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Limitation of Liability

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What it is

Paramount+ limits its financial responsibility to you for most types of harm, including service errors, unauthorized access to your account data, or outages, meaning your ability to recover damages is significantly restricted.

This analysis describes what Paramount+'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 clause establishes the scope of damages for which Paramount accepts responsibility in disputes, limiting exposure to categories of harm typically difficult to quantify or causally attributable to service operation rather than direct contractual breach.

Interpretive note: Enforceability of this limitation for data breach scenarios may be constrained by California CCPA private right of action and GDPR compensation rights for EU users, depending on the specific facts of any incident.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

This clause means that if your personal or financial information stored by Paramount+ is compromised, or if you suffer harm from service failures, your ability to collect damages from Paramount+ is significantly limited under the terms of this agreement.

How other platforms handle this

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...

DeepSeek Medium

IN NO EVENT WILL DEEPSEEK OR ITS AFFILIATES BE LIABLE UNDER ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, NEGLIGENCE, PRODUCTS LIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE, FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES OR LOST PROFITS, EVEN IF DEEPSEEK OR ITS AFFILIATES HAVE ...

Perplexity AI Medium

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL PERPLEXITY, ITS AFFILIATES, LICENSORS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, OFFICERS, OR DIRECTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION DAMAGES FOR LOSS O...

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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IN NO EVENT SHALL PARAMOUNT, ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, OR AGENTS, BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM ANY (I) ERRORS, MISTAKES, OR INACCURACIES OF CONTENT, (II) PERSONAL INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE, OF ANY NATURE WHATSOEVER, RESULTING FROM YOUR ACCESS TO AND USE OF OUR SERVICE, (III) ANY UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR USE OF OUR SECURE SERVERS AND/OR ANY AND ALL PERSONAL INFORMATION AND/OR FINANCIAL INFORMATION STORED THEREIN.

— Excerpt from Paramount+'s Paramount+ Terms of Use

ConductAtlas Analysis

Institutional analysis (Compliance & governance intelligence)

(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Limitation of liability clauses in consumer contracts interact with state consumer protection statutes that may restrict the ability to disclaim liability for gross negligence or intentional misconduct. Data breach scenarios implicate state data breach notification laws and, where applicable, CCPA private right of action provisions for breaches of unencrypted personal information. The FTC Act's prohibition on unfair or deceptive practices may constrain overly broad liability disclaimers. (2) GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Medium. Liability limitations are standard in streaming service agreements, but their enforceability against consumers for data security failures may be limited by state law, particularly in California under the CCPA's private right of action for data breaches. (3) JURISDICTION FLAGS: California residents have a statutory private right of action under CCPA for certain data breaches, which may operate independently of this contractual limitation. EU users retain GDPR-based rights to compensation for data protection violations that may not be waivable by contract. (4) CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: This limitation of liability is one-sided in favor of Paramount+ and is unlikely to reflect the allocation of risk in commercial partner agreements. B2B partners should negotiate separate liability terms. The exclusion of liability for unauthorized access to stored personal and financial information is particularly notable in vendor risk assessments. (5) COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Legal teams should evaluate whether this limitation is enforceable in all target jurisdictions, particularly for California and EU users. Data security incident response plans should account for the possibility that contractual limitations will not insulate Paramount+ from regulatory or statutory liability.

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Applicable agencies

  • FTC
    The FTC has authority to address unfair or deceptive liability disclaimers in consumer contracts and data security failures in consumer-facing services
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  • State AG
    State attorneys general can pursue claims under state consumer protection and data breach notification laws that may supersede contractual liability limitations
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Applicable regulations

FTC Act Section 5
United States Federal

Provision details

Document information
Document
Paramount+ Terms of Use
Entity
Paramount+
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 8, 2026
Last verified
May 11, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-006993
Document ID
CA-D-00578
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
3147cb71fa9404dd0eb84f5900167747c21589988a57400d10333ffae4bbdba1
Analysis generated
May 8, 2026 15:41 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Paramount+
Document: Paramount+ Terms of Use
Record ID: CA-P-006993
Captured: 2026-05-08 15:41:07 UTC
SHA-256: 3147cb71fa9404dd…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/paramount/paramount-terms-of-use/limitation-of-liability/
Accessed: May 20, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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Severity
Medium
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Paramount+'s Limitation of Liability clause do?

The clause establishes the scope of damages for which Paramount accepts responsibility in disputes, limiting exposure to categories of harm typically difficult to quantify or causally attributable to service operation rather than direct contractual breach.

How does this clause affect you?

This clause means that if your personal or financial information stored by Paramount+ is compromised, or if you suffer harm from service failures, your ability to collect damages from Paramount+ is significantly limited under the terms of this agreement.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 228 platforms. See the full comparison.

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