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Amazon Aggregate Liability Capped at Twelve Months Commission

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Key Facts

What does Amazon Associates cap its aggregate liability at?
Amazon Associates caps its aggregate liability arising in connection with the Service Offerings at the total commission income paid or payable to the associate in the twelve months immediately preceding the date of the event giving rise to the most recent claim.
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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

The cap confines the maximum recoverable amount to a backward-looking, twelve-month window of commission income, which may be substantially less than actual losses suffered.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

The claim limits what an associate can recover from Amazon Associates to a fixed historical amount, regardless of the scale of actual harm.

How other platforms handle this

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If you knowingly misrepresent that any activity or material on our Services is infringing, you may be liable to ActiveCampaign for certain costs and damages.

Netflix Medium

The Netflix service and/or some of the Netflix content may not be available at any time as a result of events beyond our reasonable control...we will not be held liable should such events occur.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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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...

Excerpt from Amazon Associates's Operating Agreement

Provision details

Document information
Document
Amazon Associates Operating Agreement
Entity
Amazon Associates
Document last updated
May 20, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 20, 2026
Last verified
July 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-064329
Document ID
CA-D-00880
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
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Analysis generated
May 20, 2026 13:24 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
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Citation Record
Entity: Amazon Associates
Document: Amazon Associates Operating Agreement
Record ID: CA-P-064329
Captured: 2026-05-20 13:24:44 UTC
SHA-256: 64216f1abd980bb1…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/amazon-associates/amazon-associates-operating-agreement/provision/CA-P-064329/amazon-aggregate-liability-capped-at-twelve-months-commission/
Accessed: July 25, 2026
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Amazon Associates's Amazon Aggregate Liability Capped at Twelve Months Commission clause do?

The cap confines the maximum recoverable amount to a backward-looking, twelve-month window of commission income, which may be substantially less than actual losses suffered.

How does this clause affect you?

The claim limits what an associate can recover from Amazon Associates to a fixed historical amount, regardless of the scale of actual harm.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 291 platforms. See the full comparison.

Is ConductAtlas affiliated with Amazon Associates?

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