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The liability cap limits the maximum financial recovery a user can obtain from YouTube Ads regardless of the nature or severity of the claim.
Interpretive note: The excerpt uses ellipsis around the 12-month period description, so the exact reference point for the 12-month window (e.g., before the claim, before termination) is not fully visible. The canonical claim preserves this ambiguity rather than resolving it.
Users are limited in how much they can recover from YouTube Ads for any claim related to the Service, with the ceiling set at the greater of prior 12-month revenue received or USD $500.
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"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...IN THE 12 MONTHS...AND (B) USD $500.— Excerpt from YouTube Ads's YouTube Terms of Service
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The liability cap limits the maximum financial recovery a user can obtain from YouTube Ads regardless of the nature or severity of the claim.
Users are limited in how much they can recover from YouTube Ads for any claim related to the Service, with the ceiling set at the greater of prior 12-month revenue received or USD $500.
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