FORBES DIGITAL MEMBERSHIPS & PREMIUM COMMUNITIES – SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT

EFFECTIVE DATE: March 24, 2025

PLEASE SCROLL DOWN AND READ THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT BEFORE USING THE SERVICE. This Agreement is also subject to, and incorporates by reference, our Terms of Service (including its mandatory arbitration clause, jury waiver, and class action waiver), our Privacy Statement, and any Purchase Order we issue to you in connection with your subscription. We may update this Agreement, our Terms of Service or Privacy Statement at any time without any prior notice, except as required by law. By using the Service, you agree to resolve all disputes through the dispute resolution and binding individual arbitration process set out in our Terms of Service, which means that you waive any right to have those disputes decided by a judge or jury, and that you waive your right to participate in class actions, class arbitrations, or representative actions.

If you do not agree with the terms of this Agreement (including the Dispute Resolution section in the Terms of Service), your sole remedy is to cancel your subscription and stop using the Service, as described in further detail below. By continuing to use the Service, including your subscription, you agree to and accept the terms of this Agreement.

YOU MAY NOT ORDER OR SUBSCRIBE TO THE SERVICE IF YOU ARE NOT AT LEAST 18 YEARS OF AGE OR OF LEGAL AGE TO FORM A BINDING CONTRACT WITH US.

This Subscription Agreement (this “Agreement”) governs your use of all digital products and services (the “Service”) provided by Forbes Media LLC and its affiliates and subsidiaries (“we”, “us”, “our”), including, without limitation, digital memberships to forbes.com and memberships to premium Forbes communities. If such Service has its own unique terms, such terms shall supplement this Agreement.

As an individual subscriber, your subscription will provide access to the Service starting on the date specified therein.

By subscribing to your preferred subscription tier via the purchase confirmation link, you represent and warrant that you agree to be bound by the terms of this Agreement for the Service. If you do not agree to be bound by the terms of this Agreement, you should not purchase a subscription.

In the event that you have a bundled subscription that combines our print magazine with our digital membership to forbes.com, the Print Subscription Terms will also apply to the extent applicable. However, notwithstanding the Print Subscription Terms, subscriptions to our print magazine purchased in connection with a bundle will not be eligible for any refund if you cancel the print subscription(s). If you purchase our digital membership to forbes.com or a premium membership in a bundle that includes tickets and/or admission to one or more of our virtual or live events (e.g., our Under 30 Summit), the applicable event’s terms and conditions will apply to the portion of the bundle pertaining to that event.

1. Your Account

If you access a Service using a password, you are solely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of that password. You agree to notify us promptly if you change your billing and delivery addresses and email address so we can continue to contact you and send any notices required hereunder. If you fail to notify us promptly of a change, then any notice we send to your old address shall be deemed sufficient notice.

Only one individual may access a Service at the same time using the same username or password, unless we agree otherwise. Each user must have their own username and password, or if other log-in credentials are made available, their own unique log-in credential, which shall not be shared.

2. Fees and Payments, Auto-Renewal and Free Trials

In order to subscribe to the Service, you must create an account and provide a current, valid, accepted method of payment, such as a credit card, and you are responsible for keeping your method of payment up to date. We will bill the monthly, quarterly, annual, or biennial subscription fee to your chosen method of payment. If you sign up for a subscription on an automatically renewing basis, as indicated when you sign up, your payment will automatically renew at the end of each subscription period, unless you cancel your subscription before the end of the current subscription period. Please note that if you pay for your subscription through an account with a third party (e.g., Apple iTunes or GooglePlay), you may have to cancel through that third party.

In the event that your payment details change or are about to expire, Forbes may obtain or receive from your payment provider updated payment details such as your card number, expiration date, and CVV. You hereby authorize us to continue to charge your card for your requested Service using this updated information. Should your payment fail for any reason (e.g., if your payment method is rejected), you agree that Forbes or its payment processor may retry billing your payment method to the extent permitted by applicable law and card network rules. For clarity, Forbes reserves the right to suspend or terminate your access to the Service if an attempt to charge your method of payment fails.

For all subscriptions and renewals to the Service made before April 15, 2024: ALL AMOUNTS PAID ARE NON-REFUNDABLE EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SECTION 3 BELOW FOR ANNUAL AND BIENNIAL FORBES.COM MEMBERSHIPS, WHICH MEANS THAT ALTHOUGH YOU CAN CANCEL YOUR SUBSCRIPTION AT ANY TIME (IF APPLICABLE), YOU WILL NOT RECEIVE A PRO-RATA RETURN OF ANY FEES THAT YOU HAVE ALREADY PAID. You will continue to have access to content until the end of your current subscription period, and the cancellation will take effect the day after the last day of your current subscription period. However, if you request a refund for a refund-eligible subscription after you cancel, your subscription period and access to the content will end when you receive the refund.

For all subscriptions and renewals to the Service made on or after April 15, 2024: ALL AMOUNTS PAID ARE NON-REFUNDABLE, WHICH MEANS THAT ALTHOUGH YOU CAN CANCEL YOUR SUBSCRIPTION AT ANY TIME, YOU WILL NOT RECEIVE A PRO-RATA RETURN OF ANY FEES THAT YOU HAVE ALREADY PAID. You will continue to have access to content until the end of your current subscription period, and the cancellation will take effect the day after the last day of your current subscription period.

We may change the price for subscriptions, from time to time and, if we do, subscribers will receive notice from us of any price increase prior to such increases taking effect. Price changes for subscriptions will take effect at the start of the next subscription period following the date of the price change. As permitted by local law, you accept the new price by continuing to use the Service after the price change takes effect. If you do not agree with the price changes, you may unsubscribe from the Service prior to the price change going into effect.

In certain situations, we may offer free trial subscriptions to new subscribers. Please note that any free trial subscription will last for a limited time. At the end of the free trial period, unless you cancel the subscription prior to the end of the trial, you will automatically be charged at the price offered to you during sign-up using the payment method provided. You will continue to be charged the price offered to you at sign-up on a monthly, quarterly, annual, or biennial basis (based on the plan you selected) until you cancel per the method described herein. We reserve the right to determine free subscription eligibility in our absolute discretion.

3. Cancellation, Renewal, Refunds

This Agreement shall remain in full force and effect while you use the Service and your subscription will renew automatically until it is canceled in accordance with this Section. For annual and biennial subscriptions, we will notify you of the pending renewal of your subscription at least 15 to 30 days prior to the date your subscription renews, if applicable, except as otherwise required by law. Annual and biennial subscribers of forbes.com memberships who purchased or renewed their subscription prior to April 15, 2024, and who then cancel mid-subscription term are entitled to request a refund based on the number of days remaining from the requested cancellation date to the end of the subscription term. To request a refund for a refund-eligible subscription, contact help@forbes.com or 1-888-303-0108. Annual and biennial subscribers of forbes.com memberships who purchased or renewed their subscription on or after April 15, 2024, are not entitled to any refund.

For all automatically renewing subscriptions, you must cancel your subscription before it renews in order to avoid billing of subscription fees for the renewal term. If you do not sign up for an automatically renewing subscription, or do not otherwise extend your subscription period, your subscription will terminate on the date listed on your Purchase Order or otherwise set forth when you signed up.

You may cancel an automatically renewing subscription prior to its renewal within the Subscription section of the Account page within your Forbes account. You may also cancel by contacting us at 1-888-303-0108 or unlimitedaccess@forbes.com.

4. Availability of Service through other Platforms; Third Party Payment Services

If you access a Service through a mobile application or other type of third party platform, the applicable End User License Agreement for the mobile service through which you downloaded the mobile application may apply in addition to the terms of this Agreement and you agree that you are subject to such application or platforms terms in addition to this Agreement.

From time to time, we may use a third party not affiliated with us to process payments for a Service (a “Third Party Processor”). You agree that this Third Party Processor is solely responsible for controlling, handling, processing, or fulfilling purchases processed through its systems. When using such Third Party Processor you may be subject to additional terms of use/service and privacy policy(ies) of the Third Party Processor.

5. Perks and Benefits

Subscribers to Services may be offered certain perks or benefits (collectively, “Benefits”) from time to time.

Benefits are subject to change, availability, and other terms and conditions as may be communicated from time to time. Benefits available to you may depend on your location or the specific Service you subscribe to. Some Benefits may require additional purchases or expenditures on your behalf if you want to enjoy a certain Benefit. For illustrative purposes only, if you want to enjoy a Benefit in the form of a discount on a Forbes event ticket, you will still need to purchase the event ticket, in addition to being responsible for your own travel and accommodations, and taxes.

Benefits have no cash value and may only be enjoyed by you as the subscriber to the Service. You may not transfer them to others.

Benefits will expire either when your subscription to the applicable Service expires or terminates, or on the expiration date stated when the Benefit is offered, whichever occurs first. You hereby acknowledge and agree that the Benefits do not continue indefinitely. Forbes reserves the right to modify, deny, or revoke Benefits to Service subscribers that Forbes, in its sole and absolute discretion, believes is acting contrary to the terms and conditions of this Agreement

If third parties (e.g., companies other than Forbes) offer Benefits in connection with a Forbes Service, such Benefits may be subject to additional terms and conditions. You understand and agree that Forbes does not endorse or guarantee third-party Benefits, and that Forbes shall not be a party to or have any responsibility or liability whatsoever for, arising out of, relating to, or in connection with such third-party Benefits, including but not limited to, their availability, quality, or accuracy. Engaging, transacting with, or relying on such third parties is done at your own risk.

6. General

This Agreement contains the final and entire agreement between us regarding your use of the Services and supersedes all previous and contemporaneous oral or written agreements regarding your use of the Service. We may discontinue or change the Service, or its availability to you, at any time. We may change the terms of this Agreement at any time, and we will inform you of material changes by notifying you of the change in writing or electronically (including without limitation, by email or by posting a notice on the Service that the terms have been “updated” or similar words). By using the Service after changes are made to this Agreement you signify that you agree to be bound by such changes. This Agreement is personal to you, which means that you may not assign your rights or obligations under this Agreement to anyone. No third party is a beneficiary of this Agreement.