GOAT reserves the right to suspend or terminate accounts, freeze cash-out balances, and charge payment methods on file or deduct from account balances for costs incurred due to user misconduct, at GOAT's reasonable discretion and without prior notice.
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This provision establishes that GOAT may freeze seller cash-out balances and charge payment methods on file based on a discretionary misconduct determination, which may affect seller access to earned funds. The absence of a prior notice requirement means these actions may occur before a user has an opportunity to respond.
Under this clause, GOAT may suspend an account, freeze the ability to withdraw any account balance, or charge a payment method on file without prior notice, based on a determination of misconduct or potential abuse at GOAT's reasonable discretion. Sellers with funds held in their GOAT account balance are subject to this freeze mechanism.
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Compare across platforms →"We reserve the right to revoke your access to and use of the Service (including those of our affiliates) and Collective Content at any time, with or without cause. We may investigate any potential or suspected violations of these Terms, any third party rights or applicable law, or any actions or any other misconduct or potential abuse on or through the Services. We reserve the right to take any actions we deem appropriate in our reasonable discretion for the conduct described above, including, but not limited to, temporarily or permanently suspending your account, freezing your ability to cash out any balances, or charging the payment method on file or deducting from your account balance any amounts you owe or costs we incur due to your misconduct.Excerpt from GOAT's Terms of Use
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This provision establishes that GOAT may freeze seller cash-out balances and charge payment methods on file based on a discretionary misconduct determination, which may affect seller access to earned funds. The absence of a prior notice requirement means these actions may occur before a user has an opportunity to respond.
Under this clause, GOAT may suspend an account, freeze the ability to withdraw any account balance, or charge a payment method on file without prior notice, based on a determination of misconduct or potential abuse at GOAT's reasonable discretion. Sellers with funds held in their GOAT account balance are subject to this freeze mechanism.
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