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"Overdue undisputed amounts may be subject to a finance charge of 1.5% of the unpaid balance per month.Excerpt from OpenAI's Business Terms
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The clause states: “Overdue undisputed amounts may be subject to a finance charge of 1.5% of the unpaid balance per month.”
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