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Stripe can cut off access immediately—without advance notice—based on its reasonable belief of a legal violation, affecting the user's ability to operate.
Interpretive note: The excerpt captures only condition (1) of what appears to be a numbered list of suspension triggers. Other grounds for suspension referenced by the numbering are not present in the excerpt and are therefore omitted.
The reader's access to Stripe Technology and Services may be suspended immediately if Stripe reasonably believes a legal violation would result from continued service.
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If the card information cannot be verified, is invalid, or otherwise not acceptable, we may suspend or cancel your access to the Services.
If any subscription fee is not paid in a timely manner or your transaction cannot be processed, we reserve the right to suspend, disable, cancel, or terminate your access to the Services or your DashPass subscription.
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Stripe can cut off access immediately—without advance notice—based on its reasonable belief of a legal violation, affecting the user's ability to operate.
The reader's access to Stripe Technology and Services may be suspended immediately if Stripe reasonably believes a legal violation would result from continued service.
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