Venmo's financial responsibility to you is limited to direct damages only; the agreement states Venmo is not liable for lost profits, indirect, or consequential damages regardless of circumstances.
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This provision limits the total financial recovery available to users in the event of a dispute with Venmo, excluding categories of harm such as consequential losses that may arise from payment failures or wrongful account suspension.
Interpretive note: Enforceability of the consequential damages waiver may be limited by applicable state consumer protection law and by Regulation E's non-waivable provisions; outcomes depend on jurisdiction and specific factual circumstances.
The updated terms expand the arbitration clause to explicitly state that users agree to resolve 'most disputes by arbitration on an individual basis, a class action waiver, and a jury trial waiver.' The terms note that arbitration involves 'less discovery and appellate review than in court.' Additionally, Venmo's cash back rewards program has been restructured with specific tiered thresholds: users earn 1% baseline cash back, 2% if they spend at least $250 in a month, and 5% if they spend at least $1,500 in a month. Rewards are only applied to qualifying transactions with 'Bundle merchants' and exclude cash advances, gambling, wire transfers, cryptocurrency purchases, and certain financial institution transactions. If you return a purchase or receive a refund after earning cash back, Venmo states it may debit or withhold rewards to offset the amount. You must close your account before any changes become effective if you do not wish to be bound by them.
View change record →The removal of the explicit liability cap may indicate revised liability terms elsewhere or a shift in Venmo's liability framework in the current agreement.
View full change record →Under this provision, if a payment failure or wrongful account suspension causes financial harm beyond the direct transaction amount, the agreement states that Venmo's liability does not extend to those consequential losses; applicable consumer protection law, including Regulation E error resolution rights, may provide protections that operate independently of this contractual limitation.
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This provision limits the total financial recovery available to users in the event of a dispute with Venmo, excluding categories of harm such as consequential losses that may arise from payment failures or wrongful account suspension.
Under this provision, if a payment failure or wrongful account suspension causes financial harm beyond the direct transaction amount, the agreement states that Venmo's liability does not extend to those consequential losses; applicable consumer protection law, including Regulation E error resolution rights, may provide protections that operate independently of this contractual limitation.
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