The agreement requires that disputes related to the Kindle service or Kindle Content be resolved through binding individual arbitration rather than court proceedings, with a limited exception for qualifying small claims court actions. The Federal Arbitration Act governs the arbitration clause.
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This provision requires users to resolve disputes with Amazon through individual binding arbitration rather than litigation, which precludes class action proceedings except as otherwise stated. The application of the Federal Arbitration Act is asserted as the governing framework for the arbitration clause.
Interpretive note: Enforceability of mandatory arbitration in consumer digital service agreements varies by jurisdiction; EU and certain U.S. state law may limit the clause's application.
The updated terms no longer include any language governing Kindle Vella, a service that previously allowed customers to purchase and redeem digital Tokens for eligible content through the Kindle Store. This removal eliminates contractual protections that previously governed Token ownership (non-expiration, non-transferability), refund policies, and geographic restrictions. Users who hold existing Token balances or have purchased Vella content should contact Amazon customer service to understand how their existing purchases and balances are affected, as the terms no longer explicitly address this service.
View change record →Changed severity from high to medium, added explicit small claims court carve-out exception, specified 'Federal Arbitration Act and federal arbitration law,' and removed cross-reference to Amazon.com Conditions of Use.
View full change record →Under this clause, disputes about Kindle services or content must proceed through individual binding arbitration rather than court, except for qualifying small claims. The agreement does not describe a class action waiver in the excerpt available, but the individual arbitration requirement functionally limits the ability to join collective proceedings.
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"Any dispute or claim relating in any way to your use of the Service or to any Kindle Content will be resolved by binding arbitration, rather than in court, except that you may assert claims in small claims court if your claims qualify. The Federal Arbitration Act and federal arbitration law apply to this agreement.Excerpt from Kindle's Store Terms of Use
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This provision requires users to resolve disputes with Amazon through individual binding arbitration rather than litigation, which precludes class action proceedings except as otherwise stated. The application of the Federal Arbitration Act is asserted as the governing framework for the arbitration clause.
Under this clause, disputes about Kindle services or content must proceed through individual binding arbitration rather than court, except for qualifying small claims. The agreement does not describe a class action waiver in the excerpt available, but the individual arbitration requirement functionally limits the ability to join collective proceedings.
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