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PayPal · PayPal User Agreement · View original document ↗

PayPal May Suspend Purchase and Seller Protection Eligibility

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Clause Stability Stable

0
Changes
5
Months Monitored
Jul 10, 2026
First Seen
Jul 10, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 1873 other provisions on other platforms.

How other platforms handle this

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StockX ... reserves the right to intervene, suspend Seller's access to the Services, or assume control of refunds where required by law, policy, or platform integrity.

Runway Medium

you agree that Company may either terminate or suspend your subscription and continue to attempt to charge your Payment Provider until payment is received...

Snowflake Medium

as required by law or at the request of governmental entities.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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Suspending your eligibility for PayPal's Purchase Protection program and/or PayPal's Seller Protection program. If your eligibility is suspended, amounts you retained under PayPal's Seller Protection program in the 30 calendar days...may be recovered.

Excerpt from PayPal's User Agreement

Applicable regulations

EFTA / Reg E
United States Federal
FTC Act Section 5
United States Federal
GLBA
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
Aug. 3, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-019951
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-019951
Captured: 2026-07-09 04:10:50 UTC
SHA-256: 0ee300fe5282bb29…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/paypal/paypal-user-agreement/provision/CA-P-019951/paypal-may-suspend-purchase-and-seller-protection-eligibility/
Accessed: Aug. 3, 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 PayPal May Suspend Purchase and Seller Protection Eligibility clause do?

The clause states: “Suspending your eligibility for PayPal's Purchase Protection program and/or PayPal's Seller Protection program. If your eligibility is suspended, amounts you retained under PayPal's Seller Protection program in the 30 calendar days...may be recovered.”

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 277 platforms. See the full comparison.

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