Tuesday, January 23, 2007

Crazy EULA #1: Paypal doesn't allow complaints--to anyone

In Paypal's User Agreement, one of the website's 10--yes, count them, 10--EULAs, provision 9.1.k states:
...you will not... Conduct your business or use the Services in a manner that results in or may result in complaints, Disputes, Claims, Reversals, Chargebacks, fees, fines, penalties and other liability to PayPal, a User, a third party or you...

In other words, by using Paypal you agree that no transations you make now will result in a complaint later. So, apparently, by using Paypal's advertised Buyer Protection, not only are you violating the terms of agreement, but you are also causing the seller to violate the agreement.

2 comments:

Ed said...

Reminds me of MIT's policy on harassment:

Harassment is any conduct, verbal or physical, on or off campus, that has the intent or effect of unreasonably interfering with an individual or group's educational or work performance...

Julianne said...

Yeah, but at least MIT's policy included the word "unreasonably." So there's some wiggle room...