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If Customer elects to pay by credit card, debit card, or other non-invoiced form of payment, Google will charge (and Customer will pay) all Fees immediately at the end of the Fee Accrual Period.
If Customer pays by credit card, debit card, or other non-invoiced form of payment, Customer will pay all Fees immediately at the end of the Fee Accrual Period or when otherwise charged by Google.
For Services with a fixed base charge, the charges are due at the beginning of each billing period.
"If your card is automatically replaced with a new card by a payment processor, you acknowledge and agree that we are...authorized to deduct any charges on your account against the new card.Excerpt from Mailchimp's Standard Terms of Use
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The clause states: “If your card is automatically replaced with a new card by a payment processor, you acknowledge and agree that we are...authorized to deduct any charges on your account against the new card.”
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