149 Total
59 High severity
61 Medium severity
29 Low severity

Key Facts

May Apple Pay charge a user's other eligible payment methods when the primary payment method cannot be charged?
Apple Pay is authorized to charge a user's other eligible payment methods, in order from top to bottom as they appear on the account settings payments page, when the primary payment method cannot be charged for any reason.
In what order will Apple Pay charge other eligible payment methods?
Apple Pay is authorized to charge a user's other eligible payment methods, in order from top to bottom as they appear on the account settings payments page, when the primary payment method cannot be charged for any reason.
What does Apple Pay have the right to do without liability to the user?
Apple Pay has the right, without liability to the user, to disclose any data and/or information to law enforcement authorities, government officials, and/or a third party as Apple believes is reasonably necessary or appropriate to enforce and/or verify compliance.
Can Apple Pay disclose any data and/or information to law enforcement authorities as Apple believes is reasonably necessary?
Apple Pay has the right, without liability to the user, to disclose any data and/or information to law enforcement authorities, government officials, and/or a third party as Apple believes is reasonably necessary or appropriate to enforce and/or verify compliance.
When may Apple Pay terminate the Agreement and/or a user's Apple Account?
Apple Pay may terminate the Agreement and/or a user's Apple Account without notice if the user fails, or Apple suspects the user has failed, to comply with any provision of the Agreement.
What does Apple Pay reserve the right to do at any time?
Apple Pay reserves the right at any time to modify the Agreement and to add new or additional terms or conditions on a user's use of the Services, with such modifications and additional terms being effective immediately.
Can Apple Pay modify the Agreement and add new or additional terms or conditions with such modifications being effective immediately?
Apple Pay reserves the right at any time to modify the Agreement and to add new or additional terms or conditions on a user's use of the Services, with such modifications and additional terms being effective immediately.
What is the Licensor's total liability to a user for all damages capped at?
The Licensor's total liability to a user for all damages is capped at $250.00, except as may be required by applicable law in cases involving personal injury.
Is the Licensor's total liability capped at $250.00?
The Licensor's total liability to a user for all damages is capped at $250.00, except as may be required by applicable law in cases involving personal injury.
May Content be removed from Apple Pay's Services and become unavailable for further download or access?
Content may be removed from Apple Pay's Services and become unavailable for further download or access from Apple.
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Summary

These terms govern how you use Apple Pay's Services and Content, limiting use to personal, noncommercial purposes. Key points that most affect you: your subscriptions renew automatically until you cancel them in your account settings; all transactions are final; if your primary payment method fails, Apple Pay can charge your other eligible payment methods in order without asking you again; and Apple Pay can change these terms at any time with immediate effect.

Analysis

The Apple Media Services Terms establish the conditions under which Apple Pay provides its Services and Content to users, granting Apple Pay broad unilateral authority across several critical dimensions. Apple Pay reserves the right to modify the Agreement and add terms with immediate effect, to terminate a user's Apple Account without notice upon actual or suspected non-compliance, and to share any user data with law enforcement, government officials, or third parties at its discretion without liability. Users grant Apple Pay a worldwide, royalty-free, perpetual, nonexclusive license to use submitted materials for Services, marketing, and internal purposes; all transactions are established as final; and the Licensor's total liability to any user is capped at $250.00, except as applicable law may require in personal injury cases. Users are additionally required to indemnify Apple against claims arising from their use of or breach of the Agreement, and waive the right to sue or recover damages from Apple for enforcement decisions affecting their access.

What this means for you

As a user, you are bound immediately by any changes Apple Pay makes to these terms, with no notice period before they take effect. Your access to purchased content is not guaranteed — Apple Pay can remove content from its Services, making it unavailable for download or access. Your account can be terminated without notice if Apple suspects, even without confirmation, that you have not complied with the Agreement. Apple Pay can share any of your data with law enforcement, government officials, or third parties without liability when it deems this reasonably necessary. Your total recoverable damages from the Licensor are capped at $250.00, and you waive the right to sue Apple for decisions that remove your access to content or Services. To avoid unwanted recurring charges, you can cancel subscriptions at any time through the Manage Subscriptions section of your account settings.

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What changed Apple Pay updated their Apple Media Services Terms on September 15, 2026. Change detected: 7 sentence(s) added, 1 sentence(s) removed, 7 sentence(s) modified. Document contained 315 sentences after update.
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