Zendesk may suspend or limit service access on five enumerated grounds: security disruption, reasonable belief of legal violation or government request, overdue fees of 30 or more days, payment failures in a reseller chain, or Zendesk's reasonable determination that suspension is necessary to prevent material harm.
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The fifth suspension ground, which permits suspension based on Zendesk's reasonable determination that it is necessary to avoid material harm to Zendesk, its affiliates, or customers, is a broad discretionary trigger that is not tied to a specific customer act or verifiable threshold. Combined with the reseller payment chain trigger, customers may face suspension due to circumstances partially outside their direct control.
Interpretive note: The scope of the fifth suspension trigger, permitting suspension based on Zendesk's reasonable determination of material harm risk, is operationally broad and its application depends on Zendesk's internal assessment, which is not defined or bounded in the agreement text.
This provision establishes that Zendesk may suspend access to the Services under five conditions, including overdue fees, security risks, legal violations, reseller payment failures, and Zendesk's reasonable determination that suspension is necessary to prevent material harm. The agreement states Zendesk will use commercially reasonable efforts to notify customers by email or through the Services before suspending access unless applicable law requires otherwise.
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Compare across platforms →"Zendesk may limit or suspend Customer's access to the Services if: (i) Customer disrupts or creates a security risk to the Services; (ii) Zendesk reasonably believes Customer's use of the Services violates applicable law or suspension is requested by a government authority; (iii) subject to Section 4.3, Customer's fees owed to Zendesk are 30 days or more overdue; (iv) Customer purchases the Services through a Reseller, and either Customer fails to pay fees owed to the Reseller or the Reseller fails to pay fees owed to Zendesk; or (v) Zendesk reasonably determines that suspension is necessary to avoid material harm to Zendesk, its Affiliates, or customers.Excerpt from Zendesk's Terms of Service
(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Service suspension provisions in commercial SaaS agreements interact with general contract law governing material breach and adequate performance.
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The fifth suspension ground, which permits suspension based on Zendesk's reasonable determination that it is necessary to avoid material harm to Zendesk, its affiliates, or customers, is a broad discretionary trigger that is not tied to a specific customer act or verifiable threshold. Combined with the reseller payment chain trigger, customers may face suspension due to circumstances partially outside their …
This provision establishes that Zendesk may suspend access to the Services under five conditions, including overdue fees, security risks, legal violations, reseller payment failures, and Zendesk's reasonable determination that suspension is necessary to prevent material harm. The agreement states Zendesk will use commercially reasonable efforts to notify customers by email or through the Services before suspending access unless applicable law …
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