Robinhood limits its legal responsibility to you by stating it is not liable for indirect or consequential losses such as lost profits or data losses, even if those losses result from problems with its platform or services.
This analysis describes what Robinhood'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
This clause limits the types of financial harm users can seek compensation for in a dispute, excluding categories like lost investment profits or losses resulting from platform outages, which are directly relevant to a trading platform.
Interpretive note: The qualifying phrase 'to the maximum extent permitted by law' means the actual scope of this limitation depends on applicable state law and regulatory requirements, which vary by jurisdiction.
Under this provision, users may be unable to recover consequential or indirect losses such as missed trading gains or platform-related losses, even if those losses are connected to Robinhood's service failures; the phrase 'to the maximum extent permitted by law' means applicable law may limit how broadly this exclusion applies in practice.
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This clause limits the types of financial harm users can seek compensation for in a dispute, excluding categories like lost investment profits or losses resulting from platform outages, which are directly relevant to a trading platform.
Under this provision, users may be unable to recover consequential or indirect losses such as missed trading gains or platform-related losses, even if those losses are connected to Robinhood's service failures; the phrase 'to the maximum extent permitted by law' means applicable law may limit how broadly this exclusion applies in practice.
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