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Users have no guaranteed continuity of access to Amazon Services; Amazon may terminate or restrict access without limitation on its discretion.
Interpretive note: The clause lists five independent actions Amazon reserves the right to take. The canonical claim states all five as co-equal reserved rights rather than selecting one as primary, because they are presented as a single enumerated reservation of rights in the sole-discretion formulation.
The reader's access to Amazon Services, account status, submitted content, and orders can all be revoked or altered by Amazon at its sole discretion.
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"Amazon reserves the right to refuse service, terminate accounts, terminate your rights to use Amazon Services, remove or edit content, or cancel orders in its sole discretion.Excerpt from Amazon's Conditions of Use
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Users have no guaranteed continuity of access to Amazon Services; Amazon may terminate or restrict access without limitation on its discretion.
The reader's access to Amazon Services, account status, submitted content, and orders can all be revoked or altered by Amazon at its sole discretion.
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