The agreement states that the user bears sole responsibility for goods and services sold to their customers and any obligations owed to those customers, with Stripe explicitly disclaiming all liability for those matters. This allocation applies to the user's use of Stripe Services in connection with their commerce activity.
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This provision establishes that all customer-facing commercial obligations, including delivery, refunds, disputes, and consumer protection compliance, rest with the user rather than Stripe, which is relevant to how the user structures their own terms of service and customer liability arrangements.
Under this clause, the user is solely responsible for fulfilling obligations to their end customers, including the provision of goods and services, and Stripe will not bear liability for failures in that commercial relationship.
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This provision establishes that all customer-facing commercial obligations, including delivery, refunds, disputes, and consumer protection compliance, rest with the user rather than Stripe, which is relevant to how the user structures their own terms of service and customer liability arrangements.
Under this clause, the user is solely responsible for fulfilling obligations to their end customers, including the provision of goods and services, and Stripe will not bear liability for failures in that commercial relationship.
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