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Refund Policy

환불정책 · Last updated: August 16, 2026

creator.ly Last updated: August 16, 2026

This Refund Policy applies to yearly handle fees paid on creator.ly, operated by Awake Corp (주식회사 어웨이크코퍼레이션) (business registration no. 841-88-01897, 537 Eonju-ro (ABT Tower), Gangnam-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea). Payments are processed by Paddle, our merchant of record; refunds are issued back to your original payment method through Paddle.

1. What you are paying for

Paying registers the handle to you immediately — the same way registering a domain takes effect immediately. Your handle reserves both creator.ly/name and name@creator.ly from the moment of payment. The creator tools built on top of the handle open on the published schedule (from October 2026); they are features added to an already-registered handle, not the thing being registered.

Standard handles are free, so there is nothing to refund on them.

2. Cancellation

You can cancel at any time — from your account, via the link in your Paddle receipt, or by emailing mjkim@awakecorp.com. Cancelling stops the next renewal only. Your current paid year is unaffected: the handle stays yours until the end of the year you paid for, plus a 90-day grace period before the handle returns to the pool.

3. Refunds

3.1 General rule. Once a paid year begins, the yearly handle fee is non-refundable, because the handle is registered and reserved exclusively for you for that entire year from the moment of payment.

3.2 14-day cooling-off (where applicable). If you are a consumer in a jurisdiction with a statutory withdrawal right for online purchases (for example, the EU/UK 14-day cooling-off period, or the 7-day withdrawal right under the Korean E-Commerce Act), you may withdraw within the statutory period, unless you have asked us to begin the service immediately and acknowledged that this waives the withdrawal right once performance has begun. Registering your handle at checkout constitutes immediate performance with your express consent. Where the statutory right nevertheless applies and is exercised in time, we will refund in full via Paddle.

3.3 Trademark or impersonation withdrawal. If a handle has to be withdrawn because it infringes a trademark or impersonates someone, that is the one case under this policy where money always comes back: we refund the unused portion of the current paid year, calculated pro rata by days remaining, to the payer. (If you registered the infringing handle in bad faith, we may instead handle the matter under the Terms of Service.)

3.4 Our fault. If we permanently discontinue the paid Service, or a billing error results in a duplicate or incorrect charge, we will refund the unused portion or the erroneous charge in full. If your handle or a paid feature is unavailable for an extended period due to our fault, contact us — we will remedy it, extend your term, or refund pro rata, whichever is reasonable.

3.5 Renewal charges. If a yearly renewal is charged and you did not intend to renew, contact us within 14 days of the renewal charge and, provided the new paid year's service has not been substantially used, we will refund the renewal in full and cancel the handle at the end of the previously paid term.

3.6 Statutory rights. Nothing in this policy limits any refund or remedy you are entitled to under mandatory consumer-protection law in your country of residence. Paddle's Buyer Terms may also provide refund handling for defective or not-as-described purchases.

4. How to request a refund

Approved refunds are processed by Paddle to your original payment method, normally within 5–10 business days depending on your card issuer.

5. Creator product sales

When creator commerce tools open (from October 2026), sales you make to your buyers will have their own refund window shown at checkout, and creator payouts occur only after that refund window closes. Details will be published with the launch of those tools; this section does not change the policy for yearly handle fees above.

6. Contact

Awake Corp (주식회사 어웨이크코퍼레이션) 537 Eonju-ro (ABT Tower), Gangnam-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea Email: mjkim@awakecorp.com

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