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Google may charge a fee (based on Google's reasonable costs) for any audit under paragraphs 6.1(a) or 6.1(b) of this Appendix 3A. Google will provide Customer with further details of any applicable fee, and the basis of its calculation, in advance of any such audit.
DeepL reserves the right to debit advance payments in the course of the billing period. A first advance payment is due as soon as the number of characters has exceeded a certain equivalent value.
If Customer elects to pay by credit card, debit card, or other non-invoiced form of payment, Google will charge (and Customer will pay) all Fees immediately at the end of the Fee Accrual Period.
"Nothing in this Agreement obligates Google to extend credit to any party, and Google may revise or revoke any previously-extended credit at any time.Excerpt from Google Cloud's Terms
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The clause states: “Nothing in this Agreement obligates Google to extend credit to any party, and Google may revise or revoke any previously-extended credit at any time.”
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