All fees paid to LinkedIn for ad services are non-refundable, and advertisers must submit written fee disputes within 90 days of the disputed activity or permanently waive the right to dispute. If LinkedIn agrees to adjust disputed fees, the remedy is a non-transferable ad services credit at LinkedIn's sole discretion, not a monetary refund.
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This provision establishes that LinkedIn's tracking mechanisms are the sole basis for fee calculation, that all payments are non-refundable, and that the only available remedy for disputed fees is an ad services credit issued at LinkedIn's discretion. The 90-day written dispute deadline, combined with the credit-only remedy, creates specific billing compliance obligations for advertisers managing campaign spend across multiple periods.
Under this clause, advertisers who do not submit written fee disputes within 90 days of the disputed activity waive the right to contest those charges. The agreement provides that even successful disputes result only in non-transferable ad services credits at LinkedIn's sole discretion, not monetary refunds.
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"All amounts paid are non-refundable. You remain responsible for any uncollected amounts. LinkedIn may charge interest for any overdue amounts at the rate of the lesser of 1% per month or the lawful maximum, and you agree to reimburse us for all collection costs for overdue amounts. If you wish to dispute any Fees for any reason, you must notify LinkedIn in writing of the Fees that you dispute and the basis for the dispute within 90 days of the activity in dispute. Failure to do so will result in waiver of the dispute. If LinkedIn adjusts any disputed Fees, which will be in LinkedIn's sole discretion to decide, any refund or makegood will be in the form of a non-transferable Ad Services credit that you must use prior to termination of your account, or in such other form as LinkedIn chooses in its sole discretion.— Excerpt from LinkedIn's LinkedIn Ads Agreement
(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: The non-refundable fee and credit-only remedy provisions engage FTC authority over unfair or deceptive commercial practices, particularly where fee calculation is determined solely by the platform's own tracking systems without independent verification. CCPA and equivalent state statutes do not directly govern fee dispute processes, but state consumer protection statutes in California and New York may assess whether the credit-only remedy and 90-day waiver constitute substantively unconscionable commercial terms depending on the advertiser's bargaining posture. (2) GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: High. The combination of fees determined solely by LinkedIn's tracking mechanisms, a 90-day written dispute deadline after which disputes are waived, and a credit-only remedy issued at LinkedIn's sole discretion creates material financial exposure for advertisers who do not maintain real-time monitoring of campaign spend and billing. This structure differs from standard commercial billing practice in which disputed amounts may be withheld or reversed pending resolution. (3) JURISDICTION FLAGS: California's Consumers Legal Remedies Act and Unfair Competition Law may be relevant for California-based advertisers who are smaller entities, depending on whether those statutes apply to the advertising procurement context. UK-based advertisers operating under the Consumer Rights Act 2015 may have additional protections depending on their classification under that statute. EU-based advertisers should evaluate whether the credit-only remedy is consistent with applicable commercial law in their member state. (4) CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Procurement and finance teams should establish internal billing audit procedures with cycles shorter than 90 days to preserve dispute rights. Agencies with sequential liability arrangements should confirm that their advertiser clients are billed and reconciled on a timeline that allows the agency to meet the 90-day dispute window. Standard commercial agreements in many industries permit monetary refunds or invoice credit notes; the restriction of remedy to non-transferable ad credits should be flagged in vendor risk assessments. (5) COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Finance and accounts payable teams should implement calendar reminders or automated alerts to ensure disputed charges are identified and submitted in writing within 90 days. Legal teams should assess whether the non-refundable and credit-only remedy terms are consistent with applicable commercial law in the advertiser's operating jurisdiction and whether any statutory rights to monetary refunds override the contractual restriction.
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This provision establishes that LinkedIn's tracking mechanisms are the sole basis for fee calculation, that all payments are non-refundable, and that the only available remedy for disputed fees is an ad services credit issued at LinkedIn's discretion. The 90-day written dispute deadline, combined with the credit-only remedy, creates specific billing compliance obligations for advertisers managing campaign spend across multiple periods.
Under this clause, advertisers who do not submit written fee disputes within 90 days of the disputed activity waive the right to contest those charges. The agreement provides that even successful disputes result only in non-transferable ad services credits at LinkedIn's sole discretion, not monetary refunds.
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