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"By providing a Payment Method you are authorizing us to charge your Payment Method on a monthly, annual, or pay-as-you-go basis...for the fees associated with the Paid Services that you use.Excerpt from Cloudflare's Terms of Use
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The clause states: “By providing a Payment Method you are authorizing us to charge your Payment Method on a monthly, annual, or pay-as-you-go basis...for the fees associated with the Paid Services that you use.”
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