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All fees accelerate on Snowflake termination for cause

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Key Facts

What right does Customer have to refund?
Snowflake requires that, upon Snowflake's termination of the Agreement for cause in accordance with Section 7.2(a), all outstanding payment obligations immediately become accelerated and due and payable, and Customer has no right to any refund.
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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

Fee acceleration means a customer could face an immediate obligation for the full remaining contract value upon a for-cause termination, with no recourse to recover any amounts already paid.

Interpretive note: The specific conditions constituting 'cause' under Section 7.2(a) are not present in the excerpt; the claim is limited to the effect of such termination.

Clause Stability Stable

0
Changes
3
Months Monitored
Jul 10, 2026
First Seen
Jul 10, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 2196 other provisions on other platforms.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

If Snowflake terminates for cause, the customer loses any refund rights and must immediately pay all outstanding fees.

How other platforms handle this

Leonardo AI Medium

Charge interest on any overdue payments at a rate equal to the Reserve Bank of Australia's cash rate, from time-to-time, plus 2% per annum, calculated daily and compounding monthly.

Calendly Medium

Calendly will bill the Fees in advance. Customers who qualify for invoice-billing are billed immediately at the start of the Initial Subscription Term...payment of which is due thirty (30) days from the first day of the then-current Subscription Term.

Mistral AI Medium

If the Transitional Period exceeds the term defined in the Agreement, the Parties will agree to extend the term of the Agreement, solely for the purposes of an orderly Switch. Such extension will be subject to the payment of the applicable Fees for continued access to the Mistral AI Products.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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for any termination of this Agreement by Snowflake for cause in accordance with Section 7.2(a), Customer shall have no right to any refund and all outstanding payment obligations...shall immediately become accelerated and due and payable...

Excerpt from Snowflake's Terms of Service

Provision details

Document information
Document
Snowflake Terms of Service
Entity
Snowflake
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
July 9, 2026
Last verified
July 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-055246
Document ID
CA-D-00697
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
405aa6434fba1a4e866e91e4899af82fabb7354daf2cf2409b657e299e0d4fef
Analysis generated
July 9, 2026 05:52 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
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Citation Record
Entity: Snowflake
Document: Snowflake Terms of Service
Record ID: CA-P-055246
Captured: 2026-07-09 05:52:44 UTC
SHA-256: 405aa6434fba1a4e…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/snowflake/snowflake-terms-of-service/provision/CA-P-055246/all-fees-accelerate-on-snowflake-termination-for-cause/
Accessed: Aug. 18, 2026
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Snowflake's All fees accelerate on Snowflake termination for cause clause do?

Fee acceleration means a customer could face an immediate obligation for the full remaining contract value upon a for-cause termination, with no recourse to recover any amounts already paid.

How does this clause affect you?

If Snowflake terminates for cause, the customer loses any refund rights and must immediately pay all outstanding fees.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 230 platforms. See the full comparison.

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