No matter what happens, Wealthfront's total financial responsibility to you under these terms is capped at $100, even if you suffer significant investment losses or other damages connected to information on the platform.
This analysis describes what Wealthfront's agreement states, permits, or reserves. It does not constitute a legal determination about enforceability. Regulatory applicability and practical outcomes may vary by jurisdiction, enforcement context, and individual circumstances. Read our methodology
If you experience financial harm related to Wealthfront's website information or services as a non-Client User, this clause severely limits what you could recover through a claim based on these Terms of Use.
Interpretive note: Enforceability of the $100 cap may be constrained by applicable securities law, fiduciary duty obligations, or state consumer protection statutes; the document's own qualifier 'to the fullest extent permitted by law' acknowledges jurisdictional variance.
This clause means that users who rely on Wealthfront's website content and suffer financial losses have their potential damages recovery capped at $100, regardless of the actual harm experienced; enforceability against investment advisory Clients may be constrained by applicable securities law and the adviser's fiduciary duty.
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"IN NO EVENT SHALL WEALTHFRONT OR ANY OF ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, OR AGENTS BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE OF WEALTHFRONT, CONTENT AND/OR USER INFORMATION, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE QUALITY, ACCURACY, OR UTILITY OF THE INFORMATION PROVIDED AS PART OF OR THROUGH WEALTHFRONT OR FOR ANY INVESTMENT DECISIONS MADE ON THE BASIS OF SUCH INFORMATION, WHETHER THE DAMAGES ARE FORESEEABLE AND WHETHER OR NOT WEALTHFRONT HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. THE FOREGOING LIMITATION OF LIABILITY SHALL APPLY TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW IN THE APPLICABLE JURISDICTION AND IN NO EVENT SHALL WEALTHFRONT'S CUMULATIVE LIABILITY TO YOU EXCEED U.S. $100.Excerpt from Wealthfront's Terms of Service
REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision implicates the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and the SEC's fiduciary standard applicable to registered investment advisers.
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If you experience financial harm related to Wealthfront's website information or services as a non-Client User, this clause severely limits what you could recover through a claim based on these Terms of Use.
This clause means that users who rely on Wealthfront's website content and suffer financial losses have their potential damages recovery capped at $100, regardless of the actual harm experienced; enforceability against investment advisory Clients may be constrained by applicable securities law and the adviser's fiduciary duty.
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