Spotify can increase your subscription price and will notify you in advance. If you keep using Spotify after the new price takes effect, you are considered to have agreed to pay the higher price. You must cancel before the change takes effect if you do not want to pay the new price.
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This provision authorizes price changes to recurring subscription fees with advance notice, and establishes continued use of the service as deemed acceptance of the new price, placing the obligation on the user to cancel before the effective date to avoid the higher charge.
Interpretive note: The document states Spotify will communicate price changes 'in advance' without specifying a minimum notice period, creating uncertainty about whether the notice mechanism satisfies jurisdiction-specific automatic renewal law requirements.
Paid Subscription users who do not cancel before a price change takes effect will be charged the new, higher subscription fee, as the agreement treats continued use as acceptance of the price change. Users must actively cancel via account settings before the next billing period to avoid the increased charge.
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"Spotify may from time to time make changes to Paid Subscriptions, including recurring subscription fees, the Prepaid Period (for periods not yet paid), or Codes, and will communicate any price changes to you in advance. Price changes will take effect at the start of the next subscription period following the date of the price change and, by continuing to use the Spotify Service after the price change takes effect, you will have accepted the new price. If you do not agree to a price change, you can reject the change by unsubscribing from the applicable Paid Subscription prior to the price change going into effect.— Excerpt from Spotify's Spotify Terms and Conditions
REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Automatic price change acceptance through continued use provisions interact with FTC guidance on negative option marketing and subscription billing practices, including the FTC's Negative Option Rule, which imposes disclosure and consent requirements for subscription price changes. State consumer protection statutes in California (ARL), New York, and other jurisdictions impose specific advance notice requirements for automatic renewal price changes, including requirements that price increases be disclosed clearly and that consent be affirmatively obtained before the new price takes effect. GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Medium. The provision relies on continued use as deemed acceptance of price changes rather than requiring affirmative consent to the new price. This mechanism may interact with state automatic renewal laws that require explicit consumer acknowledgment of material subscription changes, creating potential enforceability concerns depending on jurisdiction. JURISDICTION FLAGS: California's Automatic Renewal Law imposes specific requirements for price change disclosures and consent mechanisms for subscription services, including requirements that material changes to automatic renewal terms be presented clearly and that affirmative consent be obtained. Similar provisions exist in New York and other states. The adequacy of advance notice and the deemed-acceptance mechanism should be evaluated against these jurisdiction-specific requirements. CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Organizations with enterprise or group subscriptions should establish internal processes to monitor price change notifications from Spotify to ensure timely cancellation decisions before deemed acceptance occurs. The absence of a defined minimum advance notice period in the document (the terms state only that Spotify will communicate changes 'in advance') creates operational uncertainty for contract management. COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Consumer-facing billing teams should review whether Spotify's price change notification mechanism meets the advance notice requirements of applicable state automatic renewal laws. Legal teams should assess whether the deemed-acceptance mechanism satisfies affirmative consent requirements in California, New York, and other states with specific subscription billing statutes. Monitoring of regulatory guidance from state AGs and the FTC regarding negative option and subscription billing practices is advisable.
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This provision authorizes price changes to recurring subscription fees with advance notice, and establishes continued use of the service as deemed acceptance of the new price, placing the obligation on the user to cancel before the effective date to avoid the higher charge.
Paid Subscription users who do not cancel before a price change takes effect will be charged the new, higher subscription fee, as the agreement treats continued use as acceptance of the price change. Users must actively cancel via account settings before the next billing period to avoid the increased charge.
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