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In the event of a failed attempt to charge to your primary payment method (e.g. if your payment method has expired), we reserve the right to retry billing your payment method or, where you have consented, to use any other stored payment method associated with your account.
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In the event of a failed attempt to charge your Authorized Payment Method (for example, if your Authorized Payment Method has expired or is no longer valid), we reserve the right, and you authorize us, to retry billing your Authorized Payment Method.
"In the event of a failed attempt to charge to your primary payment method (e.g. if your payment method has expired), we reserve the right to retry billing your payment method or, where you have consented, to use any other stored payment method...Excerpt from Hulu's Subscriber Agreement
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The clause states: “In the event of a failed attempt to charge to your primary payment method (e.g. if your payment method has expired), we reserve the right to retry billing your payment method or, where you have consented, to use any other stored payment method...”
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