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Commission Forfeiture Without Notice or Relation to Violation

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Lyft Medium

in the event of a deactivation pursuant to (1)-(4) above, you will be given notice of the potential or actual deactivation and an opportunity to attempt to cure the issue to Lyft's reasonable satisfaction prior to Lyft permanently terminating the Agreement.

Runway Medium

In the event that you violate the immediately preceding sentence, Company reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to immediately take any or all of the actions set forth herein without any notice or warning to you.

Modal Medium

Modal will notify Customer before suspending access to the Service and give Customer an opportunity to remediate any deficiencies, unless emergency suspension is required.

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cease payment of...any and all commission income otherwise payable to you under this Agreement, whether or not directly related to such violation without notice and without prejudice to any right of Amazon to recover damages in excess of this amount.

Excerpt from Amazon Associates's Operating Agreement

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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-064281
Document ID
CA-D-00880
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
64216f1abd980bb12867a3cdaaf6af8b1ed62b020333a1e8d3c5d668f94a8746
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-064281
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-064281/commission-forfeiture-without-notice-or-relation-to-violation/
Accessed: Aug. 3, 2026
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Amazon Associates's Commission Forfeiture Without Notice or Relation to Violation clause do?

The clause states: “cease payment of...any and all commission income otherwise payable to you under this Agreement, whether or not directly related to such violation without notice and without prejudice to any right of Amazon to recover damages in excess of this amount.”

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 277 platforms. See the full comparison.

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