Grade B — Fair terms (score 75/100)
Amazon reserves a perpetual, irrevocable license to user content and allows for unilateral changes to terms without notice, while mandating dispute resolution in Washington state.
Broad content license, unilateral changes, and restrictive jurisdiction.
you grant Amazon a nonexclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, and fully sublicensable right to use... such content throughout the world
You grant Amazon a permanent, worldwide right to use, modify, and distribute anything you post, which survives even if you close your account.
We reserve the right to make changes to our site, policies, Service Terms, and these Conditions of Use at any time.
Amazon can change the terms of your agreement whenever they want without providing advance notice.
Any dispute or claim relating in any way to your use of any Amazon Service will be adjudicated in the state or Federal courts in King County, Washington, and you consent to exclusive jurisdiction and venue in these courts.
You are forced to resolve all legal disputes in Washington state, regardless of where you live.
TO THE FULL EXTENT PERMISSIBLE BY LAW, AMAZON WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OF ANY KIND ARISING FROM THE USE OF ANY AMAZON SERVICE
Amazon attempts to disclaim all liability for damages resulting from your use of their services.
Amazon reserves the right to refuse service, terminate accounts, terminate your rights to use Amazon Services... in its sole discretion.
Amazon can terminate your account and access to your content at any time for any reason.
Last reviewed 2026-08-02 under rubric v3.5.