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A non-cancellable payment obligation means customers cannot unilaterally exit fee commitments by cancelling service, leaving them financially bound for the full contracted amount.
Interpretive note: The legal exception ('unless required by law') is noted in omitted_material rather than the canonical claim because the primary proposition is the non-cancellable obligation; the exception is a carve-out.
Customers remain obligated to pay all Fees regardless of cancellation, unless applicable law provides relief.
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Customer will: (a) only withhold amounts required under law; (b) make timely payment to the proper taxing authority of such withheld amount; and (c) provide Smartsheet with proof of such payment within thirty (30) days following that payment.
We may collect partial payments for unpaid amounts from any Linked Account, but any partial payment is not a waiver of our rights and will not satisfy your obligation to pay in full.
Customer is responsible for all sales, use, ad valorem and excise taxes, and any other similar taxes, duties and charges of any kind imposed by any federal, state, multinational or local governmental regulatory authority...
"Unless required by law, Customer's obligation to pay all Fees is non-cancellable.Excerpt from Google Cloud's Terms
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A non-cancellable payment obligation means customers cannot unilaterally exit fee commitments by cancelling service, leaving them financially bound for the full contracted amount.
Customers remain obligated to pay all Fees regardless of cancellation, unless applicable law provides relief.
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