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Automatic renewal means a user will be charged for a new membership term without further action unless they affirmatively cancel beforehand.
Interpretive note: The excerpt is truncated; additional details about timing of the charge or cancellation process may exist in the full clause.
A reader's Instacart+ membership will renew and they will be charged the applicable membership fee for their selected term unless they cancel before renewal.
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If you do not timely cancel your subscription, your subscription will be renewed at the full price as indicated when the purchase was made, without any additional action by you, and you authorize us to charge your payment method for these amounts.
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"UNLESS YOU CANCEL, YOUR INSTACART+ MEMBERSHIP WILL AUTOMATICALLY RENEW FOR THE MONTHLY OR ANNUAL TERM YOU SELECTED, AND THE APPLICABLE MEMBERSHIP FEE WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY CHARGED...Excerpt from Instacart's Terms of Service (Superseded Capture)
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Automatic renewal means a user will be charged for a new membership term without further action unless they affirmatively cancel beforehand.
A reader's Instacart+ membership will renew and they will be charged the applicable membership fee for their selected term unless they cancel before renewal.
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