You agree not to participate in or lead a class action lawsuit against Amazon, meaning you can only pursue individual claims.
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This clause structures the dispute resolution framework by limiting the procedural mechanisms available to parties. It establishes individual arbitration or litigation as the exclusive pathway for addressing claims, which affects how disputes are aggregated and processed.
Interpretive note: Enforceability of class action waivers varies by jurisdiction and may not be binding on EU, UK, or certain U.S. state consumers.
Previous version established binding arbitration as default with court option; current version adds explicit court jurisdiction in King County, Washington but allows Amazon to elect arbitration instead.
View full change record →This provision removes your ability to join with other consumers in a collective lawsuit against Amazon, which can make it impractical to pursue claims where individual damages are small but aggregate harm is significant.
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WHERE PERMITTED UNDER THE APPLICABLE LAW, YOU AND NETFLIX AGREE THAT EACH MAY BRING CLAIMS AGAINST THE OTHER ONLY IN YOUR OR ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, AND NOT AS A PLAINTIFF OR CLASS MEMBER IN ANY PURPORTED CLASS OR REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING. Further, where permitted under the applicable law, unless ...
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"You and Amazon agree that each may bring claims against the other only in your or its individual capacity, and not as a plaintiff or class member in any purported class or representative proceeding.— Excerpt from Amazon's Amazon Conditions of Use
(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Class action waivers in consumer contracts are reviewed under the FTC Act and under state consumer protection statutes in California, New York, and others. The Supreme Court has generally upheld class action waivers in arbitration agreements under the Federal Arbitration Act, but state-level challenges continue. EU consumer protection law generally does not permit the elimination of collective redress mechanisms through pre-dispute contract clauses. (2) GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: High. The combination of mandatory arbitration and a class action waiver effectively insulates Amazon from large-scale consumer litigation, which is a governance posture that regulators and legislators have increasingly scrutinized. (3) JURISDICTION FLAGS: California, New Jersey, and several EU member states have challenged the enforceability of class action waivers in consumer contracts. Non-U.S. users may retain collective redress rights under local law regardless of this clause. (4) CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Third-party sellers and developers who also transact as consumers through Amazon.com should assess whether this waiver applies to their commercial relationship with Amazon or only to retail consumer activity. (5) COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Compliance teams operating in jurisdictions with mandatory collective redress frameworks should assess whether this provision can be presented as a binding waiver or must be disclosed as potentially inapplicable to users in those jurisdictions.
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This clause structures the dispute resolution framework by limiting the procedural mechanisms available to parties. It establishes individual arbitration or litigation as the exclusive pathway for addressing claims, which affects how disputes are aggregated and processed.
This provision removes your ability to join with other consumers in a collective lawsuit against Amazon, which can make it impractical to pursue claims where individual damages are small but aggregate harm is significant.
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