“All Charges are non-refundable except to the extent required by law. This no-refund policy shall apply at all times regardless of your decision to terminate usage of the Lyft Platform...”
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Users have no contractual right to a refund for any charge, removing a common consumer remedy regardless of the circumstances of the transaction.
Interpretive note: The excerpt contains a second independent proposition—that the no-refund policy applies regardless of a user's decision to terminate usage—recorded in omitted_material rather than the canonical claim.
You cannot obtain a refund from Lyft for any charge unless applicable law independently requires one.
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"All Charges are non-refundable except to the extent required by law. This no-refund policy shall apply at all times regardless of your decision to terminate usage of the Lyft Platform...Excerpt from Lyft's Terms of Service
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Users have no contractual right to a refund for any charge, removing a common consumer remedy regardless of the circumstances of the transaction.
You cannot obtain a refund from Lyft for any charge unless applicable law independently requires one.
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