“Your use and any dispute over privacy is subject to this Notice and our Conditions of Use, including limitations on damages, resolution of disputes, and application of the law of the state of Washington.”
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Users are bound to resolve privacy disputes under Washington state law and the terms of Amazon's Conditions of Use, which include limitations on damages and dispute resolution procedures.
Interpretive note: The excerpt references limitations on damages and resolution of disputes as additional independent legal effects within the Conditions of Use. These are recorded in omitted_material rather than merged into the canonical claim.
The updated privacy notice explicitly discloses that Amazon uses machine learning and artificial intelligence to process information from carriers and other sources, and that this data is used to develop and deploy generative AI models and services. The notice also now states that Amazon collects information about how you interact with ads served on third-party websites and apps, and receives advertising-related information and identifiers from third parties. These disclosures clarify practices that may have been previously implied but are now stated directly in the privacy notice.
View change record →A user who disputes Amazon Marketplace's privacy practices must do so under the framework of Washington state law and Amazon's Conditions of Use.
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"Your use and any dispute over privacy is subject to this Notice and our Conditions of Use, including limitations on damages, resolution of disputes, and application of the law of the state of Washington.Excerpt from Amazon Marketplace's Amazon Privacy Notice
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Users are bound to resolve privacy disputes under Washington state law and the terms of Amazon's Conditions of Use, which include limitations on damages and dispute resolution procedures.
A user who disputes Amazon Marketplace's privacy practices must do so under the framework of Washington state law and Amazon's Conditions of Use.
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