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Updated on 2025-09-08 GMT+08:00

Will SecMaster Be Billed After It Expires?

SecMaster will not be billed after it expires. If SecMaster is not renewed in a timely manner after it expires, the SecMaster enters the grace period and then the retention period.

For details about the grace period and retention period, see What Is a Grace Period of Huawei Cloud? How Long Is It? and What Is a Retention Period of Huawei Cloud? How Long Is It?

  • Expiration time: For yearly/monthly SecMaster and resources, you can check their expiration time on the Purchased Resources page of the SecMaster console. If a pay-per-use resource is not paid, the resource enters the grace period.
  • Grace period: If a yearly/monthly resource expires or a pay-per-use resource is in arrears, Huawei Cloud provides a grace period for you to renew the resource and top up your account. The resource can still be used during the grace period.
  • Retention period: If you do not renew the yearly/monthly subscription or pay off the arrears within the grace period, the resource enters a retention period after the grace period has expired. During the retention period, the resource cannot be used, but its data will be retained.

    After a resource enters a grace period or retention period, Huawei Cloud will notify you of this by email or text message. If yearly/monthly resources are not renewed or pay-per-use resources are unpaid after the retention period ends, the data stored in the resources will be deleted. The yearly/monthly resources will be released, and the pay-per-use resources will be deleted.

Grace Period Rules

You can continue to use your resources during the grace period, but you need to pay the fees incurred during the grace period.

  1. Renewal of yearly/monthly resources: If your account balance is insufficient for a renewal, Huawei Cloud will not stop your cloud services immediately while the resource enters a grace period. If you renew the resources within the grace period, fees incurred during the grace period will be billed when you make the renewal (in the form of deduction of the renewed period).
  2. Yearly/monthly resources not renewed: These resources automatically enter the grace period when expired. If you renew the resource within the grace period, fees incurred during the grace period and retention period will be billed when you make the renewal (in the form of deduction of the renewed period).
  3. Pay-per-use resources: Your account will be in arrears if the account has outstanding amount due to failure of automatic fee deduction of your pay-per-use resources. However, your pay-per-use resources will not be stopped immediately. There will be a grace period. You need to pay for pay-per-use resources you use during the grace period. You can check and pay the outstanding fees on the Billing & Costs > Billing Center > Overview page on the Huawei Cloud website.

Retention Period Rules

Resources in the retention period cannot be used, but the content stored in the resources will be retained. If you do not pay off the arrears after the retention period has expired, your resources will be released or deleted and relevant data will also be deleted.

  1. Yearly/monthly resources: If you have not renewed the resources when the grace period ends, the resources enter the retention period and you cannot use them. If you renew the resources within the grace period, fees incurred for them during the grace period and retention period will be billed when you make the renewal (in the form of deduction of the renewed period). If you still have not renewed them when the retention period ends, these resources will be released and relevant data will also be deleted.
  2. Pay-per-use resources: If you do not pay off the arrears within the grace period, your resources enter a retention period. No fee is charged during the retention period. If you still have not paid off the arrears when the retention period ends, your resources will be deleted and relevant data will also be deleted.