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This clause establishes the operational procedures for payment processing continuity when primary payment methods fail, allowing automatic fallback charging and transaction resubmission without requiring explicit authorization for each subsequent attempt.
Users authorize Google to charge alternative saved payment methods without obtaining renewed consent for each alternate charge. Sellers retain the ability to resubmit declined transactions to payment networks multiple times, which may result in additional charges or authorization requests to the user's payment method.
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"If there is a problem charging your selected Payment Method, Google may charge any other valid Payment Method that you have saved to Google Pay. Visit the Google Pay website, Google Pay app or Google settings on your Android device to manage your payment options. You also agree that a Seller may resubmit a Google Transaction for a purchase to the payment network for processing one or more times in the event that a prior Google Transaction is declined or returned by the payment network.— Excerpt from Google Pay's Google Pay Terms
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This clause establishes the operational procedures for payment processing continuity when primary payment methods fail, allowing automatic fallback charging and transaction resubmission without requiring explicit authorization for each subsequent attempt.
Users authorize Google to charge alternative saved payment methods without obtaining renewed consent for each alternate charge. Sellers retain the ability to resubmit declined transactions to payment networks multiple times, which may result in additional charges or authorization requests to the user's payment method.
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