Amazon Terms of Service Parody

Thora Gibbs
Digital Studies 101
3 min readJan 12, 2021

OVERVIEW

This website is operated by Amazon. Throughout the site, the terms “we”, “us” and “our” refer to Amazon. Amazon offers this website, including all information, tools and goods available from this site to you, the user, conditioned upon your acceptance of all terms, conditions, policies and notices stated here.

By visiting our site and/or purchasing items from us, you engage in our service and agree to be bound by the following terms and conditions. These Terms of Service apply to all users of the site.

Please read these Terms of Service carefully before accessing or using our website. By accessing or using any part of the site, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service. If you do not agree to all the terms and conditions of this agreement, then you may not access the website or use any of our services.

SECTION 1 — GENERAL CONDITIONS

We reserve the right to refuse service to anyone for any reason at any time.

You understand that your data (including credit card, billing, shipping, and personal information), may be transferred unencrypted and involve transmissions over various networks and/or changes to conform and adapt to technical requirements of connecting networks or devices.

You agree not to reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any portion of this Service, use of the Service, or access to the Service or any contact on the website through which the service is provided, without express written permission by us.

SECTION 2 — ACCURACY AND COMPLETENESS OF INFORMATION

We are not responsible if information made available on this site is not accurate, complete or current. The material on this site should not be relied upon or used as the sole basis for making decisions without consulting other sources of information. Any reliance on the material on this site is at your own risk.

SECTION 3 — MODIFICATIONS TO THE SERVICE AND PRICES

Prices for our products are subject to change without notice.

Should a price change occur after purchase but before arrival of a product, the new amount will be automatically charged to your account.

We reserve the right at any time to modify or discontinue the Service (or any part or content thereof) without notice at any time.

Any user who cannot, or does not wish to, pay the full amount for a product may initiate a barter/trade. Acceptance of the terms will be at Amazon’s discretion.

We shall not be liable to you for any modification, price change, suspension or discontinuance of the Service.

SECTION 4 — ACCURACY OF BILLING AND ACCOUNT INFORMATION

We reserve the right to refuse any order you place with us on any grounds. We may, in our sole discretion, limit or cancel quantities purchased per person, per household or per order. In the event that we make a change to or cancel an order, we may or may not attempt to notify you. We reserve the right to limit or prohibit orders that, in our sole judgment, appear to be placed while under the influence of drugs and/or alcohol.

You agree to provide current, complete and accurate purchase and account information for all purchases. You agree to promptly update your account and other information, including your email address and credit card numbers and expiration dates.

SECTION 5 — PERSONAL INFORMATION

Your submission of personal information through the website is required in order to purchase any item from our website.

Once submitted, any data (to include, but not limited to, search history, browsing history, purchase history, personal information, and credit card information) becomes the property of Amazon and we reserve the right to sell and/or distribute as desired. Personal information includes anything recorded by any Amazon device in your home, such as an Echo Dot or Alexa.

SECTION 6 — LIABILITY

Amazon is not liable for any misuse, loss, or breach of user data under any circumstances.

Amazon is not legally responsible for protecting user data, and may not be sued by a user for any reason.

By using our website you automatically agree to all Terms of Service.

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