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The retroactive billing structure means members can incur unexpected additional charges for a billing period already passed, based on usage limits they may not have monitored closely.
If you hold a paid monthly subscription and exceed your plan's usage limits, you will owe additional charges calculated against your current Paid Marketing Plan for the preceding billing cycle.
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"If you exceed your Paid Marketing Plan usage limits...while on a paid monthly subscription, you will incur additional charges for the prior monthly billing cycle based on your current Paid Marketing Plan...Excerpt from Mailchimp's Standard Terms of Use
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The retroactive billing structure means members can incur unexpected additional charges for a billing period already passed, based on usage limits they may not have monitored closely.
If you hold a paid monthly subscription and exceed your plan's usage limits, you will owe additional charges calculated against your current Paid Marketing Plan for the preceding billing cycle.
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