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Aggregate Liability Cap at Twelve Months of Charges

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Key Facts

What is Zoom's total aggregate liability capped at?
Zoom's total aggregate liability for all claims arising out of or related to the agreement is capped at the amount actually paid by the user for the services in the twelve months preceding the event or circumstances giving rise to such claims.
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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

The cap limits the maximum financial recovery a user can obtain from Zoom regardless of the number or severity of claims, and users who pay little or nothing may effectively have no recovery.

Clause Stability Stable

0
Changes
3
Months Monitored
Jul 10, 2026
First Seen
Jul 10, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 4461 other provisions on other platforms.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

The claim limits the reader to recovering no more than their prior twelve months of payments to Zoom, no matter how many claims are brought or how large the damages.

How other platforms handle this

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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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...DAMAGES, IN THE AGGREGATE FOR ALL CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT, EXCEEDING THE AMOUNT ACTUALLY PAID BY YOU FOR THE SERVICES (IF ANY) IN THE TWELVE (12) MONTHS PRECEDING THE EVENT OR CIRCUMSTANCES GIVING RISE TO SUCH CLAIMS.

Excerpt from Zoom's Terms of Service

Applicable regulations

FTC Act Section 5
United States Federal

Provision details

Document information
Document
Zoom Terms of Service
Entity
Zoom
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
July 9, 2026
Last verified
July 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-068927
Document ID
CA-D-00189
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
3385024743a75574626b51f881a9738c05304ab376fceea966cffae9ca98a626
Analysis generated
July 9, 2026 05:33 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Zoom
Document: Zoom Terms of Service
Record ID: CA-P-068927
Captured: 2026-07-09 05:33:17 UTC
SHA-256: 3385024743a75574…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/zoom/zoom-terms-of-service/provision/CA-P-068927/aggregate-liability-cap-at-twelve-months-of-charges/
Accessed: July 25, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
High
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Zoom's Aggregate Liability Cap at Twelve Months of Charges clause do?

The cap limits the maximum financial recovery a user can obtain from Zoom regardless of the number or severity of claims, and users who pay little or nothing may effectively have no recovery.

How does this clause affect you?

The claim limits the reader to recovering no more than their prior twelve months of payments to Zoom, no matter how many claims are brought or how large the damages.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 291 platforms. See the full comparison.

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