Ring can suspend or terminate your account for any reason without necessarily giving you advance notice or an explanation, which could result in you losing access to your devices' footage and services.
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If Ring terminates your account, you could immediately lose access to your stored security footage and device functionality, with no stated appeal mechanism in this provision.
Account termination could cause you to permanently lose access to stored video recordings and the ability to manage your Ring security devices, with Ring retaining discretion over when and why this occurs.
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we have adopted a policy of terminating, in appropriate circumstances, the accounts of users who repeatedly infringe the intellectual property rights of others.
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"Ring reserves the right to the fullest extent allowed by applicable law to refuse service, terminate accounts, terminate or suspend your rights to use or access the Services or your account, remove or edit content, or cancel or refuse to accept orders for any reason in its sole discretion.Excerpt from Ring's Terms of Service
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If Ring terminates your account, you could immediately lose access to your stored security footage and device functionality, with no stated appeal mechanism in this provision.
Account termination could cause you to permanently lose access to stored video recordings and the ability to manage your Ring security devices, with Ring retaining discretion over when and why this occurs.
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