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Samsung Account · Covers Samsung, Samsung Account, SmartThings

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This is Samsung's policy, which also covers Samsung Account and SmartThings.

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This Samsung policy review identified several concerns. Users are required to agree to mandatory individual arbitration and waive class action/jury trial rights (risk_flags-0001). Users are entirely responsible for the User Content they provide and any resulting consequences (risk_flags-0002). The company has a broad, irrevocable, unlimited, worldwide, royalty-free, and non-exclusive license to use user-provided content (data_use-0001) and disclaims responsibility for lost user content (data_use-0002). Additionally, the company disclaims liability for damages caused by third-party services (gotchas-0001), does not guarantee website content or product availability (gotchas-0002), and may change terms without notice (gotchas-0003). There's also a clause about potential liability for misrepresentations in DMCA notifications (risk_flags-0003), and the company largely limits its liability while requiring broad user indemnification (risk_flags-0004).

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Violations and Disputes

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Mandatory Individual Arbitration and Class Action Waiver

The terms contain provisions that require the use of individual arbitration to resolve disputes and waive the right to jury trials or class actions.

Mandatory arbitrationClass-action waiver

Why it matters: You cannot participate in class action lawsuits or jury trials; disputes must be resolved through individual arbitration.

THESE TERMS CONTAIN BOTH A MANDATORY INDIVIDUAL ARBITRATION PROVISION AND CLASS ACTION/JURY TRIAL WAIVER PROVISION. THESE PROVISIONS REQUIRES THE USE OF ARBITRATION ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS TO RESOLVE DISPUTES, RATHER THAN JURY TRIALS OR CLASS ACTIONS. BY USING THE SITES, YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE TO BE BOUND BY AND ABIDE BY THEM, INCLUDING THE MANDATORY INDIVIDUAL ARBITRATION PROVISION AND THE CLASS ACTION/JURY TRIAL WAIVER PROVISION. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THESE TERMS, YOU SHOULD NOT ACCESS OR USE THE SITES AND MUST IMMEDIATELY DISCONTINUE ANY AND ALL USE OF THE SITES.

**Terms of Use**, paragraph 2 · Citation strength: strong

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User Responsibility for User Content and Consequences

You are entirely responsible for the User Content provided by you and for any consequences arising in connection with that User Content, including any loss or damage suffered or incurred by us or other users.

Why it matters: You are fully liable for any User Content you provide and any resulting damages or losses.

YOU ARE ENTIRELY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE USER CONTENT PROVIDED BY YOU AND FOR ANY CONSEQUENCES ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH THAT USER CONTENT (INCLUDING ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE SUFFERED OR INCURRED BY US OR OTHER USERS).

**User Content**, paragraph 3 · Citation strength: strong

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Liability for Misrepresentations in DMCA Notification

You may be held liable for damages and attorneys' fees if you make material misrepresentations in a DMCA Notification.

Why it matters: Making false claims in a DMCA notice could result in you having to pay for damages and attorneys' fees.

Please be advised that under Section 512(f) of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act you may be held liable for damages and attorneys’ fees if you make material misrepresentations in a DMCA Notification.

**Digital Millennium Copyright Act**, paragraph 10 · Citation strength: strong

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Limited Liability for the Company, Broad User Indemnification

The company will not be liable for various indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or any loss of profit, revenue, goodwill, business, opportunity, or data. You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the company for claims arising from your use of the sites not in accordance with terms, any breach of terms by you, or any violation of laws or third-party rights by you.

Indemnification

Why it matters: You may bear significant financial responsibility for issues arising from your use or breaches, while the company limits its liability.

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, WE WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR ANY LOSS OF PROFIT, REVENUE, GOODWILL, BUSINESS, OPPORTUNITY OR DATA, WHETHER INCURRED DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, OR ANY OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES.

**Limitation of Liability**, paragraph 1 · Citation strength: strong

Data Use and Sharing

These clauses describe how the company collects, uses, and shares your data.

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Broad License to User Content

When you upload, transmit, create, post, display, or otherwise provide any User Content, you grant the company an irrevocable, unlimited, worldwide, royalty-free, and non-exclusive license to copy, reproduce, adapt, modify, edit, distribute, translate, publish, publicly perform, and publicly display the User Content to the full extent allowed by Applicable Law.

Broad content license

Why it matters: The company has extensive rights to use, modify, and distribute your User Content globally without payment.

When you upload, transmit, create, post, display or otherwise provide any information, materials, documents, media files or other content on or through our Sites (“User Content”) you grant us an irrevocable, unlimited, worldwide, royalty-free, and non-exclusive license to copy, reproduce, adapt, modify, edit, distribute, translate, publish, publicly perform and publicly display the User Content (“User Content License”), to the full extent allowed by Applicable Law.

**User Content**, paragraph 1 · Citation strength: strong

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Disclaimer of Responsibility for Lost User Content

The company states they are not responsible if any of your User Content or other data is lost, advising users to keep local copies or make backups.

Why it matters: The company is not liable if your shared content or data is lost; you are responsible for maintaining your own backups.

We do our best to keep User Content safe, but we’re not responsible if any of your User Content or other data is lost. You should keep local copies or make backups of contents and other data, just in case something goes wrong.

**User Content**, paragraph 2 · Citation strength: strong

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License to Use Social Media Postings

When you use social media to share Site content, you grant the company the right to reproduce and publish your social media posting and to use the username / social media handle that you used when sharing the content.

Broad content license

Why it matters: The company can reproduce and publish your social media posts about their site content, including your username/handle.

When you use social media to share Site content, you grant us the right to reproduce and publish your social media posting and to use the username / social media handle that you used when sharing the content.

**Social Media**, paragraph 1 · Citation strength: strong

Cancellation and Renewal

These clauses describe conditions for cancelling the service, or automatic renewal conditions.

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Gotchas

These clauses contain conditions that may be unfavorable to users but are not covered in other sections.

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Disclaimer for Third-Party Services

The company works with third-party partners and service providers for content and functionality but is not responsible for, has no control over, and is not liable for any damages or losses caused by any Third-Party Services.

Why it matters: You are exposed to risks from third-party services integrated with the sites, and the company disclaims all responsibility for them.

We work with a global network of partners and service providers to provide you with useful content and functionality in connection with our Sites. This may include information, links, advertisements, chat services, or other content or functionality provided by third parties (“Third-Party Services”). We are not responsible for, and have no control over, any Third-Party Services, and we aren’t liable for any damages or losses that are caused by any Third-Party Services.

**Third-Party Services**, paragraph 1 · Citation strength: strong

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Website Content and Product Availability Not Guaranteed

The company does not guarantee that content, including product availability, specifications, features, or prices, is complete, current, or error-free. They reserve the right to discontinue sales of products/services, cancel orders, and revoke offers or correct errors even after an order has been placed.

Why it matters: Product information, availability, and pricing may be inaccurate, and the company can cancel orders or revoke offers even after they have been placed.

While we try to make our Sites error-free, we do not guarantee that the content provided through the Sites is complete, current, or error-free (including content related to product availability, specifications, features, or prices). If we discover errors, we will make reasonable efforts to correct them. In some cases, product measurements and descriptions are approximate and provided only for ease of explanation or convenience.

**Website and Content Subject to Change**, paragraph 1 · Citation strength: strong

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Terms May Change Without Notice

The company may change these Terms in its sole discretion without notice, though they will update the "Last Updated" line. Your continued use of the Sites following any changes indicates your acceptance of those changes.

Unilateral amendment

Why it matters: The terms can be changed at any time without direct notification, and continuing to use the service means you accept the new terms.

From time to time, we may change these Terms in our sole discretion. We reserve the right to make these changes without notice, though we will update the “Last Updated” line at the beginning of these Terms after each revision. You are responsible for regularly reviewing these Terms, and your continued use of the Sites following any changes indicates your acceptance of those changes.

**Changes to these Terms**, paragraph 1 · Citation strength: strong

Protections

These clauses outline commitments and features that benefit users, enhancing their privacy, security, or control.

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