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Username Revocation at Discretion

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What it is

The agreement reserves Uniswap Labs' right to revoke access to a user's wallet-linked username at any time, without notice, and at Uniswap Labs' discretion, including for violations of the terms, behavior deemed harmful to the service, offensive usernames, or compliance with legal requirements.

This analysis describes what Uniswap's agreement states, permits, or reserves. It does not constitute a legal determination about enforceability. Regulatory applicability and practical outcomes may vary by jurisdiction, enforcement context, and individual circumstances. Read our methodology

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Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

This provision establishes that wallet-linked usernames, which are associated with a user's wallet address and public transaction history, can be revoked without advance notice at Uniswap Labs' discretion. The revocation of a username linked to a public blockchain address may affect how users are identified across decentralized applications that use the subdomain system.

Change history

added May 28, 2026

Grants unilateral right to revoke user access without notice for broadly-defined violations or subjective conduct decisions.

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Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Under this clause, a user's claimed subdomain username, which the agreement states is publicly visible and linked to their wallet address and transaction history, may be revoked without notice by Uniswap Labs. Upon revocation, the agreement states the old username may no longer be available to the user even if they seek to reclaim it.

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Tinder Medium

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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We reserve the right to revoke access to your username at our discretion without notice. Access to your username may be revoked if you violate these terms, violate the law, or engage in behavior that harms our service. The subdomains should encourage connection and happiness, so offensive names may also be revoked. We may also revoke your username to comply with a legal requirement or court order.

— Excerpt from Uniswap's Uniswap Terms of Service

ConductAtlas Analysis

Institutional analysis (Compliance & governance intelligence)

1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Username revocation provisions in consumer-facing digital identity services may interact with consumer protection standards requiring adequate notice before account action, particularly in EU jurisdictions where account termination or suspension provisions in consumer contracts are subject to fairness assessment under the Unfair Contract Terms Directive. The linkage of the username to blockchain transaction history raises data governance considerations under GDPR where username-linked data is publicly accessible. 2) GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Low. The revocation of a username is an account management provision standard in platform terms; the operational significance is elevated here because the username is linked to a public, immutable blockchain wallet address and public transaction history, meaning revocation of the username does not alter the public record but does affect the user's identity layer within the Uniswap ecosystem. 3) JURISDICTION FLAGS: EU consumer protection law may require a minimum notice period or stated procedural basis for account-level adverse actions in consumer contracts. The 'at our discretion without notice' language may face scrutiny in EU member state jurisdictions with consumer contract protections. 4) CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Third-party applications relying on Uniswap subdomain usernames for user identification should be aware that these identifiers are subject to unilateral revocation without notice by Uniswap Labs, creating dependency risk for downstream applications. 5) COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Legal teams advising users or integrators relying on Uniswap subdomains for identity should assess the reliability of this identifier given the discretionary revocation provision, and should evaluate whether alternative identity mechanisms are needed for compliance-sensitive use cases.

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Applicable regulations

EFTA / Reg E
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FTC Act Section 5
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Provision details

Document information
Document
Uniswap Terms of Service
Entity
Uniswap
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 21, 2026
Last verified
May 21, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-013119
Document ID
CA-D-00303
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
c1d35f33490ba678f2bcbc199052724d38fc70909e41d9182f0a898576833667
Analysis generated
May 21, 2026 05:16 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Uniswap
Document: Uniswap Terms of Service
Record ID: CA-P-013119
Captured: 2026-05-21 05:16:34 UTC
SHA-256: c1d35f33490ba678…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/uniswap/uniswap-terms-of-service/username-revocation-at-discretion/
Accessed: June 8, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Uniswap's Username Revocation at Discretion clause do?

This provision establishes that wallet-linked usernames, which are associated with a user's wallet address and public transaction history, can be revoked without advance notice at Uniswap Labs' discretion. The revocation of a username linked to a public blockchain address may affect how users are identified across decentralized applications that use the subdomain system.

How does this clause affect you?

Under this clause, a user's claimed subdomain username, which the agreement states is publicly visible and linked to their wallet address and transaction history, may be revoked without notice by Uniswap Labs. Upon revocation, the agreement states the old username may no longer be available to the user even if they seek to reclaim it.

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