Netflix limits its financial liability to you to the greatest extent allowed by law, excluding liability for personal injury and most categories of damages beyond direct losses.
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The clause constrains the scope of remedies available in disputes by categorically excluding entire classes of damages from potential recovery, thereby narrowing Netflix's financial exposure in liability scenarios.
Interpretive note: Enforceability of the personal injury liability exclusion and consequential damages waiver varies significantly by jurisdiction; applicable law carve-outs may restore consumer rights in specific states and countries.
The updated terms now require users to resolve most disputes with Netflix through binding arbitration rather than in court, unless users exercise a time-limited right to opt out. Under the revised language, disputes will not be decided by a judge or jury. The terms state that Section 6 contains full details of this requirement. You can review Section 6 to understand your opt-out rights and the time period available to exercise them.
View change record →The updated terms introduce a new account category called 'Extra Members,' described as users who do not live in the same household as the Account Owner, available where the feature is offered. The terms now explicitly require that any person creating a Netflix account must be at least 18 years old, or the age of majority in their jurisdiction. The revised language also clarifies that some Netflix content and features may be accessed without creating an account or providing a payment method, while other options require a subscription. These changes formalize previously implicit account structures and establish age-gated account creation.
View change record →The updated Terms of Use clarify how Netflix membership operates and what users authorize by continuing service. The revised language explicitly defines the Netflix service as a personalized subscription enabling discovery and access to content, and states that membership continues until terminated and that Netflix may charge the user's payment method on each billing cycle unless the user cancels before the billing date. The updated terms no longer include the prior version's prominent language describing mandatory arbitration requirements and dispute resolution procedures, creating a material gap in documented dispute resolution authority compared to the previous terms.
View change record →This provision limits what you can recover from Netflix if something goes wrong with the service, potentially excluding compensation for indirect or consequential losses; however, the clause includes a carve-out for non-waivable statutory rights, which may restore some protections depending on your jurisdiction.
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"TO THE EXTENT PERMISSIBLE UNDER APPLICABLE LAWS, IN NO EVENT SHALL NETFLIX, OR ITS SUBSIDIARIES OR ANY OF THEIR SHAREHOLDERS, DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES OR LICENSORS BE LIABLE (JOINTLY OR SEVERALLY) TO YOU FOR PERSONAL INJURY OR ANY SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER.Excerpt from Netflix's Terms of Use
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The clause constrains the scope of remedies available in disputes by categorically excluding entire classes of damages from potential recovery, thereby narrowing Netflix's financial exposure in liability scenarios.
This provision limits what you can recover from Netflix if something goes wrong with the service, potentially excluding compensation for indirect or consequential losses; however, the clause includes a carve-out for non-waivable statutory rights, which may restore some protections depending on your jurisdiction.
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