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# What are automatic (recurring) payments?

> How memberships, passes, and recurring enrollments are billed automatically to your saved card.

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  **Must know**

  * Automatic payments cover **memberships**, **passes**, and **recurring program enrollments** — anything that renews on a schedule instead of being a one-time purchase.
  * Each charge runs against a saved payment method — a card or a bank account. It uses the specific method saved for that item, not whatever you've since marked **Primary**; keeping that method valid (or removing an old card so charges fall back to your Primary one) is what lets them go through.
  * The processing fee Uplifter charges is always covered by the club — never added to your charge. Separately, some gyms add a **service fee** (a "Service fee" line at checkout), and some add a **surcharge** that can be set to apply to one-time purchases, to recurring renewals, or to both — it isn't exclusive to renewals. When active, it shows as its own line under its own name (for example, "Convenience fee") and can appear on a one-time order, a recurring charge, or both. If your gym uses either, that amount is part of what you pay.
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Some things you sign up for aren't a single payment — a monthly membership, a pass that renews, or a program you're enrolled in for a season. For those, Uplifter charges your saved payment method on a set schedule so you don't have to remember to pay each time.

Each automatic payment is billed on the schedule the gym set up — usually **monthly** or **yearly**, though some programs bill **per session** instead. When a charge runs successfully, the item rolls forward to its next period and you keep uninterrupted access.

You can see what's coming up in a few places:

* On your **Billing** page, **Membership Renewals** lists each active membership with its next renewal date and amount ("Renews \[date]").
* Also on your **Billing** page, **Upcoming Payments** lists athletes on a combined multi-class tuition plan — each athlete and program with its next charge date and amount, billed in advance. Enrollments billed at a flat monthly or yearly price don't appear here.
* Under **Orders**, open any recurring item's order and the payment section shows an **Automatic payment** note — the amount, how often it's charged, the payment method it uses, and the next charge date — with a **Manage payment method** link. This is the reliable place to check any single enrollment's next charge.

Automatic charges stop on their own when the underlying item ends — for example when a membership is cancelled or a program reaches its end date. You're never billed past that point.

**Related:** [When will my automatic payments be charged?](/families/families-payments-billing/when-will-automatic-payments-be-charged) · [What happens when an automatic payment fails?](/families/families-payments-billing/what-happens-when-an-automatic-payment-fails) · [Will I be charged again after I cancel a membership?](/families/families-payments-billing/will-i-be-charged-after-i-cancel-a-membership) · [How do I change or remove my default payment method?](/families/families-payments-billing/change-or-remove-default-payment-method)