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As for the contract being enforcable or declared void (since signing the TOS and rules agreement upon joining does act as a contract..) I can't think of many (if any ways) in which this contract could be rendered null or void. If the contract was signed under duress, then it can be rendered moot, however, if you've been signed onto a website at gunpoint, and then proceeded to hack/scam/exploit.. There's larger issues at stake then a banning of an account you wouldn't have signed for anyways. Like.. Who the ******** holds a gun to somone for gaia?

As for the contract being rendered invalid due to somone with improper mental facilities to understand/comprehend and therefore adhere to gaia terms and regulations, that's why we include a clause requiring those under the age of 13 parental consent before joining.

There's been threats of lawsuits over accounts before. I've read a few of them in ED, SF, and Q&A. The issue is, Gaia TOS is setup with pretty sturdy legal boilerplate, and being a privately owned, free site, there's not a lot of angles for attack.

There isn't a lot of questionable legality over the banning of accounts for purchasing items made available offsite. It falls under the article X of the TOS, involving reproduction or resale of gaia items or property for profit.

Since no one is allowed or entitled to resell Gaia items, purchasing them would also violate the same clause.

Under standard US law, even if you are unaware of the illegal nature of the items you purchased, those items can and will be removed from your person, and your access to those items blocked.