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Autoship and recurring charge rules
This page does not tell anyone to cancel a subscription. It explains recurring charge terms that can appear in MLM accounts, including autoship, websites, tools, training, samples, or back-office services.
Short answer: Recurring charges can have rules that are separate from enrollment, product
orders, rank, or inventory returns.
Recurring charges to list
- Autoship or product subscriptions.
- Website, back-office, customer, or payment tools.
- Training, event, sample, or marketing services.
- License, certificate, insurance, or state charges.
- App-store, payment, or third-party services tied to the business.
Terms that can matter
- Price, billing date, renewal period, and whether the charge affects status.
- Where the written terms say a cancellation request goes.
- Whether there is a deadline before the next charge.
- Whether the account gives a number, email, or notice after a request.
- Whether the terms mention commissions, rank, customer access, returns, or account standing.
What this page does not prove
This page does not decide whether a charge was allowed by the documents. It does not decide whether a request worked, whether a refund is owed, or whether any person should keep or cancel a service. Those questions depend on documents, account records, dates, messages, payment records, and other facts.
Read next
- Cancellation and exit rules
- Records to review after joining an MLM
- Already joined?
- Documents to request
Sources
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Regulator guidance
Multi-level Marketing Businesses and Pyramid Schemes
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Regulator guidance
Business Guidance Concerning Multi-Level Marketing
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