Unity's maximum financial responsibility to you for any problem with its services is limited to whichever is greater: $100 or the total amount you paid Unity in the past year, and Unity is not liable at all for lost profits, lost data, or business disruption.
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For studios that depend on Unity's platform commercially and pay substantial licensing fees, this cap means that if Unity's service fails and causes significant business damage, the financial recovery available through these terms is severely constrained relative to the actual harm.
Interpretive note: The clause's enforceability varies by jurisdiction; EU and UK law may limit liability exclusions for consumers, and the practical effect of the cap depends on which tier a developer is on and how much they have paid Unity in the prior year.
If Unity's services fail, become unavailable, or cause data loss, developers are effectively limited to recovering at most their prior 12 months of subscription fees, regardless of the actual business impact, and cannot recover for lost profits or business disruption at all under these terms.
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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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"TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, UNITY SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, REVENUES, DATA, BUSINESS OR GOODWILL, EVEN IF UNITY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. UNITY'S AGGREGATE LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THESE TERMS OR THE SERVICES WILL NOT EXCEED THE GREATER OF ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100) OR THE AMOUNT YOU HAVE PAID UNITY IN THE PAST TWELVE MONTHS.— Excerpt from Unity's Unity Terms of Service
REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Limitation of liability clauses are governed by contract law and, in many jurisdictions, are subject to statutory restrictions. In the EU, limitations of liability for death, personal injury, or fraud caused by gross negligence cannot be excluded by contract. The UK Consumer Rights Act also limits exclusion clauses in consumer contracts. Where Unity's services are used by consumers rather than business entities, local law may render these limitations partially unenforceable. GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Medium to High for commercial studios. The $100 floor is nominal for any commercial developer, making the practical cap the prior 12 months of fees paid. For studios on lower-tier plans paying minimal fees, this cap could be extremely low relative to actual damages from service outages or data loss. JURISDICTION FLAGS: EU consumer protection law and the UK Consumer Rights Act may limit the enforceability of liability exclusions for consumers. California has statutory restrictions on certain liability waivers. The clause's qualifier 'to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law' acknowledges jurisdictional variance, but does not define how local law overrides will be applied in practice. CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Enterprise customers should assess whether the limitation of liability is acceptable given their operational dependency on Unity's services. Organizations building mission-critical applications on Unity infrastructure should seek negotiated liability caps that reflect actual contract value. The exclusion of consequential damages including lost profits is particularly significant for studios where Unity service disruption would directly impact revenue from live games. COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Risk management teams should model the financial exposure scenario where Unity's services are unavailable for an extended period and assess whether business interruption insurance or contractual protections in their own customer agreements are sufficient to cover the gap between actual damages and Unity's capped liability.
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For studios that depend on Unity's platform commercially and pay substantial licensing fees, this cap means that if Unity's service fails and causes significant business damage, the financial recovery available through these terms is severely constrained relative to the actual harm.
If Unity's services fail, become unavailable, or cause data loss, developers are effectively limited to recovering at most their prior 12 months of subscription fees, regardless of the actual business impact, and cannot recover for lost profits or business disruption at all under these terms.
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