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WhatsApp retains the power to cut off a user's access to the service as a consequence of a Terms or policy violation, which can result in permanent loss of account access.
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View change record →A Terms or policy violation permits WhatsApp to disable or suspend your account.
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If our moderators decide to remove content, or suspend or terminate the Member's account, we will notify the Member and explain how to contact us.
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).
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"If you violate our Terms or policies, we may take action with respect to your account, including disabling or suspending your account and, if we do, you agree not to create another account without our permission.— Excerpt from WhatsApp's WhatsApp Terms of Service
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WhatsApp retains the power to cut off a user's access to the service as a consequence of a Terms or policy violation, which can result in permanent loss of account access.
A Terms or policy violation permits WhatsApp to disable or suspend your account.
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