“ANY DATA THAT A CUSTOMER ENTERS INTO THE DOCUSIGN SERVICES...DURING THE FREE TRIAL WILL BE PERMANENTLY LOST AT THE END OF THE TRIAL PERIOD UNLESS THE CUSTOMER: (a) PURCHASES A SUBSCRIPTION PLAN...OR (b) EXPORTS SUCH DATA”
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Permanent data loss at trial end—with no recovery option absent a subscription purchase or prior export—creates a hard deadline that, if missed, results in irreversible loss of the customer's data.
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If you do not purchase a subscription or export your data before your free trial ends, all data you entered during the trial will be permanently lost.
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"ANY DATA THAT A CUSTOMER ENTERS INTO THE DOCUSIGN SERVICES...DURING THE FREE TRIAL WILL BE PERMANENTLY LOST AT THE END OF THE TRIAL PERIOD UNLESS THE CUSTOMER: (a) PURCHASES A SUBSCRIPTION PLAN...OR (b) EXPORTS SUCH DATAExcerpt from DocuSign's Terms and Conditions
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Permanent data loss at trial end—with no recovery option absent a subscription purchase or prior export—creates a hard deadline that, if missed, results in irreversible loss of the customer's data.
If you do not purchase a subscription or export your data before your free trial ends, all data you entered during the trial will be permanently lost.
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