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User Must Only Use Legally Authorized Payment Methods

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Clause Stability Stable

0
Changes
3
Months Monitored
Jul 10, 2026
First Seen
Jul 10, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 2196 other provisions on other platforms.

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Tinder Medium

If a payment is not successfully processed, due to expiration, insufficient funds, or otherwise, you remain responsible for any uncollected amounts and authorize us to continue billing the Payment Method, as it may be updated.

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You also authorize us to retry any failed authorizations. We may use data provided to us by our partners to determine when to schedule such retries.

Google Maps Medium

Any payment disputes must be submitted in good faith before the payment due date.

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You may only use a payment method that you have the legal right to use and you authorize us to charge any payment method you designate for any charges you incur.

Excerpt from Lime's Terms of Service

Applicable regulations

DMA
European Union

Provision details

Document information
Document
Lime Terms of Service
Entity
Lime
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 8, 2026
Last verified
July 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-063459
Document ID
CA-D-00741
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
9977673210cdbdf3959e6e801e2d5a010773ca06b9c9a4ed0b2350428c1d5904
Analysis generated
May 8, 2026 15:16 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
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Citation Record
Entity: Lime
Document: Lime Terms of Service
Record ID: CA-P-063459
Captured: 2026-05-08 15:16:53 UTC
SHA-256: 9977673210cdbdf3…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/lime/lime-terms-of-service/provision/CA-P-063459/user-must-only-use-legally-authorized-payment-methods/
Accessed: Aug. 3, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
High
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What does Lime's User Must Only Use Legally Authorized Payment Methods clause do?

The clause states: “You may only use a payment method that you have the legal right to use and you authorize us to charge any payment method you designate for any charges you incur.”

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ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 230 platforms. See the full comparison.

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