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180-Day Claim Filing Deadline

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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

The temporal constraint creates a defined claim period within which PayPal will evaluate protection eligibility. This deadline establishes administrative boundaries for dispute processing and limits the window during which users may invoke the protection mechanism.

Clause Stability Stable

0
Changes
3
Months Monitored
Apr 3, 2026
First Seen
Apr 17, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 71 other provisions on other platforms.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Users must open a dispute within 180 days of payment transmission to access buyer and seller protection coverage. Claims filed after the 180-day period expire are ineligible for protection under the program terms.

How other platforms handle this

Eventbrite High

When hosting an event, the Organizer is solely responsible for ensuring that their event and any page displaying an event complies with any applicable laws, rules, and regulations, and that the goods and services described on the event page are delivered as described and in an accurate, satisfactory...

Skillshare High

Skillshare has no obligation to consider or grant refund requests, including (i) for subscription plans purchased with a 7-day or longer free trial; or (ii) that otherwise do not follow our Refund Policy. To the extent permissible under applicable law, you are entitled to, at most, one refund only.

Coinbase High

Digital Asset Transfers cannot be reversed once they have been broadcast to the relevant Digital Asset network, although they may be in a pending state, and designated accordingly, while the transaction is processed by network operators.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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Dispute must be opened within 180 days of the date you sent the payment to the seller.

— Excerpt from PayPal's PayPal Buyer and Seller Protection

Applicable regulations

FTC Act Section 5
United States Federal

Provision details

Document information
Document
PayPal Buyer and Seller Protection
Entity
PayPal
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
March 6, 2026
Last verified
April 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-000395
Document ID
CA-D-00046
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
1f6b3527e63de0db5f39d585a7bb6a8c9903295cf42b4a44dad5d721401578af
Analysis generated
March 6, 2026 19:59 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: PayPal
Document: PayPal Buyer and Seller Protection
Record ID: CA-P-000395
Captured: 2026-03-06 19:59:11 UTC
SHA-256: 1f6b3527e63de0db…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/paypal/paypal-buyer-and-seller-protection/180-day-claim-filing-deadline/
Accessed: July 4, 2026
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Classification
Severity
High
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does PayPal's 180-Day Claim Filing Deadline clause do?

The temporal constraint creates a defined claim period within which PayPal will evaluate protection eligibility. This deadline establishes administrative boundaries for dispute processing and limits the window during which users may invoke the protection mechanism.

How does this clause affect you?

Users must open a dispute within 180 days of payment transmission to access buyer and seller protection coverage. Claims filed after the 180-day period expire are ineligible for protection under the program terms.

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