Hostipe Refund & Cancellation Policy
1. 30-Day Money-Back Guarantee
Hostipe offers an unconditional 30-day money-back guarantee on select hosting plans for first-time accounts. If you cancel your eligible service within thirty (30) calendar days from the original registration date, you will receive a full refund of the hosting service fee.
2. Services Eligible for Full Refund
The following services qualify for our 30-day money-back guarantee when purchased by new accounts:
- Shared Cloud Hosting: Annual, biennial, or monthly plans.
- Managed VPS Hosting: Base virtual private server monthly and annual subscriptions.
- WordPress Hosting: All managed WordPress tiers.
3. Non-Refundable Items & Fees
Due to registry costs and external third-party licensing fees, the following items are strictly non-refundable:
- Domain Name Registrations & Transfers: Once a domain is registered or renewed with ICANN, registry fees are non-refundable. If your package included a "Free Domain", the standard retail registration fee will be deducted from your hosting refund.
- Dedicated Servers & Bare Metal: Custom-built server hardware and provisioning setups.
- SSL Certificates: Issued certificates cannot be revoked for refund after 7 days.
- Software Licenses & Addons: cPanel, LiteSpeed, CloudLinux, WHMCS, or Windows OS licensing fees.
- Administrative & Migration Setup Fees: One-time custom configuration labor charges.
4. How to Request a Refund
To request a refund, follow these simple steps:
- Log in to your client account at my.hostipe.com.
- Navigate to Services → My Services, select the active package, and submit a Cancellation Request.
- Open a Billing Ticket at Support Tickets or email billing@hostipe.com referencing your invoice number.
5. Termination for Terms Violation
Accounts terminated due to violations of our Acceptable Use Policy (e.g., spamming, hosting phishing sites, malware distribution, or DMCA non-compliance) are not eligible for any refunds.
6. Processing Timeline & Methods
Approved refunds are credited back to the original method of payment (Credit/Debit Card, PayPal, or Account Credit) within 3 to 7 business days depending on your financial institution's settlement times.