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Downgrade Effective at End of Billing Cycle

Medium severity Explicit document language Common · 231 of 352 platforms
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if you elect to downgrade to a lower tier or plan during a billing cycle, your downgrade will not be effective until the end of that billing cycle, and you will still be charged for that entire billing cycle...

Excerpt from Mailchimp's Standard Terms of Use

Provision details

Document information
Document
Mailchimp Standard Terms of Use
Entity
Mailchimp
Document last updated
May 20, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 20, 2026
Last verified
July 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-065081
Document ID
CA-D-00887
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
9882db0300b1b7b43fc98d9489eafa1bcccf771f91b984a0245e8a3c5aeaba7c
Analysis generated
May 20, 2026 13:43 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
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Citation Record
Entity: Mailchimp
Document: Mailchimp Standard Terms of Use
Record ID: CA-P-065081
Captured: 2026-05-20 13:43:23 UTC
SHA-256: 9882db0300b1b7b4…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/mailchimp/mailchimp-standard-terms-of-use/provision/CA-P-065081/downgrade-effective-at-end-of-billing-cycle/
Accessed: Aug. 4, 2026
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Mailchimp's Downgrade Effective at End of Billing Cycle clause do?

The clause states: “if you elect to downgrade to a lower tier or plan during a billing cycle, your downgrade will not be effective until the end of that billing cycle, and you will still be charged for that entire billing cycle...”

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 231 platforms. See the full comparison.

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