📋 Refund Policy

Please read our refund policy carefully before making a purchase.

Last Updated: April 20, 2026

1. Overview

NihonStudy offers a Pro subscription plan to support the development and maintenance of our free Japanese learning platform. By subscribing, you agree to the terms outlined in this Refund Policy.

We strongly encourage all users to explore our free plan thoroughly before upgrading to Pro, as it includes extensive learning content at no cost.

2. No Refund Policy

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All Sales Are Final

NihonStudy does not offer refunds on Pro subscription purchases. Once a payment is processed, it is non-refundable under any circumstance, including but not limited to change of mind, dissatisfaction, or failure to use the service.

This policy applies to:

⚠️ Important: If you do not wish to be charged for renewal, you must cancel your subscription before the next billing date. Renewal charges are not refundable.

3. Exceptions — Technical Billing Errors Only

We will only review payment disputes in the following very limited cases:

✅ Cases We Will Review

  • You were charged more than once for the same subscription period (duplicate charge)
  • You were charged after a confirmed cancellation on our end
  • A clear billing error occurred due to a technical fault on our payment processor (Paddle)

Even in these cases, we may issue account credit or extend your subscription period rather than a monetary refund, at our sole discretion.

We do not consider the following as grounds for any exception:

4. How to Cancel Your Subscription

To prevent future renewal charges, you may cancel your subscription at any time:

After cancellation, your Pro access remains active until the end of the current billing period. Cancellation does not trigger any refund.

5. Free Plan — Try Before You Upgrade

NihonStudy offers a permanent free plan with extensive features including Hiragana, Katakana, basic Kanji, JFT mock tests, community forum, and AI Yuki Sensei (limited). We strongly encourage users to use the free plan to evaluate the platform before upgrading.

Since our free plan is comprehensive and available indefinitely, we do not offer trial periods or refunds based on product dissatisfaction.

6. Payment Processing

All payments are securely processed by Paddle.com, a trusted global payment provider. NihonStudy does not store your card details. If you believe there has been an unauthorised charge, please contact both us and Paddle directly.

7. Contact Us

For billing enquiries related to technical errors only:

📧 Email: nihonstudycontact@gmail.com

💬 Subject: "Billing Issue - [Your registered email]"

⏱️ Response time: 3-5 business days

Please include your registered email, transaction ID, and a description of the issue. We will not respond to refund requests that do not involve a billing error.