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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 UK. Where a platform restricts a user's ability to access funds or terminate a service relationship, consumer protection and financial services regulators may scrutinize whether such restrictions are consistent with applicable law. The CFPB has authority over unfair, deceptive, or abusive practices in the US context. (2) GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: High. The provision authorizes a third party to restrict the user's account access and service activation rights through a contract that Stripe is not party to, creating an indirect governance structure where the user's operational rights depend on terms they may not have negotiated at arm's length. (3) JURISDICTION FLAGS: EU/EEA users operating under PSD2 may have regulatory protections regarding account access and payment service termination that interact with this provision. UK FCA-regulated activities may similarly constrain the practical enforceability of platform-imposed access restrictions. California and US users should evaluate whether platform-imposed restrictions constitute unfair business practices under applicable state law. (4) CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Procurement teams should obtain and review the Platform Provider Agreement before or concurrent with enrollment to identify the specific restrictions the platform may impose. Legal teams should assess whether indemnification provisions in the Platform Provider Agreement adequately address scenarios where platform-imposed restrictions result in operational disruption or regulatory scrutiny. (5) COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Compliance teams should map the specific Services that the platform may restrict against operational requirements to identify single points of failure. Where the platform's authority to restrict account access could affect the user's ability to fulfill obligations to their own customers, a contingency plan for platform relationship termination should be documented.
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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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