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Mobile App Must Be Free to Download with Free Link Access

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Discord Medium

We also require that certain popular apps apply for access to certain data.

Plaid Medium

if Partner needs to disable or limit such access as a result of security concerns or other exigent circumstances, Partner will promptly notify Plaid and will work in good faith with Plaid to resume such access as soon as possible

GOAT Medium

GOAT grants to you a limited non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license, with no right to sublicense, to download and install the Apps on your personal computers, mobile devices, tablets, wearable devices, and/or other devices...

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(b) must be free to download and all Amazon links must be accessible without paying for access

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Document information
Document
Amazon Associates Program Policies
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-064535
Document ID
CA-D-00881
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
2fb748aa649c57d194b1f09f1a2e8079f3584386fa9f0a60cbe9b49677d855d5
Analysis generated
May 20, 2026 13:28 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
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Citation Record
Entity: Amazon Associates
Document: Amazon Associates Program Policies
Record ID: CA-P-064535
Captured: 2026-05-20 13:28:57 UTC
SHA-256: 2fb748aa649c57d1…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/amazon-associates/amazon-associates-program-policies/provision/CA-P-064535/mobile-app-must-be-free-to-download-with-free-link-access/
Accessed: Aug. 2, 2026
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What does Amazon Associates's Mobile App Must Be Free to Download with Free Link Access clause do?

The clause states: “(b) must be free to download and all Amazon links must be accessible without paying for access”

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 108 platforms. See the full comparison.

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