Asana's financial responsibility to you is capped at either $100 or what you personally paid Asana in the past year, whichever is more, and Asana is not liable for lost data, lost profits, or similar losses.
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If Asana loses your data or the service causes you harm, the amount you could recover is very limited, and certain categories of loss, like lost business or corrupted data, are excluded entirely.
This provision significantly restricts any financial recovery available to individual users in the event of a service failure, data loss, or breach. For users on free plans who have paid Asana nothing, the cap effectively limits recovery to $100.
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TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, NEITHER WHATNOT NOR ITS SERVICE PROVIDERS INVOLVED IN CREATING, PRODUCING, OR DELIVERING THE SERVICES WILL BE LIABLE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR DAMAGES FOR LOST PROFITS, LOST REVENUES, LOST SAVINGS, LOST BUSINESS OPPORT...
In no event will either party's aggregate liability arising out of or related to this Agreement exceed the total fees paid or payable by Customer in the twelve (12) months preceding the claim. In no event will either party be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive d...
Except as stated in Section L.3.b, the liability of each party, and its affiliates and licensors, for any damages arising out of or related to these Terms (i) excludes damages that are consequential, incidental, special, indirect, or exemplary damages, including lost profits, business, contracts, re...
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"TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL ASANA, ITS AFFILIATES, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, LICENSORS OR SERVICE PROVIDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, GOODWILL, USE, DATA OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES (EVEN IF ASANA HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES), RESULTING FROM YOUR USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICE. IN NO EVENT SHALL ASANA'S TOTAL LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ALL CLAIMS EXCEED THE GREATER OF ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100) OR THE AMOUNTS PAID BY YOU TO ASANA IN THE TWELVE (12) MONTHS PRIOR TO THE CLAIM.— Excerpt from Asana's Asana Terms of Service
REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Limitation of liability clauses engage general contract law and may be constrained by consumer protection statutes in certain jurisdictions. In the EU, unfair contract terms directives may render blanket liability exclusions partially unenforceable against consumers. The FTC's unfair or deceptive acts or practices authority is relevant if liability limitations interact with data security failures or deceptive service representations. GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Medium. The $100 or 12-month payment cap is standard in SaaS agreements for B2B contexts, but may face challenge in consumer-facing contexts or jurisdictions with mandatory liability floors. The exclusion of data loss and consequential damages creates meaningful risk for organizations storing critical business data in Asana without independent backup. JURISDICTION FLAGS: EU and UK consumer protection law may limit the enforceability of exclusion of liability for data loss against individual consumers. California's consumer protection statutes and certain state laws may impose limits on how broadly consequential damage waivers can be applied. Enterprise customers in regulated industries should note that this cap applies to the user terms; the Customer-level agreement may carry different terms. CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Enterprise procurement teams should negotiate liability terms in the Customer-level subscription agreement rather than relying on user terms alone. The indemnification and liability cap structure in the user terms may not align with enterprise risk management requirements, particularly for organizations storing sensitive or regulated data. Vendor risk assessments should account for this cap when evaluating Asana as a critical business system. COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Organizations should implement independent backup and data export practices for critical Asana data rather than relying on platform availability. Legal teams reviewing SaaS vendor agreements should flag the gap between user-terms liability caps and the potential business impact of data loss or prolonged service outages.
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If Asana loses your data or the service causes you harm, the amount you could recover is very limited, and certain categories of loss, like lost business or corrupted data, are excluded entirely.
This provision significantly restricts any financial recovery available to individual users in the event of a service failure, data loss, or breach. For users on free plans who have paid Asana nothing, the cap effectively limits recovery to $100.
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