Your Descript paid plan automatically renews and charges your payment method each period unless you cancel before the renewal date, and Descript can change the price with notice.
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If you forget to cancel before your renewal date, you will be charged for another subscription period, and Descript has the right to increase prices going forward with notice.
Interpretive note: The adequacy of auto-renewal disclosures under California's ARL and analogous state statutes depends on the specific language and placement of disclosures at the point of sign-up, which cannot be fully assessed from the terms text alone.
Paid Descript subscriptions auto-renew and charge your payment method automatically, and the company reserves the right to raise subscription prices, which means your costs could increase without you actively agreeing to each renewal.
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"Descript offers paid subscription plans on a monthly or annual basis. Your subscription will automatically renew at the end of each subscription period unless you cancel it before the renewal date. You authorize Descript to charge your payment method on file for the applicable subscription fees at the start of each billing period. Descript reserves the right to change subscription fees upon reasonable notice.Excerpt from Descript's Terms of Service
REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Auto-renewal subscription terms are regulated at the state level, most significantly under California's Automatic Renewal Law (ARL), which requires clear disclosure, affirmative consent, and easy cancellation mechanisms for auto-renewing subscriptions.
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If you forget to cancel before your renewal date, you will be charged for another subscription period, and Descript has the right to increase prices going forward with notice.
Paid Descript subscriptions auto-renew and charge your payment method automatically, and the company reserves the right to raise subscription prices, which means your costs could increase without you actively agreeing to each renewal.
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