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Cancellation Must Occur Before Next Billing Date

High severity Explicit document language Common · 298 of 352 platforms
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you will be charged at our then-current rates unless you cancel your subscription through the Services' account dashboard prior to your next scheduled billing date.

Excerpt from Cloudflare's Terms of Use

Provision details

Document information
Document
Cloudflare Terms of Use
Entity
Cloudflare
Date stated by the document
Sept. 12, 2025
As printed in Cloudflare’s text (version CA-V-004049), not a ConductAtlas date.
Tracking information
First captured by ConductAtlas
April 18, 2026
Text quoted from version
CA-V-004049, captured June 21, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-069170
Document ID
CA-D-000281
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Extracted-text SHA-256 (version CA-V-004049)
2b09a030f87fcbf9901197d6365ef4710b9811f8b431e4d4dc3612c264b577df
Analysis generated
May 9, 2026 23:13 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Excerpt found verbatim in version CA-V-004049 (checked Oct. 5, 2026)
Citation Record
Entity: Cloudflare
Document: Cloudflare Terms of Use
Record ID: CA-P-069170
Version: CA-V-004049
Captured: 2026-06-21 00:33:19 UTC
SHA-256: 2b09a030f87fcbf9…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/cloudflare/cloudflare-terms-of-use/provision/CA-P-069170/cancellation-must-occur-before-next-billing-date/
Accessed: Oct. 8, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
High
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Cloudflare's Cancellation Must Occur Before Next Billing Date clause do?

The clause states: “you will be charged at our then-current rates unless you cancel your subscription through the Services' account dashboard prior to your next scheduled billing date.”

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 298 platforms. See the full comparison.

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