---
id: licensing-payments.what-happens-when-my-founder-free-period-ends
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/licensing-payments/what-happens-when-my-founder-free-period-ends
category: "Licensing & payments"
subcategory: "Inner Circle (founder) offer"
question: "What happens when my Inner Circle free period ends?"
alt_questions:
  - "founder free period ending"
  - "continue at founder price"
  - "inner circle payment link"
  - "founder discount after free period"
short_answer: "About a week before it ends you get an email with a one-click payment link that has your founder discount applied, plus an in-app reminder. Your founder price is locked in."
tags: ["inner circle", "founder", "renewal"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/licensing-payments/what-is-the-inner-circle", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/licensing-payments/what-reminders-does-the-app-show-about-my-plan"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# What happens when my Inner Circle free period ends?

About a week before your free period ends, we email you a **one-click payment link** that opens checkout with your founder discount already applied, and a reminder appears in the app's notification bell. One tap continues your plan at the founder price.

Everything you've moved keeps working exactly as it is, and your founder price stays locked in for good once you continue.