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Regardless of the harm suffered, users can recover no more than the greater of their payments to Calm or $50, which may be far less than actual damages.
The updated terms establish that Premium content access is a limited, revocable license that terminates when a subscription ends, including downloaded content. Users do not own the content and will lose access upon cancellation, expiration, or non-payment. The terms also introduce new AI feature sections that authorize Calm to process user inputs to generate outputs, with Calm retaining ownership of outputs while users retain ownership of inputs. Health disclaimers clarify that the Services do not provide medical advice, diagnosis, treatment, or emergency care and do not create a provider-patient relationship. You can review the full terms at Calm.com to understand the specific scope of the license and AI feature processing.
View change record →Users' maximum potential recovery from Calm for any claim is limited to the greater of amounts they have paid to Calm or $50.
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"in no event will Calm's total liability arising out of or in connection with these Terms or from the use of or inability to use the Services exceed the greater of: (a) the amounts you have paid to Calm for use of the Services; or (b) fifty U.S. dollars (US$50).Excerpt from Calm's Terms of Service
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Regardless of the harm suffered, users can recover no more than the greater of their payments to Calm or $50, which may be far less than actual damages.
Users' maximum potential recovery from Calm for any claim is limited to the greater of amounts they have paid to Calm or $50.
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