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The terms reserve Midjourney's authority to take enforcement action, including account suspension or banning, against users whose conduct is deemed to violate the intent of the guidelines even if the specific conduct is not enumerated as a prohibited activity.
This analysis describes what Midjourney's agreement states, permits, or reserves. It does not constitute a legal determination about enforceability. Regulatory applicability and practical outcomes may vary by jurisdiction, enforcement context, and individual circumstances. Read our methodology
This clause establishes an open-ended enforcement standard that grants Midjourney discretionary authority to act on conduct not explicitly defined in the policy. This creates an indeterminate compliance standard for users and enterprise customers, as the outer boundary of prohibited conduct is not enumerable from the document text alone.
Under this clause, the agreement authorizes account enforcement actions for conduct that Midjourney determines violates the spirit of the guidelines, even where the specific conduct is not listed as prohibited, meaning compliance with all enumerated rules does not guarantee account protection from enforcement.
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"This is not an exhaustive list. We may take action against users that violate the spirit of these guidelines, even if their actions are not explicitly prohibited.Excerpt from Midjourney's Community Guidelines
(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Open-ended enforcement standards in consumer-facing agreements may interact with FTC oversight of unfair or deceptive practices, particularly where account termination results in financial loss and the enforcement trigger is not defined with specificity. Consumer protection regulators in the EU under the Unfair Commercial Practices Directive may also evaluate whether indeterminate enforcement standards constitute unfair terms. (2) GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Medium. The indeterminate enforcement standard creates uncertainty for enterprise users and compliance teams attempting to define acceptable use boundaries for employees or integrated systems. (3) JURISDICTION FLAGS: EU users and UK users have heightened exposure given consumer contract fairness requirements under the EU Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Directive and the UK Consumer Rights Act, which may limit enforceability of broadly drafted discretionary termination clauses. (4) CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: B2B and enterprise customers should assess whether this open-ended enforcement standard creates acceptable operational risk given that account termination would disrupt platform access without a defined triggering condition or documented appeal process. (5) COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Legal teams should evaluate whether internal use policies reference this discretionary enforcement clause and provide guidance to users on conduct that, while not explicitly prohibited, may be assessed against the spirit standard.
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This clause establishes an open-ended enforcement standard that grants Midjourney discretionary authority to act on conduct not explicitly defined in the policy. This creates an indeterminate compliance standard for users and enterprise customers, as the outer boundary of prohibited conduct is not enumerable from the document text alone.
Under this clause, the agreement authorizes account enforcement actions for conduct that Midjourney determines violates the spirit of the guidelines, even where the specific conduct is not listed as prohibited, meaning compliance with all enumerated rules does not guarantee account protection from enforcement.
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