VPNSecure.me terminated a "lifetime" license: Difference between revisions
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==Background== | ==Background== | ||
The license was purchased in 2018 through StackSocial. The full name of the item was "VPNSecure: Lifetime Subscription". For a | The license was purchased in 2018 through StackSocial. The full name of the item was "VPNSecure: Lifetime Subscription". For a period of time the VPN worked as expected. | ||
==Company acquisition and deactivation== | ==Company acquisition and deactivation== | ||
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'''The''' following policy was introduced in May 2024 - substantially after the user's purchase. See Internet Archive from April 2024 where the policy is not yet in place: https://web.archive.org/web/20240418204008/https://www.vpnsecure.me/terms-of-service/ | '''The''' following policy was introduced in May 2024 - substantially after the user's purchase. See Internet Archive from April 2024 where the policy is not yet in place: https://web.archive.org/web/20240418204008/https://www.vpnsecure.me/terms-of-service/ | ||
This is a case of changing the terms of purchase after the fact.<blockquote>To maintain the integrity and efficiency of our services, any account with no active login for a period of six months will be automatically erased. Please note that this includes accounts with lifetime deal access.[[File:VPN Secure email to customers.png|thumb|VPNSecure's email to customers which has the template appearance of having been written by chatgpt <ref>{{Cite web |title=reddit |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/vpns/comments/1ka40gh/vpn_secure_deactivated_all_lifetime_deal_accounts/#lightbox}}</ref>]]If you have purchased a lifetime deal but fail to connect to your account within the specified six-month period, you will lose access to the lifetime deal. It is essential to log in at least once every six months to keep your account and lifetime deal active. | |||
We encourage all users to maintain regular activity on their accounts to avoid deactivation. | We encourage all users to maintain regular activity on their accounts to avoid deactivation. | ||