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Associate Must Not Handle Amazon Customer Contacts

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You will not handle or address any contacts with any of our customers, and, if contacted by any of our customers for a matter relating to interaction with an Amazon Site, you will state that those customers must follow contact directions...

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-064284
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-064284
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-064284/associate-must-not-handle-amazon-customer-contacts/
Accessed: Aug. 2, 2026
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What does Amazon Associates's Associate Must Not Handle Amazon Customer Contacts clause do?

The clause states: “You will not handle or address any contacts with any of our customers, and, if contacted by any of our customers for a matter relating to interaction with an Amazon Site, you will state that those customers must follow contact directions...”

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 282 platforms. See the full comparison.

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