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An outdated or non-compliant payment method can result in system-level rejection of an account, with the rejection persisting until the payment issue is resolved.
Readers must maintain a compliant and up-to-date payment method or risk their account being rejected in the system.
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Enforcement Action (f) in the definition of "Enforcement Actions" — charging the user's payment method for costs, expenses, and fees incurred by StockX — does not apply.
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"Accounts without a compliant or up-to-date payment method may see a rejection in the system until the payment method has been updated or corrected.Excerpt from Microsoft Advertising's Policies
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An outdated or non-compliant payment method can result in system-level rejection of an account, with the rejection persisting until the payment issue is resolved.
Readers must maintain a compliant and up-to-date payment method or risk their account being rejected in the system.
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