Hulu can obtain updated credit card details directly from your bank or card provider without you re-entering them, and will continue charging the updated card to keep your subscription active.
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Subscribers may not realize their subscription continues billing even after their original card expires or is replaced, because Hulu can automatically obtain and use new card details from payment providers.
This provision means your subscription may continue to charge your payment method even after you receive a new card, because Hulu retrieves updated card details from your payment provider automatically. Subscribers who want to cancel should not assume an expired card will stop billing.
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If a payment is not successfully processed, due to expiration, insufficient funds, or otherwise, you remain responsible for any uncollected amounts and authorize us to continue billing the Payment Method, as it may be updated.
You also authorize us to retry any failed authorizations. We may use data provided to us by our partners to determine when to schedule such retries.
your credit card or other payment information is collected and processed by our third-party payment processors...the payment information that you provide through the Services is transmitted directly to our payment processor.
"Where your details change or are due to expire, we may obtain or receive from your payment provider updated payment details including your card number, expiration date and CVV (or equivalent). This enables us to continue to provide you access to the Services. You authorize us to continue to charge your card using the updated information. 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.Excerpt from Hulu's Terms of Use (Site Terms)
REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: The practice of obtaining updated payment details via card updater services (such as Visa Account Updater or Mastercard Automatic Billing Updater) is common in recurring billing, but the FTC Negative Option Rule and …
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Subscribers may not realize their subscription continues billing even after their original card expires or is replaced, because Hulu can automatically obtain and use new card details from payment providers.
This provision means your subscription may continue to charge your payment method even after you receive a new card, because Hulu retrieves updated card details from your payment provider automatically. Subscribers who want to cancel should not assume an expired card will stop billing.
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