Section 8 caps Amazon's aggregate liability to Associates at twelve months of commission income paid or payable, excludes all indirect, consequential, and revenue-related damages, and requires Associates to waive all equitable remedies including specific performance and injunctive relief in connection with the agreement.
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This provision establishes a financial ceiling on all claims against Amazon tied to prior commission income levels, and prohibits Associates from seeking court orders requiring specific conduct by Amazon, including in circumstances where monetary damages may be insufficient to address the harm described.
Under Section 8, any monetary claim an Associate may bring against Amazon is capped at the total commission income paid in the prior twelve months, and claims for lost profits, revenue, or data are expressly excluded. Associates also waive the ability to seek injunctive or equitable relief against Amazon in connection with the agreement.
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Compare across platforms →"NEITHER WE NOR ANY OF OUR AFFILIATES OR LICENSORS WILL BE LIABLE FOR INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, OR ANY LOSS OF REVENUE, PROFITS, GOODWILL, USE, OR DATA ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH THE SERVICE OFFERINGS, EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF THOSE DAMAGES. FURTHER, OUR AGGREGATE LIABILITY ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH THE SERVICE OFFERINGS WILL NOT EXCEED THE TOTAL COMMISSION INCOME PAID OR PAYABLE TO YOU UNDER THIS AGREEMENT IN THE TWELVE MONTHS IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE DATE ON WHICH THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO THE MOST RECENT CLAIM OF LIABILITY OCCURRED. YOU HEREBY WAIVE ANY RIGHT OR REMEDY IN EQUITY, INCLUDING THE RIGHT TO SEEK SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE, INJUNCTIVE OR OTHER EQUITABLE RELIEF IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT.Excerpt from Amazon Associates's Operating Agreement
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This provision establishes a financial ceiling on all claims against Amazon tied to prior commission income levels, and prohibits Associates from seeking court orders requiring specific conduct by Amazon, including in circumstances where monetary damages may be insufficient to address the harm described.
Under Section 8, any monetary claim an Associate may bring against Amazon is capped at the total commission income paid in the prior twelve months, and claims for lost profits, revenue, or data are expressly excluded. Associates also waive the ability to seek injunctive or equitable relief against Amazon in connection with the agreement.
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