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Auto-renewal means users will continue to be charged on a recurring basis unless they take affirmative action to cancel through a specific channel—their membership settings.
Your paid Patreon subscription will automatically renew and you will be charged again—monthly or annually depending on your membership type—unless you cancel through your 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.Excerpt from Patreon's Terms of Use
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Auto-renewal means users will continue to be charged on a recurring basis unless they take affirmative action to cancel through a specific channel—their membership settings.
Your paid Patreon subscription will automatically renew and you will be charged again—monthly or annually depending on your membership type—unless you cancel through your membership settings.
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