If you cancel Netflix, you keep access until the end of the period you paid for, but you will not get any money back for the time you did not use.
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This provision defines the refund and credit structure governing membership termination, establishing that the service operates on a non-refundable payment model where access extends only through the paid billing cycle.
Subscribers who cancel mid-billing period forfeit the monetary value of all remaining unused days in that cycle, which can represent a meaningful financial loss particularly on annual or premium plans.
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"You can cancel your Netflix membership at any time, and you will continue to have access to the Netflix service through the end of your billing period. To the extent permitted by the applicable law, payments are non-refundable and we do not provide refunds or credits for any partial membership periods or unused Netflix content.— Excerpt from Netflix's Netflix Account and Content Policies
(1) REGULATORY FRAMEWORK: This provision engages the FTC Act Section 5 (unfair or deceptive acts or practices), Australia's Australian Consumer Law (consumer guarantees regarding refunds for services not provided), EU Consumer Rights Directive 2011/83/EU (Art. 14, withdrawal rights), and Singapore's Consumer Protection (Fair Trading) Act. For EU users, the 14-day withdrawal right under the CRD may conflict with this clause unless the service has been fully performed with consumer consent. Enforcement authorities include the FTC, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), and EU national consumer protection authorities. (2)
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This provision defines the refund and credit structure governing membership termination, establishing that the service operates on a non-refundable payment model where access extends only through the paid billing cycle.
Subscribers who cancel mid-billing period forfeit the monetary value of all remaining unused days in that cycle, which can represent a meaningful financial loss particularly on annual or premium plans.
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