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Limitation of Liability

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What it is

The agreement caps impact.com's total financial liability to any user at the fees paid by that user during the twelve months before the claim arises, and excludes indirect, incidental, consequential, and special damages entirely.

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Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

This provision establishes a financial ceiling on impact.com's liability that is directly tied to the contractual fee level, which may be substantially lower than the operational losses a client could sustain from a platform failure, data breach, or service disruption affecting an active partnership program. The consequential damages exclusion further limits recovery for downstream business impacts.

Interpretive note: Enforceability may be limited in cases of gross negligence, willful misconduct, or data protection violations depending on jurisdiction and applicable law.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Under this clause, a user's maximum financial recovery from impact.com for any claim is limited to the fees paid in the prior twelve months, and claims for lost revenue, lost partnerships, or other indirect losses are excluded under the terms of the agreement.

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To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Pinterest 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, res...

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You will remain responsible for any amounts you fail to pay in connection with your subscription, including collection costs, bank overdraft fees, collection agency fees, reasonable attorneys' fees, and arbitration or court costs.

Synthesia Medium

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, in no event will Synthesia's aggregate liability to you under or in connection with this Agreement exceed the total fees paid or payable by you to Synthesia in the twelve (12) month period immediately preceding the event giving rise to the claim. In...

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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IN NO EVENT WILL IMPACT'S AGGREGATE LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT EXCEED THE TOTAL AMOUNT PAID BY CUSTOMER TO IMPACT HEREUNDER IN THE TWELVE (12) MONTH PERIOD PRECEDING THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO THE LIABILITY. IN NO EVENT WILL IMPACT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

— Excerpt from Impact's Impact Terms and Conditions

ConductAtlas Analysis

Institutional analysis (Compliance & governance intelligence)

(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Limitation of liability clauses in B2B commercial agreements are broadly enforceable in the United States under common law principles, though some jurisdictions restrict their application in cases of gross negligence, willful misconduct, or statutory violations. GDPR Article 82 preserves data subjects' rights to compensation for data protection violations, which may interact with contractual liability caps where impact.com processes personal data. (2) GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: High for enterprise clients with large-scale partnership programs. The twelve-month fee cap may be a fraction of the business value at risk if the platform experiences an outage, data loss event, or tracking failure during a peak campaign period. The consequential damages exclusion compounds this exposure by precluding recovery for lost partnership revenue. (3) JURISDICTION FLAGS: California, New York, and EU jurisdictions may limit the enforceability of liability caps in cases involving intentional conduct, data protection breaches affecting consumers, or statutory violations. UK courts have interpreted limitation clauses strictly and may apply reasonableness tests under the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977. (4) CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Procurement teams should assess whether the twelve-month cap is appropriate relative to the annual value of partnership programs managed on the platform. Supplemental representations and warranties insurance or contractual carve-outs for data breaches and willful misconduct are standard risk mitigation measures in enterprise SaaS agreements. (5) COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Legal teams should verify whether the liability cap applies to data protection indemnities and whether a separate data processing agreement with a more specific liability framework is in place or available.

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Provision details

Document information
Document
Impact Terms and Conditions
Entity
Impact
Document last updated
May 20, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 20, 2026
Last verified
May 20, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-012188
Document ID
CA-D-00884
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
27d6e560f5edb412ee72eb986020f8dfe94186008350a4ffc39ee9fb76349d5d
Analysis generated
May 20, 2026 13:34 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Impact
Document: Impact Terms and Conditions
Record ID: CA-P-012188
Captured: 2026-05-20 13:34:45 UTC
SHA-256: 27d6e560f5edb412…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/impact/impact-terms-and-conditions/limitation-of-liability/
Accessed: May 20, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
High
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Impact's Limitation of Liability clause do?

This provision establishes a financial ceiling on impact.com's liability that is directly tied to the contractual fee level, which may be substantially lower than the operational losses a client could sustain from a platform failure, data breach, or service disruption affecting an active partnership program. The consequential damages exclusion further limits recovery for downstream business impacts.

How does this clause affect you?

Under this clause, a user's maximum financial recovery from impact.com for any claim is limited to the fees paid in the prior twelve months, and claims for lost revenue, lost partnerships, or other indirect losses are excluded under the terms of the agreement.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 236 platforms. See the full comparison.

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