The agreement states that a Stripe Connect Platform may restrict the user's ability to end the platform's access to their Stripe account and may limit the user's ability to view, access, or activate certain Stripe services. The scope of these restrictions is governed by the separately negotiated Platform Provider Agreement between the user and the platform.
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This provision establishes that a third party's contractual authority over the user's Stripe account access and service activation is governed by a separate agreement that Stripe is not party to, creating an operational dependency on the Platform Provider Agreement for determining the user's actual account rights.
Under this clause, a Stripe Connect Platform may contractually restrict the user's ability to terminate the platform's access to their Stripe account or activate specific Stripe services, with the specific scope of those restrictions set by the Platform Provider Agreement rather than by this document.
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"A Stripe Connect Platform may restrict User's ability to (a) terminate the Stripe Connect Platform's access to User's Stripe Account; and (b) view, access or activate certain Services. User should read User's Platform Provider Agreement carefully to understand the nature of the Platform Services and the Activity that a Stripe Connect Platform may conduct on User's behalf.Excerpt from Stripe's Connect Platform Agreement
(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision implicates payment services regulation in jurisdictions where account access and termination rights may be subject to regulatory protection, including PSD2 in the EU and EEA and equivalent frameworks in the …
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This provision establishes that a third party's contractual authority over the user's Stripe account access and service activation is governed by a separate agreement that Stripe is not party to, creating an operational dependency on the Platform Provider Agreement for determining the user's actual account rights.
Under this clause, a Stripe Connect Platform may contractually restrict the user's ability to terminate the platform's access to their Stripe account or activate specific Stripe services, with the specific scope of those restrictions set by the Platform Provider Agreement rather than by this document.
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