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Amazon Associates · Amazon Associates Operating Agreement · View original document ↗

Amazon May Terminate for Deceptive or Illegal Activity

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your participation in the Associates Program has been used for deceptive, fraudulent or illegal activity

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-064308
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-064308
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-064308/amazon-may-terminate-for-deceptive-or-illegal-activity/
Accessed: Aug. 2, 2026
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Severity
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What does Amazon Associates's Amazon May Terminate for Deceptive or Illegal Activity clause do?

The clause states: “your participation in the Associates Program has been used for deceptive, fraudulent or illegal activity”

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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