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The clause establishes an operational procedure for account termination triggered by payment method failure at renewal, while limiting the company's legal exposure for such deletion through an explicit liability waiver.
Interpretive note: Whether the 'without any liability' assertion is enforceable for data deletion may vary by jurisdiction, particularly under EU/EEA and California consumer protection frameworks.
The updated terms indicate that Windsurf is now operating as the Cognition Platform under Cognition AI, Inc., replacing the prior Exafunction, Inc. structure. The revised terms state that prior terms continue to govern use for 30 days from the posting date (July 1, 2026), and that continued access after that period constitutes acceptance of the updated terms. Users who do not agree with the new terms are instructed to stop using or accessing the Services. The specific substantive changes to user rights, data collection, fees, or service functionality are not detailed in the provided change summary.
View change record →Users operate under terms that permit account and data deletion upon failed renewal payment processing, with no financial remedy available to the user for loss of account access or data. The provision applies regardless of whether the user intended to continue the subscription or was unaware of the payment method's invalidity.
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If you follow the instructions here, your account will be deactivated and your data will be queued for deletion. When deactivated, your X account, including your display name, username, and public profile, will no longer be viewable on X.com, X for iOS, and X for Android. For up to 30 days after dea...
When you delete your account, your profile is no longer visible to other users and disassociated from content you posted under that account. Please note, however, that the posts, comments, and messages you submitted prior to deleting your account will still be visible to others unless you first dele...
We retain your personal information for as long as necessary to provide you with our Services and for other essential purposes such as complying with our legal obligations, resolving disputes, and enforcing our agreements. Even after you delete your account, we may retain certain information as requ...
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"If your payment method is no longer valid at the time a renewal Subscription Fee is due, then Exafunction reserves the right to delete your account and any information associated with your account without any liability to you.— Excerpt from Windsurf's Windsurf Terms of Service
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The clause establishes an operational procedure for account termination triggered by payment method failure at renewal, while limiting the company's legal exposure for such deletion through an explicit liability waiver.
Users operate under terms that permit account and data deletion upon failed renewal payment processing, with no financial remedy available to the user for loss of account access or data. The provision applies regardless of whether the user intended to continue the subscription or was unaware of the payment method's invalidity.
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