Spotify can cancel your Paid Subscription with only 14 days notice for any reason, after which your account will be downgraded to the free tier at the end of the current billing period.
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This provision authorizes Spotify to terminate a Paid Subscription with minimal advance notice regardless of the remaining subscription period, subject only to access being maintained through the current billing period.
A Paid Subscription user can have their subscription terminated by Spotify with 14 days notice, retaining access until the end of the current billing period but receiving no stated refund right for termination-initiated by Spotify except under the limited prepaid discontinuation provision.
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"In addition to, and notwithstanding, any other rights we may have under these Terms, we reserve the right to terminate a Paid Subscription at any time, on no less than 14 days' notice to you. Unless we inform you otherwise, we will allow you to retain access to the Paid Subscription for the remainder of the then-current billing period, after which we will downgrade your account to the free version of the Spotify Service.Excerpt from Spotify's Terms and Conditions
REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: The right to terminate a Paid Subscription on 14 days notice may interact with consumer protection frameworks in jurisdictions that require proportionate notice periods or remedies for subscription termination by service providers.
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This provision authorizes Spotify to terminate a Paid Subscription with minimal advance notice regardless of the remaining subscription period, subject only to access being maintained through the current billing period.
A Paid Subscription user can have their subscription terminated by Spotify with 14 days notice, retaining access until the end of the current billing period but receiving no stated refund right for termination-initiated by Spotify except under the limited prepaid discontinuation provision.
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