Stash can shut down your account, restrict your access to your investments, or cancel your services at any time without warning and without being legally responsible to you for doing so.
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Because Stash holds your money and investments, an unexpected account termination without notice could temporarily cut you off from accessing your funds, which is a significant financial risk not common in standard banking terms.
This clause gives Stash the power to freeze or close your investment or banking account without prior notice, potentially preventing you from accessing your money during the period before you can transfer assets out.
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If we become aware that a child has provided us with personal data without parental consent, we remove such data and terminate the child's account (except where we are required to retain all or a portion of such data for compliance purposes).
Where required by law, which may include in the Province of Québec, we will provide you with written notice of the suspension or deactivation of your account, including the reasons which led us to take such action.
we have adopted a policy of terminating, in appropriate circumstances, the accounts of users who repeatedly infringe the intellectual property rights of others.
"At our sole discretion and without prior notice or liability, we may discontinue, modify or alter any aspect of the Platform or our Services, including, but not limited to, (i) restricting the time the Platform and/or a Service is available, (ii) restricting the amount of use permitted, and (iii) restricting or terminating any user's right to use the Platform and/or any of our Services. You agree that any termination or cancellation of your access to, or use of, the Platform and/or our Services may be effected without prior notice.Excerpt from Stash's Terms of Use
(1) REGULATORY FRAMEWORK: FINRA Rule 4311 and SEC Rule 15c3-3 (Customer Protection Rule) govern broker-dealer obligations to customers upon account closure, including prompt return of customer securities and cash.
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Because Stash holds your money and investments, an unexpected account termination without notice could temporarily cut you off from accessing your funds, which is a significant financial risk not common in standard banking terms.
This clause gives Stash the power to freeze or close your investment or banking account without prior notice, potentially preventing you from accessing your money during the period before you can transfer assets out.
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