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Cashback rewards may be forfeited if your account is closed or pending closure based on a violation of any applicable terms.
If we make a clerical error (i) in calculating your Rewards or (ii) in converting currencies related to your Rewards, we can always change or correct any balances shown.
A "Qualifying Purchase" means a purchase of a paid subscription... where such purchase is the first time such user has purchased a paid subscription... the subscription is not cancelled or refunded...
"When you redeem the reward for which you exchanged points, the points will be permanently deducted from your account and will not be refunded to your account for any reason, even if your order is cancelled.Excerpt from McDonald's's Terms of Use
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The clause states: “When you redeem the reward for which you exchanged points, the points will be permanently deducted from your account and will not be refunded to your account for any reason, even if your order is cancelled.”
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