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Even if a refund or chargeback succeeds, associated transaction fees from Patreon or third-party platforms may be permanently lost to the user.
Interpretive note: The excerpt uses 'may not be refunded', which is permissive rather than absolute. The canonical claim preserves this qualifier. The excerpt is also truncated with an ellipsis, so additional conditions or context may exist in the full clause.
If you receive a refund or initiate a chargeback, the fees charged by Patreon or the platform you used to make the purchase may still not be returned to you.
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If our mobile application fails to conform to any applicable warranty, you may notify Apple and Apple will refund the purchase price of the mobile application to you.
Service fees are generally not refundable for returned items. If your order is refunded, we may issue a refund, replacement, or credit at our discretion.
we do not provide price protection or refunds in the event of a price drop or promotional offering.
"any fees you've incurred from Patreon or the platforms (like the App Store) on which the purchases were made...may not be refunded to you when such refunds and chargebacks are processed.Excerpt from Patreon's Terms of Use
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Even if a refund or chargeback succeeds, associated transaction fees from Patreon or third-party platforms may be permanently lost to the user.
If you receive a refund or initiate a chargeback, the fees charged by Patreon or the platform you used to make the purchase may still not be returned to you.
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