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I wish to purchase a Gift subscription for another member, what should I know?
Making Your Purchase
There is two different methods which will result in a successful Gift Subscription purchase:
1.) By visiting the profile of the user you wish to subscribe, once there proceed by clicking on the "Give" button, followed by the link 'Give Subscription', located on the top right. Finish up by following the steps on screen.
2.) By clicking on Services, (located at the bottom of main deviantART pages) followed by the 'Gift Subscription' tab. Once you have clicked the tab, simply enter the name of the member you wish to subscribe and proceed by following the steps on screen.
Notification
When purchasing a subscription for another member you will be sent a confirmation email letting you know the subscription has been activated. The recipient will receive a similar email informing them of the subscription, the time it is for as well as the name of the member who gave them the gift subscription.
Note: You must have an up to date email address to receive confirmations. We cannot re-send confirmation emails since they're auto generated by the server at the time of purchase. The purchaser however can view and print out at anytime a detailed record of their order history by following the steps in FAQ #27:How do I locate my order history?
All personal information, such as your full name, credit card # and address will be kept private. The only thing the user will be informed of is your username.
Automatic Renewal
Gift Subscriptions are not setup to automatically renew.