Executive Clarity · SAP Contract Terms

Limitation of Liability

HardMoves rarely and usually only at large deal size or board level. Trade for it, do not expect it free.

What it governs

The cap on each party's damages and the categories excluded.

Why SAP moves on it — or doesn't

SAP's caps are standard across the install base and move mainly for very large deals or genuinely unusual risk profiles.

The lever

Rather than attacking the cap, carve specific categories out of it - data protection breaches, IP indemnity, confidentiality - which is a far more winnable argument.

Before you rely on this. A judgement, not legal advice. SAP's standard terms change — verify the current wording of this term in the standard documents published at the SAP Trust Center before using it in a live negotiation.
Also rated hard
  • Advanced Secure Support — A support portfolio for customers under strict security or data-privacy regulation: support delivered under additional controls on who may access the systems and from where.
  • Affiliate Use — Whether group companies may use the licensed software, and on what basis.
  • Assignment — Whether the agreement can be transferred, typically on a merger, acquisition or divestment.
  • Indirect Use — Access to SAP data or functions by people or systems that never log into SAP directly - through a portal, a middleware layer, a bot or a third-party application.

This entry was generated with AI assistance from SAP contract vocabulary that is publicly available through search, and reviewed for plausibility, not completeness. General guidance only — verify the current wording and your own position before relying on it.