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"McDonald's has the discretion to invalidate or void points from your online services account, or to suspend or terminate your account...if McDonald's believes you improperly obtained points, abused the program or otherwise violated these terms.Excerpt from McDonald's's Terms of Use
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The clause states: “McDonald's has the discretion to invalidate or void points from your online services account, or to suspend or terminate your account...if McDonald's believes you improperly obtained points, abused the program or otherwise violated these terms.”
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