When you pay a third-party merchant using Google Pay, your card details and account information like your billing address and email may be shared with that merchant.
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Your payment details and personal account information stored in Google Pay are passed to external merchants, and once shared, Google has no further responsibility for how those merchants handle the data.
Your payment method details, billing address, delivery address, and email saved in your Google Account may be disclosed to third-party merchants when you use Google Pay, after which Google assumes no further responsibility for that data or any transaction disputes.
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"When you initiate a payment transaction using Google Pay with any party other than a Seller (such party is a 'Third Party' and such transaction is a 'Third-Party Transaction'), Google may pass details of your Payment Method and related information to the Third Party so that it can charge your Payment Method. When you initiate an online transaction, Google Pay may also share other information, such as a billing, delivery or email address saved in your Google Account, where relevant to completing the transaction.Excerpt from Google Pay's Terms
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Your payment details and personal account information stored in Google Pay are passed to external merchants, and once shared, Google has no further responsibility for how those merchants handle the data.
Your payment method details, billing address, delivery address, and email saved in your Google Account may be disclosed to third-party merchants when you use Google Pay, after which Google assumes no further responsibility for that data or any transaction disputes.
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