The device agreement bundles these terms with the Privacy Notice, Conditions of Use and other Amazon rules
This agreement is between you and Amazon.com Services LLC together with its affiliates. The "Agreement" is not just this page: it also includes the Amazon.com Privacy Notice, the Amazon.com Conditions of Use, the Alexa and Amazon Devices Acceptable Use Policy, and the other applicable rules, policies and terms posted on Amazon.com or on or through the device or its companion app. Each Service you use can also carry its own additional rules and terms. This version is dated October 8, 2026.
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This is an agreement between you and Amazon.com Services LLC (with its affiliates, "Amazon" or "we").
Please read these Amazon Device Terms of Use, the Amazon.com Privacy Notice (
Conditions of Use ([https://www.amazon.com/conditionsofuse](https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=508088)), [Alexa and Amazon Devices Acceptable Use Policy](https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=TTFAPMmEqemeDWZaWf) and the other applicable rules, policies, and terms available at the Amazon.com website, or on or through the Amazon Device or its companion app (collectively, this "Agreement") before using the Amazon Device.
Your use of any of the Services is subject to any additional rules, policies and terms that apply to those Services.
Last updated: October 8, 2026
Qualifications & exceptions
Later sections send disputes, governing law, warranty disclaimers and liability limits to the Conditions of Use, and say Alexa use is governed by the Alexa Terms of Use.
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The Privacy Notice, Conditions of Use, Acceptable Use Policy and the service-specific terms are linked but not supplied here, so their contents are not described.
"Other applicable rules, policies, and terms" is open-ended; the source does not list which documents it covers.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Procedure
Using the device binds you, your household and anyone using it under your account
By using an Amazon Device you accept this Agreement, and you accept it on behalf of yourself, every member of your household, and anyone else who uses the device or the Services under your account.
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By using the Amazon Device, you agree to be bound by the terms of this Agreement on behalf of yourself and all members of your household and others who use the Amazon Device or Services under your account.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · User right or choice
If you do not accept the terms you may not use the device, and you may return it under the return policy
If you do not accept this Agreement, you are not allowed to use the Amazon Device. You may return it, but only in accordance with the applicable return policy.
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If you do not accept the terms of this Agreement, then you may not use the Amazon Device, and you may return it in accordance with the applicable return policy.
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The applicable return policy is not supplied, so its time limits and conditions are not described.
Account & Service Control · Restriction or exception
You may need your own Amazon account, to stay logged in, and a valid payment method
Registering and using an Amazon Device may require your own Amazon.com account. You may also be required to be logged in to that account and to have a valid payment method associated with it. The source says "may": it does not say this applies to every device or feature.
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account to register and use your Amazon Device, and you may be required to be logged in to the account and have a valid payment method associated with it.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Context
"Amazon Device" covers Amazon-made devices and accessories, not third-party Fire TV Edition devices
These terms apply to each device manufactured by Amazon that links to this Agreement or includes it in its documentation, such as Fire tablets, Kindle e-readers, Fire TV devices, Echo and Alexa devices and other Amazon smart home and connected devices, plus any Amazon accessories for them. Fire TV Edition devices developed and manufactured by a third party are expressly not Amazon Devices.
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For the purpose of these Amazon Device Terms of Use:
"Amazon Device" means each device manufactured by Amazon that links to this Agreement or otherwise includes this Agreement in its documentation such as Amazon Alexa and Fire tablets, Kindle e-readers, and Fire TV devices (but, for clarity, not Fire TV Edition devices developed and manufactured by a third party), Amazon Echo and Alexa devices, and other Amazon smart home and connected devices, and, in each case, any Amazon accessories for these devices.
"Digital Content" includes third-party content; "Software" excludes it; "Services" includes Kindle wireless
"Digital Content" is digitized content, including third-party content, such as books, music, videos, apps, games, skills, photos and audio. "Services" means Amazon's provision of Digital Content, Software, support and other services to Amazon Device users, including the wireless connectivity Amazon provides Kindle users. "Software" means all software Amazon makes available for use on an Amazon Device, but it excludes third-party Digital Content, so a third-party app is not "Software" under these terms.
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"Digital Content" means digitized content (including third-party content), such as books, newspapers, magazines, journals, music, videos, apps, games, skills, photos, audio, and related features and functionality.
"Services" means our provision of Digital Content, Software, and support and other services that we provide Amazon Device users, including the wireless connectivity that we provide Kindle users.
"Software" means all software we make available to you for use on an Amazon Device, but excludes third-party Digital Content.
Maps, other apps and Amazon may use location information from your device
Your Amazon Device may have a location feature that lets maps, other applications and Amazon use and access location and related information from the device. The source says the device "may" have this feature; it does not say every device has it.
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Your Amazon Device may have a feature that allows maps, other applications, and Amazon to use and access location and related information from your device.
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The linked location services FAQ is not supplied, so how to turn the feature on or off is not described here.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
You are solely responsible for safe driving when navigating; location accuracy is not guaranteed
If you use the device's location services for navigation, you alone are responsible for driving safely, obeying traffic rules and using your own judgment while driving and choosing routes. Amazon does not guarantee that any location service is accurate or complete.
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If you are using location services on your Amazon Device for navigation, you are solely responsible for driving safely, observing all traffic rules, and using your own judgment while driving and selecting routes.
Amazon does not guarantee the accuracy or completeness of any location services.
Retention & Deletion · Company practice
A backup feature may copy settings, communications, call and search history to the cloud
Your Amazon Device may have a feature that backs up certain device data to the cloud so you can restore it later to an Amazon Device. The listed data includes account settings, notes, email and wireless configurations, bookmarks, search history, communications and call history.
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Your Amazon Device may have a feature that backs up to the cloud certain data on your device, including account settings, notes, email and wireless configurations, bookmarks, search history, communications, and call history, so that you can restore that data later to an Amazon Device.
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The linked backup and restore FAQ is not supplied, so whether backup is on by default, how to switch it off and how long backups are kept are not stated here.
Use & Processing · Company practice
Amazon may process your voice input and other information such as location in the cloud
When you use voice services on the device, such as Alexa, Amazon may process your voice input and other information, such as your location, in the cloud. The stated purposes are to respond to your requests and to improve your experience and Amazon's products and services. Your use of Alexa is also governed by the separate Alexa Terms of Use. Amazon points to a page that explains wake word processing and how to delete voice recordings associated with your account.
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Your Amazon Device may have features that allow you to access Alexa voice services or otherwise use your voice to perform certain tasks, such as check the weather, add a calendar entry, perform a search, or operate other connected products.
When you use voice services, we may process your voice input and other information (such as location) in the cloud to respond to your requests and to improve your experience and our products and services.
Your use of Alexa is subject to the Alexa Terms of Use (
including wake word processing, and how to delete voice recordings associated with your account.
Qualifications & exceptions
The General section adds that information sent to Amazon may be stored on servers outside your country and is handled under the Amazon.com Privacy Notice.
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The Alexa Terms of Use and the linked Alexa voice page are not supplied, so the deletion steps and wake word details are not described here.
Use & Processing · Company practice
Images, video and audio you capture may be processed and stored in the cloud to improve products
Some devices, such as Echo Show and Fire tablets with Firefly, let you capture images, video or audio. When you use these features, Amazon may process and store what you capture in the cloud, both to provide and to improve its products and services. Amazon points to a Firefly page that explains how to delete images and audio associated with your account.
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Some Amazon Devices, such as Echo Show and Fire tablets with Firefly, have features that allow you to capture images, video, or audio.
When you use these features, we may process and store your captured images, video, or audio in the cloud to provide and improve our products and services.
Learn more about Firefly, including how to delete images and audio associated with your account, at
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The linked Firefly FAQ is not supplied, so the deletion steps are not described here.
Charges & Financial Obligations · Company practice
Amazon may limit cloud storage or sell storage plans with different limits and fees
For some devices and features, Amazon may cap how much cloud storage you get, or offer service plans with different storage limits and fees.
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For some Amazon Devices and features, we may limit cloud storage or offer service plans with different storage limits and fees.
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Which devices or features carry limits, and the plan prices, are not stated in this agreement.
Content & IP Rights · Restriction or exception
Fire TV Recast recordings are for personal, non-commercial use on devices you own or control
Some devices can record and play back certain Digital Content, such as over-the-air TV received through an antenna connected to a Fire TV Recast. You may use these recording services only for personal, non-commercial use, and you may pair a Fire TV Recast only with a device you own or control. You are responsible for complying with copyright and other laws that apply to your recording. Access to or use of a Fire TV Recast outside the United States may be limited.
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Your Amazon Device may have features that allow you to record and play back certain Digital Content, such as over-the-air TV content received through an antenna connected to your Fire TV Recast.
You may only use these recording services for your personal, non-commercial use, and you may only pair your Fire TV Recast with a device that you own or control.
You are responsible for complying with any copyright and other laws applicable to your use of the recording services.
Your ability to access or use your Fire TV Recast outside the United States may be limited.
"Digital Content" means digitized content (including third-party content), such as books, newspapers, magazines, journals, music, videos, apps, games, skills, photos, audio, and related features and functionality.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
Amazon is not liable if a recording fails or recorded content is lost or damaged
For the recording services, Amazon states it is not liable for any failure to record, or for loss of or damage to content.
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We are not liable for any failure to record, loss of, or damage to, content.
Qualifications & exceptions
The agreement's general liability terms and the Conditions of Use also apply to device claims; whether applicable law limits this statement is not addressed here.
Amazon's device software may be used only on Amazon Devices; open source parts follow their own licenses
Except as that section otherwise provides, you may use the Software only on an Amazon Device, meaning a device Amazon manufactured that carries this Agreement. "Software" is software Amazon makes available for the device and does not include third-party Digital Content. More software terms are in the Additional Amazon Software Terms within the Amazon.com Conditions of Use and in the Legal or similar section of the device's or companion app's Settings menu. Software under an open source license is governed solely by that open source license.
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Except as provided in this section, you may use the Software only on an Amazon Device.
For additional terms that apply to the Software, see the Additional Amazon Software Terms contained in the
Conditions of Use ([https://www.amazon.com/conditionsofuse](https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=508088)) and the terms contained in the Legal or similar section in the Settings menu of your Amazon Device or companion app.
Software licensed under an open source license is governed solely by the terms of that open source license.
"Software" means all software we make available to you for use on an Amazon Device, but excludes third-party Digital Content.
"Amazon Device" means each device manufactured by Amazon that links to this Agreement or otherwise includes this Agreement in its documentation
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The section opens "Except as provided in this section" but states no specific exception beyond the cross-references and the open source carve-out.
The Additional Amazon Software Terms and the on-device Legal section are not supplied.
Data Access & Collection · Company practice
Fingerprint ID builds a fingerprint template that is stored on the tablet and can be deleted anytime
Certain Amazon tablets offer Fingerprint ID to unlock the tablet and verify you in apps. If you enroll, the feature uses images of your fingerprint to create a fingerprint template and keeps updating that template over time to recognize you better. The template is stored on your device, and you can delete it at any time in the tablet's Settings menu.
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Certain Amazon tablet devices have a Fingerprint ID feature that allows you to automatically unlock your tablet and verify yourself in apps by touching the fingerprint sensor on the tablet.
If you enroll in this feature, Fingerprint ID uses images of your fingerprint to create a fingerprint template and to update that template over time to improve the feature’s ability to recognize you.
This fingerprint template is stored on your device and you can delete it at any time in the Settings menu of your Amazon tablet.
Charges & Financial Obligations · Context
Some features need an Internet connection or data plan whose fees and terms come from your provider
Some device features may need an Internet connection or a data plan from a third-party provider. When they do, that connection or plan is subject to the fees, restrictions, terms and limits your provider sets, not Amazon.
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Your Amazon Device may require an Internet connection or data plan from a third-party provider in order to use some features.
In such cases, your Internet connection or data plan is subject to the fees, restrictions, terms and limitations imposed by your provider.
Account & Service Control · Context
Services may be unavailable, vary by device or place, be time-limited or need separate subscriptions
Some Services, which cover Amazon's Digital Content, Software, support and other services for device users, may be unavailable, may differ by device or geography, may be offered only for a limited time, or may require a separate subscription.
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Some Services may be unavailable, vary (by device or geography, for example), be offered for a limited time, or require separate subscriptions.
"Services" means our provision of Digital Content, Software, and support and other services that we provide Amazon Device users, including the wireless connectivity that we provide Kindle users.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
Amazon is not responsible if wireless data is unavailable where your device is
If your device needs wireless data services and is somewhere it cannot reach them, you may be unable to use some or all of the Services or other device features. Amazon says it is not responsible for wireless data services being unavailable or for any resulting loss of Services.
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In addition, if your Amazon Device requires wireless data services and is located in an area where it cannot access such services, you may not be able to use some or all of the Services or other features of your Amazon Device.
We are not responsible for the unavailability of wireless data services or any corresponding loss of Services.
Charges & Financial Obligations · Company practice
Kindle wireless is generally free without a data plan, but some services over it may carry fees
Kindle e-readers use wireless connectivity to shop for, download, browse and use Digital Content. If your Kindle is not on a data plan or subject to other third-party fees, Amazon generally does not charge you for that wireless use. Your Kindle may still use wireless to deliver other services that Amazon may charge for, such as personal file download and subscriptions when you are located in another country. Those fees and terms are posted on Amazon.com or on or through your Kindle, and they may change from time to time.
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The Kindle e-Reader uses wireless connectivity to allow you to shop for, download, browse and use Digital Content.
If your Kindle is not subject to a data plan or other third-party fees, we generally do not charge you for use of wireless connectivity.
However, your Kindle may use wireless connectivity to make other services available to you for which we may charge you a fee, such as personal file download and subscriptions when you are located in another country.
website or on or through your Kindle and may change from time to time.
Qualifications & exceptions
"Generally" means the no-charge statement is not absolute.
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The source does not list the current fee amounts, and it is not clear whether "when you are located in another country" limits only subscriptions or also personal file download.
Account & Service Control · Restriction or exception
Amazon-provided Kindle wireless may be used only for Amazon's Kindle content, software and services
You may use the wireless connectivity Amazon provides only in connection with the Digital Content, Software, support and other services Amazon provides Kindle users, as this Agreement permits, and not for any other purpose. Here Digital Content includes third-party content, while Software is Amazon-provided software and excludes third-party Digital Content.
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You may use the wireless connectivity provided by us only in connection with Digital Content, Software, and support and other services that we provide Kindle users as permitted by this Agreement and not for any other purpose.
"Digital Content" means digitized content (including third-party content)
including the wireless connectivity that we provide Kindle users.
"Software" means all software we make available to you for use on an Amazon Device, but excludes third-party Digital Content.
Account & Service Control · Context
Events beyond Amazon's control, like carrier changes, may change or end Kindle wireless
Events beyond Amazon's reasonable control, such as wireless carriers changing their service or terms, may affect the terms or circumstances under which Amazon provides your Kindle's wireless connectivity. They may lead to a temporary or permanent change to, or loss of, that connectivity.
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Events beyond our reasonable control (such as changes in service or terms by wireless carriers) may impact the terms or circumstances under which we provide you wireless connectivity and may result in a temporary or permanent modification or loss of wireless connectivity for your Kindle.
Data Access & Collection · Company practice
Amazon's device software sends Amazon usage data, including search queries, location and voice information
The Software, meaning software Amazon makes available for the device rather than third-party content, will provide Amazon with information about how you use the device and how it interacts with Digital Content and the Services. The listed examples are last page read, content archiving, available memory, up-time, log files, network diagnostics, content usage, viewing data, search queries, location, voice information, connectivity and signal strength. The source says "will", so this is stated as a practice, not an optional feature.
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The Software will provide Amazon with information about use of your Amazon Device and its interaction with Digital Content and the Services (such as last page read, content archiving, available memory, up-time, log files, network diagnostics, content usage, viewing data, search queries, location, voice information, connectivity and signal strength).
"Software" means all software we make available to you for use on an Amazon Device, but excludes third-party Digital Content.
Qualifications & exceptions
The list is introduced with "such as", so it gives examples rather than a complete list.
Use & Processing · Company commitment
Device information may be processed in the cloud and stored outside your country, under the Privacy Notice
Information provided to Amazon may be processed in the cloud to improve your experience and Amazon's products and services, and may be stored on servers outside the country where you live. Amazon says it will handle any information it receives in accordance with the Amazon.com Privacy Notice.
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Information provided to Amazon may be processed in the cloud to improve your experience and our products and services, and may be stored on servers outside the country in which you live.
We will handle any information we receive in accordance with the
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The Privacy Notice is linked but not supplied, so its retention, sharing and choice terms are not described here.
You are responsible for information you give third parties through the device; their terms govern its use
You are responsible for any information you provide to others using an Amazon Device, including third-party Digital Content providers. How those third parties use that information is governed by whatever privacy notice or other terms they give you, not by Amazon's terms.
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You are responsible for any information you provide to others, including third-party Digital Content providers, using an Amazon Device.
Use of information you provide to these third parties will be subject to any privacy notice or other terms that they may provide to you.
Inference & Profiling · Company practice
Device AI models are trained on sources including content from the use of Amazon's services
The device Software may use machine learning models to interpret and respond to your requests. Amazon says it uses a variety of data sources to train these models and provide responses, including Amazon content, content from the use of its services, content licensed from third parties, and content publicly available on the internet. The models may produce content based partly on patterns in their training data.
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The Software may use machine learning models to interpret and provide responses to your requests.
We use a variety of data sources to train these models and provide responses to your requests, including Amazon content, content from the use of our services, content licensed from third parties, and content publicly available on the internet.
These machine learning models may produce content that is based, in part, on patterns in data used to train these models.
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The source does not say whether "content from the use of our services" includes your own requests or recordings, or whether you can opt out of that use.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
The device software may get things wrong or take the wrong action, and Amazon disclaims responsibility for its content
Responses from the Software may not represent Amazon's views, and the Software may get things wrong, including failing to take a requested action or taking a different action than you asked for. Amazon does not guarantee that the Software, its functions or its content, including traffic, health or stock information, is accurate, reliable, always available or complete. You may encounter content through the Software that you find inaccurate, offensive, indecent or objectionable, and Amazon says it has no responsibility or liability for such content.
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The Software may provide responses that do not represent Amazon’s views.
The Software may also get things wrong, including by failing to take a requested action or taking an action different from what you requested.
We do not guarantee that the Software or its functionality or content (including traffic, health, or stock information) is accurate, reliable, always available, or complete.
You may encounter content through the Software that you find inaccurate, offensive, indecent, or objectionable.
Amazon has no responsibility or liability for such content.
Account & Service Control · Company practice
Amazon may change, suspend or discontinue the Services at any time without notice
Amazon may change, suspend or discontinue the Services, or any part of them, at any time and without notice. Services here cover Amazon's Digital Content, Software, support and other services for device users, including Kindle wireless connectivity.
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We may change, suspend, or discontinue the Services, or any part of them, at any time without notice.
"Services" means our provision of Digital Content, Software, and support and other services that we provide Amazon Device users, including the wireless connectivity that we provide Kindle users.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Procedure
Amazon may amend these terms by posting them; continued device use after the effective date is acceptance
Amazon may amend any term of this Agreement at its sole discretion by posting the revised terms on the Amazon.com website. If you keep using the Amazon Device after the revised Agreement's effective date, that counts as accepting the revised terms. The source does not promise individual notice.
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We may amend any of this Agreement's terms at our sole discretion by posting the revised terms on the
Your continued use of the Amazon Device after the effective date of the revised Agreement constitutes your acceptance of the terms.
Account & Service Control · Restriction or exception
Breaking any term ends your rights automatically, and Amazon may cut off Services without refund
If you fail to comply with any term of this Agreement, your rights under it end automatically and without notice. Amazon may then immediately revoke your access to the Services without refunding any fees.
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Your rights under this Agreement will automatically terminate without notice if you fail to comply with any of its terms.
In case of such termination, Amazon may immediately revoke your access to the Services without refund of any fees.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Context
Amazon not enforcing a term does not waive its rights
If Amazon does not insist on or enforce your strict compliance with this Agreement, that does not waive any of Amazon's rights.
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Amazon's failure to insist upon or enforce your strict compliance with this Agreement will not constitute a waiver of any of its rights.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Procedure
Device disputes follow the dispute resolution and governing law terms of the Amazon.com Conditions of Use
Any dispute or claim arising from or relating to this Agreement, an Amazon Device, the Software, the Digital Content or the Services is subject to the dispute resolution, governing law, disclaimer of warranties, limitation of liability and all other terms in the Amazon.com Conditions of Use.
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Any dispute or claim arising from or relating to this Agreement, an Amazon Device, the Software, the Digital Content, or the Services is subject to the dispute resolution, governing law, disclaimer of warranties, limitation of liability, and all other terms in the
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The Conditions of Use are linked but not supplied, so the dispute process, forum and governing law they set are not described here.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Context
Unless Amazon provides otherwise, your device may be subject to a limited warranty
In addition to the Conditions of Use's warranty disclaimer, this Agreement says that, unless Amazon provides otherwise, your Amazon Device may be subject to a limited warranty.
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Without limiting the Disclaimer of Warranties and Limitation of Liability terms in the
(1) unless otherwise provided by Amazon, your Amazon Device may be subject to a limited warranty
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The limited warranty itself is not supplied, so its length and coverage are not described here.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
Unless the law requires otherwise, Amazon's total liability is capped at the greater of $50 or the device price
Unless applicable law requires otherwise, Amazon's and its licensors' total liability for any claim arising from or relating to this Agreement or your use of the Amazon Device will not exceed the greater of $50.00 or the amount you actually paid for the device. This cap is in addition to, and does not limit, the Conditions of Use's disclaimer of warranties and limitation of liability.
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(2) unless otherwise required by applicable law, in no event will our or our licensors' aggregate liability for any claim arising from or relating to this Agreement or use of your Amazon Device with respect to any claim exceed the greater of fifty dollars ($50.00) and the amount you actually paid for your Amazon Device.
Without limiting the Disclaimer of Warranties and Limitation of Liability terms in the
Account & Service Control · Procedure
Contact Amazon Customer Service for help with the device, Services, content or software
For help with your Amazon Device, the Services, Digital Content, Software or other issues, the agreement directs you to Amazon Customer Service at amazon.com/contact-us.
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For help with your Amazon Device, the Services, Digital Content, Software or resolving other issues, please contact Customer Service at