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"If your primary payment method fails and you've configured one or more backup payment methods, then we will charge those backup payment methods based on that configuration.Excerpt from Patreon's Terms of Use
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The clause states: “If your primary payment method fails and you've configured one or more backup payment methods, then we will charge those backup payment methods based on that configuration.”
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