Amazon disclaims almost all warranties and says it is not responsible for any damages — including harm to your computer from viruses — that arise from using Amazon's website, products, or services.
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The provision establishes the baseline liability framework governing the relationship by eliminating Amazon's obligation to warrant service quality or fitness for purpose and restricting recoverable damages to categories excluded from liability. This allocation affects the remedies available to users when services fail to perform as expected or cause harm.
Consumers who suffer financial harm, data loss, or other damages from defects in Amazon's services — including malware encountered through Amazon's platform — may find their ability to recover damages severely limited by this blanket disclaimer.
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WE CANNOT AND DO NOT REPRESENT OR WARRANT THAT OUR SERVICES OR SERVERS ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. YOU ASSUME THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE SERVICES.
To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Apple will have no other warranty obligation whatsoever with respect to the mobile application.
The Netflix service and/or some of the Netflix content may not be available at any time as a result of events beyond our reasonable control...we will not be held liable should such events occur.
"TO THE FULL EXTENT PERMISSIBLE BY APPLICABLE LAW, AMAZON DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. AMAZON DOES 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. AMAZON WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OF ANY KIND ARISING FROM THE USE OF ANY AMAZON SERVICE, OR FROM ANY INFORMATION, CONTENT, MATERIALS, PRODUCTS (INCLUDING SOFTWARE) OR OTHER SERVICES INCLUDED ON OR OTHERWISE MADE AVAILABLE TO YOU THROUGH ANY AMAZON SERVICE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, AND CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES.Excerpt from Amazon's Conditions of Use
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK: Warranty disclaimers in consumer contracts are regulated under the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act (15 U.S.C.
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The provision establishes the baseline liability framework governing the relationship by eliminating Amazon's obligation to warrant service quality or fitness for purpose and restricting recoverable damages to categories excluded from liability. This allocation affects the remedies available to users when services fail to perform as expected or cause harm.
Consumers who suffer financial harm, data loss, or other damages from defects in Amazon's services — including malware encountered through Amazon's platform — may find their ability to recover damages severely limited by this blanket disclaimer.
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