One unanswerewed question about Subscription

I asked this question before, but with all the posting madness, I have not seen an answer anywhere.
 
I know I saw something about billing for the monthly subscription which said that each month the subscriber would be automatically billed for the monthly amount. I wondered would this be perpetual in the sense that at the end of the 12th months would a member continue to be billed for a 13th month and so on? This would mean that a member would have to be aware of the 12th month point and remember to cancel if that was their desire.
 
In the same sense, since I paid for the lump sum through Paypal. At the end of the lump sum period of 12 months, will I automatically be billed for another 12 month lump sum payment? This is very important. I am not likely to end my subscription, but I would like to know I will have the option to reconsider the next payment which will be $199 for Platinum.
 
I think it would be preferable to be notified before the end of a 12 month segment whether it was lump sum or monthly if I am about to be charged for another cycle. I belong to several pay sites that have annual fees. All of these sites give me notice the month before that I am about to be charged so that I can make an informed decision about continuing the service.
 
I have not seen any official statement from CW or seen this mentioned in any faq. The statement in the post about the monthly subscription was only that the next payment would be automatically charged. The person who asked said they paid for the first with Paypal, but did not see CW listed in the recurring payment section of Paypal.
 

I guess I really want to know how the end of the cycle will be handled.
 
With many of my internet controlled subscriptions, I will usually receive a notice in this form: Your annual subscription will be charged on such-and-such a date. If you choose to renew do nothing and you will be billed at your credit card on file. If you do not wish to renew, please login in and cancel your subscription before this date.
 
I am just wondering how CW will handle this. If they give the same type of notification, I will be very happy. CW must have thought of how this is going to occur. Not contacting a user is a sure way to have lapsed memberships because many users are unaware of their end dates especially on annual subscriptions. I did have one site that was very expensive and they charged me without notice at the end of year. When I contacted them, they said it was up to me to notify them before the charge was applied, however, they did allow me to cancel the subscription.
 
Just being my compulsive self wanting all the minute details

You sound like your worried that they will take your money without asking when the year is up. 
That's not how it works. I just bought the year and there was no option for an automatic payment next year. I guess that's an option for the monthly payments only. And at any time that can be stopped. 

If you do not cancel after the 12th month I'm 99 per cent certain it will automatically being charging you again. The type of payment set up is what is called a continuous authority transaction under Visa rules. I used to work in chargebacks for a bank so have lots of experience with this type of payment.
Cakewalk are a genuine company though so there is no need for concern.
I have just signed up for another year of monthly payments (after paying for my first year in full) so I cna assure you there is nothing untoward.