Your Claude Pro subscription automatically renews and your card is charged each period until you cancel — and you must cancel at least 24 hours before your renewal date or you will be charged for the next full period with no refund.
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The provision creates a recurring billing structure with affirmative cancellation requirements and establishes that the entity retains all fees paid regardless of cancellation timing, which shapes the financial obligations and administrative procedures governing the subscription relationship.
If you miss the 24-hour cancellation window before your Claude Pro renewal date, you will be automatically charged for another full subscription period and Anthropic will not refund you, even if you cancel immediately after being charged.
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Unless otherwise specified in an Order Form, (a) all fees are quoted and payable in United States dollars, (b) fees are based on Services purchased and not actual usage, (c) payment obligations are non-cancelable and fees paid are non-refundable, and (d) quantities purchased cannot be decreased duri...
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Some of our Services require payment of fees. If you sign up for a paid subscription, you agree to pay the applicable fees. Subscriptions automatically renew unless you cancel before the renewal date.
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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. 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. In the event of a cancellation, your fees will not be refunded, but your access to the Services will continue through the end of the Initial Term or any Renewal Term for which you previously paid fees.— Excerpt from Anthropic's Claude.ai Terms of Service
(1) REGULATORY FRAMEWORK: Auto-renewal provisions are governed by state automatic renewal laws, most notably California's Automatic Renewal Law (ARL, Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code §17600 et seq.) which requires clear disclosure of auto-renewal terms, affirmative consent, and easy cancellation mechanisms. Similar laws apply in New York (NY GBL §527-a), Illinois (815 ILCS 601), and Delaware. The FTC's Negative Option Rule (16 CFR Part 425), updated in 2024, imposes additional disclosure, consent, and simple cancellation requirements for subscription services. The FTC Act Section 5 applies to deceptive subscription practices generally. (2)
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The provision creates a recurring billing structure with affirmative cancellation requirements and establishes that the entity retains all fees paid regardless of cancellation timing, which shapes the financial obligations and administrative procedures governing the subscription relationship.
If you miss the 24-hour cancellation window before your Claude Pro renewal date, you will be automatically charged for another full subscription period and Anthropic will not refund you, even if you cancel immediately after being charged.
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