Using Twitch, even signed out, binds you to a contract with Twitch
The Terms of Service are a binding contract for the services operated by Twitch Interactive, Inc. (with its affiliates, “Twitch”), consisting of its website at twitch.tv, its network of websites, software applications and other products or services, called the “Twitch Services”, though other services may be subject to separate terms. They apply whether you register an account or are an unregistered user, and by clicking “Sign Up” or otherwise registering, downloading, accessing or using the services you enter into a legally binding agreement covering your use and any activity under your account, acknowledging you read, understood and agree to be bound. If you do not agree you should not access or use the services.
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PLEASE READ THESE TERMS OF SERVICE CAREFULLY. THIS IS A BINDING CONTRACT. Welcome to the services operated by Twitch Interactive, Inc. (collectively with its affiliates, “Twitch” or “We”)
Other services offered by Twitch may be subject to separate terms.
The Terms of Service apply whether you are a user that registers an account with the Twitch Services or an unregistered user. You agree that by clicking “Sign Up” or otherwise registering, downloading, accessing, or using the Twitch Services, you are entering into a legally binding agreement between you and Twitch regarding your use of the Twitch Services and any activity that occurs under your account.
If you do not agree to these Terms of Service, do not access or otherwise use any of the Twitch Services.
Qualifications & exceptions
Other Twitch services may be subject to separate terms.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Context
Community Guidelines, Terms of Sale and posted rules are part of the contract
When using the services you are subject to Twitch's Community Guidelines and additional guidelines or rules posted on the services, made available to you or disclosed in connection with specific services and features. Paid services are subject to the Twitch Terms of Sale and any additional terms disclosed with them. All such terms and guidelines, the “Guidelines”, are incorporated into the Terms of Service by reference.
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When using the Twitch Services, you will be subject to Twitch’s [Community Guidelines](https://legal.twitch.com/legal/community-guidelines/) and additional guidelines or rules that are posted on the Twitch Services, made available to you, or disclosed to you in connection with specific services and features you may be offered.
Twitch may also offer certain paid services, which are subject to the [Twitch Terms of Sale](https://legal.twitch.com/legal/terms-of-sale) as well as any additional terms or conditions that are disclosed to you in connection with such services. All such terms and guidelines (the “Guidelines”) are incorporated into these Terms of Service by reference.
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The Community Guidelines and Terms of Sale are separate documents that were not supplied.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
Organization accounts need authority to bind the organization
When using Twitch or opening an account on behalf of a company, entity or organization, a “Subscribing Organization”, you represent and warrant that you are an authorized representative with authority to bind it to the Terms of Service and grant the licenses in them, and that you agree to the Terms on its behalf.
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you represent and warrant that you: (i) are an authorized representative of that Subscribing Organization with the authority to bind that organization to these Terms of Service and grant the licenses set forth herein; and (ii) agree to these Terms of Service on behalf of such Subscribing Organization.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
Twitch is unavailable to removed users and those barred by law
The services are not available to users previously removed by Twitch or to persons barred from receiving them under the laws of the United States, such as export and re-export restrictions and regulations, or applicable laws in any other jurisdiction.
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The Twitch Services are also not available to any users previously removed from the Twitch Services by Twitch or to any persons barred from receiving them under the laws of the United States (such as its export and re-export restrictions and regulations) or applicable laws in any other jurisdiction.
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Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Procedure
Terms change by posting; registered EU, EEA, UK and Swiss consumers get notice
Twitch may amend any of the terms by posting the amended terms and updating the “Last modified” date, and your continued use of the services after the effective date of the revised Terms constitutes acceptance. For residents of the European Union or European Economic Area, the United Kingdom or Switzerland who act as a consumer (for a purpose outside their trade, craft or profession) and have registered an account, Twitch will give reasonable prior notice of amendments, and to the extent permitted by applicable law not canceling your agreement before the effective date is deemed consent to the amended terms. Where required by applicable law Twitch will ask for your consent to the amended terms.
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Twitch may amend any of the terms of these Terms of Service by posting the amended terms and updating the “Last modified” date above. Your continued use of the Twitch Services after the effective date of the revised Terms of Service constitutes your acceptance of the terms.
For residents of the European Union or the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, or Switzerland, who are acting as a consumer (i.e., for a purpose which can be regarded as being outside your trade, craft or profession) (“Consumer”) and have registered a Twitch account, Twitch will provide reasonable prior notice of amendments to these Terms of Service.
To the extent permitted by applicable law, not canceling your agreement to use the Twitch Services under these Terms of Service before the effective date will be deemed your consent to the amended terms. Where required by applicable law, Twitch will ask for your consent to the amended terms.
Qualifications & exceptions
Prior notice applies to consumers who are residents of the EU or EEA, the United Kingdom or Switzerland and have registered an account.
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Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
You may run promotions as the promoter, lawfully, with a Twitch disclaimer
Users may promote, administer or conduct a promotion, such as a contest or sweepstakes, on or through the services if they follow the rules: promotions must be lawful and you are solely responsible for their legal compliance; you are the promoter in the applicable jurisdictions and solely responsible for all aspects and expenses, including execution, administration, official rules, selecting winners, issuing prizes and obtaining third-party permissions, registrations and bonds; Twitch may remove a promotion it reasonably believes does not comply with the Terms or law; Twitch does not endorse or support promotions and you may not indicate it is a sponsor or co-sponsor; and you must display or read out a disclaimer that it is your promotion and Twitch does not sponsor or endorse it and is not responsible.
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Users may promote, administer, or conduct a promotion (e.g., a contest or sweepstakes) on, through, or utilizing the Twitch Services (a “Promotion”), provided that if you choose to do so, you must adhere to the following rules:
You will be classified as the promoter of your Promotion in the applicable jurisdiction(s) and you will be solely responsible for all aspects of and expenses related to your Promotion
Twitch has the right to remove your Promotion from the Twitch Services if Twitch reasonably believes that your Promotion does not comply with the Terms of Service or applicable law
You may not indicate that Twitch is a sponsor or co-sponsor of the Promotion
You will display or read out the following disclaimer when promoting, administering, or conducting a Promotion: “This is a promotion by [Your Name]. Twitch does not sponsor or endorse this promotion and is not responsible for it.”.
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Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
Political activity is yours alone; no monetization tools for contributions
If you engage in political activity you agree it is your own, that you are legally eligible, and that you will abide by applicable law, and you will not use any Twitch monetization tool to make, deliver or receive a political contribution. Politicians, candidates, campaign committees, political action committees, political party committees and government entities may not use Twitch monetization tools on their channels. Subject to the Terms and Community Guidelines you may share political opinions, participate in political activity, link to a political committee's official website including its contribution page, and solicit viewers to contribute directly to a political committee, and in doing so you represent you are eligible and will follow all relevant laws. You also agree not to solicit or use any monetization tool, such as Bits or subscriptions, to make or deliver a contribution to a candidate or committee, or otherwise to influence any election.
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If you engage in political activity on Twitch, you agree that activity is your own, that you are legally eligible to engage in it, that you will abide by applicable law while engaging in it, and that you will not use any Twitch monetization tool to make, deliver, or receive a political contribution. Politicians, candidates for political office, campaign committees, political action committees, political party committees, and government entities may not use any Twitch monetization tools on their channels.
Subject to these Terms of Service and the Community Guidelines, you may share political opinions; participate in political activity; provide links to a political committee’s official website, including the contribution page of a political committee; and solicit viewers to make contributions directly to a political committee.
You agree not to solicit the use of or use any Twitch monetization tool (e.g., Bits or subscriptions) for the purpose of making or delivering a contribution to a candidate, candidate’s committee, political action committee, ballot committee, or any other campaign committee, or otherwise for the purpose of influencing any election.
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Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
Prohibited: unlawful, infringing, defamatory or abusive content; impersonation
You agree not to violate any law, contract, intellectual property or other third-party right or commit a tort, and that you are solely responsible for your conduct on the services. You also agree to comply with the Terms and Community Guidelines and not to create, upload, transmit, distribute or store content that is inaccurate, unlawful, infringing, defamatory, obscene, pornographic, invasive of privacy or publicity rights, harassing, threatening, abusive, inflammatory or otherwise objectionable, and not to impersonate any person or entity, falsely claim an affiliation, access others' accounts without permission, forge a digital signature, misrepresent the source, identity or content of information transmitted, or perform other similar fraudulent activity.
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YOU AGREE NOT TO violate any law, contract, intellectual property, or other third-party right; not to commit a tort, and that you are solely responsible for your conduct while on the Twitch Services.
You agree that you will comply with these Terms of Service and Twitch’s Community Guidelines and will not:
create, upload, transmit, distribute, or store any content that is inaccurate, unlawful, infringing, defamatory, obscene, pornographic, invasive of privacy or publicity rights, harassing, threatening, abusive, inflammatory, or otherwise objectionable;
impersonate any person or entity; falsely claim an affiliation with any person or entity; access the Twitch Services accounts of others without permission; forge another person’s digital signature; misrepresent the source, identity, or content of information transmitted via the Twitch Services; or perform any other similar fraudulent activity;
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
No circumventing protections, reverse engineering or derivative works
You agree not to delete, remove, circumvent, disable, damage or interfere with security-related features of the services or User Content, features that prevent or restrict use or copying of content, features enforcing limits on use, or copyright or other proprietary rights notices; not to reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble or try to discover the source code of the services except to the extent expressly permitted by the law of your jurisdiction of residence; and not to modify, adapt, translate or create derivative works based on the services except to the extent expressly permitted by applicable law.
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delete, remove, circumvent, disable, damage, or otherwise interfere with (a) security-related features of the Twitch Services or User Content, (b) features that prevent or restrict use or copying of any content accessible through the Twitch Services, (c) features that enforce limitations on the use of the Twitch Services or User Content, or (d) the copyright or other proprietary rights notices on the Twitch Services or User Content;
reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, or otherwise attempt to discover the source code of the Twitch Services or any part thereof, except and only to the extent that this activity is expressly permitted by the law of your jurisdiction of residence;
modify, adapt, translate, or create derivative works based upon the Twitch Services or any part thereof, except and only to the extent that such activity is expressly permitted by applicable law notwithstanding this limitation;
Qualifications & exceptions
Reverse engineering and derivative works are allowed only to the extent expressly permitted by applicable law.
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Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
No malware, relaying email, scrapers or bots, or bypassing access restrictions
You agree not to interfere with or damage the operation of the services or any user's enjoyment of them by any means, including uploading or disseminating viruses, adware, spyware, worms or other malicious code; not to relay email from a third party's mail servers without permission; and not to access any website, server, software application or other computer resource owned, used or licensed by Twitch, including the services, by means of any robot, spider, scraper, crawler or other automated means for any purpose, or bypass measures Twitch uses to prevent or restrict access.
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interfere with or damage the operation of the Twitch Services or any user’s enjoyment of them, by any means, including uploading or otherwise disseminating viruses, adware, spyware, worms, or other malicious code;
relay email from a third party’s mail servers without the permission of that third party;
access any website, server, software application, or other computer resource owned, used, and/or licensed by Twitch, including but not limited to the Twitch Services, by means of any robot, spider, scraper, crawler, or other automated means for any purpose, or bypass any measures Twitch may use to prevent or restrict access
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Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
More prohibited conduct: disguised origins, overloading, illegal use
You also agree not to manipulate identifiers to disguise the origin of User Content; interfere with or disrupt the services or connected servers or networks, disobey network requirements, or use the services in a way that could interfere with, disrupt, negatively affect or inhibit other users or damage, disable, overburden or impair them; use or attempt to use another user's account without authorization from that user and Twitch; attempt to circumvent content filtering techniques or access services or areas you are not authorized to access; indicate without Twitch's prior written permission that you have a relationship with it or that it endorses you or any products or services; or use the services for any illegal purpose or in violation of any local, state, national or international law, including laws on intellectual property, data protection and privacy.
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manipulate identifiers in order to disguise the origin of any User Content transmitted through the Twitch Services;
use the Twitch Services in any manner that could interfere with, disrupt, negatively affect, or inhibit other users from fully enjoying the Twitch Services, or that could damage, disable, overburden, or impair the functioning of the Twitch Services in any manner;
use or attempt to use another user’s account without authorization from that user and Twitch;
attempt to circumvent any content filtering techniques we employ, or attempt to access any service or area of the Twitch Services that you are not authorized to access;
attempt to indicate in any manner, without our prior written permission, that you have a relationship with us or that we have endorsed you or any products or services for any purpose; and
use the Twitch Services for any illegal purpose, or in violation of any local, state, national, or international law or regulation, including without limitation laws governing intellectual property and other proprietary rights, data protection, and privacy.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
Third-party content and linked sites aren’t controlled or endorsed by Twitch
Besides User Content, Twitch may provide other third-party content (“Third-Party Content”). It does not control or endorse it, makes no representation or warranty of any kind about it including its accuracy or completeness, does not create, update or monitor it, and to the extent permitted by applicable law is not responsible for it. You are responsible for deciding whether to access or use third-party websites or applications linked from the services (“Reference Sites”), which Twitch does not control or endorse and about which it makes no representations or warranties. Your correspondence or business dealings with, or participation in promotions of, advertisers found on or through the services are solely between you and them, and access to and use of Reference Sites is solely at your own risk.
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Twitch does not control or endorse any Third-Party Content and makes no representation or warranties of any kind regarding the Third-Party Content, including without limitation regarding its accuracy or completeness.
Therefore, to the extent permitted by applicable law, we are not responsible for any Third-Party Content on the Twitch Services.
You are responsible for deciding if you want to access or use third-party websites or applications that link from the Twitch Services (the “Reference Sites”). Twitch does not control or endorse any such Reference Sites
your correspondence or business dealings with, or participation in promotions of, advertisers found on or through the Twitch Services are solely between you and such advertiser. Access and use of Reference Sites, including the information, materials, products, and services on or available through Reference Sites is solely at your own risk.
Qualifications & exceptions
To the extent permitted by applicable law.
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Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
You must indemnify Twitch and related parties for claims over your use
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law you agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Twitch, its affiliated companies and their contractors, employees, officers, directors, agents, third-party suppliers, licensors and partners (the “Twitch Parties”) from any claims, losses, damages, demands, expenses, costs and liabilities, including legal fees, arising out of or related to your access, use or misuse of the services, any User Content you post, store or transmit, your violation of the rights of any third party, any violation of the Terms, or any breach of your representations, warranties and covenants. You agree to promptly notify the Twitch Parties of any third-party claim, Twitch reserves the right at your expense to assume exclusive defense and control of any matter you must indemnify and you agree to cooperate, and Twitch will use reasonable efforts to notify you of any such claim upon becoming aware of it.
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To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, you agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Twitch, its affiliated companies, and each of our respective contractors, employees, officers, directors, agents, third-party suppliers, licensors, and partners (individually and collectively, the “Twitch Parties”) from any claims, losses, damages, demands, expenses, costs, and liabilities, including legal fees and expenses, arising out of or related to your access, use, or misuse of the Twitch Services, any User Content you post, store, or otherwise transmit in or through the Twitch Services, your violation of the rights of any third party, any violation by you of these Terms of Service, or any breach of the representations, warranties, and covenants made by you herein.
Twitch reserves the right, at your expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter for which you are required to indemnify Twitch, and you agree to cooperate with Twitch’s defense of these claims.
Qualifications & exceptions
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
Services are provided “as is” with broad warranty disclaimers
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law and except as stated for EU, EEA, UK and Swiss consumers, the services and their content and materials are provided “as is” without warranties of any kind, express or implied, except as expressly provided in writing by Twitch. The Twitch Parties disclaim all other warranties, including implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title and non-infringement. Twitch does not represent that content or materials are accurate, complete, reliable, current or error-free, is not responsible for typographical errors or omissions, and while it attempts to make access safe it cannot represent that the services or servers are free of viruses or harmful components, so you should use industry-recognized software to detect and disinfect viruses from downloads. No advice or information obtained from Twitch creates any warranty not expressly stated.
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TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW AND EXCEPT AS STATED IN SUBSECTION ii. BELOW: (A) THE TWITCH SERVICES AND THE CONTENT AND MATERIALS CONTAINED THEREIN ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED TO THE CONTRARY IN WRITING BY TWITCH;
(B) THE TWITCH PARTIES DISCLAIM ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, STATUTORY, EXPRESS, OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT AS TO THE TWITCH SERVICES
(C) TWITCH DOES NOT REPRESENT OR WARRANT THAT THE CONTENT OR MATERIALS ON THE TWITCH SERVICES ARE ACCURATE, COMPLETE, RELIABLE, CURRENT, OR ERROR-FREE;
TWITCH CANNOT AND DOES NOT REPRESENT OR WARRANT THAT THE TWITCH SERVICES OR OUR SERVER(S) ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS, AND THEREFORE, YOU SHOULD USE INDUSTRY-RECOGNIZED SOFTWARE TO DETECT AND DISINFECT VIRUSES FROM ANY DOWNLOAD.
Qualifications & exceptions
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law; EU, EEA, UK and Swiss consumers have separate warranty rights.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · User right or choice
EU, EEA, UK and Swiss consumers keep statutory warranty rights
For residents of the European Union or European Economic Area, the United Kingdom or Switzerland acting as a Consumer, there are warranty rights under applicable law for any non-conformity of digital content and services, and these remain unaffected by the Terms. In that case Twitch offers no further implied or statutory warranties or conditions for digital content and services and explicitly disclaims all implied warranties and conditions to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law. You acknowledge that Twitch may change the services from time to time without causing non-conformity, including when needed to comply with law or for justified commercial, security or operational reasons, and to make improvements to your access.
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For residents of the European Union or the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, or Switzerland who are acting as a Consumer, there are warranty rights under applicable law in case of any non-conformity of digital content and services. Such rights shall remain unaffected by these Terms of Service.
In such a case, Twitch offers no further implied or statutory warranties or conditions with regard to digital content and services, and explicitly disclaims all implied warranties and conditions to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law.
You acknowledge that we may change the Twitch Services from time to time without causing its non-conformity, including when needed to comply with applicable law or regulation, or for justified commercial, security, or operational reasons, and including to make any improvements to your access to the Twitch Services.
Qualifications & exceptions
Applies to Consumers resident in the EU, EEA, the United Kingdom or Switzerland.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
Liability limited to the greater of 12 months’ payments or $100, subject to law
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, in no event are Twitch or the Twitch Parties liable for any direct, special, indirect or consequential damages or any other damages of any kind, including loss of use, profits or data, whether in contract, tort including negligence or otherwise, arising out of or connected with the use of or inability to use the services, content or materials, including damages from reliance on information from Twitch or resulting from mistakes, omissions, interruptions, deletion of files or email, errors, defects, viruses, delays, failure of performance, communications failure, theft, destruction or unauthorized access to Twitch's records, programs or services. In no event does Twitch's aggregate liability, under any theory, arising out of or relating to use of or inability to use the services exceed the amount you paid, if any, for accessing the services during the twelve months before the date of the claim or one hundred dollars, whichever is greater. Where law prohibits limiting liability, Twitch limits it to the full extent allowed. To the extent required by law, nothing restricts Twitch's liability for death or personal injuries it causes, damages caused by its fraud, willful misconduct or gross negligence, and other losses that cannot be excluded or limited by law.
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TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW: (A) IN NO EVENT SHALL TWITCH OR THE TWITCH PARTIES BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, SPECIAL, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR ANY OTHER DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOSS OF USE, LOSS OF PROFITS, OR LOSS OF DATA
(B) IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF TWITCH, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, WARRANTY, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE, WHETHER ACTIVE, PASSIVE, OR IMPUTED), PRODUCT LIABILITY, STRICT LIABILITY, OR OTHER THEORY, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE TWITCH SERVICES EXCEED THE AMOUNT PAID BY YOU, IF ANY, FOR ACCESSING THE TWITCH SERVICES DURING THE TWELVE (12) MONTHS IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE DATE OF THE CLAIM OR ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS, WHICHEVER IS GREATER.
TO THE EXTENT THAT APPLICABLE LAW PROHIBITS LIMITATION OF SUCH LIABILITY, TWITCH SHALL LIMIT ITS LIABILITY TO THE FULL EXTENT ALLOWED BY APPLICABLE LAW.
To the extent required by applicable law, nothing in these Terms shall restrict our liability for death or personal injuries caused by Twitch; for damages caused by Twitch’s fraud, willful misconduct, or gross negligence; and for other losses that may not be excluded or limited by applicable law.
Qualifications & exceptions
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law; no restriction for death or personal injury, fraud, willful misconduct, gross negligence or losses that cannot be excluded.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
The liability limits also cover third-party products advertised or linked here
The limitations of liability also apply to damages you incur because of any products or services sold or provided on any Reference Sites or otherwise by third parties other than Twitch and received through or advertised on the services or received through any Reference Sites. To the extent required by applicable law, nothing in the Terms restricts Twitch's liability for death or personal injuries it causes, damages caused by its fraud, willful misconduct or gross negligence, or other losses that cannot be excluded or limited by applicable law.
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THESE LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY ALSO APPLY WITH RESPECT TO DAMAGES INCURRED BY YOU BY REASON OF ANY PRODUCTS OR SERVICES SOLD OR PROVIDED ON ANY REFERENCE SITES OR OTHERWISE BY THIRD PARTIES OTHER THAN TWITCH AND RECEIVED THROUGH OR ADVERTISED ON THE TWITCH SERVICES OR RECEIVED THROUGH ANY REFERENCE SITES.
To the extent required by applicable law, nothing in these Terms shall restrict our liability for death or personal injuries caused by Twitch; for damages caused by Twitch’s fraud, willful misconduct, or gross negligence; and for other losses that may not be excluded or limited by applicable law.
Qualifications & exceptions
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law; no restriction for death or personal injury, fraud, willful misconduct, gross negligence or losses that cannot be excluded or limited by law.
You accept that the warranty and liability limits are a basis of the bargain
You acknowledge and agree that Twitch offered the services, User Content, materials and other content and information, set its prices and entered into the Terms in reliance on the warranty disclaimers and limitations of liability, that they reflect a reasonable and fair allocation of risk, and that they form an essential basis of the bargain, without which Twitch would not be able to provide the services on an economically reasonable basis.
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YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT TWITCH HAS OFFERED THE TWITCH SERVICES, USER CONTENT, MATERIALS, AND OTHER CONTENT AND INFORMATION, SET ITS PRICES, AND ENTERED INTO THESE TERMS OF SERVICE IN RELIANCE UPON THE WARRANTY DISCLAIMERS AND LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY SET FORTH HEREIN
THAT THE WARRANTY DISCLAIMERS AND LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY SET FORTH HEREIN FORM AN ESSENTIAL BASIS OF THE BARGAIN BETWEEN YOU AND TWITCH.
Before suing Twitch, send a Notice of Dispute to its agent and allow 60 days
You agree to contact Twitch before initiating a lawsuit related to the Terms or your use of the services, by submitting an informal dispute resolution notice to its registered agent, Corporation Service Company (“CSC”), using the instructions on its Service of Process page. The Notice of Dispute should include the information Twitch needs to investigate and respond, including your name, your Twitch username if registered, a description of the dispute and alleged harm, your contact email address and your attorney's name and contact information if represented. You and Twitch then have 60 days from Twitch's receipt to engage in informal discussions, and to the extent permitted by applicable law you must go through this informal process before starting any formal dispute process. Applicable statutes of limitations are tolled for the 60-day period following Twitch's receipt of the notice.
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so you agree to contact us before initiating a lawsuit related to these Terms of Service or your use of the Twitch Services. Submit your informal dispute resolution notice to our registered agent, Corporation Service Company (“CSC”), using the instructions provided on our [Service of Process](https://legal.twitch.com/legal/service-of-process) page.
Include the information necessary for Twitch to investigate and respond, including your name, your Twitch username (if you have a registered Twitch account), a description of the dispute and alleged harm, your contact email address, and the name and contact information for your attorney, if you are represented by one (“Notice of Dispute”).
you and Twitch will have 60 days from Twitch’s receipt to engage in informal discussions to attempt to resolve the dispute amicably. To the extent permitted by applicable law, you must engage in this informal resolution process before starting any formal dispute process.
Any applicable statutes of limitations will be tolled for the 60-day period following Twitch’s receipt of your Notice of Dispute, to allow the parties to attempt informal resolution.
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Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
California law and N.D. Cal. or San Francisco County courts govern disputes
Any dispute, claim or cause of action between the parties is governed by the agreement and the laws of the State of California and applicable United States federal law, without regard to conflict-of-law principles. Disputes arising out of or in connection with the Terms or your use of the services must be brought and resolved exclusively in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California or a California state court located in San Francisco County. You expressly submit to the personal jurisdiction of these courts, waive any jurisdiction or venue defenses, and agree to service of process by email. The provisions name courts, not arbitration. For residents of the European Union or European Economic Area, the United Kingdom or Switzerland acting as a Consumer, the choice of governing law does not deprive you of consumer protection provisions that cannot be derogated from by agreement under the laws where you reside, and any disputes or claims relating to the Terms or your use of the services are resolved by a competent civil court in the country where you reside.
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You agree that any dispute, claim, or cause of action of any sort that might arise between the parties will be governed by this Agreement and the laws of the State of California and applicable United States federal law, without regard to any conflict of laws principles.
Any disputes, claims, or causes of action arising out of or in connection with these Terms of Service or your use of the Twitch Services shall be brought and resolved exclusively by the United States District Court for the Northern District of California or a California state court located in San Francisco County, California.
You expressly agree to submit to the personal jurisdiction of these courts for the purpose of litigating any such claim, waive any jurisdiction or venue defenses, and agree to service of process by email.
For residents of the European Union or the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, or Switzerland who are acting as a Consumer, (i) the choice of governing law in this Section will not deprive you of the protection afforded to you as a consumer by provisions that cannot be derogated from by agreement by virtue of the laws applicable where you reside, and (ii) any disputes or claims relating in any way to these Terms of Service or your use of the Twitch Services shall be resolved by a competent civil court in the country where you reside.
Qualifications & exceptions
EU, EEA, UK and Swiss consumers: the California choice of law does not remove non-waivable local consumer protections, and disputes go to a competent civil court where you reside.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · User right or choice
EU, EEA, UK and Swiss consumers keep local protections and local civil courts
For residents of the European Union or European Economic Area, the United Kingdom or Switzerland acting as a Consumer, the choice of governing law does not deprive you of the protection afforded to you as a consumer by provisions that cannot be derogated from by agreement under the laws where you reside, and any disputes or claims relating in any way to the Terms or your use of the services are resolved by a competent civil court in the country where you reside.
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For residents of the European Union or the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, or Switzerland who are acting as a Consumer, (i) the choice of governing law in this Section will not deprive you of the protection afforded to you as a consumer by provisions that cannot be derogated from by agreement by virtue of the laws applicable where you reside, and (ii) any disputes or claims relating in any way to these Terms of Service or your use of the Twitch Services shall be resolved by a competent civil court in the country where you reside.
Qualifications & exceptions
Applies to Consumers resident in the EU, EEA, the United Kingdom or Switzerland.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
Claims by either side must start within one year or be permanently barred
To the extent permitted by applicable law, you and Twitch agree that any cause of action arising out of or related to the services must commence within one year after it accrues, and otherwise is permanently barred.
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TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, YOU AND TWITCH AGREE THAT ANY CAUSE OF ACTION ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THE TWITCH SERVICES MUST COMMENCE WITHIN ONE (1) YEAR AFTER THE CAUSE OF ACTION ACCRUES. OTHERWISE, SUCH CAUSE OF ACTION IS PERMANENTLY BARRED.
Qualifications & exceptions
To the extent permitted by applicable law.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Context
Failure to enforce a right is not a waiver; waivers must be written and signed
If Twitch fails to exercise or enforce any right or provision of the Terms it does not constitute a waiver, and any waiver of a provision is effective only if in writing and signed by the relevant party.
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If we fail to exercise or enforce any right or provision of these Terms of Service, it will not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. Any waiver of any provision of these Terms of Service will be effective only if in writing and signed by the relevant party.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Context
Severability, limits on assignment, surviving sections and the entire agreement
If a provision is unlawful, void or unenforceable it is limited or eliminated to the minimum extent necessary without affecting the rest. To the extent permitted by applicable law the Terms and any rights and licenses may not be transferred or assigned by you but may be assigned by Twitch without restriction, and an attempted assignment in violation is void. On termination any provision that by its nature or express terms should survive does, including Sections 7-10 and 14-20. The Terms of Service, which incorporate the Guidelines, are the entire agreement between you and Twitch on the subject matter and are not modified except by a writing signed by authorized representatives of both parties or by a change Twitch makes as set out in Section 6.
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If any provision of these Terms of Service is held to be unlawful, void, or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision will be limited or eliminated from these Terms of Service to the minimum extent necessary and will not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions.
To the extent permitted by applicable law, these Terms of Service, and any rights and licenses granted hereunder, may not be transferred or assigned by you, but may be assigned by Twitch without restriction.
Upon termination of these Terms of Service, any provision which, by its nature or express terms should survive, will survive such termination or expiration, including, but not limited to, Sections 7-10, and 14-20.
The Terms of Service, which incorporate the Guidelines, is the entire agreement between you and Twitch relating to the subject matter herein and will not be modified except by a writing signed by authorized representatives of both parties, or by a change to these Terms of Service made by Twitch as set forth in Section 6 above.
Twitch Interactive, Inc. contact details; California residents may request email
The services are offered by Twitch Interactive, Inc., 350 Bush Street, 2nd Floor, San Francisco, CA 94104, USA, a company registered in Delaware under file no. 4221511. California residents may have the same information emailed to them by sending a letter to that address with their email address and a request. For questions or more information you can visit the Help Desk or write to the address, Attn: Customer Support.
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The Twitch Services are offered by:
Twitch Interactive, Inc.
350 Bush Street, 2nd Floor
San Francisco, CA 94104
If you are a California resident, you may have this same information emailed to you by sending a letter to the foregoing address with your email address and a request for this information.
Twitch Interactive, Inc. is a company registered in the US State of Delaware under file no. 4221511.
For questions or more information, please visit our [Help Desk](http://help.twitch.tv/) or write to us at the address above, Attn: Customer Support.
Qualifications & exceptions
The emailed-information option is stated for California residents.
data: location · data: contacts
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Procedure
Requests for information in legal proceedings must use appropriate legal process
All requests for information or documents related to potential, anticipated or current legal proceedings, investigations or disputes must be made using the appropriate level of legal process, and the Service of Process page has more information.
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All requests for information or documents related to potential, anticipated, or current legal proceedings, investigations, or disputes must be made using the appropriate level of legal process. Please see our [Service of Process](https://legal.twitch.com/legal/service-of-process/) page for more information.
purpose: legal_compliance
Not stated here
The Service of Process page was not supplied, so which legal processes are required is not stated here.