🛡️ The promise
You have 14 days from purchase to request a refund. How much you get back depends on how much of the course you already consumed — fair to both you and the creator who produced the content.
💰 How much we refund
Calculated on lessons you marked as completed vs total lessons in the course (within 14 days of purchase):
| Progress completed | Refund |
|---|---|
| 0% – 25% Barely watched, didn't hook you | 100% |
| 25% – 50% Gave it a real shot, didn't work | 50% |
| 50% – 80% Consumed most of the content | 25% |
| 80% – 100% Effectively finished the course | 0% |
Why the scale? Because consuming 80% of a course and asking for 100% back is unfair to the creator who invested time, work and money producing the material. You pay to consume; if you consumed, you received something.
📋 When it applies
- ✓It's been 14 days or less since your purchase. The cutoff date is calculated automatically at checkout — you can see it in your profile.
- ✓You paid with a card via Stripe (doesn't apply to gifts or free promos).
- ✓Your enrollment is still active (wasn't previously refunded or canceled).
🚫 When it doesn't apply
- ×More than 14 days passed since purchase.
- ×You completed 80% or more of the course. By that point the content was consumed and there's nothing to return.
- ×You bought with a promotional discount (review the coupon's terms).
- ×Monthly/yearly subscriptions after the first billed cycle (future billings cancel when you unsubscribe, but we don't refund the cycle already charged).
🔄 How to request a refund
- Go to your account → My courses → select the course.
- If you're inside the window, you'll see a "Request refund" button. Click it.
- State the reason (optional but helps the creator improve).
- You get the money back in 5-10 business days to the same payment method. Stripe processes it, not us.
- Your access is revoked immediately when the refund is confirmed.
If you don't see the button or have questions, write to support@kourze.com from the email you bought with, including the course name. We answer in less than 24h.
💸 What happens to the creator
When a refund is processed:
- ·The credit in the creator's balance is automatically reversed.
- ·The commission Kourze charged is also reversed (we don't keep a fee on an undone sale).
- ·If the creator already withdrew the money to PayPal, the balance goes negative until offset by future sales or a wire transfer.
❓ Chargebacks and disputes
If instead of asking us for a refund you dispute the charge with your bank directly: Stripe charges us ~$15 USD per chargeback fee (no matter the result). That's why we prefer to resolve it amicably via support. Any dispute resolves faster if you write to us first.
Are you a creator who received a refund request?
You manage it from the Stripe Dashboard (Refunds → Find charge → Refund). Kourze detects the event via webhook and reverts enrollment + balance automatically. You don't have to do anything extra in the platform.