“Amazon reserves the right to refuse service, terminate accounts, terminate your rights to use Amazon Services, remove or edit content, or cancel orders in its sole discretion.”
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Users have no guaranteed continuity of access to Amazon Services; Amazon may terminate or restrict access without limitation on its discretion.
Interpretive note: The clause lists five independent actions Amazon reserves the right to take. The canonical claim states all five as co-equal reserved rights rather than selecting one as primary, because they are presented as a single enumerated reservation of rights in the sole-discretion formulation.
The updated terms establish mandatory binding arbitration for all disputes arising from use of Amazon Services or products sold through Amazon.com, replacing the previous court-based system in King County, Washington. Under the revised agreement, consumers waive the right to sue in court, have a jury trial, or participate in class actions; disputes must be resolved individually through JAMS arbitration. Exceptions exist for small claims court (if available in your jurisdiction), intellectual property injunctions, and disputes about compliance with the pre-arbitration procedure itself. Before initiating arbitration, you must contact Amazon customer service and complete a 60-day good-faith negotiation period using a formal Claim Form.
View change record →The reader's access to Amazon Services, account status, submitted content, and orders can all be revoked or altered by Amazon at its sole discretion.
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We may refuse to process or continue to process the minor's personal information, or provide or continue to provide the Services to the minor until we receive this evidence of consent or authorization.
We, and the Brand, have the right to refuse any order.
We reserve the right to limit the availability of our Services or the provision of any of our Content to any person, geographic area, or jurisdiction, at any time and in our sole and absolute discretion.
"Amazon reserves the right to refuse service, terminate accounts, terminate your rights to use Amazon Services, remove or edit content, or cancel orders in its sole discretion.Excerpt from Amazon's Conditions of Use
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Users have no guaranteed continuity of access to Amazon Services; Amazon may terminate or restrict access without limitation on its discretion.
The reader's access to Amazon Services, account status, submitted content, and orders can all be revoked or altered by Amazon at its sole discretion.
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