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Credit Card Charged Automatically After Free Trial Expires

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If a credit card is required, your credit card will not be charged until after your free trial expires. Upon expiration of your free trial, you will be charged the then-current subscription price for the applicable Service.

Excerpt from Perplexity AI's Perplexity Terms of Service

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Document information
Document
Perplexity Terms of Service
Entity
Perplexity AI
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 21, 2026
Last verified
July 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-049543
Document ID
CA-D-00509
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
c9921e0f99f05cd64f3f85a6a26d9a37e88e12aed94b338db72b7dc58e524fa1
Analysis generated
May 21, 2026 02:16 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
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Citation Record
Entity: Perplexity AI
Document: Perplexity Terms of Service
Record ID: CA-P-049543
Captured: 2026-05-21 02:16:55 UTC
SHA-256: c9921e0f99f05cd6…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/perplexity-ai/perplexity-terms-of-service/provision/CA-P-049543/credit-card-charged-automatically-after-free-trial-expires/
Accessed: Aug. 2, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Perplexity AI's Credit Card Charged Automatically After Free Trial Expires clause do?

The clause states: “If a credit card is required, your credit card will not be charged until after your free trial expires. Upon expiration of your free trial, you will be charged the then-current subscription price for the applicable Service.”

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 231 platforms. See the full comparison.

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