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No Surcharge for Accepting PayPal

High severity High confidence Explicitdocumentlanguage Common · 124 of 352 platforms
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This analysis describes what PayPal's agreement states, permits, or reserves. It does not constitute a legal determination about enforceability. Regulatory applicability and practical outcomes may vary by jurisdiction, enforcement context, and individual circumstances. Read our methodology

ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

This prohibition prevents sellers from passing PayPal's processing costs to customers through additional charges at the point of payment.

Clause Stability Stable

0
Changes
4
Months Monitored
Jul 10, 2026
First Seen
Jul 10, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 371 other provisions on other platforms.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

As a user accepting PayPal payments, you are prohibited from adding any surcharge or fee to transactions because PayPal is the payment method.

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Pinterest Ads Medium

Discounts offered can't be more than 90% off

Whatnot Medium

Any Promotional Credit awarded under this Promotion will expire one (1) year after the date it is credited to the winner's Whatnot account, after which any unused Promotional Credit will be automatically forfeited without compensation or further notice.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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You agree that you will not impose a surcharge or any other fee for accepting PayPal as a payment method.

— Excerpt from PayPal's PayPal User Agreement

Applicable regulations

FTC Act Section 5
United States Federal

Provision details

Document information
Document
PayPal User Agreement
Entity
PayPal
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
July 9, 2026
Last verified
July 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-019924
Document ID
CA-D-00044
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
0ee300fe5282bb290fe72106d9e6b33284460c5ff7cf8e4f78ab7455a90f70cf
Analysis generated
July 9, 2026 04:10 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: PayPal
Document: PayPal User Agreement
Record ID: CA-P-019924
Captured: 2026-07-09 04:10:50 UTC
SHA-256: 0ee300fe5282bb29…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/paypal/paypal-user-agreement/provision/CA-P-019924/no-surcharge-for-accepting-paypal/
Accessed: July 13, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
High
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does PayPal's No Surcharge for Accepting PayPal clause do?

This prohibition prevents sellers from passing PayPal's processing costs to customers through additional charges at the point of payment.

How does this clause affect you?

As a user accepting PayPal payments, you are prohibited from adding any surcharge or fee to transactions because PayPal is the payment method.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 124 platforms. See the full comparison.

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No. ConductAtlas is an independent monitoring service. We are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by PayPal.