The agreement establishes that subscription purchases authorize Microsoft to store the user's payment instrument and process recurring payments at agreed intervals until the subscription is canceled by either party. Users must cancel before the next billing date to avoid charges for the subsequent period.
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This provision authorizes Microsoft to store payment credentials and initiate recurring charges across subscription intervals, with cancellation required before the next billing date to stop future charges. The agreement states that initiating a chargeback or reversal is treated as a cancellation effective as of the original payment date, with immediate service termination and content revocation.
⚠ Failure to cancel before the next billing date results in charges for the subsequent subscription period as stated in Section 9.d
⚠ Initiating a chargeback or reversal is treated by the terms as cancellation effective as of the original payment date, with immediate service cancellation and content revocation authorized
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Compare across platforms →"When you purchase the Services on a subscription basis (e.g., monthly, every 3 months or annually), you agree that you are authorizing recurring payments, and payments will be made to Microsoft by the method and at the recurring intervals you have agreed to, until the subscription for that Service is terminated by you or by Microsoft. You must cancel your Services before the next billing date to stop being charged to continue your Services. By authorizing recurring payments, you are authorizing Microsoft to store your payment instrument and process such payments as either electronic debits or fund transfers, or as electronic drafts from your designated account, or as charges to your designated account.Excerpt from Microsoft Copilot's Terms of Service
1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: The FTC's Negative Option Rule and Restore Online Shoppers' Confidence Act (ROSCA) govern online subscription auto-renewal disclosures and cancellation mechanisms.
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This provision authorizes Microsoft to store payment credentials and initiate recurring charges across subscription intervals, with cancellation required before the next billing date to stop future charges. The agreement states that initiating a chargeback or reversal is treated as a cancellation effective as of the original payment date, with immediate service termination and content revocation.
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