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Limitation of Liability

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What it is

Even if Cloudflare's services fail and cause your business serious harm — like lost revenue or data — Cloudflare is not legally responsible for those losses beyond a narrow cap.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

If Cloudflare's service failure costs your business money, causes data loss, or results in reputational harm, you generally cannot recover those damages from Cloudflare — the financial risk of service failures rests with the subscriber.

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Why it matters (compliance & risk perspective)

If a Cloudflare service failure causes your website to go down, results in a data breach, or causes lost business revenue, this clause prevents you from recovering those losses from Cloudflare regardless of fault.

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TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, NEITHER CLOUDFLARE NOR ANY OTHER PARTY 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 OPPORTUNITY, LOSS OF DATA OR GOODWILL, SERVICE INTERRUPTION, COMPUTER DAMAGE OR SYSTEM FAILURE OR THE COST OF SUBSTITUTE SERVICES OF ANY KIND ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THESE TERMS OR FROM THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICES.

Institutional analysis (Compliance & legal intelligence)

REGULATORY FRAMEWORK: Limitation of liability clauses are governed by state contract law (Delaware, per the agreement's choice-of-law provision) and evaluated for unconscionability. The UCC and common law allow limitation of liability in commercial contracts but may void limitations that fail of their essential purpose (UCC §2-719). EU Directive 93/13/EEC (Unfair Contract Terms) may render broad liability limitations unenforceable against EU consumers. UK Consumer Rights Act 2015 voids terms excluding liability for death, personal injury, or breach of statutory duties to consumers.

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Applicable agencies

  • FTC
    The FTC may scrutinize liability limitations that contradict affirmative marketing representations about service reliability and security under Section 5 of the FTC Act.
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Provision details

Document information
Document
Cloudflare Terms of Use
Entity
Cloudflare
Document last updated
April 29, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
April 18, 2026
Last verified
April 18, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-003006
Document ID
CA-D-00281
Evidence Provenance
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Wayback Machine
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How to Cite
ConductAtlas Policy Archive
Entity: Cloudflare | Document: Cloudflare Terms of Use | Record: CA-P-003006
Captured: 2026-04-18 11:39:55 UTC | SHA-256: af37667e124d0363…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/cloudflare/cloudflare-terms-of-use/limitation-of-liability/
Accessed: May 2, 2026
Classification
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