Peacock will automatically charge your credit card every billing period without sending you a reminder, unless you cancel before the renewal date.
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The clause establishes an automatic renewal mechanism as the operational default, requiring active user intervention to discontinue service rather than requiring affirmative consent to each renewal. This structure shifts the burden of action to the user to prevent recurring charges.
Your payment method will be charged automatically at the start of each new subscription period with no advance warning, meaning you could be billed for a service tier you no longer use if you forget to cancel in time.
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"YOUR SUBSCRIPTION WILL AUTOMATICALLY RENEW AT THE END OF EACH SUBSCRIPTION PERIOD AT THE THEN-CURRENT SUBSCRIPTION RATE UNLESS YOU CANCEL. WE WILL CHARGE YOUR PAYMENT METHOD AT THE START OF EACH NEW SUBSCRIPTION PERIOD. WE ARE NOT REQUIRED TO PROVIDE YOU WITH ADVANCE NOTICE BEFORE CHARGING YOUR PAYMENT METHOD FOR A RENEWAL SUBSCRIPTION.Excerpt from Peacock's Terms of Use
(1) REGULATORY FRAMEWORK: This provision is directly regulated by the FTC's Negative Option Rule (16 C.F.R.
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The clause establishes an automatic renewal mechanism as the operational default, requiring active user intervention to discontinue service rather than requiring affirmative consent to each renewal. This structure shifts the burden of action to the user to prevent recurring charges.
Your payment method will be charged automatically at the start of each new subscription period with no advance warning, meaning you could be billed for a service tier you no longer use if you forget to cancel in time.
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