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by the_jeremy 1054 days ago
The TOS you agree to when you create an iCloud account say they can close your account and that you are not entitled to refunds for purchases you've made when they do this. What does going to court accomplish?
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Many ToS have many illegal parts.

Repeat after me: You cannot:

... contract away... / ... agree away... / ... accept ToS away...

... your legal protections & ... any law

Illegal ToS are literally scary stories to scare people, but if any part of that ToS goes against laws/ your rights, then that part is null and void.

Courts often have cases where a ToS section or section of a contract is not legally enforceable, and the court simply sets that aside as if it never existed.

This wouldn’t be any of that though; you absolutely can “contract away” your Apple account and everything attached to it.

This revenge fantasy is not in any way real; Apple can for sure do what they did here.

TOS do not negate your rights. They often contain unenforceable (i.e., incorrect, illegal) provisions. Part of their purpose is to muddy the waters for the consumer, convincing them that they do not have the rights they do.