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DeepL reserves the right to debit advance payments in the course of the billing period. A first advance payment is due as soon as the number of characters has exceeded a certain equivalent value.
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"If your balance becomes negative, we reserve the right to recover those funds from future payments.Excerpt from Patreon's Terms of Use
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The clause states: “If your balance becomes negative, we reserve the right to recover those funds from future payments.”
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