The terms address refund eligibility for RunPod platform charges. The specific conditions under which refunds are granted or denied are contained in the refund provisions of the full document, which was not fully available in the provided source.
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Refund terms determine whether users can recover prepaid credits or charges if they discontinue service, experience service failures, or close their accounts, which is operationally significant for customers with prepaid balances.
Interpretive note: The full refund clause text was not available in the provided source; this summary is based on the document's stated coverage of refund terms in its meta description.
The updated Terms of Service remove previous promotional language including referral bonuses (previously described as $5-$500 random credit bonuses) and product feature descriptions. The revised document now explicitly states it is a legally binding agreement between you and RunPod, Inc., with a last-updated date of March 24, 2026. No new restrictions or obligations are introduced by this change; the restructuring primarily formalizes the legal framework and eliminates marketing content that previously appeared within the terms document.
View change record →The removal of a standalone Refund Policy provision reduces transparency around refund rights and may indicate a more restrictive or absent refund policy.
View full change record →The agreement establishes refund conditions that govern whether charges or prepaid credits are recoverable. Users with prepaid GPU compute credits should review whether those credits are refundable under the stated terms.
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For subscribers and purchasers of Virtual Items residing in the Republic of Korea: in accordance with local law, you are entitled to a full refund of your subscription and/or unused Virtual Items during the 7 days following the purchase.
If you are on a paid subscription and we discontinue the Service you are using during your subscription...if we're unable to do so, we will provide you a pro-rata refund of fees prepaid for the remaining period of your subscription.
The refund will cover the relevant subscription fee prorated from the date you request cancellation to the end of the relevant subscription period you have paid for.
(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Refund limitations for prepaid cloud compute credits may require evaluation under FTC Act consumer protection standards and state consumer protection statutes, particularly where credits are non-refundable upon account closure.
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Refund terms determine whether users can recover prepaid credits or charges if they discontinue service, experience service failures, or close their accounts, which is operationally significant for customers with prepaid balances.
The agreement establishes refund conditions that govern whether charges or prepaid credits are recoverable. Users with prepaid GPU compute credits should review whether those credits are refundable under the stated terms.
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