PayPal excludes liability for lost profits, special, incidental, and consequential damages arising from PayPal services or the agreement, limiting its liability to actual direct damages only, to the extent permitted by applicable law.
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This provision caps PayPal's liability at actual direct damages, excluding categories of loss such as lost business, lost profits, and data loss that may be most significant in the event of a service disruption, unauthorized transaction, or account suspension affecting a merchant's operations.
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Compare across platforms →"In no event shall PayPal be liable for lost profits or any special, incidental or consequential damages (including without limitation damages for loss of data or loss of business) arising out of or in connection with our websites, software, systems (including any networks and servers used to provide any of the PayPal services) operated by us or on our behalf, any of the PayPal services, or this user agreement (however arising, including negligence), unless and to the extent prohibited by law. Our liability to you or any third parties in any circumstance is limited to the actual amount of direct damages.Excerpt from PayPal's User Agreement
REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Consequential damages waivers are common in financial services agreements but may be constrained by state consumer protection statutes, particularly for personal account holders.
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This provision caps PayPal's liability at actual direct damages, excluding categories of loss such as lost business, lost profits, and data loss that may be most significant in the event of a service disruption, unauthorized transaction, or account suspension affecting a merchant's operations.
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