Discord reserves the right to suspend or terminate any user account or service access with or without notice, at its discretion, for any reason, including terms violations, legal compliance requirements, harm prevention, account inactivity exceeding two years, or risk determination by Discord.
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The termination right is stated to operate at Discord's discretion for any reason, which includes a broad risk-based determination that is not defined in specific operational terms. The document also provides that advance notice will be given where reasonable to do so or required by applicable law, indicating notice is not guaranteed in all circumstances.
Under this clause, Discord may suspend or terminate user accounts without prior notice in circumstances it determines present risk, including risk to Discord itself. The agreement provides an appeals process through an in-app form or web form, and EU residents have a six-month window to submit appeals following notification of an enforcement decision.
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Compare across platforms →"Subject to applicable law, we reserve the right to suspend or terminate your account and/or your access to some or all of our services with or without notice, at our discretion for any reason, or for the following reasons: You breach, or you encourage or help others to breach, these terms (including, our Community Guidelines, our other policies, or additional terms that apply to specific services). We're required to do so to comply with a legal requirement or court order. We reasonably believe termination is necessary to prevent harm to you, us, other users, or third parties. Your account has been inactive for more than two years. Continuing to allow your account to be active, giving you access to some or all services, or hosting your content creates risk for Discord, other users, or third parties.Excerpt from Discord's Terms of Service
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The termination right is stated to operate at Discord's discretion for any reason, which includes a broad risk-based determination that is not defined in specific operational terms. The document also provides that advance notice will be given where reasonable to do so or required by applicable law, indicating notice is not guaranteed in all circumstances.
Under this clause, Discord may suspend or terminate user accounts without prior notice in circumstances it determines present risk, including risk to Discord itself. The agreement provides an appeals process through an in-app form or web form, and EU residents have a six-month window to submit appeals following notification of an enforcement decision.
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