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gtaopleaseplz
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[SOLVED] Family Group Privacy - Do family members see my credit card details?

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If I purchase some games using my family group account I created, can the family members of my group see my credit card details?(privacy issue)

If they can I don't want that. I want my privacy and I want my credit card details to only be visible to Stadia and nobody else as I'm using Family Groups as a way to "gift games" to other players. Yes I'm gonna own 2 copies of every game I wanna play with others and you don't need to remind me about that. I know that already.

Also the 5 invites I get are they final? ie. if I invite 5 players and then later I kick them all, will I get my invites back or are they going to be lost forever and I have to create a new family group to get 5 more invites and then re-purchase the games I wanna play with others?

I don't mind paying the money. I have plenty of cash and I'm careful and a responsible person regarding how I spend my money.

Thanks in advance!

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RXShorty
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Hi @gtaopleaseplz 

Family members don't see you payment details.

Even if you set a family payment option they won't see it. They can use your payment method but you have to approve all things.

Also the members are not final. You can remove and add family members. The only thing is when you join a family and leave again you won't be able to join a different family within a year. This is to prevent abuse.

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Ivan
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@gtaopleaseplz I don't have any family that I can test this with at the moment unfortunately (my family lives in a country that doesn't support Stadia), but according to this article, there's a way to set so that if someone from your added family member trying to make a purchase, it will need the family admin approval, in which case it's you. If it's anything like how we usually make payments for Google Play related purchases, most likely the last 4 digits will be shown.

Please take a look a the following articles if you want to learn more about the process

Manage your family group 

How to add, remove, or edit your Google Play payment method 

Use a family payment method on Google Play 

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gtaopleaseplz
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most likely the last 4 digits will be shown.

But neither you nor I have any proof of that so we can assume that it's all hidden away from all family members.

Thank you for offering so many helpful links. I'm very grateful for your effort :thumbs_up:

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Blackgem
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Warning ... if there is abuse or sale to third parties I tell you that Google can completely ban the Google account and all those involved of that person (that they tell people who try experiments in the Play Store or adsense) because it is not allowed to offer professional services or to third parties for profit since they are personal licenses (it can also be applied to other software services of any company). It's not usual... but it's a possibility.

 

Privacy issues, you can use a prepaid or secondary card for recurring payments (even those that you can change your number) and add balance through Google Play cards, supposedly when you are with family you are with people you trust and not with strangers but you could feel safer.

 

I also have almost the entire Stadia catalog and have been bringing new people into my family from time to time to try the entire catalog and such :). This way they can better evaluate what Stadia is like, although since they offer so many demos directly I help them create an account and if they don't want to enter bank details I provide them with Google Play cards.

Spending so much money I also remind you that there is priority support from Google.

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Ivan
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Hi @Blackgem thanks for offering your insight. In this case OP didn't mention anything aboout offering professional services or doing third party sale. Let's always assume everyone's intent is good until proven otherwise.

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gtaopleaseplz
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> Warning

Thank you for the warning. Better safe than sorry. Anybody trying experiments on their own volition will face the consequences if those experiments violate the Stadia terms of service and if its threatening to the Stadia service.(ie. people talking openly about breaking rules and creating accounts to circumvent restrictions are **risking their accounts**)

> Privacy issues, you can use a prepaid or secondary card for recurring payments (even those that you can change your number) and add balance through Google Play cards, supposedly when you are with family you are with people you trust and not with strangers but you could feel safer.

Yes I know that's possible but I don't know if I can buy them online using Wallet. Thanks though for offering solutions to this problem, I upvoted your post as thanks for your effort in being helpful.

> I also have almost the entire Stadia catalog and have been bringing new people into my family from time to time to try the entire catalog and such :). This way they can better evaluate what Stadia is like, although since they offer so many demos directly I help them create an account and if they don't want to enter bank details I provide them with Google Play cards.

That's wonderful. To summarize:

My first question on the community was if I have to be a parent and I loved finding out I didn't need to...

and now thanks to @RXShorty I learnt that my debit/credit card details won't be shown to family members, not even the last 4 digits(I'm assuming).

Everyone thank you and I'm grateful for that you make this community so friendly! I feel very welcome here! :smiling_face_with_heart_eyes: :thumbs_up:

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RXShorty
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Hi @gtaopleaseplz 

Family members don't see you payment details.

Even if you set a family payment option they won't see it. They can use your payment method but you have to approve all things.

Also the members are not final. You can remove and add family members. The only thing is when you join a family and leave again you won't be able to join a different family within a year. This is to prevent abuse.

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gtaopleaseplz
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Even if you set a family payment option they won't see it.

This is the first direct answer I've received, thank you. I'm assuming you got knowledge or experience regarding this. Can this be sourced to a section in the Terms of Service? I'm not asking you nor expecting you to quote any terms of service.(people who are experts and work with such matters get paid too)

That sounds to me like Stadia *respects* a family group owner's financial privacy which is what this topic was all about. I'm gonna mark this reply as "Best Response" and change my title to [SOLVED]

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AndroiFy
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Hi @gtaopleaseplz 

You can have a look better in your settings in https://stadia.google.com/families

And remember that you have control on what service and product you can share with a family from the link here: https://myaccount.google.com/family/services

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