Refund Policy
Last updated: 11th, May, 2026.
Our Commitment to Fair Refund Practices
At SPONA, we recognize that subscription-based services warrant a clear, equitable, and transparent framework governing the refund of fees. This Refund Policy (hereinafter the "Policy") meticulously delineates the conditions under which a refund may be requested, evaluated, and granted, and is to be read in conjunction with our Terms and Conditions and Data Privacy policies. By engaging with our services and effecting payment for any plan or add-on, you irrevocably acknowledge and accept the provisions enumerated herein.
Scope of This Policy
This Policy is applicable to all paid subscription tiers, recurring plan renewals, and supplementary mining credit purchases (hereinafter "Add-on Credits") procured through the SPONA platform. The Policy governs both monthly and annually billed plans and applies uniformly to all clientele, irrespective of jurisdiction, save where mandatory consumer protection statutes prescribe otherwise.
Eligibility Criteria for a Refund
A refund of fees levied for the most recent billing cycle may be considered, at SPONA's reasonable discretion, where all of the following conditions are concurrently satisfied:
- Negligible Platform Utilization: There has been little to no substantive usage of the SPONA application subsequent to the last successful credit card charge. Activities indicative of substantive use include, but are not limited to, the launching of campaigns, configuration of miners, dispatch of personalized communications, or the export and consumption of lead data.
- Unconsumed Plan Mining Credits: No mining credits included within the purchased plan have been consumed or otherwise utilized following the most recent charge.
- Unconsumed Add-on Mining Credits: No supplementary or Add-on Mining Credits associated with the relevant billing cycle have been consumed or otherwise utilized.
Where any one of the foregoing criteria is not met, the request shall, as a general rule, be deemed ineligible. SPONA nevertheless reserves the right to evaluate each request on its individual merits and to grant partial or discretionary refunds in circumstances it considers warranted.
Non-Refundable Items and Exclusions
The following are categorically non-refundable, save where otherwise required by applicable law:
- Fees pertaining to billing cycles preceding the most recent charge.
- Mining credits, whether plan-included or Add-on, that have been consumed in whole or in part.
- Charges incurred in respect of services provided by integrated third-party vendors.
- Subscription fees where the request is precipitated by a violation of our Terms and Conditions, including but not limited to misuse of the platform, abuse of fair-use thresholds, or infringement of intellectual property provisions.
- Fees incurred more than thirty (30) calendar days prior to the date of the refund request.
Submission of a refund request shall not, of itself, constitute approval of the request, nor shall it suspend or prorate any subsequent billing cycle pending evaluation.
Procedure for Requesting a Refund
To initiate a refund request, the user shall:
- Navigate to the in-application Refund Request dialogue accessible from the account or billing settings.
- Provide a clear, concise, and truthful articulation of the rationale underpinning the request in the field provided.
- Submit the request via the Request Refund action, whereupon the matter shall be conveyed to our support and finance teams for evaluation.
Response Timeframe
Our support team will endeavour to respond to all refund requests within seventy-two (72) hours of submission, calculated on the basis of business days, excluding weekends and recognized public holidays. Where a request necessitates additional investigation, for example, in matters concerning disputed usage records, suspected fraudulent activity, or third-party payment intermediary delays, the user shall be duly notified of the extended timeline.
Refund Disbursement
Where a refund is approved:
- Funds shall be remitted to the original payment instrument used to effect the charge. Disbursement to alternative instruments shall be entertained only where the original instrument is verifiably inactive or inaccessible.
- The remittance shall be initiated within seven (7) business days of approval. The interval until funds appear in the user's account is contingent upon the policies and processing intervals of the issuing bank or payment provider, which typically span an additional five (5) to ten (10) business days.
- Currency conversion fees, foreign transaction charges, and analogous incidental costs imposed by the user's financial institution remain the sole responsibility of the user and shall not be reimbursed.
Plan Cancellation Concomitant with Refund
The granting of a refund shall, save in circumstances of partial refund expressly indicated as such, entail the immediate cancellation of the corresponding subscription plan. Upon cancellation:
- Access to paid features and any unutilized mining credits shall be terminated.
- The user account shall revert to the prevailing free-tier configuration, where one is offered, or be deactivated.
- Data retention and deletion shall be governed by our Data Privacy policy.
- The user may, at their election, cancel a plan independently of, and without recourse to, the refund process by employing the cancellation controls available within the account settings. Cancellation effected in this manner shall halt subsequent billing but shall not, in itself, occasion a refund of fees already paid.
Chargebacks and Disputed Charges
Users are respectfully requested to engage SPONA's refund process prior to initiating a chargeback or payment dispute with their card issuer. The unilateral institution of a chargeback in respect of a charge that would have qualified under this Policy may, at SPONA's discretion, result in the suspension or termination of the associated account and the forfeiture of any unused credits or balances.
Fraudulent or Abusive Requests
SPONA reserves the unequivocal right to decline, revoke, or recover any refund where it determines, on reasonable grounds, that the request is fraudulent, abusive, or made in bad faith, including instances of repeated subscribe-and-refund patterns, false declarations of non-use, or attempts to circumvent the eligibility criteria enumerated above.
Modifications to This Policy
SPONA reserves the right to amend, revise, or supersede this Policy at any time. Material modifications shall be communicated through the platform or via electronic mail to the address associated with the user's account. Continued use of the services subsequent to the effective date of any modification shall constitute acceptance of the revised Policy.
Governing Law
This Policy shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the United Kingdom, in conformity with the corresponding clause of our Terms and Conditions, notwithstanding its conflicts of law principles.
Contact
For inquiries concerning this Policy, the status of an existing refund request, or any related matter, please direct correspondence to legal@sponaglobal.com.