The agreement holds family group managers fully responsible for all Content purchases made by family members using the designated family payment method, including pending purchases that may be charged after a family member leaves or the group is dissolved.
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This provision establishes a broad financial liability obligation on family group managers covering all member purchases through the family payment method, including charges that may arise post-group dissolution or member departure. Under this clause, a family manager bears financial exposure for transactions they did not personally authorize at the time of charge.
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View change record →Under this provision, the family group manager is financially liable for all Content purchases made by any family member using the family payment method, including purchases pending at the time a member exits the group or the group is deleted. The agreement does not establish a cap on this liability or a dispute mechanism specific to unauthorized family member purchases.
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"Nếu bạn là người quản lý gia đình của một nhóm gia đình trên Google Play, bạn sẽ được yêu cầu thiết lập phương thức thanh toán cho gia đình hợp lệ để các thành viên gia đình của bạn sử dụng cho việc mua Nội dung trên Google Play và trong ứng dụng. Bạn sẽ chịu trách nhiệm cho tất cả các giao dịch mua Nội dung của các thành viên gia đình mình bằng cách sử dụng phương thức thanh toán cho gia đình. Nếu nhóm gia đình bị xóa hoặc một thành viên gia đình rời khỏi nhóm gia đình, bạn có thể bị tính phí cho các giao dịch mua đang chờ xử lý do các thành viên gia đình thực hiện bằng cách sử dụng phương thức thanh toán cho gia đình.Excerpt from Google Play Store's Google Play Terms
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This provision establishes a broad financial liability obligation on family group managers covering all member purchases through the family payment method, including charges that may arise post-group dissolution or member departure. Under this clause, a family manager bears financial exposure for transactions they did not personally authorize at the time of charge.
Under this provision, the family group manager is financially liable for all Content purchases made by any family member using the family payment method, including purchases pending at the time a member exits the group or the group is deleted. The agreement does not establish a cap on this liability or a dispute mechanism specific to unauthorized family member purchases.
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