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4 Liability

4-1 Warranties and Limitations on Warranties

The Postal Service makes no warranties or representations, express or implied, concerning the use of IPP and IPP-supported digital certificates under the policy contained in this document by Service Providers, Applicants, Relying Parties, or any other person. The Postal Service is not liable for any of the following:

a. Loss due to the unavailability of IPP services due to war, natural disasters, or other uncontrollable forces.

b. Loss due to nonauthorized use of IPP services or a digital certificate supported by IPP or use of IPP services or a digital certificate supported by IPP not consistent with the prescribed use defined in this document or in a policy promulgated by a Service Provider that incorporates the policy contained in this document.

c. Loss of profits, data, or other indirect, consequential, or punitive damages arising from or in connection with the IPP service or the use or reliance on a digital certificate supported by IPP.

The Postal Service disclaims all other warranties and obligations of any type, including any warranty of merchantability, any warranty of fitness for a particular purpose, and any warranty of the accuracy of information provided, unless expressly stated otherwise in this document.

4-2 Loss Limitations

The Postal Service is not liable to any person or entity, including Applicants, Service Providers, and Relying Parties, for any direct, indirect, consequential, or punitive damages arising from any use of a digital certificate supported by IPP issued pursuant to the policy contained in this document. If the Postal Service fails to conform to the procedures in this policy, the sole and exclusive remedy is a refund of the fee, or a prorated portion thereof that the Postal Service charged to perform the IPP event.