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Exclusion of Indirect and Consequential Damages

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Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

The exclusion eliminates the categories of damages most likely to reflect real-world harm from service failures — lost data, lost revenue, and consequential losses — leaving only direct damages potentially recoverable.

Interpretive note: The excerpt ends with an ellipsis, so additional excluded categories may exist beyond those stated in the canonical claim.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

The reader cannot recover from Descript for lost profits, lost data, lost revenues, lost business opportunities, or any indirect, consequential, special, exemplary, incidental, or punitive damages.

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TINDER ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY CONTENT THAT YOU OR ANOTHER USER OR THIRD PARTY POSTS, SENDS, RECEIVES, AND/OR ACTS ON THROUGH OUR SERVICES, NOR DOES TINDER ASSUME ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE IDENTITY, INTENTIONS...

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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IN NO EVENT WILL WE BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY OTHER THIRD PARTY FOR ANY INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, INCIDENTAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, LOST PROFITS, LOSS OF DATA, LOST REVENUES, LOST BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES...

— Excerpt from Descript's Descript Terms of Service

Applicable regulations

EU AI Act - High Risk Provisions
EU
FTC Act Section 5
United States Federal

Provision details

Document information
Document
Descript Terms of Service
Entity
Descript
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 7, 2026
Last verified
May 10, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-046378
Document ID
CA-D-00520
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
7d3dc80095bacaa2c3e590b77bf26f38926895acdd36c73250ed4c8cd4d8b516
Analysis generated
May 7, 2026 18:43 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Descript
Document: Descript Terms of Service
Record ID: CA-P-046378
Captured: 2026-05-07 18:43:11 UTC
SHA-256: 7d3dc80095bacaa2…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/descript/descript-terms-of-service/provision/CA-P-046378/exclusion-of-indirect-and-consequential-damages/
Accessed: July 13, 2026
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Frequently Asked Questions

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

The exclusion eliminates the categories of damages most likely to reflect real-world harm from service failures — lost data, lost revenue, and consequential losses — leaving only direct damages potentially recoverable.

How does this clause affect you?

The reader cannot recover from Descript for lost profits, lost data, lost revenues, lost business opportunities, or any indirect, consequential, special, exemplary, incidental, or punitive damages.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 288 platforms. See the full comparison.

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