Your Skillshare subscription automatically renews and charges you each month or year unless you cancel. If your card expires, Skillshare may automatically receive updated card details from your bank and continue charging you without you manually updating your payment information.
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The automatic payment method update provision, conducted in partnership with card issuers, means your subscription may continue to be charged even after a card expires, without any affirmative action from you, which may be unexpected for users who allow a card to expire as a de facto cancellation method.
Users who rely on a card expiring to stop recurring charges should be aware that Skillshare may receive updated card details from the issuer and continue billing, making active cancellation through account settings the only reliable way to stop charges.
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"Unless you enrolled via a gift membership, prepaid membership, or scholarship, your subscription will continue and automatically renew on a monthly or annual basis unless and until you cancel your subscription, or your account is otherwise suspended or terminated pursuant to these Terms. When your subscription renews each month/year, we will automatically charge your payment method on file for the subscription fee, as well as any applicable tax, on the calendar day corresponding to the commencement of your paying membership. If your payment method expires prior to renewal, that payment method may be automatically updated based on information provided by your card issuer. This is done in partnership with major credit card issuers, so your payment doesn't fail and you don't have to update your card details manually.Excerpt from Skillshare's Terms of Service
(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Auto-renewal subscription terms are subject to the FTC's Negative Option Rule and state auto-renewal laws, including California's Automatic Renewal Law (Business and Professions Code Sections 17600-17606), which require clear disclosure, affirmative consent, …
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The automatic payment method update provision, conducted in partnership with card issuers, means your subscription may continue to be charged even after a card expires, without any affirmative action from you, which may be unexpected for users who allow a card to expire as a de facto cancellation method.
Users who rely on a card expiring to stop recurring charges should be aware that Skillshare may receive updated card details from the issuer and continue billing, making active cancellation through account settings the only reliable way to stop charges.
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