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Users are locked into their selected service level and seat count for the full annual term, preventing cost reduction or exit before renewal.
The updated terms establish that Box may bill customers automatically for consumption of enterprise-wide service resources (API Calls, AI Units) that exceed entitlements associated with the customer's service level. Previously, the terms only mentioned that 'additional fees will be due' if Platform Use Limits were exceeded, but the new language creates explicit billing procedures, pricing references, and usage control mechanisms. The agreement now authorizes Box to provide usage reports identifying overage, charge customers for excess resource consumption, and implement technical controls including throttling, rate limiting, or temporary service suspension until overage charges are paid. Users can contact Box through its web form or email to dispute usage reports, but the terms reserve all other contractual and statutory remedies to Box.
View change record →A reader on an Annual Subscription Plan cannot cancel, scale down, or downgrade their service until the anniversary date arrives.
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If you believe we have taken action against your content or account in a way that does not comply with these Terms, you have the right to bring a claim for breach of contract under UK law.
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"under the Annual Subscription Plan you will not be permitted to cancel, reduce the number of seats, or downgrade the Box Service you have selected until the anniversary date.Excerpt from Box's Terms of Service
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Users are locked into their selected service level and seat count for the full annual term, preventing cost reduction or exit before renewal.
A reader on an Annual Subscription Plan cannot cancel, scale down, or downgrade their service until the anniversary date arrives.
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