This document directly affects consumers' financial rights by granting PayPal sole discretion over refund decisions with only a limited appeal process available. Consumers who receive temporary refunds during an active dispute investigation face the risk of those funds being debited back from their PayPal account if the decision goes against them, with only 5 business days' advance notice. You can protect yourself by filing your dispute promptly in PayPal's Resolution Center, escalating to a formal claim within 20 days, and ensuring sufficient funds remain in your account during any active dispute to avoid overdraft-like situations.
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Unless otherwise indicated (for example, if you have signed up for a Prepaid Period), Paid Subscriptions continue indefinitely until cancelled. You will be billed on a recurring basis on the first day of each billing period and you will pay and you authorise us (or the applicable third party, if you...
Payments are non-refundable, except where required by law.
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.
For high-volume or bulky purchases, return shipping costs can be significant and are entirely borne by the buyer even when the seller was at fault, reducing the net value of Purchase Protection coverage.