Strava can suspend or permanently terminate your account at its own discretion, not only for violations of the terms but for any reason it chooses.
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The broad discretionary termination right means access to your activity history, routes, and subscription can be revoked without a defined process or appeal mechanism described in the terms.
Strava can suspend or terminate your account and cut off access to your activity data, routes, and paid subscription features at its discretion, with no refund guaranteed for unused subscription time.
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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).
we have adopted a policy of terminating, in appropriate circumstances, the accounts of users who repeatedly infringe the intellectual property rights of others.
If we learn that we've collected the personal data of a child under the age of 13 or 16, as applicable, we'll take reasonable steps to delete the personal data. This may require us to delete the Skillshare account...
"That Strava has the right to suspend or terminate your account and refuse current or future use of the Services if you violate these Terms, or as otherwise determined within Strava's discretion.Excerpt from Strava's Terms of Service
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The broad discretionary termination right means access to your activity history, routes, and subscription can be revoked without a defined process or appeal mechanism described in the terms.
Strava can suspend or terminate your account and cut off access to your activity data, routes, and paid subscription features at its discretion, with no refund guaranteed for unused subscription time.
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