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The agreement authorizes HubSpot to terminate the customer's subscription on 30 days notice if HubSpot determines the customer's conduct has or may negatively reflect on or affect HubSpot, its prospects, or its customers.
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This provision confers discretionary termination authority on HubSpot based on a subjective reputational standard that is not tied to a defined material breach; compliance teams should assess whether this provision creates operational risk for business continuity, particularly for customers that are operationally dependent on the HubSpot platform.
Interpretive note: The enforceability of reputational harm termination provisions varies by jurisdiction, and it is unclear from the document whether a pro-rated refund of prepaid fees would be issued when HubSpot exercises this specific termination right.
The updated terms now explicitly state that AI is embedded throughout HubSpot's platform and is foundational to how subscription services operate. The agreement permits HubSpot to use customer data to train AI models, subject to contractual obligations. You can opt out of having your data used to train AI models by updating your settings in your HubSpot account.
View change record →Under this clause, HubSpot may terminate a customer's subscription with 30 days notice based on its own determination of reputational impact, without a requirement to demonstrate a defined contractual breach. The agreement does not specify a cure or dispute mechanism specific to this termination ground.
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"We may also terminate this Agreement for cause on thirty (30) days' notice if we determine that you are acting, or have acted, in a way that has or may negatively reflect on or affect us, our prospects, or our customers.Excerpt from HubSpot's Terms of Service
1. REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Discretionary termination provisions based on reputational standards engage general principles of commercial contract law, and their enforceability varies by jurisdiction. In EU member states with heightened protections for business customers or under unfair contract terms frameworks, such provisions may face enforceability limitations. The FTC Act's prohibition on unfair practices may be relevant in contexts where termination has significant operational impact on a business customer. 2. GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: High. The provision's standard ('may negatively reflect on or affect us') is subjective and not bounded by objective criteria, creating uncertainty for customers regarding the conditions under which their access may be terminated. This is operationally distinct from standard material-breach termination clauses, which typically require a defined breach and cure period. 3. JURISDICTION FLAGS: EU customers may have greater protections under applicable unfair contract terms regulations. UK customers should evaluate the provision against the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977 and Consumer Rights Act 2015 where applicable. Common law jurisdictions including the US generally permit broad termination rights in commercial B2B contracts, though courts may scrutinize clauses that allow termination without a defined cause. 4. CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Procurement and legal teams should flag this provision during contract review as it creates a termination risk that is not tied to the customer's compliance with defined contractual obligations. For customers with significant platform dependency, legal teams may wish to seek clarification or negotiated modification of this clause. The provision does not specify whether a refund of prepaid fees would be issued if HubSpot exercises this termination right, which creates additional financial exposure. 5. COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Organizations should document their use of the HubSpot platform and ensure that public-facing activities that could be associated with HubSpot are reviewed against the Acceptable Use Policy. Internal escalation procedures should address how to respond to a 30-day termination notice under this provision, including data export and migration planning.
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This provision confers discretionary termination authority on HubSpot based on a subjective reputational standard that is not tied to a defined material breach; compliance teams should assess whether this provision creates operational risk for business continuity, particularly for customers that are operationally dependent on the HubSpot platform.
Under this clause, HubSpot may terminate a customer's subscription with 30 days notice based on its own determination of reputational impact, without a requirement to demonstrate a defined contractual breach. The agreement does not specify a cure or dispute mechanism specific to this termination ground.
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