Duolingo can delete your account, remove your content, or cut off your access to the service at any time, for any reason, without telling you in advance.
Duolingo can terminate your account — including a paid Duolingo Super subscription — at any time in its sole discretion without prior notice, potentially causing you to lose paid subscription access and all in-app progress without compensation.
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REGULATORY FRAMEWORK: Unilateral termination clauses engage FTC Act Section 5 regarding unfair practices where termination without notice causes consumer harm, particularly for paid subscription accounts. California's Automatic Renewal Law (Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code §17600 et seq.) requires clear disclosures around cancellation and may impose refund obligations on abrupt termination. EU Directive 2019/770 on digital content contracts requires proportionality in termination rights for consumers. GDPR Art. 17 requires that termination triggers data deletion processes — abrupt termination must be accompanied by adequate data subject notification.
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