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Sales and discounts apply to first term only

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Clause Stability Stable

0
Changes
4
Months Monitored
Jul 10, 2026
First Seen
Jul 10, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 394 other provisions on other platforms.

How other platforms handle this

Audible Medium

Credits may only be redeemed on the Service, have no cash value, are non-transferrable and non-refundable.

Microsoft Medium

The use of Skype is for your personal and noncommercial use. You are permitted to use Skype at work for your own business communications.

Workday Medium

You may only purchase Paid Offerings for personal use by either yourself or your intended recipient of the Paid Offerings. The Paid Offerings are not authorized for resale.

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these price reductions apply only to a single one-time purchase, the first month of new, automatically-renewing monthly paid subscriptions, or the first year of new, automatically-renewing annual paid subscriptions

Excerpt from Patreon's Terms of Use

Applicable regulations

FTC Act Section 5
United States Federal

Provision details

Document information
Document
Patreon Terms of Use
Entity
Patreon
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
July 9, 2026
Last verified
July 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-031019
Document ID
CA-D-00179
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
f8094aee88dce25f8a64e9705bb24302db3f0afc606621e074c78d955c1328de
Analysis generated
July 9, 2026 04:57 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Patreon
Document: Patreon Terms of Use
Record ID: CA-P-031019
Captured: 2026-07-09 04:57:12 UTC
SHA-256: f8094aee88dce25f…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/patreon/patreon-terms-of-use/provision/CA-P-031019/sales-and-discounts-apply-to-first-term-only/
Accessed: Aug. 2, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
Low
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What does Patreon's Sales and discounts apply to first term only clause do?

The clause states: “these price reductions apply only to a single one-time purchase, the first month of new, automatically-renewing monthly paid subscriptions, or the first year of new, automatically-renewing annual paid subscriptions”

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 124 platforms. See the full comparison.

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