From 869d16cc65551c51ae6c7dc79aaded23c37bbb07 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: inference-bot Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2026 21:15:41 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] docs: note on Open Collective payment timing and automatic credit --- getting-started.md | 7 +++++++ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+) diff --git a/getting-started.md b/getting-started.md index 9862405..a465c82 100644 --- a/getting-started.md +++ b/getting-started.md @@ -26,6 +26,13 @@ account. Click it and create your login. > as a member. (Contributed without an Open Collective account? You're recognized > by the email you entered at checkout.) +**On payment timing:** Open Collective charges your contribution on the +collective's billing day, not the day you joined — so your second charge can +arrive sooner than a month after the first. When that leaves a paid month +shorter than a month, we credit the difference automatically as non-expiring +credits, pro-rated to the days lost. It's automatic: no need to ask, claim it, +or contact anyone. + ### Your membership includes - **Private AI chat** through the co-op's shared gateway.