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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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"If your order changes after you place it...we may place additional temporary authorization holds on your payment method for the same order. These are temporary holds, not charges.Excerpt from Instacart's Terms of Service
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The clause states: “If your order changes after you place it...we may place additional temporary authorization holds on your payment method for the same order. These are temporary holds, not charges.”
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