AWS revised its Customer Agreement in an update detected on August 15, 2026, introducing a new rule for determining Account Country when account information is incomplete. The agreement now states that if you have not provided a valid tax registration number, billing address, or payment method, your Account Country is the country/territory where your contact address is located. The change also reformatted the contract structure table identifying AWS Contracting Parties and Governing Laws by jurisdiction, adding column headers for clarity.
The updated terms establish an additional fallback rule for determining your Account Country when you have not provided a valid tax registration number, billing address, or payment method. Under the revised language, your Account Country will be the country/territory where your contact address is located in this scenario. This affects which AWS Contracting Party governs your agreement, which Governing Laws apply, and which courts have jurisdiction over disputes.
When tax registration, billing address, and payment method are absent, Account Country is now based on contact address location.
Restructured for clarity with explicit column headers for AWS Contracting Party, Governing Laws, and Governing Courts by jurisdiction.
This change record describes what was added, removed, or modified in the document. Analysis reflects what the updated agreement states or permits. It does not constitute a legal determination about enforceability. Applicability may vary by jurisdiction. Methodology
AWS revised Account Country determination logic to address cases where customers have not provided complete account information (tax registration, billing address, or payment method). The change introduces a new fallback rule based on contact address …
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