Refund Policy

Effective date: May 7, 2026

This Refund Policy applies to Services purchased on redu.cloud, operated by Redu Cloud Ltd (Company No. 17013438, registered office: 71-75 Shelton Street, Covent Garden, London, United Kingdom, WC2H 9JQ) (“we”, “us”, “our”). This Policy should be read together with our Terms of Service.

1. Business-oriented services

redu.cloud primarily provides usage-based cloud infrastructure services for business users, including startups, developers, and development teams. Because cloud resources can be provisioned instantly and consumed in real time, refunds are generally limited as described below.

Nothing in this Policy limits any mandatory consumer rights that may apply to you under applicable law in specific cases.

2. Key definitions

  • “Fees” means charges for Services based on metered usage, subscriptions, add-ons, support, or other paid Services where applicable.
  • “Refund” means a reversal of a paid transaction back to the original payment method where supported by Stripe or another payment provider.
  • “Service Credit” means an account credit applied to future invoices; it has no cash value and is not redeemable for cash unless required by law.
  • “Promotional Credits” means free, trial, promotional, signup, or similar credits issued in the amount, currency, and validity period stated at the time of issuance.
  • “Startup Program Credits” means credits or resources granted through the redu.cloud Startup Program to selected startups, subject to the amount, duration, workload type, region, account status, and program conditions stated at the time of approval.
  • “Paid Account Balance” means any prepaid balance or top-up funded by a customer using a payment method, excluding Promotional Credits and Startup Program Credits.

3. 14-day refund review window

Customers may request a refund review within 14 days of their first paid charge, for example the first invoice amount due after any applicable credits are applied.

Because redu.cloud provides usage-based cloud infrastructure that can be provisioned immediately, refunds during this period are generally limited to unused or minimally used Services, except where required by applicable law.

A refund review does not automatically guarantee a Refund. We review the request based on actual usage, technical records, payment records, account status, and the circumstances of the request.

4. Usage-based infrastructure: general rule

Services are billed based on actual usage, such as compute hours, storage consumption, backups, snapshots, load balancers, IP addresses, bandwidth, and other metered resources. Usage may be calculated hourly, monthly, or by another metering unit shown in the applicable pricing.

Because usage is consumed in real time, charges for consumed resources are generally non-refundable.

5. Cancellation and resource deletion

You may stop using the Services at any time by deleting your Resources and/or requesting account closure. Because the Services are usage-based, you remain responsible for all charges incurred before cancellation, including charges for Resources that remain active until deleted.

Cancelling your Account, deleting your payment method, or stopping use of the Platform does not automatically delete active Resources unless we expressly provide that option. You are responsible for deleting Resources you no longer wish to use.

We may continue to charge for active Resources until they are deleted, suspended, or terminated according to our Terms of Service and the applicable billing rules.

6. When a refund or service credit may be issued

We may issue a Refund or Service Credit in limited circumstances, such as:

  • Billing errors, such as duplicate charges or clearly incorrect metering
  • Unauthorized transactions, subject to verification and investigation
  • Service unavailability where a Refund or Service Credit is appropriate, including as described in any applicable SLA
  • Honest customer mistakes, such as accidentally provisioning resources that were not meaningfully used
  • Unused Paid Account Balance, where we support prepaid account balances or top-ups and a refund is appropriate after deducting consumed usage, unpaid amounts, applicable fees, fraud risk, chargeback risk, and legal restrictions
  • Where required by applicable law

We may choose to provide a Service Credit instead of a Refund where appropriate, unless applicable law requires a Refund.

We may decline or issue a Service Credit instead of a Refund for very small amounts where refund processing costs, bank fees, or payment provider limits make a Refund impractical, unless applicable law requires otherwise.

7. Service credits and SLA-related credits

If an applicable service level commitment is not met, any credit will be handled according to the SLA terms in our Terms of Service. Our current Terms refer to a 99.9% monthly availability target for Covered Services and define the applicable service-credit remedy.

SLA-related Service Credits are applied to future invoices unless otherwise required by law. They have no cash value and are not redeemable for cash.

8. Promotional and startup program credits

Promotional Credits and Startup Program Credits are not cash, are not transferable, and cannot be redeemed, withdrawn, or converted into a Refund.

  • Promotional Credits: Signup, trial, free, or promotional credits may be used only for eligible Services and may be subject to eligibility, usage, expiry, workload, region, account status, or other restrictions stated at the time of issuance.
  • Startup Program Credits: Startup Program resources or credits are granted only to selected startups and may be limited by amount, duration, workload type, region, account status, or other program conditions.
  • No cash value: Credits cannot be refunded, exchanged for money, withdrawn, transferred, or used outside the eligible Services.
  • Abuse prevention: We may revoke, deny, or limit credits if we reasonably believe there is fraud, abuse, policy violation, duplicate account creation, false information, or attempts to circumvent eligibility rules.

9. Exclusions and non-refundable items

We generally do not provide refunds for:

  • Consumed usage, including partially used time within an hourly or other metered billing period
  • Provisioned capacity that was available to you, even if you did not fully use it
  • Charges caused by customer configuration, misuse, failure to secure resources, exposed services, or compromised credentials
  • Charges associated with third-party software, licenses, images, or services you deploy where applicable
  • Promotional Credits and Startup Program Credits
  • Amounts that are subject to fraud, abuse, chargeback risk, sanctions risk, or attempts to circumvent eligibility rules
  • Accounts or charges connected to illegal activity, prohibited workloads, payment processor risk, or material violations of our Terms of Service or Acceptable Use Policy

10. Chargebacks and payment disputes

If you believe a charge is incorrect, please contact us first at office@redu.cloud so we can review and resolve the issue quickly.

Initiating a chargeback or payment dispute may result in temporary suspension of the Account or restriction of Services while the dispute is investigated, to prevent abuse and protect the Platform. If a chargeback is resolved in our favor, you remain responsible for the amount owed, and we may recover applicable dispute fees charged by payment providers where permitted by law.

11. How to request a refund review

To request a refund review, email office@redu.cloud and include:

  • Your account email or account identifier
  • Invoice number(s) and transaction reference, if available
  • The date/time range of the issue and affected Services
  • A short explanation and any relevant evidence, such as screenshots or log excerpts if available

We may request additional information to verify the request and to confirm usage details.

12. Review timeline and processing

We aim to acknowledge refund requests within a commercially reasonable time and to complete reviews promptly. Decisions depend on the circumstances, technical usage data, payment provider constraints, and applicable legal requirements.

If a Refund is approved, it will usually be processed through Stripe or the original payment provider back to the original payment method, where supported. The time to receive funds depends on your bank, payment method, card network, and payment provider and may take several business days.

If a Service Credit is approved, it is typically applied to your account and reflected on a future invoice.

13. Taxes, fees, and currency

Unless stated otherwise, prices, invoices, charges, Refunds, and Service Credits are denominated in GBP (British pounds sterling). Where another currency is shown at checkout or on an invoice, the applicable transaction currency will apply.

Approved Refunds, if any, are generally processed in the original transaction currency. Refunds may not include non-refundable third-party fees, payment processing fees, network costs, bank fees, currency conversion costs, or other external fees where permitted by law.

Exchange rate differences and bank fees may apply and are outside our control.

14. Abuse, fraud, and policy violations

We may deny Refunds or Service Credits where the request is connected to fraud, abuse, payment disputes, chargeback abuse, sanctions risk, violation of our Terms of Service, violation of our Acceptable Use Policy, or attempts to exploit promotional or startup program credits.

If an Account is suspended or terminated for abuse, fraud, sanctions risk, illegal activity, prohibited workloads, payment processor risk, or material violation of our Terms of Service or Acceptable Use Policy, we may deny Refunds and Service Credits to the maximum extent permitted by law.

15. Changes to this Policy

We may update this Refund Policy from time to time. Updates will be posted on this page with a revised effective date. If changes are material, we may take reasonable steps to provide notice.

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