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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 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.
as required by law or at the request of governmental entities.
"Stripe may immediately suspend User's access to the Stripe Technology and use of any or all of the Services if: (1) Stripe reasonably believes that by providing the Services to User, Stripe or User will violate any Law...Excerpt from Stripe's Terms of Service
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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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