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The disclaimer eliminates Amazon's obligation to guarantee service quality, reliability, or safety standards. This allocation of responsibility establishes that users accept services in their current condition rather than relying on vendor assurances regarding performance or security.
Interpretive note: The enforceability of this disclaimer varies significantly by jurisdiction and product type; the document itself acknowledges limitation 'to the full extent permissible by law.'
This new provision provides blanket disclaimers of all warranties for Amazon Services, limiting user recourse for service failures or defects.
View full change record →Users receive no contractual warranties regarding service functionality, content quality, or freedom from malicious code. The terms establish that users cannot rely on Amazon representations about service performance or security characteristics when using the platform.
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"TO THE FULL EXTENT PERMISSIBLE BY LAW, AMAZON AND ITS AFFILIATES DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. AMAZON AND ITS AFFILIATES DO NOT WARRANT THAT AMAZON SERVICES, INFORMATION, CONTENT, MATERIALS, PRODUCTS (INCLUDING SOFTWARE) OR OTHER SERVICES INCLUDED ON OR OTHERWISE MADE AVAILABLE TO YOU THROUGH THE AMAZON SERVICES, AMAZON'S SERVERS OR ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS SENT FROM AMAZON ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS.Excerpt from Amazon's Conditions of Use
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The disclaimer eliminates Amazon's obligation to guarantee service quality, reliability, or safety standards. This allocation of responsibility establishes that users accept services in their current condition rather than relying on vendor assurances regarding performance or security.
Users receive no contractual warranties regarding service functionality, content quality, or freedom from malicious code. The terms establish that users cannot rely on Amazon representations about service performance or security characteristics when using the platform.
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