Instacart can cancel your order or correct pricing errors at any time — even after your payment has been processed — without telling you in advance.
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The clause establishes Instacart's operational authority to unilaterally modify or terminate orders based on information accuracy determinations, and specifies that this authority applies even after order submission and payment authorization, creating a post-transaction correction mechanism.
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View change record →Instacart can charge your payment method and then cancel your order without prior notice if there is any inaccuracy in pricing or product information, creating a risk of temporary loss of funds and delivery disruption.
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Compare across platforms →"Instacart reserves the right to correct any errors, inaccuracies or omissions and to change or update information or refuse or cancel orders if any information on the Services is inaccurate at any time without prior notice (including after you have submitted your order and/or your payment method has been charged).Excerpt from Instacart's Terms of Service
(1) REGULATORY FRAMEWORK: Implicates EFTA/Regulation E for debit card transactions where payment is captured then reversed; state consumer protection laws (California CLRA, UCL) regarding contracts that allow unilateral post-payment cancellation; and payment card network dispute …
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The clause establishes Instacart's operational authority to unilaterally modify or terminate orders based on information accuracy determinations, and specifies that this authority applies even after order submission and payment authorization, creating a post-transaction correction mechanism.
Instacart can charge your payment method and then cancel your order without prior notice if there is any inaccuracy in pricing or product information, creating a risk of temporary loss of funds and delivery disruption.
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