Either party can terminate the agreement immediately if the other party commits a serious breach and does not fix it within 30 days of being notified, or if either party enters bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings.
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The 30-day cure period before termination is standard, but customers should understand that Duo could terminate the service with 30 days notice for a material breach, which could disrupt authentication services across the customer's entire organization.
If your organization is found to have materially breached the agreement (for example, by exceeding licensed user counts or violating acceptable use terms), Duo could terminate service 30 days after notifying you, which would disable authentication for all users in your organization.
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"Either party may terminate this Agreement immediately upon written notice if the other party: (i) materially breaches this Agreement and fails to cure such breach within thirty (30) days after receipt of written notice of such breach; or (ii) becomes the subject of a petition in bankruptcy or any other proceeding relating to insolvency, receivership, liquidation or assignment for the benefit of creditors.— Excerpt from Duo Security's Duo Terms of Service
(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Termination for cause provisions are standard commercial contract terms and do not directly implicate specific regulatory frameworks, though service continuity obligations in regulated industries (financial services, healthcare, critical infrastructure) may create independent requirements to maintain authentication services regardless of contract status. (2) GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Medium. The immediate termination right upon insolvency of either party creates a business continuity risk for customers if Duo were to enter insolvency proceedings, as authentication services could be disrupted without a cure period. Customers should assess whether their business continuity plans address the scenario of a primary authentication provider becoming unavailable. (3) JURISDICTION FLAGS: In some EU jurisdictions, insolvency-based termination clauses may face restrictions under applicable insolvency law, particularly if they are characterized as ipso facto clauses. This is a jurisdiction-specific legal question that counsel should assess. (4) CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Organizations should confirm that their IT disaster recovery and business continuity plans include procedures for operating if Duo services are terminated or disrupted. Where Duo is a single point of failure for authentication, redundant authentication mechanisms should be evaluated. (5) COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Contract management systems should track the 30-day cure period and ensure that any Duo breach notices are escalated immediately to legal and IT operations teams to enable timely remediation.
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The 30-day cure period before termination is standard, but customers should understand that Duo could terminate the service with 30 days notice for a material breach, which could disrupt authentication services across the customer's entire organization.
If your organization is found to have materially breached the agreement (for example, by exceeding licensed user counts or violating acceptable use terms), Duo could terminate service 30 days after notifying you, which would disable authentication for all users in your organization.
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