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Discretionary Credits Create No Future Entitlement

Medium severity Explicit document language Common · 178 of 352 platforms
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Clause Stability Stable

0
Changes
3
Months Monitored
Jul 10, 2026
First Seen
Jul 10, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 763 other provisions on other platforms.

How other platforms handle this

Runway Medium

We reserve the right to issue refunds or credits at our sole discretion. If we issue a refund or credit, we are under no obligation to issue the same or similar refund in the future.

Writer Medium

We reserve the right to issue refunds, credits, or discounts at our sole discretion. If we issue a refund, credit, or discount, we are under no obligation to issue the same or similar refund in the future...

Tabnine Medium

you may file a request for a refund with Tabnine at any time in the event that such Services provided to you do not function properly and/or are not as described in the Tabnine website. In such case, Tabnine may, at its sole discretion, refund you and/or credit your Account.

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We may, in our sole discretion, provide a refund, discount, or credit...however the provision of Credits in a specific instance does not entitle you to Credits in the future for similar instances or obligate us to provide additional Credits.

Excerpt from Cloudflare's Terms of Use

Applicable regulations

FTC Act Section 5
United States Federal

Provision details

Document information
Document
Cloudflare Terms of Use
Entity
Cloudflare
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 9, 2026
Last verified
May 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-069200
Document ID
CA-D-00281
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
45acb643a3b6edd3301a3c5d7ef5b0c928f44854f4ea9f123c0703d7dac52ef9
Analysis generated
May 9, 2026 23:13 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Cloudflare
Document: Cloudflare Terms of Use
Record ID: CA-P-069200
Captured: 2026-05-09 23:13:36 UTC
SHA-256: 45acb643a3b6edd3…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/cloudflare/cloudflare-terms-of-use/provision/CA-P-069200/discretionary-credits-create-no-future-entitlement/
Accessed: Aug. 2, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
Medium
Categories

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Cloudflare's Discretionary Credits Create No Future Entitlement clause do?

The clause states: “We may, in our sole discretion, provide a refund, discount, or credit...however the provision of Credits in a specific instance does not entitle you to Credits in the future for similar instances or obligate us to provide additional Credits.”

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 178 platforms. See the full comparison.

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