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Anthropic · Claude.ai Terms of Service · View original document ↗

Automatic Subscription Renewal and Recurring Charge

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Key Facts

When will Anthropic or the App Distributor automatically charge the user's Payment Method?
Anthropic or the App Distributor will automatically charge the user's Payment Method on each agreed-upon periodic renewal date until the user cancels.
Will the user's Payment Method be automatically charged on each agreed-upon periodic renewal date?
Anthropic or the App Distributor will automatically charge the user's Payment Method on each agreed-upon periodic renewal date until the user cancels.
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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

Users are subject to recurring charges without any additional action or confirmation from them on each renewal date, and the obligation continues until active cancellation.

Clause Stability Stable

0
Changes
5
Months Monitored
Jul 10, 2026
First Seen
Jul 10, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 2196 other provisions on other platforms.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

A user who signs up for a paid subscription will be charged automatically on every renewal date and must take affirmative steps to cancel in order to stop charges.

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ActiveCampaign Medium

Any renewal of your AC WhatsApp Service subscription or your WhatsApp Credit Subscription will be at the then current prices listed on, or otherwise accessible via, the ActiveCampaign Pricing page without applying any prior discount.

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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 Claude.ai Terms of Service

Provision details

Document information
Document
Claude.ai Terms of Service
Entity
Anthropic
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 9, 2026
Last verified
May 10, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-017548
Document ID
CA-D-00011
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
b10681ed0556f33fd77bdd0ca8d5a1d1e02616dab9696dadd177f042a3770d68
Analysis generated
May 9, 2026 14:35 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
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Citation Record
Entity: Anthropic
Document: Claude.ai Terms of Service
Record ID: CA-P-017548
Captured: 2026-05-09 14:35:38 UTC
SHA-256: b10681ed0556f33f…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/anthropic/claudeai-terms-of-service/provision/CA-P-017548/automatic-subscription-renewal-and-recurring-charge/
Accessed: Aug. 18, 2026
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Frequently Asked Questions

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

Users are subject to recurring charges without any additional action or confirmation from them on each renewal date, and the obligation continues until active cancellation.

How does this clause affect you?

A user who signs up for a paid subscription will be charged automatically on every renewal date and must take affirmative steps to cancel in order to stop charges.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 231 platforms. See the full comparison.

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