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Patreon membership subscriptions automatically renew on a monthly or annual basis until cancelled by the user through membership settings. Subscriptions that include free trials or gifted access convert to paid auto-renewing subscriptions at the end of the trial or gift period unless cancelled before that date, and the subscription charge amount may increase with notice to the user.
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This provision establishes auto-renewal billing for all paid subscription types and applies a charge-unless-cancelled mechanism to free trial and gifted access periods. Subscription prices may increase with notice, meaning the auto-renewal amount is not fixed at the original subscription price.
Under this clause, all Patreon paid subscriptions renew automatically on a monthly or annual basis, and free trials or gifted access periods convert to paid subscriptions unless cancelled before the period ends. The amount charged at renewal may increase with notice, and cancellation must be completed through membership settings.
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"Each type of paid subscription automatically renews monthly (for monthly and per-creation memberships) or annually (for annual memberships) until you cancel via your membership settings. If your subscription includes a free trial or initial gifted access, then, unless you cancel via your membership settings before your free trial or initial gifted access ends, you will be charged for the first time after the specified free trial or initial gift period ends and you'll start an automatically renewing paid subscription on Patreon of the type you selected. The amount you are charged for a membership subscription may increase with notice to you.Excerpt from Patreon's Terms of Use
(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Auto-renewal subscription terms and free trial conversion charges engage the FTC's Negative Option Rule, which requires clear and conspicuous disclosure of auto-renewal terms, affirmative consent before charging, and simple cancellation mechanisms. California's Automatic Renewal Law similarly requires specific disclosure and consent for automatically renewing subscriptions and free trial conversions. The document states that cancellation is available via membership settings, which satisfies a basic accessibility requirement, but the adequacy of pre-charge disclosures for free trial conversions is a regulatory review area. (2) GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Medium. Free trial conversion to paid subscription is a common regulatory focus area under FTC and state automatic renewal laws. The variable renewal amount, which may increase with notice, creates a disclosure adequacy consideration regarding whether the notice mechanism meets regulatory standards for clear and conspicuous communication. (3) JURISDICTION FLAGS: California's Automatic Renewal Law creates heightened disclosure and consent requirements for California subscribers, including specific requirements for material changes to subscription terms such as price increases. EU consumer protection directives may impose additional requirements for auto-renewal contracts. (4) CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Creators offering free trials or discounted first-period subscriptions should be aware that Patreon manages the billing and conversion mechanism, and that creator-configured prices may be subject to the automatic price adjustment authority described elsewhere in the terms. (5) COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Compliance teams should verify that Patreon's pre-trial and pre-subscription disclosure mechanisms meet FTC Negative Option Rule and applicable state automatic renewal law requirements, including the adequacy of notice for price increases at renewal.
This provision establishes auto-renewal billing for all paid subscription types and applies a charge-unless-cancelled mechanism to free trial and gifted access periods. Subscription prices may increase with notice, meaning the auto-renewal amount is not fixed at the original subscription price.
Under this clause, all Patreon paid subscriptions renew automatically on a monthly or annual basis, and free trials or gifted access periods convert to paid subscriptions unless cancelled before the period ends. The amount charged at renewal may increase with notice, and cancellation must be completed through membership settings.
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