An American multinational technology company that operates e-commerce marketplaces, cloud computing services (Amazon Web Services), digital streaming platforms, and artificial intelligence services, serving hundreds of millions of consumers and businesses globally. The company's policies significantly impact user privacy, data handling, and acceptable use across its vast ecosystem of services, making it a critical platform for policy monitoring due to its extensive reach in digital commerce, cloud infrastructure, and consumer technology services.

2 Documents
51 All provisions 19 High severity 30 Medium severity 2 Low severity
14 Changes · 12 mo
Jun 6, 2026 Last change

High — provisions that significantly limit your legal rights, authorize broad data collection, or create material financial exposure. Medium — provisions worth knowing about but with partial protections or limited scope. Low — standard terms with minimal consumer impact.

Governance Coverage
Acceptable Use
30 provisions · 8 high · 22 med
Liability Limitation
15 provisions · 7 high · 8 med
Account Control
11 provisions · 9 high · 2 med
Content Moderation
10 provisions · 2 high · 7 med
Platform Discretion
6 provisions · 1 high · 3 med
Arbitration
6 provisions · 6 high
Privacy Rights
5 provisions · 5 med
Legal Jurisdiction
3 provisions · 3 med
Data Sharing
3 provisions · 1 high · 2 med
Policy Changes
3 provisions · 1 high · 2 med
Quick Facts
Arbitration: Mandatory
Class Action: Waived
Key Governance Provisions
High Export Control and Sanctions Compliance

This clause places the compliance burden for export control and sanctions screening on the customer, meaning organizations using AWS to process, store, or transmit data or technology must independent…

High Service Suspension and Termination Without Notice

This clause grants AWS unilateral authority to terminate service access without advance notice, which is a material business continuity risk for organizations whose operations, data, or customer-faci…

High Limitation of Liability

This clause establishes a financial ceiling on Amazon's liability exposure per user claim and excludes entire categories of damages. The cap may be practically low for users who sustained losses exce…

High Mandatory Arbitration and Class Action Waiver

This clause establishes binding individual arbitration as the exclusive dispute resolution mechanism for claims arising from Amazon services, and the class action waiver prohibits users from joining …

High Account Termination and Access Restriction

This provision grants Amazon broad discretion to end account access with no notice requirement, which may affect access to purchases, stored content, and active subscriptions.

Document Coverage
Acceptableusepolicy Termsofservice
Last change detected: Jun 6, 2026 Changes (12 months): 14 Documents monitored: 2 Provisions tracked: 51
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Documents

AWS Acceptable Use Policy

Medium

The AWS Acceptable Use Policy establishes prohibited activities across AWS cloud services including storage, compute, networking, and AI products. The policy authorizes AWS to suspend or terminate customer access to …

Last updated May 5, 2026 · Acceptable use policy
8 provisions 2 versions captured Version history →

Amazon Conditions of Use

High

This is Amazon's Conditions of Use, the foundational legal agreement governing access to and purchases on Amazon's websites, mobile apps, and affiliated services in the United States. The terms authorize …

Last updated May 5, 2026 · Terms of service
8 provisions 14 versions captured Version history →
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Low Severity Provisions (0)

No provisions found.

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Applicable Regulations

EU AI Act
European Union
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BIPA
Illinois, USA
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CCPA/CPRA
California, USA
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COPPA
United States Federal
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Colorado AI Act
US-CO
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CFAA
United States Federal
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Connecticut Data Privacy Act Amendments
US-CT
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CAN-SPAM
United States Federal
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DMA
European Union
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DMCA
United States Federal
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DSA
European Union
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ePrivacy Directive
European Union
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FAA
United States Federal
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FTC Act Section 5
United States Federal
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GDPR
European Union
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HIPAA
United States Federal
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Indiana Consumer Data Protection Act
US-IN
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Kentucky Consumer Data Protection Act
US-KY
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TCPA
United States Federal
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Texas AI Act
Texas, USA
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UK GDPR
United Kingdom
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Universal Opt-Out Mechanism Expansion 2026
US
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VPPA
United States Federal
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Frequently Asked Questions

What Amazon documents does ConductAtlas track?

ConductAtlas tracks 2 Amazon documents including terms of service, privacy policy, and other governance documents. Every document is captured daily with cryptographic verification.

How many policy changes has Amazon made in the past year?

Amazon has made 14 policy changes in the past 12 months across the documents ConductAtlas tracks.

How many provisions has ConductAtlas classified for Amazon?

ConductAtlas has classified 51 provisions across Amazon's tracked documents. 19 are rated high severity, 30 medium, and 2 low.

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