Amazon Prime Other

5 serious. Found 9 of 23 practices.

Applies to: everyday users.

amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=201909000 (4 Oct 2026)

Do they get wide rights to what you post or upload?Yes

Amazon reserves the right (but not the obligation) to remove or edit such content, but does not regularly review posted content. If you do post content or submit material, and unless we indicate otherwise, you grant Amazon a nonexclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, and fully sublicensable right to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, perform, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, and display such content throughout the world in any media. You grant Amazon and sublicensees the right to use the name that you submit in connection

amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=201909000, lines 168–178

In plain wordsBy posting content, you give Amazon permanent permission to use, change, and share your work with others without paying you. They can also use your content in any type of media anywhere in the world.

Do you give up the right to sue?Yes

DISPUTES YOU AND WE AGREE THAT ANY DISPUTE OR CLAIM RELATING IN ANY WAY TO YOUR USE OF ANY AMAZON SERVICE, OR TO ANY PRODUCTS OR SERVICES SOLD OR DISTRIBUTED BY AMAZON OR THROUGH AMAZON.COM, WILL BE RESOLVED BY BINDING ARBITRATION RATHER THAN IN COURT. The only

amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=201909000, lines 248–259

In plain wordsThis clause means you cannot take Amazon to court for a lawsuit and must instead use a private arbitrator to settle disputes. It also prevents you from participating in class action lawsuits.

Do they refuse responsibility when things break?Yes

SERVICES ARE PROVIDED BY AMAZON ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS, UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED IN WRITING. AMAZON MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO THE OPERATION OF THE AMAZON SERVICES, OR THE INFORMATION, CONTENT, MATERIALS, PRODUCTS (INCLUDING SOFTWARE) OR OTHER SERVICES INCLUDED ON OR OTHERWISE MADE AVAILABLE TO YOU THROUGH THE AMAZON SERVICES, UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED IN WRITING. YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF THE AMAZON SERVICES IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK.

amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=201909000, lines 238–247

In plain wordsThis clause means the company provides no guarantees that their services will work correctly or be suitable for your needs. You use their services entirely at your own risk, and they are not responsible if something goes wrong.

Can they change the deal without asking?Yes

SITE POLICIES, MODIFICATION, AND SEVERABILITY Please review our other policies, such as our pricing policy, posted on this site. These policies also govern your use of Amazon Services. We reserve the right to make changes to our site, policies, Service Terms, and these Conditions of Use at any time. By using Amazon Services after such changes, you agree to be bound by them. If any of these conditions shall be deemed invalid, void, or for any reason unenforceable, that condition shall be deemed severable and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining condition. Governing Language

amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=201909000, lines 339–350

In plain wordsAmazon can update their rules and policies whenever they want. If you keep using their services after they make a change, you are automatically agreeing to the new rules.

Do you pay their legal bills?Yes

Amazon has the right but not the obligation to monitor and edit or remove any activity or content. Amazon takes no responsibility and assumes no liability for any content posted by you or any third party. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY COMPLAINTS Amazon respects the intellectual property of others.

amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=201909000, lines 179–189

In plain wordsIf someone sues Amazon because of something you posted, you are responsible for paying their legal costs and any damages. You are essentially promising to pay Amazon back for any losses they suffer due to your content.

Checked, nothing hostile

Lets you delete your account or data.
Does not say it reads your private messages.
Does not say it uses your content or data to train AI.
Does not take ownership of your ideas or feedback.

Not covered by these documents

The documents we read do not mention these practices, which usually live in a document we haven’t read yet:

Do they sell or share your data?
Do they lock you in for a year or more?
Can they cut you off any time?
Do they track you across sites, apps or places?
Do they keep your data after you leave?
Do they use your data to target ads?
Do they keep rights to your content after you leave?
Can your name or photo appear in ads?
Do they combine your data across products?
Can they hand your data to authorities without telling you?
Can your data go to a buyer if the company is sold?
Are they off the hook if your data leaks?
Does your subscription renew by itself?
Must disputes be settled in their chosen court?