GM may terminate user accounts and delete submitted content at its sole discretion for violations of the user guidelines or terms, without prior notice. Terminated users are permanently banned from creating new accounts on the Web site.
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This provision grants GM unrestricted discretion to terminate accounts and delete content without prior notice, and imposes a permanent ban on new account creation following termination. The absence of any appeal mechanism or procedural requirement before termination is operationally significant for users who rely on the site for content distribution.
Under this clause, GM may remove content and close user accounts without advance notice based on its sole determination that content violates the terms. Users whose accounts are terminated are permanently prohibited from registering new accounts on the Web site.
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Compare across platforms →"Violations of the user guidelines may result in a warning notification or may result in termination of your account and deletion of all or any of your content at our sole discretion. If we terminate your account, you are banned from ever signing up for another Web site account... GM reserves the right to decide whether Content or a User Submission is appropriate and complies with these Terms of Service for violations other than copyright infringement and violations of intellectual property law, such as, but not limited to, pornography, obscene or defamatory material, or excessive length. GM may remove such User Submissions and/or terminate a User's access for uploading such material in violation of these Terms of Service at any time, without prior notice and at its sole discretion.Excerpt from General Motors's GM Terms of Use
1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Account termination provisions in consumer platform terms are subject to general consumer protection review under the FTC Act.
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This provision grants GM unrestricted discretion to terminate accounts and delete content without prior notice, and imposes a permanent ban on new account creation following termination. The absence of any appeal mechanism or procedural requirement before termination is operationally significant for users who rely on the site for content distribution.
Under this clause, GM may remove content and close user accounts without advance notice based on its sole determination that content violates the terms. Users whose accounts are terminated are permanently prohibited from registering new accounts on the Web site.
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