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Refund for Pre-Paid Unused Period on Discontinuation

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Clause Stability Stable

0
Changes
4
Months Monitored
Jul 10, 2026
First Seen
Jul 10, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 763 other provisions on other platforms.

How other platforms handle this

Leonardo AI Medium

If you are on a paid subscription and we discontinue the Service you are using during your subscription...if we're unable to do so, we will provide you a pro-rata refund of fees prepaid for the remaining period of your subscription.

Adobe Medium

If we terminate your use of the Services and Software for reasons listed in Sections (E) or (F), we may, in our sole discretion, provide you with a pro rata refund for any prepaid, unused fees for that Service or Software.

Miro Medium

Miro will then refund to Customer any pre-paid, unused fees for the terminated portion of the Subscription Term (for the Performance Warranty) or for the non-conforming Technical Services (for the Technical Services Warranty).

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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we'll refund the portion of the fees you have pre-paid but haven't received Services for.

Excerpt from Dropbox's Terms of Service

Applicable regulations

FTC Act Section 5
United States Federal

Provision details

Document information
Document
Dropbox Terms of Service
Entity
Dropbox
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
March 20, 2026
Last verified
July 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-029165
Document ID
CA-D-00195
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
d3261e0de59f727a1defa369b174a8324107ae1b593d4acece6775164c0b729d
Analysis generated
March 20, 2026 05:12 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Dropbox
Document: Dropbox Terms of Service
Record ID: CA-P-029165
Captured: 2026-03-20 05:12:21 UTC
SHA-256: d3261e0de59f727a…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/dropbox/dropbox-terms-of-service/provision/CA-P-029165/refund-for-pre-paid-unused-period-on-discontinuation/
Accessed: Aug. 3, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
Medium
Categories

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Dropbox's Refund for Pre-Paid Unused Period on Discontinuation clause do?

The clause states: “we'll refund the portion of the fees you have pre-paid but haven't received Services for.”

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 178 platforms. See the full comparison.

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