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Recurring Subscription Payment Authorization

Medium severity High confidence Explicit document language Common · 230 of 352 platforms

Key Facts

What must users who purchase a subscription authorize?
Xbox requires users who purchase a subscription to authorize recurring payments to Microsoft by their chosen payment method and at their chosen intervals until the subscription is terminated by either the user or Microsoft.
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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

Charges continue automatically until termination occurs, meaning users bear responsibility for actively cancelling to stop payments.

Clause Stability Stable

0
Changes
5
Months Monitored
Jul 10, 2026
First Seen
Jul 10, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 2196 other provisions on other platforms.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Users who subscribe must affirmatively terminate to stop recurring charges; payments do not stop automatically.

How other platforms handle this

Leonardo AI Medium

During the Subscription Period, you will be billed for the Subscription Fees on a recurring basis, as set out on our Platform (Billing Cycle).

Tinder Medium

Tinder will retain all funds charged to your External Service Account until you cancel your subscription through your External Service Account.

Perplexity AI Medium

You also authorize us to retry any failed authorizations. We may use data provided to us by our partners to determine when to schedule such retries.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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you agree that you are authorizing recurring payments, and payments will be made to Microsoft by the method and at the recurring intervals you have agreed to, until the subscription for that Service is terminated by you or by Microsoft.

Excerpt from Xbox's Terms of Use

Provision details

Document information
Document
Xbox Terms of Use
Entity
Xbox
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 7, 2026
Last verified
July 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-030431
Document ID
CA-D-00185
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
a8abc0190dc11afa9c163be7d70b965a28d785ea5c7aa9127f3ef473417be0fa
Analysis generated
May 7, 2026 18:08 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Xbox
Document: Xbox Terms of Use
Record ID: CA-P-030431
Captured: 2026-05-07 18:08:42 UTC
SHA-256: a8abc0190dc11afa…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/xbox/xbox-terms-of-use/provision/CA-P-030431/recurring-subscription-payment-authorization/
Accessed: Aug. 18, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
Medium
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Xbox's Recurring Subscription Payment Authorization clause do?

Charges continue automatically until termination occurs, meaning users bear responsibility for actively cancelling to stop payments.

How does this clause affect you?

Users who subscribe must affirmatively terminate to stop recurring charges; payments do not stop automatically.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 230 platforms. See the full comparison.

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