ABOUT REFUNDS / NO REFUNDS

Once we have begun service or labor on your project, accounts, orders, etc, we do not issue refunds for any reason.

All services are offered at the client’s own risk: no guarantees, no refunds, no exchanges, no credits.

Privaterise and its affiliates, subsidiaries and vendors cannot and will not be responsible or liable for you monetary investment or loss in any way.

We do not know of a single PPC or digital advertisement provider that offers refunds on ads, clicks, budget, etc. Once you have spent money for ads on Google, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram etc, you will almost certainly never see that money returned again, for any reason, no matter how compelling or justifiable your case may seem. The companies mentioned here are global titans, they and many others like them simply will not be swayed when it comes to refunding requests or service issues, including but not limited to loss of investment or loss of business or unexpectedly high charges for click costs and placements.

Our view is that business, advertising and marketing are all ventured as a form of risk, effort and resources are expended in the hope of gain, profit or desired results, but it is not uncommon for any or all of those endeavors to fail.

You should NOT spend any sum of money, no matter how great or small on PPC services if you cannot afford to lose it entirely with no return, results, revenue or profit of any kind.

DISCLAIMER OF GUARANTEES & EXPECTED RESULTS:

We absolutely do not guarantee results in any way.

Most professional marketers and marketing agencies do not guarantee results.

To re-phrase a quote from Frank Kern: “Your results will vary and depend on many factors … All business entails risk as well as massive and consistent effort and action. If you’re not willing to accept that, please DO NOT [contract with us for marketing services]”

Google forbids us from guaranteeing ranking or listing results and discourages uses from working with agencies who provide guarantees. For an example, see Google’s statement in this article which says “Beware of SEOs that claim to guarantee rankings“. The same principle applies to all other entities (ad platforms and publishers) and services (PPC, advertisements, email marketing, etc).

But don’t take our word for it. The best summary we’ve seen about the evils of a guarantee in the Marketing industry comes from this article on Forbes, where the author correctly writes in point #5 about the agency: “Making guarantees about something you cannot control carries inherent ethical problems” and about the client: “If you have to ask about a guarantee, you probably aren’t ready to be a client because you aren’t financially stable enough to make the investment” “Potential clients seeking guarantees raise two major red flags: a. their own credibility b. the nature of your relationship with them.” The article (by Josh Steimle) is excellent and we suggest you give it a thorough read. It is focused on SEO, but the exact same principles apply to PPC and all other forms of marketing: digital, online and offline. That article is based on a similar one by Rand Fishkin.

In short, we are in the business of working with our clients to improve their revenue and profitability, but the majority of the systems, corporations and people who come into play in a marketing, sales and business scenario are completely beyond our control.

Examples include, but are not limited to:

• We can’t force Google, Facebook or any other ad platform or publisher to list or show your ad in any particular position, rank, or order;
• We can’t make people see, notice, view or watch your ad, listing, offer, services or product;
• We can’t compel people to like your ad, listing, offer, services or product even if they do see it;
• We can’t make them click on the ad or the link if they see or like it;
• Once they click, we can’t make them like your website or anything they see on it;
• We can’t prevent them from leaving your website;
• We can’t make them accept your offer, product or service in any way, including opt-ins, calls, contacts or purchases, even if they have seen it and liked it;
• Most importantly of all, even if someone gets this far, and likes and wants whatever you have to offer them: we can’t make them pay you;

MARKETING, ADVERTISING AND BUSINESS, IN GENERAL, ARE RISKY ENDEAVORS.

As this article “Marketing is fraught with risk, but playing it safe or no marketing is the ultimate risk“.

DO NOT PLACE ORDERS OR ENGAGE IN OR PAY FOR SERVICES, ACTIVITIES PROJECTS OR ORDERS IF YOU CANNOT REASONABLY AFFORD THEM AND/OR CANNOT TOLERATE THE LOSS OF YOUR FUNDS OR THE FAILURE OF YOUR EXPECTED RESULTS AND/OR EXPECTED “ROI”.

While we accept credit card payments for convenience, we strongly discourage anyone from going into debt (including loans or credit card debt) in the hopes that marketing will start, “save” or improve their business.

NO ASSURANCE, GUARANTEE OR WARRANTY:

We offer this information as a best-effort suggestion to help you understand and control your rights and/or options.

No assurances, guarantees or warranties are provided concerning this information. Use at your own discretion. We encourage all users to fully educate and familiarize themselves with the implications, effects and risks of technology, online marketing and advertising, and internet use, especially as it pertains to business and your personal privacy, security, etc.