Claude Pro and other paid subscriptions automatically renew and charge your payment method each period until you cancel. You must cancel at least 24 hours before the end of your current billing period to avoid being charged for the next period.
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The 24-hour pre-renewal cancellation deadline means that cancellations submitted less than 24 hours before the end of a billing period will not prevent the next charge, and the terms state that fees are non-refundable except where required by law.
Subscribers who miss the 24-hour cancellation window will be charged for the next full billing period, and the agreement states that fees are non-refundable except as required by law or expressly provided in these terms. The terms do provide a 7-day cancellation right with refund for residents of Brazil, Mexico, South Korea, and Taiwan.
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"If you sign up for a paid Subscription, we or the App Distributor will automatically charge your Payment Method on each agreed-upon periodic renewal date until you cancel. If your Subscription has a minimum term (the "Initial Term"), we will let you know during the order process. Your Subscription will last for the Initial Term and will automatically renew, and your Payment Method will be charged, at the end of the Initial Term for an additional term equal in duration to the Initial Term and will continue to renew and incur charges for additional terms equal in duration to the Initial Term (each such additional term, a "Renewal Term") until you cancel. To avoid renewal and charges for the next Renewal Term, cancel your subscription at least 24 hours before the last day of the Initial Term or any Renewal Term.Excerpt from Anthropic's Consumer Terms
(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Auto-renewal provisions engage the FTC's Negative Option Rule and related guidance on recurring billing disclosures.
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The 24-hour pre-renewal cancellation deadline means that cancellations submitted less than 24 hours before the end of a billing period will not prevent the next charge, and the terms state that fees are non-refundable except where required by law.
Subscribers who miss the 24-hour cancellation window will be charged for the next full billing period, and the agreement states that fees are non-refundable except as required by law or expressly provided in these terms. The terms do provide a 7-day cancellation right with refund for residents of Brazil, Mexico, South Korea, and Taiwan.
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