If you signed up for Hulu through an app store such as Apple or Google, your billing and cancellation are governed by that app store's rules, not Hulu's. You must cancel through the app store, not directly with Hulu.
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Subscribers who signed up through a third-party app store may not realize they need to cancel through that platform, and canceling directly with Hulu may not stop third-party billing, potentially resulting in continued charges.
If you subscribed to Hulu through Apple, Google, Roku, or another third-party platform, your billing and cancellation rights are governed by that platform's terms, not this agreement. Attempting to cancel through Hulu's website may not stop charges from the third-party platform.
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"If you obtain a subscription to the Services via a third party (e.g., an app store), that subscription is also subject to the third party's terms, and the provisions in this Agreement concerning subscription purchase, billing, cancellation/refunds, and payment do not apply to that subscription to the extent this Agreement conflicts with the applicable third party's terms regarding subscription purchase, billing, cancellation/refunds and payments. For subscriptions obtained via a third party, your billing relationship will be directly with the applicable third party.Excerpt from Hulu's Terms of Use (Site Terms)
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Subscribers who signed up through a third-party app store may not realize they need to cancel through that platform, and canceling directly with Hulu may not stop third-party billing, potentially resulting in continued charges.
If you subscribed to Hulu through Apple, Google, Roku, or another third-party platform, your billing and cancellation rights are governed by that platform's terms, not this agreement. Attempting to cancel through Hulu's website may not stop charges from the third-party platform.
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