When users post reviews, photos, comments, or other content, they grant Amazon and its sublicensees a permanent, royalty-free, worldwide license to use, reproduce, modify, distribute, and create derivative works from that content in any media, along with the right to use the submitter's name in connection with it.
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This provision establishes that user-submitted content is licensed to Amazon on a perpetual and irrevocable basis, meaning the license persists regardless of whether the user later deletes the content or closes their account, subject to applicable law in the user's jurisdiction.
The updated terms mandate binding arbitration for all disputes arising from Amazon Services or products sold through Amazon.com, replacing the prior court-based system. Customers waive their right to sue in court, have a jury trial, or pursue class action claims; disputes will be resolved by a single arbitrator administering JAMS Streamlined Arbitration Rules. The terms require a 60-day mandatory pre-arbitration resolution process with customer service before arbitration can be initiated. Small claims court remains available as an exception if applicable in your jurisdiction, and injunctive relief in court is available only for intellectual property infringement or restraint of future law violations.
View change record →Under this clause, content posted by users, including reviews, photos, and videos, is subject to a license that Amazon may retain and exercise indefinitely, including through sublicensees. The agreement also authorizes use of the submitting user's name in connection with that content.
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Compare across platforms →"If you do post content or submit material, and unless we indicate otherwise, you grant Amazon a nonexclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, and fully sublicensable right to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, perform, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, and display such content throughout the world in any media. You grant Amazon and sublicensees the right to use the name that you submit in connection with such content, if they choose.Excerpt from Amazon's Conditions of Use
1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision interacts with GDPR Article 17 (right to erasure) for EU/EEA users, as the assertion of an irrevocable license may conflict with user requests to delete personal data embedded in or …
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This provision establishes that user-submitted content is licensed to Amazon on a perpetual and irrevocable basis, meaning the license persists regardless of whether the user later deletes the content or closes their account, subject to applicable law in the user's jurisdiction.
Under this clause, content posted by users, including reviews, photos, and videos, is subject to a license that Amazon may retain and exercise indefinitely, including through sublicensees. The agreement also authorizes use of the submitting user's name in connection with that content.
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