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Anthropic · Anthropic Consumer Terms · View original document ↗

Automatic Subscription Renewal and Recurring Charge

High confidence Common · 219 of 343 platforms

Key Facts · in the document’s own words

When will Anthropic automatically charge a subscriber's Payment Method?
“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.”
Version CA-V-002532, captured May 12, 2026 · live source ↗
Our reading, not the document’s words
Anthropic (or the App Distributor) will automatically charge a subscriber's Payment Method on each agreed-upon periodic renewal date until the subscriber cancels.
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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

Generated by a model from the captured document; not read by a person

Charges recur automatically without any further action or confirmation from the user, meaning the financial obligation continues until an affirmative cancellation is made.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Generated by a model from the captured document; not read by a person

A subscriber will be charged repeatedly and automatically on each renewal date; stopping charges requires the subscriber to take an affirmative cancellation step.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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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.

Excerpt from Anthropic's Consumer Terms

Provision details

Document information
Document
Anthropic Consumer Terms
Entity
Anthropic
Date stated by the document
Oct. 8, 2025
As printed in Anthropic’s text (version CA-V-002532), not a ConductAtlas date.
Tracking information
First captured by ConductAtlas
May 12, 2026
Text quoted from version
CA-V-002532, captured May 12, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-062976
Document ID
CA-D-000785
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Extracted-text SHA-256 (version CA-V-002532)
3695c83771fa0819d8b3a86fff159a029dd0cd59a848dbc2332e177e3a4abf03
Analysis generated
May 12, 2026 15:09 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Excerpt found in version CA-V-002532, captured May 12, 2026 (checked Oct. 5, 2026)
Citation Record
Entity: Anthropic
Document: Anthropic Consumer Terms
Record ID: CA-P-062976
Version: CA-V-002532
Captured: 2026-05-12 06:56:09 UTC
SHA-256: 3695c83771fa0819…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/anthropic/anthropic-consumer-terms/provision/CA-P-062976/automatic-subscription-renewal-and-recurring-charge/
Accessed: Oct. 18, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Anthropic's Automatic Subscription Renewal and Recurring Charge clause do?

Charges recur automatically without any further action or confirmation from the user, meaning the financial obligation continues until an affirmative cancellation is made.

How does this clause affect you?

A subscriber will be charged repeatedly and automatically on each renewal date; stopping charges requires the subscriber to take an affirmative cancellation step.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 219 platforms. See the full comparison.

Is ConductAtlas affiliated with Anthropic?

No. ConductAtlas is an independent monitoring service. We are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Anthropic.