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Limitation of Liability and Indemnification

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What it is

Midjourney's total financial liability to you is capped at the amount you paid in the 12 months before your claim, and you agree to cover Midjourney's legal costs if a third party sues them because of how you used the service.

This analysis describes what Midjourney's agreement states, permits, or reserves. It does not constitute a legal determination about enforceability. Regulatory applicability and practical outcomes may vary by jurisdiction, enforcement context, and individual circumstances. Read our methodology

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Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

The agreement excludes consequential and indirect damages and caps total liability at 12 months of subscription fees, while requiring users to indemnify Midjourney against third-party claims arising from user conduct, which could include IP infringement claims related to generated assets.

Interpretive note: Enforceability of consequential damage exclusions and broad indemnification obligations against individual consumers varies by jurisdiction; EU and UK consumer law may limit their application.

Recent Activity

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High Apr 26, 2026

Midjourney removed substantial sections from its Terms of Service covering age requirements, content rights, DMCA policy, dispute resolution, payment and billing, and community guidelines. The remova…

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Users cannot recover lost profits, data loss, or consequential damages from Midjourney regardless of the cause; additionally, users are obligated to defend and indemnify Midjourney against third-party claims arising from their use of the service, including claims related to generated assets.

How other platforms handle this

Whatnot Medium

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, NEITHER WHATNOT NOR ITS SERVICE PROVIDERS INVOLVED IN CREATING, PRODUCING, OR DELIVERING THE SERVICES WILL BE LIABLE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR DAMAGES FOR LOST PROFITS, LOST REVENUES, LOST SAVINGS, LOST BUSINESS OPPORT...

Cohere Medium

In no event will either party's aggregate liability arising out of or related to this Agreement exceed the total fees paid or payable by Customer in the twelve (12) months preceding the claim. In no event will either party be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive d...

Anthropic Medium

Except as stated in Section L.3.b, the liability of each party, and its affiliates and licensors, for any damages arising out of or related to these Terms (i) excludes damages that are consequential, incidental, special, indirect, or exemplary damages, including lost profits, business, contracts, re...

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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You understand and agree that we will not be liable to You or any third party for any loss of profits, use, goodwill, or data, or for any incidental, indirect, special, consequential or exemplary damages, however they arise. Our aggregate liability under this Agreement will not exceed the amount You paid for the Services that gave rise to the claim during the 12 months before the claim. [...] To the extent permitted by law, you will indemnify and hold us harmless, our affiliates, and our personnel, from and against any costs, losses, liabilities, and expenses (including attorneys' fees) from third party claims arising out of or relating to your use of the Services and Assets or any violation of these Terms.

— Excerpt from Midjourney's Midjourney Terms of Service

ConductAtlas Analysis

Institutional analysis (Compliance & governance intelligence)

REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Limitation of liability clauses in consumer contracts engage state consumer protection law and may be subject to unconscionability challenges in California and other jurisdictions. The exclusion of data loss as a recoverable category may interact with CCPA and other privacy frameworks that create specific remedies for data breaches. EU and UK consumer protection law may limit the enforceability of consequential damage exclusions and indemnification clauses against consumers. The FTC Act is relevant to the fairness of broad indemnification obligations imposed on individual consumers. GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: High for enterprise users. The indemnification obligation requires users to cover Midjourney's attorneys' fees and costs from third-party claims arising from asset use, which creates significant exposure in the context of AI-generated content that may infringe third-party IP rights. Enterprise users deploying Midjourney-generated assets commercially face unquantified indemnification exposure. JURISDICTION FLAGS: EU and UK consumer law may render the consequential damage exclusion and broad indemnification clause unenforceable against individual consumers. California courts apply unconscionability doctrine to assess liability cap and indemnification clauses in consumer contracts. The 12-month liability cap may be insufficient to cover losses in high-value commercial deployments. CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Enterprise procurement teams should assess whether the 12-month subscription fee cap is adequate given their commercial use case and negotiate modifications for high-value deployments. The indemnification clause is broad and does not contain carve-outs for Midjourney's own IP issues in the service, which may require negotiated clarification in direct agreements. COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Legal teams should ensure that internal IP review processes for Midjourney-generated assets are adequate to reduce indemnification exposure. Organizations in sectors with high IP sensitivity (media, advertising, publishing) should assess whether indemnification insurance or contractual protections are appropriate given the scope of this clause.

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Applicable agencies

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    Broad indemnification obligations and consequential damage exclusions in consumer contracts may engage FTC unfair or deceptive practices authority
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Applicable regulations

EU AI Act - High Risk Provisions
EU
FTC Act Section 5
United States Federal

Provision details

Document information
Document
Midjourney Terms of Service
Entity
Midjourney
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 12, 2026
Last verified
May 12, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-010974
Document ID
CA-D-00095
Evidence Provenance
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Analysis generated
May 12, 2026 04:50 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
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Entity: Midjourney
Document: Midjourney Terms of Service
Record ID: CA-P-010974
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URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/midjourney/midjourney-terms-of-service/limitation-of-liability-and-indemnification/
Accessed: May 13, 2026
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Midjourney's Limitation of Liability and Indemnification clause do?

The agreement excludes consequential and indirect damages and caps total liability at 12 months of subscription fees, while requiring users to indemnify Midjourney against third-party claims arising from user conduct, which could include IP infringement claims related to generated assets.

How does this clause affect you?

Users cannot recover lost profits, data loss, or consequential damages from Midjourney regardless of the cause; additionally, users are obligated to defend and indemnify Midjourney against third-party claims arising from their use of the service, including claims related to generated assets.

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