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Company X sent me the same service agreement as google, that basically said pay us and we promise absolutely nothing and we don't promise you'll actually get e-mail either. The only difference is I pay on top of that.

Find Company Y then. There's literally thousands of email providers to choose from. Take your pick.

They operate as a corporation in the United States and are subject to its laws. They owe what the law says they do. And the laws can be changed.

Feel free to vote for people who think companies can do as they please just because you aren't directly paying for them (even though they make money off you), I'll vote for other people.

Handing out free goods does not excuse malicius intent, like sabotage.