High, provisions that significantly limit your legal rights, authorize broad data collection, or create material financial exposure. Medium, provisions worth knowing about but with partial protections or limited scope. Low, standard terms with minimal consumer impact.
Higher = more protective of you, the user/customer — a deliberately user-protective lens, not a universal “good vs bad” score. Computed algorithmically from AWS’s cited governance stances; no dimension we haven’t confidently read is ever counted against the score. Free, reproducible, and never purchasable.
Mandatory binding arbitration removes customers' default right to litigate disputes in court, with the only exception being small claims court for qualifying claims.
AWS's ability to modify the Agreement at any time means the terms governing the customer relationship can change unilaterally without the customer's affirmative consent.
The cap limits the maximum financial exposure of both parties to a backward-looking 12-month fee figure tied to the specific Services involved, which may be far lower than actual damages suffered.
AWS assumes both the defense burden and the financial obligation for third-party IP claims directed at its Services, shielding customers and their personnel from those costs.
Customers bear full indemnification responsibility for third-party claims arising from their own or their End Users' use of the Services, which can expose customers to substantial financial liability.
This document explains how AWS collects, uses, keeps, and shares your personal information when you use its services. AWS does not sell your personal information, but it does share limited …
This agreement sets the rules for using AWS cloud services. AWS can change the agreement at any time by posting an update, and disputes must go to arbitration rather than …
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ConductAtlas tracks 2 AWS documents including terms of service, privacy policy, and other governance documents. Every document is captured daily with cryptographic verification.
AWS has made 3 policy changes in the past 12 months across the documents ConductAtlas tracks.
ConductAtlas has classified 46 provisions across AWS's tracked documents. 13 are rated high severity, 26 medium, and 7 low.
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