The agreement excludes Baseten's liability for all indirect, incidental, special, consequential, and punitive damages including lost profits, business interruption, and data loss costs, and caps Baseten's total aggregate liability for any claim at fees paid in the twelve months preceding the event giving rise to liability.
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This provision establishes a financial ceiling on Customer's recoverable damages against Baseten that is limited to historical fees paid, and categorically excludes recovery for categories of harm that are likely to be most economically significant in a machine learning infrastructure context, such as business interruption and data loss.
Interpretive note: Enforceability of consequential damages exclusions and liability caps varies by jurisdiction, particularly in EU member states and under California law in cases of fraud or intentional misconduct.
Under this clause, Customer's maximum financial recovery against Baseten for any claim is limited to fees paid in the prior twelve months, with no recovery available for lost profits, business interruption, data loss costs, or third-party liabilities regardless of whether Baseten was aware of the possibility of such damages.
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Compare across platforms →"TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL BASETEN BE LIABLE TO CUSTOMER FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, REGARDLESS OF THE NATURE OF THE CLAIM, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, LOST PROFITS, COSTS OF DELAY, ANY FAILURE OF DELIVERY, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, COSTS OF LOST OR DAMAGED DATA OR DOCUMENTATION, OR LIABILITIES TO THIRD PARTIES ARISING FROM ANY SOURCE, EVEN BASETEN HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. THIS LIMITATION UPON DAMAGES AND CLAIMS IS INTENDED TO APPLY WITHOUT REGARD TO WHETHER OTHER PROVISIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT HAVE BEEN BREACHED OR HAVE PROVEN INEFFECTIVE. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE MAXIMUM LIABILITY OF BASETEN ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED TO THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT EXCEED THE FEES PAID BY CUSTOMER TO BASETEN DURING THE TWELVE (12) MONTHS PRECEDING THE ACT, OMISSION OR OCCURRENCE GIVING RISE TO SUCH LIABILITY.Excerpt from Baseten's Terms of Service
(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Liability limitation clauses of this type are standard in enterprise software agreements but may be constrained by applicable law in certain jurisdictions.
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This provision establishes a financial ceiling on Customer's recoverable damages against Baseten that is limited to historical fees paid, and categorically excludes recovery for categories of harm that are likely to be most economically significant in a machine learning infrastructure context, such as business interruption and data loss.
Under this clause, Customer's maximum financial recovery against Baseten for any claim is limited to fees paid in the prior twelve months, with no recovery available for lost profits, business interruption, data loss costs, or third-party liabilities regardless of whether Baseten was aware of the possibility of such damages.
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