“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.”
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The clause permits a Platform to lock a User out of controlling who has access to their own Stripe Account, removing a fundamental account-security lever from the User.
Interpretive note: The excerpt contains a second independent proposition—restricting the User's ability to view, access, or activate certain Services—which is recorded in omitted_material rather than merged into the canonical claim.
A User may be unable to revoke a Platform's access to their Stripe Account if the Platform exercises this restriction.
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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.Excerpt from Stripe's Connected Account Agreement
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The clause permits a Platform to lock a User out of controlling who has access to their own Stripe Account, removing a fundamental account-security lever from the User.
A User may be unable to revoke a Platform's access to their Stripe Account if the Platform exercises this restriction.
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