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Fees Must Be Paid in Advance and Are Non-Refundable

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Key Facts

When must all Fees be paid?
LlamaIndex requires that all Fees be paid in advance, that payment obligations are non-cancelable once incurred, and that Fees paid are non-refundable.
Are payment obligations cancelable once incurred?
LlamaIndex requires that all Fees be paid in advance, that payment obligations are non-cancelable once incurred, and that Fees paid are non-refundable.
Are Fees paid refundable?
LlamaIndex requires that all Fees be paid in advance, that payment obligations are non-cancelable once incurred, and that Fees paid are non-refundable.
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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

Users assume immediate, locked-in financial liability upon incurring any Fee, with no ability to cancel payment obligations or recover amounts paid, subject only to any cancellation rights expressly stated elsewhere in the Terms.

Interpretive note: The clause contains a parenthetical carve-out—'subject to any cancellation rights set forth in these Terms'—that qualifies the non-cancelable rule. This is recorded in omitted_material rather than the canonical claim because the carve-out references rights defined elsewhere and cannot be fully characterised from this excerpt alone.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Users must pay all fees before using the service, and once a payment obligation is incurred it cannot be cancelled and the fee will not be returned.

How other platforms handle this

Calendly Medium

Calendly will bill the Fees in advance. Customers who qualify for invoice-billing are billed immediately at the start of the Initial Subscription Term...payment of which is due thirty (30) days from the first day of the then-current Subscription Term.

Google Cloud Medium

Customer will pay all Fees in the currency stated in the bill or invoice.

Google Maps Medium

If Customer orders Services from Reseller, then: (a) fees for the Services will be set between Customer and Reseller, and any payments will be made directly to Reseller under the Reseller Agreement.

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all Fees must be paid in advance, payment obligations are non-cancelable once incurred (subject to any cancellation rights set forth in these Terms), and Fees paid are non-refundable.

Excerpt from LlamaIndex's Terms of Service

Provision details

Document information
Document
LlamaIndex Terms of Service
Entity
LlamaIndex
Document last updated
May 12, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
July 12, 2026
Last verified
July 12, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-073627
Document ID
CA-D-00806
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
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Content hash (SHA-256)
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Analysis generated
July 12, 2026 14:29 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
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Entity: LlamaIndex
Document: LlamaIndex Terms of Service
Record ID: CA-P-073627
Captured: 2026-07-12 14:29:01 UTC
SHA-256: c4e029102eb46fbd…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/llamaindex/llamaindex-terms-of-service/provision/CA-P-073627/fees-must-be-paid-in-advance-and-are-non-refundable/
Accessed: Aug. 18, 2026
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does LlamaIndex's Fees Must Be Paid in Advance and Are Non-Refundable clause do?

Users assume immediate, locked-in financial liability upon incurring any Fee, with no ability to cancel payment obligations or recover amounts paid, subject only to any cancellation rights expressly stated elsewhere in the Terms.

How does this clause affect you?

Users must pay all fees before using the service, and once a payment obligation is incurred it cannot be cancelled and the fee will not be returned.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 231 platforms. See the full comparison.

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