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Exclusion of Indirect and Consequential Damages

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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

This exclusion eliminates a broad range of damages categories that would typically be the most significant losses a user could suffer, including lost data and lost business.

Clause Stability Stable

0
Changes
3
Months Monitored
Jul 10, 2026
First Seen
Jul 10, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 4282 other provisions on other platforms.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

You cannot recover indirect, special, incidental, punitive, exemplary, or consequential damages, or losses of use, data, business, or profits from Dropbox, its affiliates, suppliers, or distributors.

How other platforms handle this

Tinder Medium

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...

Perplexity AI Medium

we do not warrant that Offering descriptions are accurate, complete, reliable, current, or error-free.

Skillshare Medium

Please note that these third parties are responsible for their own privacy practices.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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DROPBOX, ITS AFFILIATES, SUPPLIERS OR DISTRIBUTORS WON'T BE LIABLE FOR: ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR ANY LOSS OF USE, DATA, BUSINESS, OR PROFITS...

— Excerpt from Dropbox's Dropbox Terms of Service

Applicable regulations

FTC Act Section 5
United States Federal

Provision details

Document information
Document
Dropbox Terms of Service
Entity
Dropbox
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
March 20, 2026
Last verified
July 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-029173
Document ID
CA-D-00195
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
https://www.dropbox.com/terms
Wayback Machine
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Content hash (SHA-256)
d3261e0de59f727a1defa369b174a8324107ae1b593d4acece6775164c0b729d
Analysis generated
March 20, 2026 05:12 UTC
Methodology
summarize_document-v8
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Dropbox
Document: Dropbox Terms of Service
Record ID: CA-P-029173
Captured: 2026-03-20 05:12:21 UTC
SHA-256: d3261e0de59f727a…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/dropbox/dropbox-terms-of-service/provision/CA-P-029173/exclusion-of-indirect-and-consequential-damages/
Accessed: July 12, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
High
Categories
Liability limitation

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Frequently Asked Questions

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

This exclusion eliminates a broad range of damages categories that would typically be the most significant losses a user could suffer, including lost data and lost business.

How does this clause affect you?

You cannot recover indirect, special, incidental, punitive, exemplary, or consequential damages, or losses of use, data, business, or profits from Dropbox, its affiliates, suppliers, or distributors.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 286 platforms. See the full comparison.

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