When you cancel your Hulu subscription, you do not receive a refund for any days remaining in your billing period — your access continues until the period ends but no money is returned for unused time.
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This policy defines the financial terms governing subscription cessation and clarifies Hulu's refund obligations, establishing that partial-period charges are non-refundable costs allocated to active service days within the billing cycle.
A subscriber who cancels their Hulu subscription the day after being billed will lose up to a full month's subscription cost with no refund, regardless of how little of the service they used during that billing period.
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For subscribers and purchasers of Virtual Items residing in the Republic of Korea: in accordance with local law, you are entitled to a full refund of your subscription and/or unused Virtual Items during the 7 days following the purchase.
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.
The cancellation will take effect at the end of the billing period. You can see when your subscription will end on the "Account" page.
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK: No-refund policies for digital subscription services engage the FTC Act Section 5 (unfair or deceptive acts or practices) where such policies are not clearly disclosed at the point of purchase.
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This policy defines the financial terms governing subscription cessation and clarifies Hulu's refund obligations, establishing that partial-period charges are non-refundable costs allocated to active service days within the billing cycle.
A subscriber who cancels their Hulu subscription the day after being billed will lose up to a full month's subscription cost with no refund, regardless of how little of the service they used during that billing period.
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