Your Windsurf subscription automatically renews and your payment method is charged unless you cancel before the renewal date, using the cancellation feature in your billing menu.
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The agreement automatically charges for successive subscription periods without requiring affirmative action from the user, and cancellation must be completed before the renewal date to avoid charges for the next full period.
Users who do not cancel before the renewal date will be charged for the next full subscription period with no refund mechanism stated beyond what is required by law. Cancellation is available through the billing menu in the user account.
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"The Subscription Service will begin on the Subscription Billing Date and continue for the subscription period that you select on your account (such period, the "Initial Subscription Period"), and will automatically renew for successive periods of the same duration as the Initial Subscription Period (the Initial Subscription Period and each such renewal period, each a "Subscription Period") unless you cancel the Subscription Service or we terminate it. Your account will be charged automatically on the Subscription Billing Date and thereafter on the renewal date of your Subscription Service for all applicable fees and taxes for the next Subscription Period. You must cancel your Subscription Service before it renews in order to avoid billing of the next periodic Subscription Fee to your account. YOUR CANCELLATION MUST BE RECEIVED BEFORE THE RENEWAL DATE IN ORDER TO AVOID CHARGE FOR THE NEXT SUBSCRIPTION PERIOD.— Excerpt from Windsurf's Windsurf Terms of Service
(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Auto-renewal subscription terms are regulated by California's Automatic Renewal Law (California Business and Professions Code Section 17600 et seq.), which requires clear and conspicuous disclosure of auto-renewal terms, affirmative consent, and easy cancellation mechanisms. The FTC's regulations on negative option marketing (16 CFR Part 425) are also relevant. Other states including New York, Illinois, and others have enacted similar auto-renewal statutes. The document states cancellation is available via the billing menu but does not specify the timeline or process in detail. (2) GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Medium. Auto-renewal provisions are standard but require compliance with an increasing number of state auto-renewal statutes. The clause's statement that all fees are non-refundable except as required by law does not specify which jurisdictions require refunds, creating potential ambiguity for consumers seeking refunds after inadvertent renewal. (3) JURISDICTION FLAGS: California auto-renewal law creates the most significant compliance exposure, requiring specific disclosures, consent, and cancellation mechanisms. New York, Illinois, and other states with auto-renewal statutes also create compliance obligations. (4) CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Organizations procuring Pro tier subscriptions should confirm cancellation procedures and renewal notification practices, and ensure internal processes are in place to manage renewal dates. (5) COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Legal and compliance teams should verify that Windsurf's auto-renewal disclosures, consent capture, and cancellation mechanisms satisfy all applicable state auto-renewal statutes, particularly California's requirements for online cancellation.
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The agreement automatically charges for successive subscription periods without requiring affirmative action from the user, and cancellation must be completed before the renewal date to avoid charges for the next full period.
Users who do not cancel before the renewal date will be charged for the next full subscription period with no refund mechanism stated beyond what is required by law. Cancellation is available through the billing menu in the user account.
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