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Subscription Payments Are Nonrefundable

High severity High confidence Explicit document language Common · 179 of 352 platforms

Key Facts

Are payments for subscriptions to the Services nonrefundable?
Perplexity AI establishes that payments for subscriptions to the Services are nonrefundable and that there are no credits for partially used periods.
Are there credits for partially used periods?
Perplexity AI establishes that payments for subscriptions to the Services are nonrefundable and that there are no credits for partially used periods.
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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

Because all subscription payments are nonrefundable and no credits are issued for partial periods, users who cancel or lose access mid-period receive no financial remedy.

Clause Stability Stable

0
Changes
3
Months Monitored
Jul 10, 2026
First Seen
Jul 10, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 763 other provisions on other platforms.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Readers who pay for a subscription cannot obtain a refund, and if they cancel or lose access before a period ends, they receive no credit for the unused time.

How other platforms handle this

Runway Medium

If you request and obtain a refund, your subscription to the Services will be terminated as soon as the refund is initiated.

Anthropic Medium

If we exercise this right and you purchased the subscription via our website, we will refund you, on a pro rata basis, the fees you paid for the remaining portion of your Subscription after termination.

Fitbit Medium

You may cancel your Subscription at any time. Your cancellation will take effect at the end of the current Subscription Term.

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payments for any subscriptions to the Services are nonrefundable and there are no credits for partially used periods.

Excerpt from Perplexity AI's Terms of Service

Applicable regulations

FTC Act Section 5
United States Federal

Provision details

Document information
Document
Perplexity AI Terms of Service
Entity
Perplexity AI
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 21, 2026
Last verified
July 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-023865
Document ID
CA-D-00097
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
c9921e0f99f05cd64f3f85a6a26d9a37e88e12aed94b338db72b7dc58e524fa1
Analysis generated
May 21, 2026 02:31 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
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Citation Record
Entity: Perplexity AI
Document: Perplexity AI Terms of Service
Record ID: CA-P-023865
Captured: 2026-05-21 02:31:00 UTC
SHA-256: c9921e0f99f05cd6…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/perplexity-ai/perplexity-ai-terms-of-service/provision/CA-P-023865/subscription-payments-are-nonrefundable/
Accessed: Aug. 18, 2026
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Perplexity AI's Subscription Payments Are Nonrefundable clause do?

Because all subscription payments are nonrefundable and no credits are issued for partial periods, users who cancel or lose access mid-period receive no financial remedy.

How does this clause affect you?

Readers who pay for a subscription cannot obtain a refund, and if they cancel or lose access before a period ends, they receive no credit for the unused time.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 179 platforms. See the full comparison.

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