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Cloudflare · Cloudflare Terms of Use · View original document ↗

Exclusion of Indirect and Consequential Damages

High confidence Common · 280 of 343 platforms

Key Facts · in the document’s own words

What damages does Cloudflare exclude liability for?
“IN NO EVENT WILL THE CLOUDFLARE ENTITIES BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO YOUR ACCESS TO OR USE OF...THE SERVICES...”
Version CA-V-004049, captured June 21, 2026 · live source ↗
Our reading, not the document’s words
Cloudflare excludes liability of the Cloudflare Entities to the user or any third party for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages arising out of or relating to the user's access to or use of the Services.
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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

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This exclusion removes entire categories of damages—often the largest in a dispute—from any claim a user or third party could bring against Cloudflare relating to Service use.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Generated by a model from the captured document; not read by a person

The reader cannot recover indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages from Cloudflare or its related entities for any claim arising out of or relating to access to or use of the Services.

How other platforms handle this

OpenAI

OPENAI'S AFFILIATES, SUPPLIERS, LICENSORS, AND DISTRIBUTORS ARE INTENDED THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARIES OF THIS SECTION.

Kling AI

We may be unable to fulfill certain data requests for legitimate reasons, such as protecting trade secrets, intellectual property, or complying with legal obligations.

Credit Karma

Credit Karma makes no guarantees to you on credit improvement or performance.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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IN NO EVENT WILL THE CLOUDFLARE ENTITIES BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO YOUR ACCESS TO OR USE OF...THE SERVICES...

Excerpt from Cloudflare's Terms of Use

Provision details

Document information
Document
Cloudflare Terms of Use
Entity
Cloudflare
Date stated by the document
Sept. 12, 2025
As printed in Cloudflare’s text (version CA-V-004049), not a ConductAtlas date.
Tracking information
First captured by ConductAtlas
April 18, 2026
Text quoted from version
CA-V-004049, captured June 21, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-069246
Document ID
CA-D-000281
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Extracted-text SHA-256 (version CA-V-004049)
2b09a030f87fcbf9901197d6365ef4710b9811f8b431e4d4dc3612c264b577df
Analysis generated
May 9, 2026 23:13 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Excerpt found in version CA-V-004049, captured June 21, 2026 (checked Oct. 5, 2026)
Citation Record
Entity: Cloudflare
Document: Cloudflare Terms of Use
Record ID: CA-P-069246
Version: CA-V-004049
Captured: 2026-06-21 00:33:19 UTC
SHA-256: 2b09a030f87fcbf9…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/cloudflare/cloudflare-terms-of-use/provision/CA-P-069246/exclusion-of-indirect-and-consequential-damages/
Accessed: Oct. 24, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Cloudflare's Exclusion of Indirect and Consequential Damages clause do?

This exclusion removes entire categories of damages—often the largest in a dispute—from any claim a user or third party could bring against Cloudflare relating to Service use.

How does this clause affect you?

The reader cannot recover indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages from Cloudflare or its related entities for any claim arising out of or relating to access to or use of the Services.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 280 platforms. See the full comparison.

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