“EXCEPT FOR PAYMENT OBLIGATIONS UNDER SECTION 7, THE AGGREGATE LIABILITY UNDER THIS AGREEMENT OF EITHER AWS OR YOU... WILL NOT EXCEED THE AMOUNTS PAID BY YOU TO AWS UNDER THIS AGREEMENT FOR THE SERVICES THAT GAVE RISE TO THE LIABILITY DURING THE 12 MONTHS BEFORE THE LIABILITY AROSE”
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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.
Customers cannot recover from AWS, and AWS cannot recover from customers, more than the fees paid for the relevant Services in the 12 months before the liability arose.
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"EXCEPT FOR PAYMENT OBLIGATIONS UNDER SECTION 7, THE AGGREGATE LIABILITY UNDER THIS AGREEMENT OF EITHER AWS OR YOU... WILL NOT EXCEED THE AMOUNTS PAID BY YOU TO AWS UNDER THIS AGREEMENT FOR THE SERVICES THAT GAVE RISE TO THE LIABILITY DURING THE 12 MONTHS BEFORE THE LIABILITY AROSEExcerpt from AWS's Customer Agreement
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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.
Customers cannot recover from AWS, and AWS cannot recover from customers, more than the fees paid for the relevant Services in the 12 months before the liability arose.
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