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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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Upon verification that Buyer has picked up the purchased Item within five (5) days from the date the purchased Item is made available for pickup, the Shipping Fee will be refunded to Buyer within a reasonable time period.
Refunds given by Google for billing inaccuracies under this Section will only be in the form of credit for the Services.
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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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