As for stuff that isn't illegal, I expect that YMMV.
I'd expect that courts would not uphold claims to one's first-born child, but only because that sort of thing is already illegal (human trafficking). >Surely you can’t stipulate just anything in a contract and have that upheld as binding by a court, even in the US?
I'm not sure if merely being buried in the fine print would be enough in a case like this, but is it even in the fine print? It seems like a toxic arrangement that people would be unlikely to agree to, so I'd think that there would be a high standard of proof for the provider to establish that the customer intended to agree to it. While not a lawyer, I don't think any reasonable court would buy the argument that customers who upload private information are consenting to have it published once they cancel the service unless there's strong evidence to that effect. Before the customer uploads private information, they should be made aware that, should they stop paying, that private information will be published. But that seems like something they have to tell the customer. To be clear, I can appreciate that a provider might intend to offer privacy as a severable feature. But while not a lawyer, I don't think that's true without a contractual agreement establishing it. publication, which hasn't occurred yet.Īgain, I see how this makes sense IF we assume that the " private" in " private data hosting" is severable. The data-storage offering isn't the issue. It'd seem reasonable for the service-provider to ask if the customer wanted the substitute, but language implying that the customer must accept it seems wrong. It seems to me that a customer who cancels something shouldn't be forced to accept a substitute service.
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Then when cancelling the request, the plumber said, okay, we can cancel, but the customer must accept the free version of this service: they'll come by and take the old toilet away - because this is a free service, cancelling the paid version merely cancels them putting in the new toilet, but they still get the old one. I don't see how the " private" in " private data hosting" could be seen as severable without explicit agreement to such a provision.īy analogy, it'd be like if someone requested a plumber come by to their house to replace their toilet. If someone stops paying for private data hosting, then I'd expect them to lose private data hosting - in full. I also didn't see this in the Terms of Service.