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The clause operates as a categorical exclusion from liability for entire classes of damages, meaning Hinge's financial exposure is confined to direct damages only and excludes consequential or intangible loss categories that often represent the largest component of claimed harm in service disruption or data breach scenarios.
Users cannot recover damages for indirect or consequential losses—such as lost profits, reputational harm, or data value—even when Hinge was aware such losses were possible. Recovery is limited to direct damages only, and excluded categories apply regardless of the cause, including unauthorized access to user content.
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"TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL HINGE, ITS AFFILIATES, EMPLOYEES, LICENSORS OR SERVICE PROVIDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, OR ENHANCED DAMAGES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, LOSS OF PROFITS, WHETHER INCURRED DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, OR ANY LOSS OF DATA, USE, GOODWILL, OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES, RESULTING FROM: (I) YOUR ACCESS TO OR USE OF OR INABILITY TO ACCESS OR USE THE SERVICES; (II) THE CONDUCT OR CONTENT OF OTHER MEMBERS OR THIRD PARTIES ON, THROUGH, OR FOLLOWING USE OF THE SERVICES; OR (III) UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS, USE OR ALTERATION OF YOUR CONTENT, EVEN IF HINGE HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.Excerpt from Hinge's Terms of Service
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The clause operates as a categorical exclusion from liability for entire classes of damages, meaning Hinge's financial exposure is confined to direct damages only and excludes consequential or intangible loss categories that often represent the largest component of claimed harm in service disruption or data breach scenarios.
Users cannot recover damages for indirect or consequential losses—such as lost profits, reputational harm, or data value—even when Hinge was aware such losses were possible. Recovery is limited to direct damages only, and excluded categories apply regardless of the cause, including unauthorized access to user content.
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