“Fees are non-refundable except as required by law or as otherwise specifically permitted in the Agreement.”
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The default non-refundability rule means payments are lost upon cancellation or termination unless a specific legal or contractual exception applies.
You generally cannot obtain a refund of fees paid, unless required by law or a specific Agreement provision expressly permits it.
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If Customer terminates this Agreement because of Linear's uncured breach, Linear will refund any unused, prepaid Fees for the remainder of the then-current Subscription Period.
Customer will reimburse PlanetScale for chargeback fees incurred in connection with Customer's use of the Product.
In the event of any such termination, Anyscale will refund to Customer a pro-rata portion of the Fees that have been prepaid but unused for the applicable Platform Services.
"Fees are non-refundable except as required by law or as otherwise specifically permitted in the Agreement.Excerpt from OpenAI's Business Terms
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The default non-refundability rule means payments are lost upon cancellation or termination unless a specific legal or contractual exception applies.
You generally cannot obtain a refund of fees paid, unless required by law or a specific Agreement provision expressly permits it.
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