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This clause creates an ongoing billing obligation with automatic renewal mechanics, establishing Spotify's authorization to process recurring charges without requiring affirmative renewal consent for each cycle. The refund limitation establishes the financial structure under which partial-period subscription costs are non-recoverable as a standard operational term.
Users are subject to recurring charges on a fixed billing cycle date unless they affirmatively cancel the subscription, and the terms restrict eligibility for refunds or credits if the subscription is terminated partway through a billing period. The provision requires users to actively manage cancellation to halt recurring charges, and establishes that service interruption mid-cycle does not generate refund obligations.
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To the extent permitted by the applicable law, payments are non-refundable and we do not provide refunds or credits for any partial subscription periods or unused Netflix content.
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"Unless otherwise indicated (for example, if you have signed up for a Prepaid Period), Paid Subscriptions continue indefinitely until cancelled. You will be billed on a recurring basis on the first day of each billing period and you will pay and you authorise us (or the applicable third party, if you sign up through a third party) to charge your payment method the then-current subscription fee. Unless otherwise required by law, we do not provide refunds or credits for any partial subscription periods, except as expressly stated in these Terms.— Excerpt from Spotify's Spotify Terms and Conditions
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This clause creates an ongoing billing obligation with automatic renewal mechanics, establishing Spotify's authorization to process recurring charges without requiring affirmative renewal consent for each cycle. The refund limitation establishes the financial structure under which partial-period subscription costs are non-recoverable as a standard operational term.
Users are subject to recurring charges on a fixed billing cycle date unless they affirmatively cancel the subscription, and the terms restrict eligibility for refunds or credits if the subscription is terminated partway through a billing period. The provision requires users to actively manage cancellation to halt recurring charges, and establishes that service interruption mid-cycle does not generate refund obligations.
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