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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.
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Your User Submissions will not contain any: (a) swearing; (b) comments or actions which appear to be discriminatory...(c) comments or actions which promote bigotry, racism, hatred...(d) sexual innuendo...
Don't create or share defamatory or libelous content that could damage someone's reputation or falsely portray them in a harmful way.
Target does not sell games rated "AO: Adult Only" or movies rated NC-17.
"content is not illegal, obscene, threatening, defamatory, invasive of privacy, infringing of intellectual property rights...or otherwise injurious to third parties or objectionable, and does not consist of or contain software viruses...Excerpt from Amazon's Conditions of Use
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The clause states: “content is not illegal, obscene, threatening, defamatory, invasive of privacy, infringing of intellectual property rights...or otherwise injurious to third parties or objectionable, and does not consist of or contain software viruses...”
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