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Patreon reserves the right to terminate or suspend any user account, cancel membership subscriptions, and remove any content or material at its sole discretion and at any time. Users are also prohibited from bringing claims against Patreon for actions taken against other users' accounts or content, and the terms assign liability for attorneys' fees and costs to any user who attempts to bring such a claim.
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This provision establishes that Patreon's account termination and content removal authority is exercised at sole discretion without specifying procedural prerequisites, and separately creates a contractual liability risk for users who bring third-party account claims against Patreon. The attorneys' fees provision for such claims creates a financial deterrent to certain legal actions.
Under this clause, Patreon may terminate or suspend accounts and remove content at any time without advance notice and at sole discretion, and users who bring claims related to enforcement actions against other users' accounts may be held liable for Patreon's attorneys' fees and costs. The terms note that users may appeal account enforcement decisions as described in the Help Center.
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"You can permanently delete your account at any time by going to our Privacy Center. We can terminate or suspend your account at any time at our sole discretion. We can also cancel any membership subscriptions and remove any descriptions, posts, offerings, benefits, and other material at our sole discretion. You may not bring a claim against us for suspending or terminating another person's account or taking any action under our rules against material posted by another person. If you try to bring such a claim, you are responsible for the damages caused, including attorneys' fees and costs.Excerpt from Patreon's Terms of Use
(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Unilateral termination authority in consumer platform agreements is subject to evaluation under FTC Act unfair or deceptive practices standards, particularly where termination results in loss of prepaid subscription value. EU consumer rights directives may require notice and justification for contract termination in consumer-facing agreements. The attorneys' fees provision for third-party account claims may interact with state anti-SLAPP statutes and consumer protection laws that limit fee-shifting against consumers. (2) GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Medium. The sole discretion standard for termination without specified procedural prerequisites creates operational unpredictability for creators dependent on the platform for revenue. The attorneys' fees provision for third-party claims is procedurally unusual and may face enforceability scrutiny in consumer protection contexts. (3) JURISDICTION FLAGS: EU and UK users may retain statutory rights to contract termination notice under consumer protection directives that supersede the sole discretion language. California's anti-SLAPP statute and consumer protection laws may limit fee-shifting provisions in certain claim contexts. (4) CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Institutional creators or business accounts should assess the termination provision as a material risk in any revenue dependency analysis and consider whether contractual protections for account continuity are warranted in negotiations with platform operators. (5) COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Legal teams should evaluate whether the fee-shifting provision for third-party account claims is enforceable under applicable state law and whether the sole discretion termination authority is consistent with consumer protection disclosure requirements in relevant jurisdictions.
This provision establishes that Patreon's account termination and content removal authority is exercised at sole discretion without specifying procedural prerequisites, and separately creates a contractual liability risk for users who bring third-party account claims against Patreon. The attorneys' fees provision for such claims creates a financial deterrent to certain legal actions.
Under this clause, Patreon may terminate or suspend accounts and remove content at any time without advance notice and at sole discretion, and users who bring claims related to enforcement actions against other users' accounts may be held liable for Patreon's attorneys' fees and costs. The terms note that users may appeal account enforcement decisions as described in the Help …
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