“EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SECTION 14.2.3, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL EITHER PARTY BE LIABLE FOR ANY (I) INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR (II) DAMAGES FOR THE (A) COST OF PROCURING SUBSTITUTE GOODS, OR (B) LOST PROFITS, REVENUE, USE, DATA OR GOODWILL...”
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This exclusion eliminates the categories of damages most likely to represent a customer's actual loss—lost profits, lost data, and goodwill—limiting any claim to direct damages only, to the maximum extent the law allows.
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If you suffer losses related to NVIDIA NIM—such as lost profits, lost data, or the cost of obtaining a substitute product—those categories of damages are excluded from recovery to the maximum extent permitted by law.
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"EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SECTION 14.2.3, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL EITHER PARTY BE LIABLE FOR ANY (I) INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR (II) DAMAGES FOR THE (A) COST OF PROCURING SUBSTITUTE GOODS, OR (B) LOST PROFITS, REVENUE, USE, DATA OR GOODWILL...Excerpt from NVIDIA NIM's NVIDIA Software License Agreement
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This exclusion eliminates the categories of damages most likely to represent a customer's actual loss—lost profits, lost data, and goodwill—limiting any claim to direct damages only, to the maximum extent the law allows.
If you suffer losses related to NVIDIA NIM—such as lost profits, lost data, or the cost of obtaining a substitute product—those categories of damages are excluded from recovery to the maximum extent permitted by law.
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