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Instacart Plus Annual Membership Refund Within 5 Days

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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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Clause Stability Stable

0
Changes
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Months Monitored
Jul 10, 2026
First Seen
Jul 10, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 763 other provisions on other platforms.

How other platforms handle this

Wise Medium

We will refund your money within three (3) business days of your request to cancel a transfer as long as the funds have not already been picked up or deposited into an account of the designated recipient.

Xbox Medium

If you believe that Microsoft has charged you in error, you must contact us within 90 days of such charge. No refunds will be given for any charges more than 90 days old.

DeepL Medium

we shall reimburse to you all payments received from you...without undue delay and in any event not later than 14 days from the day on which we are informed of your decision to withdraw from this Agreement. We will carry out such reimbursement using the same means of payment as you used for the init...

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Annual memberships: If canceled within the first 5 calendar days of a paid term or renewal, you may receive a refund of the membership fee—but only if you have not used Instacart+ benefits during that period.

Excerpt from Instacart's Terms of Service

Applicable regulations

FTC Act Section 5
United States Federal

Provision details

Document information
Document
Instacart Terms of Service
Entity
Instacart
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 10, 2026
Last verified
May 12, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-026258
Document ID
CA-D-00135
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
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Analysis generated
May 10, 2026 00:03 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Instacart
Document: Instacart Terms of Service
Record ID: CA-P-026258
Captured: 2026-05-10 00:03:25 UTC
SHA-256: d08566866b6a1f74…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/instacart/instacart-terms-of-service/provision/CA-P-026258/instacart-plus-annual-membership-refund-within-5-days/
Accessed: Aug. 2, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Instacart's Instacart Plus Annual Membership Refund Within 5 Days clause do?

The clause states: “Annual memberships: If canceled within the first 5 calendar days of a paid term or renewal, you may receive a refund of the membership fee—but only if you have not used Instacart+ benefits during that period.”

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 179 platforms. See the full comparison.

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