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The updated terms authorize Google Cloud to impose full-month billing charges if it determines a customer engaged in bad-faith dealing, dishonesty, or attempted to avoid fees or circumvent usage limits, and to charge for all end-user accounts active during that month regardless of whether any were later disabled. The revised policy also permits immediate service suspension if Google reasonably determines a customer using a delayed payment method poses a non-payment risk, without requiring actual late payment or cure time. Additionally, Google may now terminate the agreement immediately if it reasonably determines a customer's material breach is incapable of being cured, eliminating the previous 30-day cure period. Customers using bank transfers or similar delayed authorization payment methods should review their account practices for any activity Google might classify as 'Customer Malfeasance' under the new definition.
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Refunds given by Google for billing inaccuracies under this Section will only be in the form of credit for the Services. Nothing in the Agreement obligates Google to extend credit to any party.
In the event an alcohol or age-restricted order cannot be delivered to the Recipient, the Recipient will receive a gift credit in the form of Uber Cash for the value of the alcohol/age-restricted portion of the order less the return fee.
you may request a pro rata credit for any Service interruption exceeding twenty-four (24) consecutive hours after the interruption is reported to us (or another period of time provided by law).
"Google will not issue a corrected invoice, but will instead issue a credit memo specifying the incorrect amount in the affected invoice.Excerpt from Google Cloud's Terms
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The clause states: “Google will not issue a corrected invoice, but will instead issue a credit memo specifying the incorrect amount in the affected invoice.”
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