# Your membership

Check your membership and choose a plan.

Source: https://docs.champagne.dev-ukab.fr/en/guide/members/membership-and-credits

Your membership gives you access to your club. [Credits](/en/guide#credits) are the club's own currency for
bookings: each club picks its name, for example Stars ⭐ at Ukab Clubs. Both live in the
**Billing** tab of **My account**.

## 1. Check your membership [#1-check-your-membership]

Open **My account**, select the **Billing** tab, then **Membership**. **My subscriptions**
shows your [plan](/en/guide#plan) with its status and the date it ends.

<figure>
  <img src="/images/guide/members/membership.png" alt="Membership page of Jamie Chen showing a Valid membership and Paid plan, Adhésion 51 IÉNA (2026) - Abonnement Membre 2026, priced €1,800 per year and valid for one year, with a Change payment method button outlined in orange." width="1280" height="800" />

  <figcaption>
    The yearly membership of the example member Jamie Chen. The control to use is outlined in
    orange.
  </figcaption>
</figure>

| Label                  | What it means                                                                                                           |
| ---------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Valid membership**   | Your membership is active. **Valid until** gives its end date.                                                          |
| **Expired membership** | Your membership has ended. **Expired on** gives the date.                                                               |
| **Paid**, **Unpaid**   | For a renewing plan: **Paid** while the current period runs, **Unpaid** once its end date has passed without a renewal. |

Plans renew automatically at the end of each period. To pay with another card, select
**Change payment method**. Your payment settings open on a secure Stripe page, where you
update your card before coming back to your account.

To stop your plan, contact your club: the payment page only changes your card. Your membership
is extended only when a renewal payment succeeds. If your card is refused, update it with
**Change payment method** before the end date, or your membership ends on that date.

When your club recorded your membership itself, without an online payment, the page has no
**Change payment method** button. Ask your club about renewing it.

<figure>
  <img src="/images/guide/members/membership-club.png" alt="My subscriptions card of Alex Morgan with a Valid membership and Paid plan, Adhésion 51 IÉNA (2026) - Abonnement Membre 2026, priced €1,800 per year and valid until 31 December 2026, without a Change payment method button." width="1056" height="248" />

  <figcaption>
    Alex Morgan's membership, recorded by Ukab Clubs.
  </figcaption>
</figure>

If your membership has expired while a subscription is still linked to your account, the page
shows **Your membership needs attention**. Select **View my invoices** to find what is due,
or contact your club before you subscribe again.

> The member area has no button to switch plans. Ask your club: the staff updates your membership
> for you.



## 2. Choose a membership [#2-choose-a-membership]

Without a membership, the page shows **No membership yet** and the plans your club offers.

1. Under **Choose your membership**, select a plan. Each plan shows its price and period.
2. Select **Pay … with Stripe**. The button repeats the price of the selected plan.
3. Pay on the secure Stripe page. You then come back to your account.

<figure>
  <img src="/images/guide/members/membership-plans.png" alt="Choose your membership list with three plans priced €1,800, €4,500 and €6,300 per year, the Abonnement Cercle plan selected and a Pay €4,500 / year with Stripe button outlined in orange." width="1056" height="396" />

  <figcaption>
    The three example plans of Ukab Clubs, seen by Louis Boulanger.
  </figcaption>
</figure>

While the payment is checked, the page shows **Confirming your payment**: wait for it to
update and do not pay again. **Payment confirmed** means your membership is recorded.

### If the payment does not go through [#if-the-payment-does-not-go-through]

| Message                                                                                    | What to do                                                                                           |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Checkout was cancelled. No Stripe membership has been confirmed. You can try again.**    | You left the Stripe page without paying. Pick a plan and select **Pay … with Stripe** again.         |
| **Checkout expired. You can start a new payment attempt.**                                 | The payment page was open too long. Select **Start new Checkout**.                                   |
| **Missing Checkout session. Open the original Stripe return link to verify this payment.** | The return link lost its payment reference. Open the original link from Stripe to check the payment. |
| **Retry Checkout** on the button                                                           | The payment page could not open. Select the button to try again.                                     |
| **Online payment is currently unavailable. Please contact your club for assistance.**      | The club does not take online payments yet. Contact it to join.                                      |

<figure>
  <img src="/images/guide/members/membership-cancelled.png" alt="My subscriptions with No membership yet, the message Checkout was cancelled. No Stripe membership has been confirmed. You can try again, the three plans and a Pay €1,800 / year with Stripe button outlined in orange." width="1056" height="432" />

  <figcaption>
    Louis Boulanger back from the Stripe page without paying.
  </figcaption>
</figure>

To top up your credits and follow how you spend them, see [Your credits](/en/guide/members/credits).