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No Refund Policy

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What it is

Cloudflare will not refund subscription fees once paid, even if you cancel partway through a billing period — you lose any unused portion of your subscription.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

If you cancel your Cloudflare subscription before the end of a billing period, you will not receive a refund for the unused time — the full period's fee is non-recoverable.

What you can do

⚠️ These actions may provide transparency or partial mitigation but may not fully address the underlying issue. Effectiveness varies by jurisdiction and individual circumstances.
  • Dispute a Fee
    If you believe a charge was applied in error or that applicable law entitles you to a refund, contact Cloudflare support through the support portal at support.cloudflare.com and submit a billing dispute request with your account details and reason for the refund request.

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Why it matters (compliance & risk perspective)

If you cancel or are dissatisfied mid-period, you will not get your money back, meaning the practical cost of trying Cloudflare services and canceling early falls entirely on the subscriber.

View original clause language
All fees are exclusive of all taxes, levies, or duties imposed by taxing authorities. Unless otherwise required by law, all payments for subscriptions are non-refundable and there are no credits for partially used subscription periods.

Institutional analysis (Compliance & legal intelligence)

REGULATORY FRAMEWORK: No-refund policies are evaluated under FTC Act Section 5 for unfairness and deception, and under state consumer protection statutes. California consumers may have statutory refund rights under the California Consumer Legal Remedies Act (CLRA, Cal. Civ. Code §1770) if the no-refund policy is not clearly disclosed pre-purchase. EU consumers have a 14-day right of withdrawal under the EU Consumer Rights Directive (2011/83/EU, Art. 9), though digital services initiated with consumer consent before the cooling-off period may be exempt. UK consumers have similar rights under the Consumer Contracts Regulations 2013.

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Applicable agencies

  • FTC
    The FTC enforces against unfair or deceptive no-refund policies that are not clearly disclosed to consumers before purchase.
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Provision details

Document information
Document
Cloudflare Terms of Use
Entity
Cloudflare
Document last updated
April 29, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
April 18, 2026
Last verified
April 18, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-003002
Document ID
CA-D-00281
Evidence Provenance
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Entity: Cloudflare | Document: Cloudflare Terms of Use | Record: CA-P-003002
Captured: 2026-04-18 11:39:55 UTC | SHA-256: af37667e124d0363…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/cloudflare/cloudflare-terms-of-use/no-refund-policy/
Accessed: May 2, 2026
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