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This exclusion removes the most common and potentially largest categories of damages a user might otherwise seek, significantly limiting any financial recovery against McDonald's.
Interpretive note: The excerpt does not include any conditions, caps, or carve-outs that might limit this exclusion, such as gross negligence or fraud. The clause's full scope may depend on additional language not quoted here.
Users cannot hold McDonald's financially responsible for lost profits, lost business, or related categories of harm, regardless of what caused the loss.
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This exclusion removes the most common and potentially largest categories of damages a user might otherwise seek, significantly limiting any financial recovery against McDonald's.
Users cannot hold McDonald's financially responsible for lost profits, lost business, or related categories of harm, regardless of what caused the loss.
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