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The 30-day notice requirement gives merchants a defined window to assess the impact of a fee change and respond before it takes effect.
Merchants are entitled to at least 30 days' warning before any fee change is applied to their account.
How other platforms handle this
DeepL will inform Customer of the respective modification to the Service in a clear and comprehensible manner at least two (2) months in advance by means of a message by e-mail ("Change Notice").
Google will provide at least 90 days' advance notice for materially adverse changes to any SLAs by: (i) sending an email to the Notification Email Address; (ii) posting a notice in the Admin Console; or (iii) posting a notice to the applicable SLA webpage.
we will not make changes that have the effect of imposing additional fees or charges without providing additional notice.
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"We will provide you with 30 days advanced notice prior to any changes in Fees by sending an email to the Primary Email Account, providing notice through the Shopify administrative console, or by similar means.— Excerpt from Shopify's Shopify Terms of Service
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The 30-day notice requirement gives merchants a defined window to assess the impact of a fee change and respond before it takes effect.
Merchants are entitled to at least 30 days' warning before any fee change is applied to their account.
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