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Because PayPal may act at its sole discretion for any reason, users have no guaranteed continuity of access to PayPal's services or the agreement.
Your access to PayPal's services and the user agreement can be suspended or terminated at any time, for any reason, at PayPal's sole discretion, with notice to you.
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Because PayPal may act at its sole discretion for any reason, users have no guaranteed continuity of access to PayPal's services or the agreement.
Your access to PayPal's services and the user agreement can be suspended or terminated at any time, for any reason, at PayPal's sole discretion, with notice to you.
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