Provision record
Instacart · Instacart Terms of Service · View original document ↗

Instacart Plus Automatic Renewal Authorization

High severity High confidence Explicit document language Common · 298 of 352 platforms

Key Facts · in the document’s own words

How does Instacart renew Instacart+ memberships?
“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...”
Version CA-V-006652, captured Sept. 11, 2026 · live source ↗
Our reading, not the document’s words
Instacart automatically renews Instacart+ memberships for the monthly or annual term selected and automatically charges the applicable membership fee unless the user cancels.
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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

Readers will continue to be charged for Instacart+ at renewal unless they take affirmative action to cancel before the renewal date.

Recent Activity

This document changed recently

Medium May 9, 2026

Instacart rewrote its entire Terms of Service, adding 367 new sentences including sections on AI-powered services, updated arbitration procedures, and revised data handling practices. The restructuring makes it harder to compare what changed because the entire document was reorganized.

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Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Readers enrolled in Instacart+ will have their membership automatically renewed and the applicable fee automatically charged for the selected term unless they cancel.

How other platforms handle this

Perplexity AI Medium

To avoid future subscription charges, you must cancel your subscription before the subscription period renewal date through the settings page of your Account profile or by emailing support@perplexity.ai.

Pinterest Medium

To the extent that any provisions in the Business Terms of Service conflict with these Terms, the Business Terms of Service shall govern to the extent of the conflict.

Snapchat Medium

Regardless of who terminates these Terms, both you and Snap continue to be bound by Sections 2, 3 (to the extent any additional terms and conditions would, by their terms, survive), and 6 - 25 of the Terms.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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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

Provision details

Document information
Document
Instacart Terms of Service
Entity
Instacart
Date stated by the document
May 7, 2026
As printed in Instacart’s text (version CA-V-006652), not a ConductAtlas date.
Tracking information
First captured by ConductAtlas
April 18, 2026
Text quoted from version
CA-V-006652, captured Sept. 11, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-026198
Document ID
CA-D-000135
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Archived bytes SHA-256 (version CA-V-006652)
b4a705e07d73ecfc9acdd274f083d338b5658b37cdf5bb1ad122009d9cfc768d
Analysis generated
May 10, 2026 00:03 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Excerpt found verbatim in version CA-V-006652 (checked Oct. 5, 2026)
Citation Record
Entity: Instacart
Document: Instacart Terms of Service
Record ID: CA-P-026198
Version: CA-V-006652
Captured: 2026-09-11 00:24:46 UTC
SHA-256: b4a705e07d73ecfc…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/instacart/instacart-terms-of-service/provision/CA-P-026198/instacart-plus-automatic-renewal-authorization/
Accessed: Oct. 8, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
High
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Instacart's Instacart Plus Automatic Renewal Authorization clause do?

Readers will continue to be charged for Instacart+ at renewal unless they take affirmative action to cancel before the renewal date.

How does this clause affect you?

Readers enrolled in Instacart+ will have their membership automatically renewed and the applicable fee automatically charged for the selected term unless they cancel.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 298 platforms. See the full comparison.

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