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> hetzner locked my account because my manager put it in my name, and then much later, stopped paying it. It's really not a company's fault for stopping to pro
by thatwasunusual 5y ago
> hetzner locked my account because my manager put it in my name, and then much later, stopped paying it.
It's really not a company's fault for stopping to provide a service when it's not paid for.
- mistrial9 5y agoright - it is the reconciliation and followup that is the issue for me
- dx034 5y agoIf the account is in your name you're responsible for payment. But you can probably sue your manager for doing that. I don't see Hetzner's fault, they'll have to assume that you opened the account if it's in your name and was likely used by you.
- mindslight 5y agoNo, having someone fraudulently use your name for a contract does not oblige you to pay for it and then go after the fraudster yourself.
- dx034 5y agoBut that's for you to pursue (to sue the fraudster would be a first step). Without a court decision, the counterparty has no reason to go after another person than the one on the contract.
- mindslight 5y agoObviously this is going to vary per jurisdiction, but in the US this is plainly wrong. The burden is on the party asserting a debt to prove that the debt is legitimate. If Hetzner wished to enforce the debt, they would have to go to court and substantiate that their contract was really entered into with OP. Instead they're just extrajudicially screwing with him, likely due to organizational incompetence - nobody was empowered to evaluate the situation with human judgement. Legally they can do this, as they can choose to not do business with anyone they'd like. But potential customers are free to judge the poor handling of this situation as a real risk, and avoid relying on Hetzner too much.