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Refund Policy

Refund, Cancellation & Reversal Policy

How refund, cancellation, payment-error and reversal requests are assessed across courses, events, Emporium, services and Harambee support.

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Ubunifu InstituteEffective / reviewed: 4 September 2026Applies to the public website and relevant digitally supported relationships
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Scope

This policy is a general website framework. A specific course, event, service, Emporium item, organizational engagement or other paid offer may publish additional cancellation/refund terms before commitment. Applicable law and a specific accepted contract take priority where they provide different rights.

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Courses and learning

Refund eligibility depends on the published course terms, access/delivery state, cancellation timing, Program Support/institutional-funding status, any consumed service and applicable consumer requirements. Deferral or transfer may be offered where it better preserves the learner’s pathway and is permitted by the programme rules.

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Events and Hub activities

An event cancellation, postponement or attendee withdrawal is assessed against the published event terms, committed third-party costs and applicable consumer rights. A postponed event may offer transfer, credit or refund where the applicable terms and law require or permit it.

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Emporium purchases

Product returns, cancellations and refunds depend on the seller/commercial model, product condition, fulfilment stage, defect/misdescription issues, hygiene/perishability or customised-item restrictions, warranty terms and applicable consumer law. The responsible seller and transaction record must remain identifiable.

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Services and organizational engagements

For professional, organizational or custom engagements, refund or cancellation rights follow the signed proposal/contract, work already performed, committed costs and applicable law. An advance is not automatically refundable or non-refundable unless the governing terms lawfully state the position.

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Launch Harambee and Program Support

A Harambee Program Support contribution is voluntary support, not a purchase. It is not governed like an ordinary product return. Duplicate, unauthorised, fraudulent or payment-error cases may be reviewed for reversal, and other refund requests are assessed against payment evidence, campaign restrictions, use/disbursement status and applicable law.

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Duplicate, failed and disputed payments

Ubunifu relies on provider and bank/reconciliation evidence rather than screenshots alone. A pending or failed callback is not treated as settled money. Duplicate or disputed transactions are investigated against provider reference, payer, amount, currency, time and settlement evidence before a financial adjustment is posted.

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How to request review

Use the Contact page with the payment/order/reference number, date, amount, currency, payer/customer identity and reason. Do not send card PINs, OTPs or full card numbers. The request receives a tracked reference.

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Approved refund method

Where a refund is approved, it should normally be returned through an authorised traceable method consistent with the original payment route and finance controls. Processing time can depend on the payment provider or bank after Ubunifu authorises the refund.

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Consumer rights

Nothing in this policy is intended to remove a right that cannot lawfully be excluded under applicable consumer or other law.

Official references

Regulatory sources

These links are provided for current authoritative context. Where a policy conflicts with applicable law, the law and a formally approved instrument govern.