Do they refuse responsibility when things break?Yes
IN NO EVENT SHALL BOSE OR ITS AFFILIATES, LICENSORS, VENDORS, OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, OR OTHER REPRESENTATIVES BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY FOR ANY DAMAGES, WHETHER DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE, OR OTHERWISE (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF DATA, LOSS OF USE, OR COSTS OF OBTAINING SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES), ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE PRODUCTS, SERVICES, OR THE WEBSITE, WHETHER OR NOT BOSE HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES AND WHETHER BASED UPON WARRANTY, CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), STRICT LIABILITY, VIOLATION OF STAT
bose.com/legal/terms-of-sale, lines 57–57
In plain wordsThis clause means the company is not responsible for almost any kind of loss or damage you might experience from using their products or services, even if they were at fault. It prevents you from suing them to recover costs like lost data, lost profits, or the cost of replacing broken items.
Checked, nothing hostile
- Does not say it uses your personal data to target ads at you.
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 you give up the right to sue?
- Do they get wide rights to what you post or upload?
- Do they refuse to let you delete your account?
- Can they read your private messages?
- Can they change the deal without asking?
- Do they use what you post to train AI?
- 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 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?
- Do you pay their legal bills?
- Must disputes be settled in their chosen court?
- Do they own your ideas and feedback?