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Refund Policy

Clear guidelines for project deposits, cancellation audits, and milestone payments.

Last updated: July 3, 2026

The short version

  • Full refund of deposit if requested prior to the start of custom work (uncommenced).
  • 🟡 Partial refund pro-rated based on deliverables built if development is active (incomplete).
  • No refund once the completed systems are deployed to your infrastructure or approved.

1. Uncommenced work — full refund

If you request a project cancellation prior to the commencement of any design, consulting, scripting, or engineering work, you are entitled to a full 100% refund of your initial 50% down payment. These refunds are returned within 14 business days.

2. Incomplete work — pro-rated refund

If a project is cancelled while development is active but before final deployment, approval, or system handover (incomplete work), we calculate a pro-rated refund. We audit all design documents, custom telephony scripts, and custom software wrapper codes completed up to the date of cancellation. Any unspent portion of your 50% down payment is refunded, while completed engineering hours and milestones are billed and deducted.

3. Completed or deployed work — strictly non-refundable

Once deliverables defined in the Statement of Work (SOW) are sandbox tested, approved, or deployed to your live website/phone line, the service is categorized as fully complete. No refunds are processed for completed work under any circumstances.

4. Telephony and API carrier charges

All third-party billing costs, including phone number rental, outgoing call minutes, web hosting, and AI tokens (billed directly to your card by OpenAI, Google Gemini, and others), are governed by their respective platforms and are completely non-refundable.

5. Submitting a refund request

To request a refund for uncommenced or incomplete work, please send a formal email to hello@rahulparathy.com including:

  • Your business name and project Statement of Work (SOW) title.
  • A clear explanation of why you are requesting cancellation or refund.
  • Your wire transfer bank coordinates (since all down payments are collected via bank wire).

We will review your documentation and respond within 7 business days.

6. B2B service disclaimer (EU Buyers)

Deciding Labs offers Business-to-Business (B2B) professional services. By acquiring our services, you confirm you are acting in a business capacity. Accordingly, consumer protection regulations regarding "cooling-off" periods or consumer withdrawal rights under EU Directive 2011/83/EU do not apply to custom business software and engineering configurations.