If Midjourney terminates your account for violating its Community Guidelines, you will not receive a refund for any unused portion of your current subscription period.
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The agreement authorizes account termination for any reason, including Community Guidelines violations, without a pro-rated refund for the remaining subscription period, which may interact with automatic renewal and consumer protection laws in certain jurisdictions.
Interpretive note: Enforceability of no-refund clauses on termination for cause varies by jurisdiction; California ARL and EU consumer law may impose additional obligations not reflected in this clause.
Midjourney removed substantial sections from its Terms of Service covering age requirements, content rights, DMCA policy, dispute resolution, payment and billing, and community guidelines. The removal of these section headers and their substantive content means users no longer have explicit written guidance on these critical areas within the primary terms document. This creates operational uncertainty about what terms now govern these areas: whether they were relocated to separate policies, consolidated elsewhere, or eliminated entirely cannot be determined from this change summary alone. The absence of explicit terms on dispute resolution, age verification, and content rights represents a material change in contractual transparency.
View change record →Previous version had empty excerpt; current version clarifies no-refund policy applies specifically to policy violations and Community Guidelines breaches.
View full change record →Users whose accounts are terminated for Community Guidelines violations forfeit any remaining subscription value for the current billing period; the agreement also reserves the right to terminate access for any reason, not only for violations.
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"We also reserve the right to terminate Your access to the Service for any reason, including for violation of the Community Guidelines or other inappropriate use of the Service. Any violation of Community Guidelines is a breach of this Agreement. You will not be refunded for the current subscription period, but You will not be charged after the current subscription period has ended.— Excerpt from Midjourney's Midjourney Terms of Service
REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision may engage California's Automatic Renewal Law (ARL), which imposes disclosure and refund obligations on subscription services, and the CCPA. The FTC Act's prohibition on unfair or deceptive practices is relevant, particularly if the broad termination-for-any-reason standard is not clearly disclosed at the point of subscription purchase. EU consumer protection directives and the UK Consumer Rights Act may impose additional refund obligations for services not delivered for the full subscription period. Relevant enforcement authorities include the California AG, FTC, and EU national consumer authorities. GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Medium. The no-refund provision is common in subscription service agreements, but the combination with a termination-for-any-reason standard and broadly defined Community Guidelines creates a situation where users may lose subscription value without recourse. The breadth of the termination right ('for any reason') is broader than a violations-only standard and may be subject to challenge under applicable consumer protection law. JURISDICTION FLAGS: California's ARL requires clear disclosure of no-refund policies and may impose specific obligations regarding cancellation and pro-rated refunds. EU and UK consumer law may require pro-rated refunds for services not delivered during a prepaid subscription period. The enforceability of broad no-refund clauses in consumer subscriptions varies across US states. CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Enterprise customers negotiating direct agreements with Midjourney should seek to modify the termination-for-any-reason standard and establish clear refund provisions for prepaid subscription periods. Procurement teams should assess the financial exposure of non-refundable subscription fees in the context of the agreement's broad termination rights. COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Legal teams should review whether Midjourney's subscription purchase flow clearly discloses the no-refund policy at point of sale as required by California ARL and comparable state laws. Consumer-facing businesses that integrate Midjourney into their service stack should assess downstream liability if Midjourney terminates their access mid-subscription.
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The agreement authorizes account termination for any reason, including Community Guidelines violations, without a pro-rated refund for the remaining subscription period, which may interact with automatic renewal and consumer protection laws in certain jurisdictions.
Users whose accounts are terminated for Community Guidelines violations forfeit any remaining subscription value for the current billing period; the agreement also reserves the right to terminate access for any reason, not only for violations.
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