Skillshare is not required to give you a refund, and you can only receive one refund ever. If you cancel mid-subscription, you do not get a pro-rated refund for unused time.
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This clause defines the scope of Skillshare's refund obligation and establishes procedural requirements for refund eligibility. By conditioning refund consideration on compliance with the Refund Policy and restricting refunds to a single instance per user, the provision structures the financial remedies available within the subscription arrangement.
If you are charged for a renewal you did not intend, or are unsatisfied with the service, Skillshare is under no obligation to refund you beyond their limited policy, and you lose all access immediately upon refund confirmation.
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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.
"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.Excerpt from Skillshare's Terms of Service
The one-refund lifetime cap and exclusion of refunds for subscriptions with free trials may conflict with consumer protection regulations in the EU (Consumer Rights Directive 2011/83/EU) and certain U.S.
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This clause defines the scope of Skillshare's refund obligation and establishes procedural requirements for refund eligibility. By conditioning refund consideration on compliance with the Refund Policy and restricting refunds to a single instance per user, the provision structures the financial remedies available within the subscription arrangement.
If you are charged for a renewal you did not intend, or are unsatisfied with the service, Skillshare is under no obligation to refund you beyond their limited policy, and you lose all access immediately upon refund confirmation.
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