What is the severity of this clause?

ConductAtlas classifies this Exclusion of Consequential and Indirect Damages clause as high severity. Severity reflects the magnitude of rights affected, the breadth of users impacted, and the degree of discretion the platform retains.

Do other platforms have similar clauses?

Yes. ConductAtlas has identified similar Exclusion of Consequential and Indirect Damages clauses across approximately 288 other tracked platforms. You can compare how platforms differ on this clause type in the cross-platform comparison view.

Exclusion of Consequential and Indirect Damages — Lyft

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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

The clause eliminates entire categories of damages users might otherwise seek to recover, significantly limiting the monetary remedies available against Lyft.

Clause Stability Stable

Changes

Months Monitored

Jul 10, 2026

First Seen

Jul 10, 2026

Last Seen

This clause type exists across 4341 other provisions on other platforms.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

You cannot recover incidental, special, exemplary, punitive, consequential, or indirect damages from Lyft in connection with the Lyft Platform, Lyft services, rideshare services, or the Agreement.

How other platforms handle this

Tinder Medium

TINDER ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY CONTENT THAT YOU OR ANOTHER USER OR THIRD PARTY POSTS, SENDS, RECEIVES, AND/OR ACTS ON THROUGH OUR SERVICES, NOR DOES TINDER ASSUME ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE IDENTITY, INTENTIONS...

Perplexity AI Medium

we do not warrant that Offering descriptions are accurate, complete, reliable, current, or error-free.

Skillshare Medium

Please note that these third parties are responsible for their own privacy practices.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD

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IN NO EVENT WILL LYFT ... BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR INDIRECT DAMAGES ... ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE LYFT PLATFORM, LYFT SERVICES, THE RIDESHARE SERVICES, OR THIS AGREEMENT...

— Excerpt from Lyft's Lyft Terms of Service

Applicable regulations

FTC Act Section 5

United States Federal

Provision details

Document information

Document

Lyft Terms of Service

Entity

Lyft

Document last updated

May 5, 2026

Tracking information

First tracked

July 9, 2026

Last verified

July 9, 2026

Record ID

CA-P-026481

Document ID

CA-D-00137

Evidence Provenance

Source URL

https://www.lyft.com/terms

Wayback Machine

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Content hash (SHA-256)

1e86ea9f5e84d9973c21f51b3bada189e1a2ccdbd7c6bee696528811479e28c8

Analysis generated

July 9, 2026 05:57 UTC

Methodology

summarize_document-v8

Evidence

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Citation Record

Entity: Lyft
Document: Lyft Terms of Service
Record ID: CA-P-026481
Captured: 2026-07-09 05:57:42 UTC
SHA-256: 1e86ea9f5e84d997…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/lyft/lyft-terms-of-service/provision/CA-P-026481/exclusion-of-consequential-and-indirect-damages/
Accessed: July 12, 2026

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Classification

Severity

High

Other risks in this policy

All Charges Non-Refundable high
Binding Arbitration Requirement for All Claims high
Class Action Waiver Prohibition high
Damage Fee Up to 250 Dollars high
Driver Arbitration Opt-Out Right high
Driver Independent Contractor Status high

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Lyft's Exclusion of Consequential and Indirect Damages clause do?

The clause eliminates entire categories of damages users might otherwise seek to recover, significantly limiting the monetary remedies available against Lyft.

How does this clause affect you?

You cannot recover incidental, special, exemplary, punitive, consequential, or indirect damages from Lyft in connection with the Lyft Platform, Lyft services, rideshare services, or the Agreement.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 288 platforms. See the full comparison.

Is ConductAtlas affiliated with Lyft?

No. ConductAtlas is an independent monitoring service. We are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Lyft.