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Users who withdraw from the program lose all accumulated loyalty value with no indication of any exception or redemption window, making withdrawal irreversible in terms of earned rewards.
Interpretive note: The excerpt does not specify whether withdrawal is voluntary only or also covers involuntary removal; the canonical claim is limited to what the language states.
Withdrawing from Starbucks Rewards results in permanent loss of all your accumulated points and rewards.
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Any right to rewards or benefits shall terminate upon the termination of the Agreement or the closure of Company's Ramp Account.
Points are awarded by Microsoft to individual Rewards Accounts and cannot be transferred to any other person or entity.
Unredeemed Points associated with your Rewards Account expire if you do not earn or redeem any Points in your Rewards Account for 12 consecutive months.
"All points and rewards you have earned until the time of withdrawal will no longer be available.Excerpt from Starbucks's Privacy Policy
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Users who withdraw from the program lose all accumulated loyalty value with no indication of any exception or redemption window, making withdrawal irreversible in terms of earned rewards.
Withdrawing from Starbucks Rewards results in permanent loss of all your accumulated points and rewards.
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