Shopify automatically renews your subscription every month or year and charges you — fees are non-refundable, and Shopify can change what they charge with notice.
Merchants who forget to cancel before their renewal date lose the fees paid for the next period, and Shopify can raise prices with notice but without requiring affirmative merchant consent to continue.
Merchants are financially locked into auto-renewing subscription cycles with no refund rights, and Shopify's ability to change fees unilaterally means costs can increase without merchants actively agreeing to the new pricing — continuing to use the service implies acceptance.
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PREMIUM SERVICES AUTOMATICALLY RENEW CONTINUOUSLY AT THE END OF YOUR SUBSCRIPTION PERIOD, AND YOUR PAYMENT METHOD WILL BE CHARGED THE THEN-CURRENT RENEWAL PRICE (PLUS APPLICABLE TAXES) AUTOMATICALLY, WITHOUT ANY ADDITIONAL ACTION BY YOU UNLESS YOU CANCEL AT LEAST TWENTY-FOUR HOURS PRIOR TO RENEWAL.
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(1) REGULATORY FRAMEWORK: Implicates FTC's Negative Option Rule (16 C.F.R. Part 425), effective 2024, which requires clear disclosure of auto-renewal terms and a simple cancellation mechanism; California's Automatic Renewal Law (Bus. & Prof. Code §17600 et seq.), which requires affirmative consent to auto-renewal and clear disclosure; EU Consumer Rights Directive 2011/83/EU Art. 22 (no pre-ticked boxes, prohibition on hidden charges); UK Consumer Contracts Regulations 2013; and various state automatic renewal laws in New York (GBL §527), Delaware, and others. The FTC and CFPB have enforcement authority over subscription billing practices. (2)
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Watch ShopifyMerchants who forget to cancel before their renewal date lose the fees paid for the next period, and Shopify can raise prices with notice but without requiring affirmative merchant consent to continue.
Merchants are financially locked into auto-renewing subscription cycles with no refund rights, and Shopify's ability to change fees unilaterally means costs can increase without merchants actively agreeing to the new pricing — continuing to use the service implies acceptance.
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