for ensuring that Third Party Users comply with all applicable legal and contractual obligations in connection with their use of the Service. Customer shall be responsible for any acts or omissions on the part of Third Party Users in their use of the Third Party Accounts as if they were acts or omissions of Customer, and Third Party Users shall constitute Users under the Agreement. Customer must retain the ACCOUNTADMIN role and shall not grant this role or the permissions associated with it to a Third Party User.

4.3. Customer may not provide a Third Party Account to any Public Sector Entity. “Public Sector Entity” means an agency, organization, or other entity (or any persons acting on their behalf) that is within (or is majority publicly funded, owned, managed, or controlled by): (i) any country's government at any level; (ii) a quasi-government entity (such as the World Bank); (iii) an international governing/regulatory body (such as an EU institution); or (iv) a majority publicly funded institution (such as a college, university, or hospital).

4.4. Third Party Users authorized to access a Reader Account shall be prohibited from uploading any data into the Reader Account.

4.5. Customer shall not agree to any terms with Third Party Users that create any third-party right of action against Snowflake, or create any responsibility for Snowflake outside of the Agreement and these Data Sharing Terms. Snowflake shall not be bound by, responsible for performance of, or liable for non-performance of any terms and conditions not included in, or otherwise inconsistent with, the Agreement (as modified by these Data Sharing Terms). There are no third-party beneficiaries under these Data Sharing Terms.

4.6. Customer shall be responsible for paying for any usage of the Third Party Accounts. Customer may charge its Third Party Users for their use of such accounts or otherwise in connection with the Provider Offering. Without limiting Customer’s confidentiality obligations under the Agreement, Customer may not expose its Snowflake pricing information to its Third Party Users.

4.7. 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 Third Party Users or arising from or relating to any acts or omissions by Third Party Users in their use of the Third Party Accounts. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, Customer’s indemnification obligations under this section are not subject to any limitations on liability.

4.8. Any data uploaded to the Publisher-Subscriber Account by a Third Party User is Customer’s Customer Data as defined in the Agreement. Customer represents that it has the right to share with Snowflake any information, including personal information, about Third Party Users that Customer provides to Snowflake.

4.9. Customer may only grant access to a given Publisher-Subscriber Account to one legal entity and that entity’s affiliates and contractors. Customer may not re-use a Publisher-Subscriber Account for a different legal entity. Customer shall ensure that the Third Party User does not grant access to the Publisher-Subscriber Account to any other legal entity.

4.10. Customer must ensure that Third Party Users submit support requests only as set forth in the Support Policy.

 

Previous Versions

2024

December 20, 2024 – Snowflake Customer-Controlled Data Sharing Functionality Terms

2023

November 7, 2023 – Snowflake Customer-Controlled Data Sharing Functionality Terms