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License and Access Restrictions

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What it is

Amazon grants users a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable license for personal and non-commercial use of its services, explicitly excluding resale, commercial use, collection of product listings or prices, data mining, and use of automated data extraction tools.

This analysis describes what Amazon's agreement states, permits, or reserves. It does not constitute a legal determination about enforceability. Regulatory applicability and practical outcomes may vary by jurisdiction, enforcement context, and individual circumstances. Read our methodology

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Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

This provision limits the scope of the license granted to users and explicitly prohibits data mining, scraping, and automated data collection from Amazon Services. The prohibition on collecting product listings, descriptions, or prices has direct implications for price comparison services, market research tools, and e-commerce analytics platforms.

If You Do Nothing

Use of Amazon Services beyond the stated personal and non-commercial license scope may result in account termination and license revocation as stated in the Conditions of Use

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Subject to your compliance with these Conditions of Use and any Service Terms, and your payment of any applicable fees, Amazon or its content providers grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable license to access and make personal and non-commercial use of the Amazon Services. This license does not include any resale or commercial use of any Amazon Service, or its contents; any collection and use of any product listings, descriptions, or prices; any derivative use of any Amazon Service or its contents; any downloading, copying, or other use of account information for the benefit of any third party; or any use of data mining, robots, or similar data gathering and extraction tools.

Excerpt from Amazon's Conditions of Use

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Institutional analysis (regulatory & governance intelligence)

REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: The prohibition on automated data collection and scraping engages questions under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, the enforceability of which against web scraping has been subject to significant litigation in US courts, …

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Applicable regulations

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Provision details

Document information
Document
Amazon Conditions of Use
Entity
Amazon
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
Aug. 11, 2026
Last verified
Aug. 11, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-00026008
Document ID
CA-D-00026
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
a302f02f15f86104a7a09c6a9fdb05c1917313b4f9ca7059801dddd2881b67ac
Analysis generated
August 11, 2026 01:57 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
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Citation Record
Entity: Amazon
Document: Amazon Conditions of Use
Record ID: CA-P-00026008
Captured: 2026-08-11 01:57:13 UTC
SHA-256: a302f02f15f86104…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/amazon/amazon-conditions-of-use/license-and-access-restrictions/
Accessed: Aug. 11, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Amazon's License and Access Restrictions clause do?

This provision limits the scope of the license granted to users and explicitly prohibits data mining, scraping, and automated data collection from Amazon Services. The prohibition on collecting product listings, descriptions, or prices has direct implications for price comparison services, market research tools, and e-commerce analytics platforms.

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No. ConductAtlas is an independent monitoring service. We are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Amazon.