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Aggregate Liability Cap at Greater of $1000 or 12-Month Fees

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Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

The cap sets a hard ceiling on monetary recovery from Unity regardless of the size or nature of the harm suffered, which may be far below actual damages.

Recent Activity

This document changed recently

Medium Jul 1, 2026

The updated terms establish explicit restrictions on how developers and organizations can use Unity's platform in connection with artificial intelligence and automated systems. Specifically, the terms now require prior written authorization from Unity before training machine learning or AI models on Unity data or any data derived from it. Additionally, the terms restrict automated access to the platform through scrapers, bots, AI agents, large language models, and similar systems unless they operate through a framework designated or operated by Unity. Users remain responsible for any automated systems acting on their behalf, and breaches of these restrictions may result in account suspension. You can request prior authorization from Unity for AI training use cases, and you may review the full updated terms to understand which automated frameworks are Unity-approved.

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Medium May 23, 2026

The updated terms clarify that users in England will have disputes resolved through the London Court of International Arbitration, with disputes governed by New York law rather than English law. Previously, England was not explicitly listed in the dispute resolution table, creating ambiguity about which arbitration rules and governing law would apply. The revised language removes this ambiguity but establishes that England-based users will proceed through arbitration in London under New York substantive law. Users in other regions (Asia-Pacific, China/Hong Kong/Macau, and worldwide locations) see reorganized dispute resolution tables with the same arbitration rules and governing law, but clearer formatting.

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Consumer impact (what this means for users)

The reader's ability to recover money from Unity is limited to whichever is larger: $1,000 or 12 months of fees paid for the relevant Offering.

How other platforms handle this

ActiveCampaign Medium

If you knowingly misrepresent that any activity or material on our Services is infringing, you may be liable to ActiveCampaign for certain costs and damages.

Leonardo AI Medium

A party's liability for any Liability under these Terms will be reduced proportionately to the extent the relevant Liability was caused or contributed to by the actions (or inactions) of the other party...

Netflix Medium

The Netflix service and/or some of the Netflix content may not be available at any time as a result of events beyond our reasonable control...we will not be held liable should such events occur.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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Unity's aggregate liability arising out of or relating to these Terms...will not exceed the greater of (a) $1,000 or (b) the total fees paid or payable by you to Unity for the relevant Offering in the twelve (12) months before the dispute.

— Excerpt from Unity's Unity Terms of Service

Applicable regulations

FTC Act Section 5
United States Federal

Provision details

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Unity Terms of Service
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Unity
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
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May 7, 2026
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May 10, 2026
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CA-P-061132
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Unity's Aggregate Liability Cap at Greater of $1000 or 12-Month Fees clause do?

The cap sets a hard ceiling on monetary recovery from Unity regardless of the size or nature of the harm suffered, which may be far below actual damages.

How does this clause affect you?

The reader's ability to recover money from Unity is limited to whichever is larger: $1,000 or 12 months of fees paid for the relevant Offering.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 286 platforms. See the full comparison.

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