If Hugging Face causes you harm, the maximum amount they are required to pay you is limited to the fees you paid them in the 12 months before the incident.
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The liability cap defines the maximum financial exposure Hugging Face accepts for service failures, data loss, or other claims. This mechanism establishes predictable risk allocation between the service provider and users, affecting the scope of potential remedies available through dispute resolution.
Users who suffer significant losses due to Hugging Face's actions or negligence — such as data loss, security breaches, or service outages — may only recover a small fraction of their actual damages. Free-tier users may recover nothing at all.
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TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL PERPLEXITY, ITS AFFILIATES, LICENSORS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, OFFICERS, OR DIRECTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION DAMAGES FOR LOSS O...
In no event will either party's aggregate liability arising out of or related to this Agreement exceed the total fees paid or payable by Customer in the twelve (12) months preceding the claim. In no event will either party be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive d...
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, DUOLINGO SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR ANY LOSS OF PROFITS OR REVENUES, WHETHER INCURRED DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, OR ANY LOSS OF DATA, USE, GOODWILL, OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES, RESUL...
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The 12-month fee cap on aggregate liability is a standard but consequential limitation for enterprise procurement. Risk teams should assess whether this cap is adequate relative to the value of workloads deployed on the platform and consider contractual indemnification supplements.
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The liability cap defines the maximum financial exposure Hugging Face accepts for service failures, data loss, or other claims. This mechanism establishes predictable risk allocation between the service provider and users, affecting the scope of potential remedies available through dispute resolution.
Users who suffer significant losses due to Hugging Face's actions or negligence — such as data loss, security breaches, or service outages — may only recover a small fraction of their actual damages. Free-tier users may recover nothing at all.
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