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The clause restricts the scope and amount of damages recoverable in disputes, establishing that only direct damages are eligible for recovery and only up to the specified monetary threshold. This affects the financial exposure each party assumes when entering into the service agreement.
Customers' recoverable damages from Google are limited to direct damages not exceeding the greater of 12 months of fees paid or $25,000, and certain damage categories including lost revenues and consequential damages are excluded from recovery entirely. Google's liability to customers is similarly capped under identical terms.
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"NEITHER PARTY WILL BE LIABLE UNDER THIS AGREEMENT FOR LOST REVENUES OR INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, EVEN IF THE PARTY KNEW OR SHOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT SUCH DAMAGES WERE POSSIBLE AND EVEN IF DIRECT DAMAGES DO NOT SATISFY A REMEDY. GOOGLE'S TOTAL CUMULATIVE LIABILITY TO CUSTOMER AND CUSTOMER'S TOTAL CUMULATIVE LIABILITY TO GOOGLE ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT IS LIMITED TO THE GREATER OF: (A) THE FEES CUSTOMER PAID DURING THE 12 MONTHS BEFORE THE CLAIM AROSE, OR (B) $25,000 USD.— Excerpt from Google Cloud's Google Cloud Terms
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The clause restricts the scope and amount of damages recoverable in disputes, establishing that only direct damages are eligible for recovery and only up to the specified monetary threshold. This affects the financial exposure each party assumes when entering into the service agreement.
Customers' recoverable damages from Google are limited to direct damages not exceeding the greater of 12 months of fees paid or $25,000, and certain damage categories including lost revenues and consequential damages are excluded from recovery entirely. Google's liability to customers is similarly capped under identical terms.
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