“Stripe is not responsible for...User's compliance with Laws and obligations related to User's provision of goods or services to User's Customers, including any obligation to provide customer service, notify and handle refunds...”
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The clause places full legal compliance responsibility on the User for their customer-facing commerce activities, with no shared or fallback liability on Stripe.
Interpretive note: The excerpt lists illustrative compliance obligations (customer service, refunds) that are examples rather than an exhaustive definition; only the primary proposition is stated in the canonical claim.
Users bear sole responsibility for meeting all legal and regulatory obligations arising from their provision of goods or services to customers.
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The clause places full legal compliance responsibility on the User for their customer-facing commerce activities, with no shared or fallback liability on Stripe.
Users bear sole responsibility for meeting all legal and regulatory obligations arising from their provision of goods or services to customers.
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