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Service Suspension and Termination for Policy Violations

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What it is

The agreement authorizes Fastly to suspend service access upon subscriber failure to comply with a Service Notice, and to terminate the agreement immediately if the subscriber fails to remedy the issue within 10 days or commits two or more policy violations in a 12-month rolling period. All suspension and termination decisions are stated to be at Fastly's sole discretion, with no Fastly liability for account termination.

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Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

This provision establishes that Fastly retains sole discretion to suspend and terminate subscriber access based on policy compliance, with immediate termination available for repeat or uncured violations, which directly affects operational continuity for subscribers relying on Fastly infrastructure.

Clause Stability Stable

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Months Monitored
Jul 9, 2026
First Seen
Jul 9, 2026
Last Seen

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Under this clause, service access may be suspended without a fixed advance notice period if a subscriber does not comply with a Service Notice within Fastly's specified timeframe, and the agreement may be terminated immediately for cause after 10 days without remedy or upon a second policy violation in 12 months. The agreement states Fastly bears no liability to subscribers or third parties for such terminations.

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If Fastly becomes aware that Subscriber may violate Subscriber's obligations under this Section 4 (Subscriber's Obligations), Fastly will notify the Abuse Contact by email (the "Service Notice") and request Subscriber to take reasonably appropriate action, including cessation of problematic usage, changing a configuration, updating credentials or removing applicable Subscriber Data. If Subscriber fails to comply with a Service Notice within the time period set forth in the Service Notice, Fastly may suspend Subscriber's access to the Services until the requested action is taken. If Subscriber fails to take the required action within ten (10) days or on two or more occasions during any rolling twelve (12) month period, Fastly may terminate the Agreement immediately for cause. All limitations of access, suspensions, and terminations for cause shall be made in Fastly's sole discretion and Fastly shall not be liable to Subscriber or any third party for any termination of Subscriber's Account or access to the Services.

Excerpt from Fastly's Terms of Service

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Institutional analysis (regulatory & governance intelligence)

(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: The sole discretion termination standard may require evaluation under applicable commercial law in jurisdictions that impose good faith and fair dealing obligations in B2B contracts, including certain EU member states and UK …

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Provision details

Document information
Document
Fastly Terms of Service
Entity
Fastly
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 7, 2026
Last verified
July 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-014479
Document ID
CA-D-00675
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
6f0b65e38f072903674c490c78003df26dbde23c766a3dd6645bece88569cfb0
Analysis generated
May 7, 2026 15:06 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
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Citation Record
Entity: Fastly
Document: Fastly Terms of Service
Record ID: CA-P-014479
Captured: 2026-05-07 15:06:04 UTC
SHA-256: 6f0b65e38f072903…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/fastly/fastly-terms-of-service/provision/CA-P-014479/service-suspension-and-termination-for-policy-violations/
Accessed: Aug. 11, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
Medium
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Fastly's Service Suspension and Termination for Policy Violations clause do?

This provision establishes that Fastly retains sole discretion to suspend and terminate subscriber access based on policy compliance, with immediate termination available for repeat or uncured violations, which directly affects operational continuity for subscribers relying on Fastly infrastructure.

How does this clause affect you?

Under this clause, service access may be suspended without a fixed advance notice period if a subscriber does not comply with a Service Notice within Fastly's specified timeframe, and the agreement may be terminated immediately for cause after 10 days without remedy or upon a second policy violation in 12 months. The agreement states Fastly bears no liability to subscribers …

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