If your payment method fails at renewal, Windsurf may delete your account and all associated data without notice and without any compensation to you.
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The agreement reserves the right to permanently delete user accounts and all associated information if a payment method becomes invalid, with no stated obligation to provide advance notice or data recovery opportunity.
Interpretive note: The absence of a stated notice period before deletion creates ambiguity about whether advance warning is provided in practice; applicable consumer protection and data rights laws in EU and California may constrain immediate deletion without notice.
A failed or expired payment method at renewal could result in permanent deletion of the user's account and all associated data, including stored code, settings, and profile information, without any stated liability or compensation to the user.
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"If your payment method is no longer valid at the time a renewal Subscription Fee is due, then Exafunction reserves the right to delete your account and any information associated with your account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
(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Account deletion provisions may engage consumer protection laws requiring reasonable notice before account termination and data deletion. GDPR requires data controllers to notify users of data deletion and provide data portability rights before deletion; an immediate deletion without notice may conflict with these obligations for EU users. CCPA's right to data portability may also be relevant for California residents. (2) GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Medium. The assertion of no liability to the user for account deletion is standard but potentially subject to challenge under consumer protection laws requiring reasonable notice. The lack of a stated notice period before deletion is a material operational gap. (3) JURISDICTION FLAGS: EU users have GDPR rights to data portability and notification that may constrain the company's ability to delete accounts without advance notice. California users may have CCPA rights to export data before deletion. (4) CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Organizations using Windsurf in a professional capacity should maintain backups of relevant code and settings outside the platform and ensure payment methods remain current to avoid unintended account deletion. (5) COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Legal teams should verify whether Windsurf's account deletion practices in the event of payment failure include a notice period and data export opportunity, particularly for EU and California users where regulatory obligations may require such procedures.
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The agreement reserves the right to permanently delete user accounts and all associated information if a payment method becomes invalid, with no stated obligation to provide advance notice or data recovery opportunity.
A failed or expired payment method at renewal could result in permanent deletion of the user's account and all associated data, including stored code, settings, and profile information, without any stated liability or compensation to the user.
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