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Cloudflare May Pre-Authorize Credit Card Mid-Period

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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For Services subject to usage-based billing, we may initiate a pre-authorization on your credit card for the accrued fees at any point during a billing period.

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-069196
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 in version CA-V-004049, captured June 21, 2026 (checked Oct. 5, 2026)
Citation Record
Entity: Cloudflare
Document: Cloudflare Terms of Use
Record ID: CA-P-069196
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-069196/cloudflare-may-pre-authorize-credit-card-mid-period/
Accessed: Nov. 2, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Cloudflare's Cloudflare May Pre-Authorize Credit Card Mid-Period clause do?

The clause states: “For Services subject to usage-based billing, we may initiate a pre-authorization on your credit card for the accrued fees at any point during a billing period.”

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 219 platforms. See the full comparison.

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