Inadequate provisions for the potential termination of a cloud usage contract can have serious consequences for an organisation. Experience has shown that this is always particularly problematic if a situation that is critical from the organisation's point of view occurs unexpectedly, such as if its cloud service provider is sold, goes bankrupt, or faces serious security concerns. Without adequate internal precautions and detailed contract provisions, the organisation will have difficulty terminating its contract with the cloud service provider. In this case, it may be difficult (if not impossible) to transfer the outsourced cloud service promptly to another service provider, for example, or to reintegrate it back into the organisation.

Moreover, insufficient regulations regarding data deletion at the end of the contract may lead to unauthorised access to an organisation's information.