Subscription purchases authorize Microsoft to store the user's payment instrument and process recurring electronic payments at the agreed intervals until the subscription is cancelled. Users must cancel before the next billing date to avoid the next charge, and subscription fees are generally charged in advance of the applicable subscription period.
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This provision establishes the electronic payment authorization mechanism for subscription services, including the storage of payment instruments and processing of recurring charges as ACH debits, electronic fund transfers, or credit card charges. The provision also addresses price change notification requirements, requiring at least 15 days advance notice for recurring subscription price changes.
By subscribing to Microsoft services, users authorize Microsoft to store their payment instrument and process recurring electronic payments at agreed intervals until cancellation. Users who do not cancel before the next billing date will be charged for the subsequent subscription period, and subscription fees are charged in advance.
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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 (for Automated Clearing House or similar payments), or as charges to your designated account (for credit card or similar payments) (collectively, 'Electronic Payments').Excerpt from Microsoft Copilot's Terms of Service
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This provision establishes the electronic payment authorization mechanism for subscription services, including the storage of payment instruments and processing of recurring charges as ACH debits, electronic fund transfers, or credit card charges. The provision also addresses price change notification requirements, requiring at least 15 days advance notice for recurring subscription price changes.
By subscribing to Microsoft services, users authorize Microsoft to store their payment instrument and process recurring electronic payments at agreed intervals until cancellation. Users who do not cancel before the next billing date will be charged for the subsequent subscription period, and subscription fees are charged in advance.
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