Payments & Refunds
How paying for Semester Pro works: the free trial, what you're charged and when, cancelling, and refunds. Short and plain, like the rest of our terms.
1. Who you're buying from
Semester Pro is made by Semester and sold through our online reseller, which is the merchant of record for every order: it takes the payment, charges any sales tax or VAT that applies where you live, and sends your receipt. Its name is the one you'll see on your bank statement, and its buyer terms apply to the purchase alongside these and our Terms of Service.
2. Plans and prices
Semester is free to use. Pro lifts the Free plan's limits, and comes three ways:
- Monthly: $3.99 a month, renewing every month until you cancel.
- Semester pass: $11.99 once, for 5 months of Pro. It doesn't renew.
- Yearly: $23.99 a year, renewing every year until you cancel.
Prices are in US dollars and are the same in every country. Depending on where you live, sales tax or VAT may be added at checkout, and the checkout shows the full amount before you pay.
3. The free trial
Every account can try Pro free for 7 days, once. No card is needed, and nothing is charged: when the 7 days are up, your account goes back to Free on its own unless you choose a plan.
4. Renewals and cancelling
Monthly and yearly plans renew automatically at the end of each period, and the payment method you used is charged for the next one. You can cancel at any time from Settings → Plan, or by writing to support@yoursemester.com. After you cancel, nothing more is charged and Pro stays on until the end of the period you've already paid for. The Semester pass never renews, so there's nothing to cancel.
If a renewal payment fails, we'll try again for up to 30 days and Pro stays on while we do. If it still doesn't go through, your account goes back to Free. Everything you made stays yours either way.
5. Refunds
Payments aren't refundable, which is why Pro starts with 7 free days and no card: you can try all of it before you pay. This doesn't take away any right you have under the law where you live. Where the law gives you a right to cancel a purchase (for example, within 14 days for consumers in the EU and the UK), or if you were charged by mistake or charged twice, write to support@yoursemester.com with the email on your account, and we'll put it right.
6. Price changes
If we change Pro's price, we'll tell you at least 30 days before it applies to your plan, so you can cancel first if you'd like. A Semester pass you've already bought is never charged again.
7. Contact
Questions about a payment, a receipt or your plan: support@yoursemester.com, or visit the Support page.
See also our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.