Your Runway subscription renews automatically at the end of each billing period at whatever price Runway is currently charging, and your payment method is charged without additional notice unless you cancel first.
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The agreement authorizes automatic charges at Runway's then-current pricing, meaning price increases applied before a renewal date will be charged without requiring separate user affirmation beyond continued use, and no prorated refund is provided if you cancel mid-period.
Subscribers are automatically billed each renewal period at the then-current subscription price, and the agreement states no prorated refund is provided for the unused portion of a subscription period upon cancellation, except as required by applicable law.
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"If you purchase a subscription to the Services, Company will automatically charge your payment method each renewal period for the then-current subscription fee until you cancel or when terminated in accordance with the Agreement. After your initial subscription period, and again after any subsequent subscription period, your subscription will automatically commence on the first day following the end of such period and continue for an additional equivalent period, at Company's then-current price for such subscription.— Excerpt from Runway's Runway Terms of Service
1. REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Automatic renewal provisions in consumer contracts engage state auto-renewal statutes, most notably California's Automatic Renewal Law (Business and Professions Code Sections 17600-17606), which requires clear and conspicuous disclosure of auto-renewal terms, affirmative consent, and a simple cancellation mechanism. Similar statutes exist in New York, Illinois, and other states. The FTC's updated Negative Option Rule, which took effect in 2024, imposes disclosure, consent, and simple cancellation requirements on subscription services directed at U.S. consumers. 2. GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Medium. The terms authorize Runway to change subscription pricing at any time on a going-forward basis, with continued use constituting acceptance. This unilateral modification right combined with automatic renewal may require evaluation under the FTC's Negative Option Rule and state auto-renewal statutes to confirm that pricing change disclosures and consent mechanisms meet applicable standards. 3. JURISDICTION FLAGS: California residents have the most developed statutory protections under the Automatic Renewal Law, which requires affirmative consent to auto-renewal terms and may require refunds of charges made without compliant disclosure. EU consumers may have additional rights under the Consumer Rights Directive regarding subscription cancellation and refunds. 4. CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Enterprise procurement teams should confirm whether auto-renewal terms apply to enterprise agreements or are governed by separately negotiated contract terms. The ability of Runway to unilaterally change subscription fees and features on a going-forward basis should be assessed against procurement policies governing cost certainty. 5. COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Compliance and product teams should assess whether current registration and checkout flows provide the clear and conspicuous pre-transaction disclosure of auto-renewal terms required under California law and the FTC Negative Option Rule. Cancellation mechanisms should be audited to confirm they meet the 'simple mechanism' standard under applicable state and federal guidance.
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The agreement authorizes automatic charges at Runway's then-current pricing, meaning price increases applied before a renewal date will be charged without requiring separate user affirmation beyond continued use, and no prorated refund is provided if you cancel mid-period.
Subscribers are automatically billed each renewal period at the then-current subscription price, and the agreement states no prorated refund is provided for the unused portion of a subscription period upon cancellation, except as required by applicable law.
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