Zoom limits its legal liability for a wide range of harms including data loss, lost profits, and service unavailability, to the maximum extent allowed by law.
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The agreement excludes Zoom from liability for indirect, incidental, and consequential damages, which includes data loss and service unavailability, substantially limiting the remedies available to users in the event of a service failure or data incident.
Interpretive note: The enforceability of this limitation depends on jurisdiction; applicable law in the EU, UK, and certain US states may restrict the scope of this exclusion for consumer claims or in cases of gross negligence.
Under these terms, Zoom asserts it is not liable for indirect or consequential damages including data loss or lost profits resulting from service outages, security incidents, or account termination. Applicable law in certain jurisdictions may limit the enforceability of this exclusion for consumer claims.
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"TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL ZOOM, ITS AFFILIATES, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, SUPPLIERS, OR LICENSORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE, OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, GOODWILL, USE, DATA, OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO YOUR ACCESS TO OR USE OF, OR INABILITY TO ACCESS OR USE, THE SERVICES.— Excerpt from Zoom's Zoom Terms of Service
REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Limitation of liability clauses in consumer contracts may be subject to scrutiny under FTC Act Section 5 regarding unfair practices, and under EU Unfair Contract Terms Directive for EEA consumers. Consumer protection frameworks in many jurisdictions limit the enforceability of liability exclusions for gross negligence, willful misconduct, or personal injury. GDPR imposes independent data controller liability that cannot be contractually excluded. GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Medium. The limitation of liability provision is standard in enterprise software agreements, but its application to data loss and service unavailability may conflict with customer expectations and sector-specific contractual requirements in healthcare, financial services, and legal contexts. JURISDICTION FLAGS: EU/EEA consumer protection law (Unfair Terms Directive) may render liability exclusions for gross negligence unenforceable. UK consumer rights legislation limits exclusion of liability for negligence causing loss or damage. California and other US states have consumer protection statutes that may constrain the scope of liability waivers in consumer contracts. CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Enterprise customers should assess whether contractual SLAs and indemnification provisions in their Zoom agreements provide protections beyond these general terms. Procurement teams should negotiate liability caps and data breach indemnification provisions where the standard terms are insufficient for organizational risk tolerance. COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Organizations should review their own vendor risk management frameworks to determine whether Zoom's liability limitations create unacceptable residual risk, particularly for regulated data environments. Cyber insurance coverage should account for scenarios where vendor liability is excluded.
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The agreement excludes Zoom from liability for indirect, incidental, and consequential damages, which includes data loss and service unavailability, substantially limiting the remedies available to users in the event of a service failure or data incident.
Under these terms, Zoom asserts it is not liable for indirect or consequential damages including data loss or lost profits resulting from service outages, security incidents, or account termination. Applicable law in certain jurisdictions may limit the enforceability of this exclusion for consumer claims.
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