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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.
you must provide Calendly with thirty (30) days' written notice prior to the end of the then-current Initial or Renewal Subscription Term of any requests for changes to (i) your Plan Tier, (ii) the number of licenses...
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 Google reasonably determines...that Customer poses a risk of non-payment, bad-faith dealing, or dishonesty...Google may invoice or charge Customer more frequently or require Customer to purchase credits to use certain Services.Excerpt from Google Cloud's Terms
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The clause states: “If Google reasonably determines...that Customer poses a risk of non-payment, bad-faith dealing, or dishonesty...Google may invoice or charge Customer more frequently or require Customer to purchase credits to use certain Services.”
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