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Exclusion of Consequential and Punitive Damages

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Key Facts

Will the Signal Parties be liable to users for lost profits or consequential, special, punitive, indirect, or incidental damages?
The Signal Parties will not be liable to users for any lost profits or consequential, special, punitive, indirect, or incidental damages relating to, arising out of, or in any way in connection with Signal's Terms, Signal, or its Services.
What damages will the Signal Parties not be liable for relating to Signal's Terms, Signal, or its Services?
The Signal Parties will not be liable to users for any lost profits or consequential, special, punitive, indirect, or incidental damages relating to, arising out of, or in any way in connection with Signal's Terms, Signal, or its Services.
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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

Users cannot recover categories of damages beyond direct damages from the Signal Parties, no matter the nature of the harm suffered.

Interpretive note: The excerpt is cut off, suggesting additional excluded damage categories or conditions may be present that were not included in the excerpt. Only what is present is stated.

Clause Stability Stable

0
Changes
3
Months Monitored
Jul 10, 2026
First Seen
Jul 10, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 4461 other provisions on other platforms.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

If you suffer lost profits or consequential, special, punitive, indirect, or incidental damages connected to Signal's Terms or Services, the Signal Parties are not liable for them.

How other platforms handle this

Tinder Medium

TINDER ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY CONTENT THAT YOU OR ANOTHER USER OR THIRD PARTY POSTS, SENDS, RECEIVES, AND/OR ACTS ON THROUGH OUR SERVICES, NOR DOES TINDER ASSUME ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE IDENTITY, INTENTIONS...

Perplexity AI Medium

we do not warrant that Offering descriptions are accurate, complete, reliable, current, or error-free.

Skillshare Medium

Please note that these third parties are responsible for their own privacy practices.

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THE SIGNAL PARTIES WILL NOT BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY LOST PROFITS OR CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, INDIRECT, OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES RELATING TO, ARISING OUT OF, OR IN ANY WAY IN CONNECTION...

Excerpt from Signal's Privacy Policy

Applicable regulations

FTC Act Section 5
United States Federal

Provision details

Document information
Document
Signal Privacy Policy
Entity
Signal
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
April 18, 2026
Last verified
May 10, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-038104
Document ID
CA-D-00305
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
c987bd00ea1fa41c8839b08b6e171831f324f37a5caf9a73223693d82c3902da
Analysis generated
April 18, 2026 11:58 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Signal
Document: Signal Privacy Policy
Record ID: CA-P-038104
Captured: 2026-04-18 11:58:17 UTC
SHA-256: c987bd00ea1fa41c…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/signal/signal-privacy-policy/provision/CA-P-038104/exclusion-of-consequential-and-punitive-damages/
Accessed: July 25, 2026
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Signal's Exclusion of Consequential and Punitive Damages clause do?

Users cannot recover categories of damages beyond direct damages from the Signal Parties, no matter the nature of the harm suffered.

How does this clause affect you?

If you suffer lost profits or consequential, special, punitive, indirect, or incidental damages connected to Signal's Terms or Services, the Signal Parties are not liable for them.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 291 platforms. See the full comparison.

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