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Our refund policy

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Flashcloud offers a 30-day money-back guarantee on shared and WordPress hosting: cancel within 30 days of activation and you get a full refund on hosting fees. VPS and dedicated servers have no 30-day window, but you can cancel anytime and recover unused whole months on your prepaid term.

We offer a 30-day money-back guarantee on hosting services. Not satisfied within the first 30 days of initial activation? Request a refund, full stop.

What's covered

The 30-day full-refund window applies to:

  • Shared hosting plans.
  • WordPress hosting plans.

Cancel a shared or WordPress plan within 30 days of initial activation and we refund what you paid for the hosting, full stop. If your plan came with a free domain, the domain's registration cost is non-refundable and is deducted from the refund — the domain stays yours.

VPS and Dedicated servers work differently: there's no 30-day window, but you can cancel anytime and get back the unused whole months left on your prepaid term (the month currently in progress isn't refunded). Any control-panel license fee is non-refundable.

What's not covered

  • Domain registrations and renewals — registry rules don't permit refunds on domains. Once registered, they're yours regardless of whether you cancel hosting.
  • Add-ons — dedicated IPs, SSL certificates once issued, and promo credits or gift certificates are non-refundable.
  • Renewals after the first 30 days — the guarantee is for initial purchases. Renewing into year 2 doesn't reset the 30-day window.
  • Custom professional services — migrations beyond the standard Free Transfer, custom WordPress development, etc. Quoted separately, refunds per the project agreement.

How to request a refund

  1. Cancel the service first — see Cancelling a service.
  2. While cancelling, pick Immediate as the timing if you want the refund processed right away.
  3. Open a ticket with billing requesting a refund.
  4. Reference your invoice number or service ID.

We process refunds within a few business days. The refund hits your original payment method.

Refund timing on the bank side

How long until you actually see the money:

  • Card refunds: 5–10 business days, depending on your bank.
  • Apple Pay / Google Pay: 5–10 business days, hits the underlying card.
  • Bank transfer: typically next business day for SEPA, longer for international wire.

If 14 days have passed and you haven't seen the refund, contact us with your bank's support line — sometimes refunds are pending and just need bank intervention.

Refunds outside the 30-day window

Past 30 days on a shared or WordPress plan — or at any time on a VPS or Dedicated server — you can still get back the unused whole months left on a prepaid term. We count the complete months remaining after the one currently in progress (that partial month isn't refunded). Open a ticket with billing to start. We're also flexible on:

  • Genuine billing errors — we fix them, including refunds.
  • Service outage causing real harm — case-by-case, often a credit on your account.

What we ask for

We don't require a reason for refunds within the 30-day window. We ask anyway:

  • Optional reason in the cancellation flow.
  • We read them all and use them to improve.

If you've had a bad experience, telling us why helps us not repeat it. But the guarantee doesn't depend on your reason being satisfactory to us.

"I cancelled but my card was still charged"

A few causes:

  • Cancellation was end-of-period, but a renewal had already been queued. The charge happens at the renewal date even after cancellation. Open a ticket; we'll refund the charge if the service was already cancelled.
  • You have multiple services — the charge was for a different service.
  • Cancellation didn't go through — check your service status in Services. If it's still active, the cancellation didn't apply.

In all cases, opening a ticket with the charge details (date, amount, last 4 of card) gets it sorted quickly.

Power-user note

For larger accounts (annual contracts, multi-year prepayments, custom enterprise arrangements), refund terms can be negotiated separately. Open a ticket if your situation doesn't fit the standard policy and we'll work something out.

Common questions

Do I get a refund if I cancel my VPS after 30 days?

Yes. VPS and dedicated servers don't have a 30-day window at all. You can cancel anytime and get back the unused whole months left on your prepaid term. The month currently in progress isn't refunded, and any control-panel license fee is non-refundable.

Will I get my domain fee back if I cancel?

No. Domain registrations and renewals are never refundable, registry rules don't allow it. If your plan came with a free domain, its registration cost is deducted from your hosting refund and the domain stays yours.

How long does it take to actually see the refund in my account?

Card and Apple Pay/Google Pay refunds take 5 to 10 business days depending on your bank. Bank transfers are typically next business day for SEPA, longer for international wire. If 14 days pass with no refund, contact us with your bank's support line.

Why was I charged after I already cancelled?

A few common causes: your cancellation was set to end-of-period and a renewal had already been queued, the charge was for a different service on your account, or the cancellation didn't actually go through. Check your service status in Services, then open a ticket with the charge details if it's still wrong.

Do I need a reason to get my refund?

No. We don't require a reason within the 30-day window, though the cancellation flow offers an optional field for one. The guarantee doesn't depend on your reason being satisfactory to us.

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