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Valid Payment Method Required for Continued Service

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you'll provide us with valid debit or credit card ("card") information and authorize us or the relevant Intuit group company to deduct your charges against that card.

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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-065146
Document ID
CA-D-00887
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
9882db0300b1b7b43fc98d9489eafa1bcccf771f91b984a0245e8a3c5aeaba7c
Analysis generated
May 20, 2026 13:43 UTC
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Evidence
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Citation Record
Entity: Mailchimp
Document: Mailchimp Standard Terms of Use
Record ID: CA-P-065146
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-065146/valid-payment-method-required-for-continued-service/
Accessed: Aug. 3, 2026
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The clause states: “you'll provide us with valid debit or credit card ("card") information and authorize us or the relevant Intuit group company to deduct your charges against that card.”

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