The agreement limits Amazon's liability to exclude indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages arising from use of or inability to access the Kindle service or content, to the extent permitted by applicable law. This limitation applies to loss of data, profits, and other intangible losses.
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This provision limits the categories of damages recoverable by users against Amazon, excluding consequential and punitive damages for service disruption or content access failures. The clause includes a statutory carve-out acknowledging that applicable law may limit the scope of this disclaimer in certain jurisdictions.
Interpretive note: Enforceability of the liability limitation varies by jurisdiction; EU consumer protection law and certain U.S. state statutes may provide remedies beyond those described in the clause.
This explicit liability cap shields Amazon from claims for all categories of damages including data loss and consequential damages, substantially limiting user remedies.
View full change record →Under this clause, the agreement limits Amazon's financial liability to users for service disruptions, content inaccessibility, or data loss to direct damages only, excluding consequential and punitive damages. The terms acknowledge this limitation applies only to the extent permitted by applicable law, meaning consumer protections in certain jurisdictions may provide remedies beyond those described.
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"TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, AMAZON AND ITS AFFILIATES, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, PARTNERS AND LICENSORS WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, LOSS OF PROFITS, DATA, USE, GOODWILL, OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES, RESULTING FROM YOUR ACCESS TO OR USE OF (OR INABILITY TO ACCESS OR USE) THE SERVICE OR ANY KINDLE CONTENT.— Excerpt from Kindle's Kindle Store Terms of Use
(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Limitation of liability clauses of this type are subject to consumer protection scrutiny in the EU, where the Unfair Contract Terms Directive limits the enforceability of provisions that create significant imbalances between parties' rights. In the U.S., state consumer protection statutes in California and other jurisdictions may limit liability disclaimers for paid services. (2) GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Low. Limitation of liability provisions excluding consequential damages are standard in digital service agreements. The inclusion of a statutory carve-out reduces enforceability risk compared to an unconditional disclaimer. (3) JURISDICTION FLAGS: EU member states may treat broad limitation of liability clauses as unfair contract terms, particularly where they apply to paid digital content services. Consumer remedy statutes in certain U.S. states may also limit the scope of this disclaimer. (4) CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: B2B or enterprise agreements incorporating Kindle services should assess whether the standard limitation of liability is acceptable or whether negotiated caps and carve-outs are warranted for institutional use cases. (5) COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Compliance teams should assess jurisdiction-specific enforceability of this limitation, particularly for EU deployments and California-based users, where statutory consumer remedies may provide rights beyond those acknowledged in the agreement.
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This provision limits the categories of damages recoverable by users against Amazon, excluding consequential and punitive damages for service disruption or content access failures. The clause includes a statutory carve-out acknowledging that applicable law may limit the scope of this disclaimer in certain jurisdictions.
Under this clause, the agreement limits Amazon's financial liability to users for service disruptions, content inaccessibility, or data loss to direct damages only, excluding consequential and punitive damages. The terms acknowledge this limitation applies only to the extent permitted by applicable law, meaning consumer protections in certain jurisdictions may provide remedies beyond those described.
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