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Customer will pay all Fees in the currency stated in the bill or invoice.
The Customer shall bear all bank and transfer charges as well as any currency conversion costs (if any).
If you do not timely cancel your subscription, your subscription will be renewed at the full price as indicated when the purchase was made, without any additional action by you, and you authorize us to charge your payment method for these amounts.
"The transaction exchange rate is adjusted regularly and includes a currency conversion spread applied and retained by us on a base exchange rate to form the rate applicable to your conversion.Excerpt from PayPal's User Agreement
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The clause states: “The transaction exchange rate is adjusted regularly and includes a currency conversion spread applied and retained by us on a base exchange rate to form the rate applicable to your conversion.”
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