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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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"We may temporarily authorize your payment method for an amount higher than the checkout total. We disclose this during checkout. This covers situations where your order total changes...Excerpt from Instacart's Terms of Service
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The clause states: “We may temporarily authorize your payment method for an amount higher than the checkout total. We disclose this during checkout. This covers situations where your order total changes...”
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