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
58 All provisions 18 High severity 34 Medium severity 6 Low severity
14 Changes · 12 mo
Jun 21, 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
15 provisions · 7 high · 8 med
Contract Terms
11 provisions · 2 high · 5 med
Liability Limitation
7 provisions · 2 high · 5 med
Intellectual Property
6 provisions · 2 high · 3 med
Platform Discretion
6 provisions · 3 high · 2 med
Ai Automated
5 provisions · 4 high · 1 med
Disclosure Requirements
3 provisions · 1 med
Legal Jurisdiction
3 provisions · 1 high · 2 med
Restricted Content
3 provisions · 2 high · 1 med
Payment Fees
2 provisions · 1 med
Quick Facts
Arbitration: Mandatory
AI Training: Disclosed (high impact)
Key Governance Provisions
High Agent Must Identify Itself in All Requests

Access by any Agent that fails to identify itself or deviates from section 3 requirements is prohibited, creating a hard compliance condition on all automated interactions with Amazon Services.

High Mutual Jury Trial Waiver

The jury trial waiver is mutual and absolute, eliminating a fundamental procedural right for both parties in any covered dispute.

High Exclusive Jurisdiction in King County Washington

Users are required to litigate all disputes in a specific location, which may impose practical and financial burdens on users who do not reside in or near King County, Washington.

High Exclusion of All Damages from Amazon Service Use

Users are barred from recovering any category of damages from Amazon in connection with use of Amazon Services, including damages that would ordinarily be recoverable at law.

High As-Is Disclaimer of All Amazon Service Warranties

Users cannot rely on any warranty protection regarding Amazon Services; all implied and express warranties are disclaimed, eliminating standard consumer warranty remedies.

Document Coverage
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Last change detected: Jun 21, 2026 Changes (12 months): 14 Documents monitored: 2 Provisions tracked: 58
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Documents

AWS Acceptable Use Policy

Medium

This policy sets out the rules for using AWS services and the AWS website. You are bound by the current version of the rules whenever you use AWS, and Amazon …

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

Amazon Conditions of Use

Medium

These terms set out the rules for using any Amazon service: you get a limited personal, non-commercial license to use Amazon, but you are fully responsible for everything that happens …

Last updated May 5, 2026 · Terms of service
10 provisions 15 versions captured Version history →
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Medium Severity Provisions (28)

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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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