Character.AI states it can permanently close your account or refer you to law enforcement if it determines your behavior is a serious violation of its rules.
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The provision asserts broad enforcement discretion including law enforcement referral without defining what constitutes a 'serious case' or describing any notice, appeal, or procedural safeguard for affected users.
Interpretive note: The provision does not define 'serious cases' or describe procedural standards for referrals, leaving the scope of enforcement discretion ambiguous.
Users who are subject to this provision could face permanent loss of account access or law enforcement contact without a described appeal process, based on Character.AI's unilateral determination that a violation is serious.
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"When content or behavior violates our Community Guidelines or Terms of Service, we may remove content, issue warnings, or suspend accounts. In serious cases, we may permanently ban users or report them to law enforcement. These actions help protect the community and support the kind of space we want to build together.Excerpt from Character.AI's Community Guidelines
REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: The law enforcement referral provision may interact with privacy frameworks including GDPR (in EU/EEA contexts) and the UK Data Protection Act regarding disclosure of personal data to third-party authorities, which typically require a …
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The provision asserts broad enforcement discretion including law enforcement referral without defining what constitutes a 'serious case' or describing any notice, appeal, or procedural safeguard for affected users.
Users who are subject to this provision could face permanent loss of account access or law enforcement contact without a described appeal process, based on Character.AI's unilateral determination that a violation is serious.
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