Cloudflare Says Voluntary Disclosures Resulted in No Penalties From BIS, Census

A U.S. website infrastructure company said the Commerce Department determined not to penalize it after the company submitted a voluntary disclosure about potential export control and filing violations. Cloudflare, based in California, submitted disclosures last year (see 1909120065) to the Bureau of Industry and Security and the Census Bureau for making “incorrect” electronic export information statements and for allowing the export or “download of certain software prior to making required filings.” The company, in an Aug. 10 Securities and Exchange Commission filing, said its disclosures were “completed with no penalties” by Census in November and BIS in June.

Cloudflare also submitted a voluntary disclosure to the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control for “inadvertently” allowing its platform and products to be accessed by users in sanctioned countries. OFAC is reviewing the disclosure, the company said.