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"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 endsExcerpt from Patreon's Terms of Use
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The clause states: “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”
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