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Users who cancel mid-period or do not use services they have paid for will not receive a refund or credit under the default terms.
The updated terms establish clearer scope (these terms apply to free, trial, and paid versions; Enterprise is separate) and expand the list of prohibited uses. Users may no longer reverse engineer, scrape, or attempt to derive components of the Services; use the platform for competitive analysis or to develop competing products; or misrepresent AI-generated output as human-created. The terms also explicitly prohibit processing of HIPAA-regulated health information. Users can review the full updated terms to understand which specific uses are now restricted.
View change record →The reader will not receive a refund or credit for any partial subscription period or unused services, unless an exception within the agreement or applicable law applies.
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We may decide to discontinue our Services, but if we do, we will give you advance notice and a refund for any prepaid, unused Services.
"Except as otherwise stated herein or as required by applicable law, your payments are non-refundable, and we do not provide refunds or credits for any partial-period subscription periods or unused Services.Excerpt from Writer's Terms of Service
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Users who cancel mid-period or do not use services they have paid for will not receive a refund or credit under the default terms.
The reader will not receive a refund or credit for any partial subscription period or unused services, unless an exception within the agreement or applicable law applies.
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