Norton forced credit card

C_A -__-,
I called customer support, gave the agent my product key, and he renewed my subscription. According to the agent, the policies have not changed and I should not have to enroll if I purchased a product key from a third party.

https://community.norton.com/en/comment/8154141#comment-8154141

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jerkkis:
Who is the major idiot that forced this automatic renewal system?? What the hell is the big idea? This will be the last time I purchased norton security because of this forced renewal shit. I purchased electronic download version from store and that should be enough. I shouldn't have to put my credit card information to you because I have already bought the stupid program. Are you just collecting information for fun?

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Never posted here before and it seems very complicated.  Might be wrong place to ask but I am wondering why you have to cancel your subscription before you can opt out of automatic renewal.  It makes it look as though you will have no further cover if you are not signed up to automatic renewal.  I feel slightly threatened by this.  I think my credit card might be near its renewal date anyway, and if not I will just change it.  I fully intend to keep Norton, but you are right to say that this treatment makes it very tempting to just abandon it.

shelagh:

Never posted here before and it seems very complicated.  Might be wrong place to ask but I am wondering why you have to cancel your subscription before you can opt out of automatic renewal.  It makes it look as though you will have no further cover if you are not signed up to automatic renewal.  I feel slightly threatened by this.  I think my credit card might be near its renewal date anyway, and if not I will just change it.  I fully intend to keep Norton, but you are right to say that this treatment makes it very tempting to just abandon it.

Um, why do you think that you have to cancel your subscription before you can opt out of Automatic Renewal.

I need to manage Automatic Renewal and Subscription settings

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3. Follow the on-screen instructions.

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Users may enroll or cancel Automatic Renewal & remove payment method at anytime.

I want to turn off my Automatic Renewal Service

1. Go to the My Subscription tab.

2. Move the Automatic Renewal switch next to your Norton service to OFF.

   

3. In the Turn Off Automatic Renewal page, click Turn Off.

4. Click Close.

   If your Norton subscription includes Norton Virus Protection Promise, you will no longer receive Norton Virus Protection Promise and other benefits associated with it once you turn off the service. Norton prompts you to manually renew the subscription when it expires next time.

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We have been getting pop-ups from Nortons telling us to update our credit card.  We naturally thought this was because we CANCELLED our auto-subscribe year before last.  Then we paid at the time on a card last year, due on 11 Dec annually.  Seems that the auto-renewal kicked back in when we made the payment last year.

Anyway, today I get an email telling me that the auto-subscription for the next 12 months has been received!  Today is NOT 11 Dec.  Today is 9 Nov!

We budget and make preparations for certain payments, then this auto-payment jumps in a month early and throws it all out the window!

Then I spend 20 minutes listening to adds and elevator music on the phone, before hanging up in disgust, when I try to talk to Norton support.

Last time Norton.  I may still go to our legal advisor with this matter.

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Norton products (including subscriptions and Automatic Renewals) may be refunded within 60 days of the purchase date.

https://support.norton.com/sp/en/us/home/current/solutions/kb20100512172507

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https://support.norton.com/sp/en/us/home/current/solutions/v58152553

Please review > What is the Norton cancellation and return policy
https://support.norton.com/sp/en/us/home/current/solutions/kb20100113164023

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I'm done with Norton over this issue. I will not hand over bank details, regardless if you can delete them afterwards. With Norton Security auto-renewal was (OPTIONAL) so why isn't it the case with Norton 360? If I was willing to enter my payment details, I wouldn't be using pre-paid codes. 

C_A -__-,
I called customer support, gave the agent my product key, and he renewed my subscription.

According to the agent, the policies have not changed and I should not have to enroll if I purchased a product key from a third party.

https://community.norton.com/en/comment/8154141#comment-8154141

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I'm done with Norton over this issue. I will not hand over bank details, regardless if you can delete them afterwards. With Norton Security auto-renewal was (OPTIONAL) so why isn't it the case with Norton 360? If I was willing to enter my payment details, I wouldn't be using pre-paid codes. 

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This just seems like a round-about-way to redeem a code that was previously easy to input and activate. This way will probably only work while they still have to support Norton Security. 

I guess Norton shouldn't be printing on its packaging.

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2 To be eligible for the Virus Protection Promise, you must have a qualifying subscription and unless you have Norton Small Business, you must also have purchased, renewed or upgraded that subscription directly from Symantec, or activate automatic renewal with Symantec.

philipdean:
I guess Norton shouldn't be printing on its packaging.
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Norton may not satisfy all users, all the time. 

Says nothing about taking the auto-payment out a MONTH before it is actually due!

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When you try to TALK to Norton Support, but give up after 40 minutes waiting on the phone.  Why were we charged a month before the subscription was due??????????????????

ProvoBob:
Why were we charged a month before the subscription was due? 

Once you're subscribed, the billing method that you stored in your account will be charged to renew your subscription at the then-applicable renewal subscription price, until you cancel. We will send you an email with price, term, and related details before we charge you, so that you know it is coming.

• Once you are subscribed, the billing method that you stored in your account will be charged to renew your subscription at the applicable renewal subscription price (monthly or annual), until you cancel.

  If your subscription renews annually, we will send you an email (between 30 to 45 days prior to your renewal) with price, term, and related details before we charge you, so that you know it is coming.

https://support.norton.com/sp/en/us/home/current/solutions/kb20080417115558EN 

Maybe, ask for refund within 60 days

Norton products (including subscriptions and Automatic Renewals) may be refunded within 60 days of the purchase date.

https://support.norton.com/sp/en/us/home/current/solutions/kb20100512172507

ProvoBob:
Why were we charged a month before the subscription was due?

Norton Community is primarily peer-to-peer support. 
Community members do not know anything about your subscription.

If you're a current Norton user.
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There was NO warning email that the subscription was coming out.  What's more, it should NOT have come out till 11 Dec!!!!!!!

How hard is it to get this through to you people???????

It took the funds, without any pre-warning, from our account A MONTH EARLY!!!!

This has stuffed up our budgeting system with Christmas coming up you idiots!

• • Update your account settings

  • Chat with an agent to request a refund for the service

I tried to "chat" the other night and gave up after waiting so long on the phone.

What's it got to with "Updating my account settings"?

ProvoBob:

What's it got to with "Updating my account settings"?

Update Norton account

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ProvoBob:
I tried to "chat" the other night and gave up after waiting so long on the phone.

Please try to reach Official Norton Support at a convenient time.  Try Chat Support?

@ProvoBob
I just reached Chat Support agent in one minute.  Sign In before trying to reach Chat Support.

None of that would change when it gets paid.  Who authorised Norton to take the payment a month early????

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"Contact Support regarding all subscription matters." 

This is a recording that is used when they don't want the general public to know about problems.

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ProvoBob:

There was NO warning email that the subscription was coming out.  What's more, it should NOT have come out till 11 Dec!!!!!!!

How hard is it to get this through to you people???????

It took the funds, without any pre-warning, from our account A MONTH EARLY!!!!

This has stuffed up our budgeting system with Christmas coming up you idiots!

Have you checked your spam folder to see if the email went there?

One of the first places I checked.

Why a month early????   Is that question so bloody hard for Norton to answer???

ProvoBob :
Why a month early?

Maybe, ask Official Norton Support why Norton took renewal payment, without pre-renewal emails, from your account a month early.   

1. What is your product expiration date. 
2. What is your renewal payment date. 

Maybe, 30 days early credit card transaction was just a small test draw to confirm an active account. 
I wonder if your credit card issuer chose payment date to process your Norton product reoccurring payment.  
I urge you to find out what happened.  You were supposed to receive pre-renewal emails.  I get emails from Norton at old, seldom used email accounts.  Maybe, pre-renewal emails went to an old email account or to wrong email address.
I do not use Automatic Renewal.  
I urge you to find out what happened. 
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Norton Community is primarily peer-to-peer support. 
Community members do not have access to Norton user accounts.
Community members do not have access to Norton user payment information.
Community members do not have access to Norton user subscription details.

Maybe, you'd be better served:  

1. Turn Off Automatic Renewal. 
2. Remove payment information. 
3. Request Norton refund.

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Why a month early????   Is that question so bloody hard for Norton to answer???

I cannot find documentation on this, but in the past, it has been noted that the payment is taken before the renewal date to ensure continued service. In case the payment is not honoured for some reason, there is still time for Norton to notify the user to arrange a valid payment.

If you did not receive the email notifying you of the pending payment, you need to find out why, and where that email might have gone. Have you changed email addresses since you last purchased/renewed your Norton?

FWIW ~
My auto-pay digital payments are paid on their due date.
My manual-pay digital payments are scheduled to pay on their due date.

Norton could offer nn? days grace period for late auto-renew pay.
Norton could charge penalty for late auto-renew pay.
Or, Norton auto-renew pay terms are = nn? days before subscription end date.

I don't recall auto-renew pay terms documentation = nn? days before end date.
I do recall @peterweb "payment is taken before the renewal date to ensure continued service".
I do recall:

You are automatically billed each month or year, depending on your selection, so your protection is up to date and active without having to worry about it.
We will send you an email with price, term, and related details before we charge you, so that you know it is coming.

DOCID: kb20080417115558EN

Granted, 1 month before on a reoccurring annual basis sorta' equates to payment every 12 months. 
Granted, late payments can end up on your credit reports and damage your credit if they are more than 30 days past due.

$.02

Hi @ProvoBob

Chat Support: summary - not verbatim

[...]
Me:   How many days before subscription expire date is automatic renewal payment processed.
Chat: Automatic Renewal will happen 30 days before expiry date.
Chat: The automatic payment for monthly subscription will also be processed 30 days prior to expiry date.
Me:   Um, is there Norton doc that states 30 days before.
Chat:  You will be informed through email before the Automatic Renewal
Chat:  You will receive email notification 45 days prior to expiry date.
Me:   Hmm....I'll tell friend. One email at 45 days?
Chat:  Yes.
Me:    Just one email notice?
Chat:  Yes, if there is any billing issue in your account you will receive continuous emails for 3 alternative days.
Me:  Hmm...Yes, friend payment was pulled....friend says he was not aware 30 days before and feels 30 days is too far in advance.
 Chat:  The email reminder is to make sure that Norton will continue to protect your computer.
 Me:   Yes, friend auto-pays vendors on payment due date not 30 days before due date. So, feels 30 days is excess. Just saying.
 Chat:   I understand your concern.
 Chat:   I value your feedback.
 Chat:   I will escalate your feedback to the concerned department.
 Me:    Ok. I'll advise friend to check his email with Support.
 Chat:   Thank you for the understanding.
 Me:    Thanks
 Chat:   Is there anything else I can assist you with?
 Me:      No. Thanks
 Chat:   You are welcome.
 [...]

BTW ~ Chat agent reached in ~1 minute.  YMMV

FWIW ~ regarding nn? days prior

AUTOMATICAL RENEWAL. If you have agreed to permit Bitdefender to automatically renew your subscription to Bitdefender Solution by charging a valid credit card number which you have provided to Bitdefender, your subscription will be automatically renewed thirty (30) days prior to the expiration of the term and each anniversary thereafter for a fee no greater than Bitdefender's then-current price, excluding promotional and discount pricing. You must provide current, complete and accurate information for your billing account.

https://www.bitdefender.com/site/view/subscription-agreement-and-terms-of-services-for-home-user-solutions.html 

In two weeks before your license expires, you will get a notification about the automatic renewal to the email address you have specified. The money will be charged off your card or payment account automatically in two days before license expiration. The license term will be renewed automatically.

https://support.kaspersky.com/common/buy/12473 

If you purchase a Subscription, we (or our third-party payment processor) will automatically charge you each applicable period at the beginning of the next applicable period of your Subscription during the term, using the Payment Information you have provided until you cancel your Subscription.

https://www.emsisoft.com/en/company/terms/#Subscription 

When is my subscription renewed?
Your subscription is automatically renewed 30 days before its expiration date at the current renewal rate. Your subscription is billed to the credit card on file for your account.
You receive a confirmation of the transaction through email.
What is your Auto-Renewal Policy?

To help you stay protected, before the end of each subscription period the following happens:

• We send you an email to let you know that Auto-Renewal will take place.
• If you do not turn off Auto-Renewal, when the Auto-Renewal date arrives, we auto-renew your subscription for another year, until you cancel.
• We charge your payment method on file the renewal term subscription price in effect at the time of renewal. Pricing is subject to change.
• We also send you a receipt.

If you do not want to auto-renew, you can turn it off at any time.

https://service.mcafee.com/webcenter/portal/oracle/webcenter/page/scopedMD/s55728c97_466d_4ddb_952d_05484ea932c6/Page29.jspx

Automatic renewal
If you have activated the Ongoing Protection Service (Auto-Renewal), your subscription is renewed automatically when your current license is due to expire. You are notified in advance via email.
You can manage the auto-renewal option for your order either by contacting Avast online customer support directly, or by visiting the following FAQ articles:

https://help.avast.com/en/av_free/10/page_subscription.html 

How does uninterrupted protection work?
30 days before your subscription expires
We’ll notify you using the email address you gave us when you registered your software. We’ll tell you which product will expire and when, and remind you about automatic renewal.

14 days before your subscription expires
We’ll send another reminder like the one you got at 30 days. However, this reminder will inform you that you will be charged 7 days before expiration. Again, this will go to the email address you gave when you registered your software.

7 days before your subscription expires
We’ll charge your credit card 7 days before your subscription expires to make sure there are no gaps in your protection. Don’t worry, you won’t lose any total coverage time by renewing automatically.

https://www.webroot.com/us/en/auto-renewal-optout 

as always, your mileage may vary

FWIW ~

The only way to enroll in the Auto-Renewal service is by processing an order for either a new purchase or a subscription renewal online. By default, the Auto-Renew feature is enabled on your Shopping Cart page. You do not have to do anything to opt into the service when processing the order.

How can I get a bill for the automatic renewal?
You will be receiving an email wherein you have registered for auto-renewal two weeks before it expires to verify if you still want to continue the auto-renewal.

If you ignored and continue with the Auto-Renew, you will receive another email upon renewal of your program regarding the transaction details.

https://success.trendmicro.com/solution/1112519-frequently-asked-questions-faqs-about-the-auto-renew-program-for-trend-micro-small-business-produc#collapseSeven 

When you buy a subscription for the first time and if you select the auto renewal option, your subscription and licenses will be renewed automatically when they expire. The same credit card that you used when you made the first purchase will be charged also for the renewal.

 https://community.f-secure.com/t5/Common-Topics/What-is-auto-renewal/ta-p/77886

If you have a credit card as your form of payment, then you are by default set up for automatic renewal. Automatic renewal happens on the anniversary of your original purchase. Customers generally can not renew early or combine subscriptions.
The renewal may take about 24 hours to process and communicate with the program. During this period, the program may show that the subscription is expired.You will stay protected for this period, and if after 24 hours, your program is still showing as expired, please contact us.

https://support.malwarebytes.com/docs/DOC-1157 

as always, your mileage may vary

FWIW ~

Your subscription is automatically renewed 38 days before its expiration date. You receive email notification 11 days prior to the subscription cost being deducted from your credit card, as well as an email confirmation of the transaction.

https://www.bullguard.com/support/faq/automatic-renewal/what-is-the-bullguard-auto-renewal-program 

The Automatic Renewal is a service that automatically renews the subscription of your product just before it expires. This way, your protection is ensured at all times.

https://www.pandasecurity.com/en/support/card?id=55513 

Method of Payment. All fees must be paid in advance. Comodo may automatically charge the credit card provided for renewing subscriptions to the Products. However, you remain solely responsible for any renewal payment. If renewal payments are not made before a subscription expires, Comodo may, without notice, restrict or remove your access to the Products.

https://www.comodo.com/repository/eula/EULA-CISv5_4.pdf

When you purchase or obtain access to any of our Products, you are granted a license to each respective Product for a particular term (“License Term”) (please see the Terms at avira.com/legal for more information). Unless one of us terminates our relationship, at least 30 days prior to the end of a current License Term, the License Term will be renewed for an additional License Term, automatically, at the then-effective list price. The new License Term will have the same duration as the previous License Term. Don’t worry, if you see a charge for an automatic renewal and you did not wish to renew for an additional License Term, just contact us at avira.com/en/support-phonesupport-for-consumer and we will refund you the price charged for such additional License Term.

https://www.avira.com/en/standard-terms-conditions-business

as always, your mileage may vary