Meta provides Threads without any guarantees about reliability, safety, or performance, and you use the service at your own risk.
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This clause limits Meta's legal exposure if Threads experiences outages, data breaches, or other failures, meaning your ability to seek compensation for resulting harm may be restricted.
Interpretive note: The enforceability of this disclaimer varies significantly by jurisdiction; EU/EEA and UK users retain statutory digital content quality rights that override contractual warranty exclusions.
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If Threads goes down, suffers a security breach, or malfunctions in a way that causes you harm, Meta's disclaimer of warranties limits your ability to claim damages based on an expectation of reliable service.
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TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, NEITHER WHATNOT NOR ITS SERVICE PROVIDERS INVOLVED IN CREATING, PRODUCING, OR DELIVERING THE SERVICES WILL BE LIABLE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR DAMAGES FOR LOST PROFITS, LOST REVENUES, LOST SAVINGS, LOST BUSINESS OPPORT...
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...
Except as stated in Section L.3.b, the liability of each party, and its affiliates and licensors, for any damages arising out of or related to these Terms (i) excludes damages that are consequential, incidental, special, indirect, or exemplary damages, including lost profits, business, contracts, re...
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"We try to keep Threads up, bug-free, and safe, but you use it at your own risk. We are providing Threads 'as is' without any express or implied warranties including, but not limited to, implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement. We do not guarantee that Threads will always be safe, secure, or error-free, or that it will always function without disruptions, delays, or imperfections.— Excerpt from Threads's Threads Terms of Use
(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Disclaimer of implied warranties is standard in consumer software agreements under US law, but EU consumer protection directives and the Consumer Rights Directive provide EU users with statutory guarantees that cannot be waived by contract, including the right to a service that conforms to its description and performs as reasonably expected. The UK Consumer Rights Act similarly provides non-waivable digital content quality protections. The FTC Act Section 5 is relevant if the 'as is' disclaimer is used in a way that is deceptive relative to representations made in marketing. (2) GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Low in the US context, where such disclaimers are standard and generally enforceable for free consumer services. Medium for EU/EEA and UK operations, where statutory consumer rights override contractual disclaimers and cannot be excluded even for free digital services under the Digital Content Directive. (3) JURISDICTION FLAGS: EU/EEA and UK users retain statutory quality and conformity rights for digital services under the Digital Content Directive and Consumer Rights Act respectively, regardless of this disclaimer. Australian Consumer Law similarly provides non-excludable consumer guarantees. US users in consumer protection-strong states should assess whether any state-specific warranties apply. (4) CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Organizations that build business processes or customer-facing services on Threads as an infrastructure layer should not rely on Threads' uptime or data integrity for critical operations, given this disclaimer. Vendor contracts that assume Threads availability should include contingency provisions. (5) COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: For EU/EEA operations, legal teams should note that this disclaimer does not override the Digital Content Directive's mandatory quality standards. Organizations should not rely on this clause as a complete liability shield in European jurisdictions. Documentation of any harm caused by Threads service failures should be preserved for potential claims under applicable mandatory consumer protection law.
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This clause limits Meta's legal exposure if Threads experiences outages, data breaches, or other failures, meaning your ability to seek compensation for resulting harm may be restricted.
If Threads goes down, suffers a security breach, or malfunctions in a way that causes you harm, Meta's disclaimer of warranties limits your ability to claim damages based on an expectation of reliable service.
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