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The clause allows Amazon Associates to eliminate all future and accrued commission income permanently, subject only to the outer limit of applicable law.
Interpretive note: The excerpt does not reproduce the conditions that trigger this right; the canonical claim therefore states the right without its triggering conditions, which may be material to its full legal effect.
The claim permits Amazon Associates to permanently withhold all commission income from an associate, to the extent permitted by applicable law.
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The clause allows Amazon Associates to eliminate all future and accrued commission income permanently, subject only to the outer limit of applicable law.
The claim permits Amazon Associates to permanently withhold all commission income from an associate, to the extent permitted by applicable law.
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