Mailchimp may terminate any account at any time for any reason, with or without cause, and upon termination may permanently delete all account data including campaigns, contacts, and associated information. Accounts inactive for 24 or more months are subject to termination with no refund of prepaid amounts.
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This provision establishes that platform access and all associated data may be terminated and permanently deleted without cause, creating a direct dependency between continued service access and data availability for Members who store campaign and contact data within the platform.
The agreement authorizes Mailchimp to permanently delete all account data, including campaigns and contact lists, upon account termination initiated by either party. Members relying on Mailchimp as a primary repository for contact data should maintain independent backups, as the terms establish no obligation to provide data retrieval after termination.
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Compare across platforms →"You or Mailchimp may terminate the Agreement at any time and for any reason. You may do so by terminating your Mailchimp account or we may do so by giving notice to you that we are terminating the Agreement. We may suspend the Service to you at any time, with or without cause. We won't refund or reimburse you in any situation, except as specifically provided in these Terms. If your account is inactive for 24 or more months, we may terminate your account and you won't be entitled to a refund for any prepaid amounts or reimbursement for unused Pay as You Go Credits. Once your account is terminated, you acknowledge and agree that we may permanently delete your account and all the data associated with it, including your Campaigns.Excerpt from Mailchimp's Standard Terms of Use
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This provision establishes that platform access and all associated data may be terminated and permanently deleted without cause, creating a direct dependency between continued service access and data availability for Members who store campaign and contact data within the platform.
The agreement authorizes Mailchimp to permanently delete all account data, including campaigns and contact lists, upon account termination initiated by either party. Members relying on Mailchimp as a primary repository for contact data should maintain independent backups, as the terms establish no obligation to provide data retrieval after termination.
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