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Payment Charged at Billing Period Start

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You will be charged no more than twenty-four (24) hours prior to the start of the latest Subscription period.

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Grubhub will charge, and you authorize Grubhub to charge, the payment method you specify at the time of purchase.

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Payment will be charged to your chosen payment method at confirmation of purchase and, unless otherwise disclosed, at the start of every new billing period during your current or renewed subscription term.

Excerpt from Hulu's Terms of Use (Site Terms)

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Document information
Document
Hulu Terms of Use (Site Terms)
Entity
Hulu
Tracking information
First captured by ConductAtlas
May 5, 2026
Text quoted from version
CA-V-001218, captured May 5, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-051008
Document ID
CA-D-000573
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Extracted-text SHA-256 (version CA-V-001218)
4a64b98382b300b1777c53015fd0e267b8acec1d77ee95896c1dd1e91b06cef2
Analysis generated
May 7, 2026 15:01 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Excerpt found verbatim in version CA-V-001218 (checked Oct. 5, 2026)
Citation Record
Entity: Hulu
Document: Hulu Terms of Use (Site Terms)
Record ID: CA-P-051008
Version: CA-V-001218
Captured: 2026-05-05 06:03:34 UTC
SHA-256: 4a64b98382b300b1…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/hulu/hulu-terms-of-use-site-terms/provision/CA-P-051008/payment-charged-at-billing-period-start/
Accessed: Oct. 10, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
High
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What does Hulu's Payment Charged at Billing Period Start clause do?

The clause states: “Payment will be charged to your chosen payment method at confirmation of purchase and, unless otherwise disclosed, at the start of every new billing period during your current or renewed subscription term.”

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 224 platforms. See the full comparison.

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