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The clause establishes the maximum financial exposure YouTube assumes for service-related claims, which shapes the remedies available to users and affects the allocation of risk between the platform and advertisers. The cap operates as a threshold that defines the outer boundary of potential recovery regardless of actual damages incurred.
Users agree that recoverable damages for any claim are restricted to either amounts YouTube paid to the user in the preceding 12 months or $500 (whichever is greater), and that YouTube bears no liability for indirect, consequential, or punitive damages. This structure means potential recovery is substantially below actual losses if those losses fall into excluded categories or exceed the revenue baseline.
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"EXCEPT AS REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAW, YOUTUBE, ITS AFFILIATES, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES AND AGENTS WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY LOSS OF PROFITS, REVENUES, BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES, GOODWILL, OR ANTICIPATED SAVINGS; LOSS OR CORRUPTION OF DATA; INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL LOSS; PUNITIVE DAMAGES CAUSED BY... TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, YOUTUBE AND ITS AFFILIATES' TOTAL LIABILITY FOR ANY CLAIMS ARISING FROM OR RELATING TO THE SERVICE IS LIMITED TO THE GREATER OF: (A) THE AMOUNT OF REVENUE THAT YOUTUBE HAS PAID TO YOU FROM YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE IN THE 12 MONTHS BEFORE THE DATE OF YOUR NOTICE, IN WRITING TO YOUTUBE, OF THE CLAIM AND (B) USD $500.— Excerpt from YouTube Ads's YouTube Terms of Service
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The clause establishes the maximum financial exposure YouTube assumes for service-related claims, which shapes the remedies available to users and affects the allocation of risk between the platform and advertisers. The cap operates as a threshold that defines the outer boundary of potential recovery regardless of actual damages incurred.
Users agree that recoverable damages for any claim are restricted to either amounts YouTube paid to the user in the preceding 12 months or $500 (whichever is greater), and that YouTube bears no liability for indirect, consequential, or punitive damages. This structure means potential recovery is substantially below actual losses if those losses fall into excluded categories or exceed the …
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