“If you violate this Agreement, or if you violate terms and conditions of any other applicable Amazon marketing agreement, then, in addition to any other rights or remedies available to us, we reserve the right to permanently (to the extent permitted by applicable law) cease payment of (and you agree you will not be eligible to receive) any and all commission income otherwise payable to you...”
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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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"If you violate this Agreement, or if you violate terms and conditions of any other applicable Amazon marketing agreement, then, in addition to any other rights or remedies available to us, we reserve the right to permanently (to the extent permitted by applicable law) cease payment of (and you agree you will not be eligible to receive) any and all commission income otherwise payable to you...Excerpt from Amazon Associates's Operating Agreement
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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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