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Refund Policy

Exactly when money comes back to you, how much, how it reaches you, and how long it takes.

Version 1.0 Effective 13 August 2026 QDesk Data Solution and Services
1-Month Trial
1-Month Trial. Not satisfied? Full refund.

Use the whole system for a month. If it is not right for your school, we refund everything you paid less Rs. 1,000 towards setup & technical cost. No questions asked.

Scope

This policy sets out every situation in which money comes back to you, how much, how it reaches you and how long it takes. It covers all orders placed through this website.

It is written to be read, not to be survived. Where it differs from the Software Licence and Services Agreement you accepted at checkout, the Agreement governs — and nothing here takes away any right you have under the Consumer Protection Act, 2019.

1. Trial refund — the main one

Within 30 days of your payment being confirmed, you may ask for a refund for any reason or none. We refund the full amount charged, tax included, less a flat Rs. 1,000/- towards setup and technical cost.

This is the route that applies to almost every refund we process. It is set out in full in the Trial Policy, including how to claim it and what happens to your data afterwards.

2. We cannot deliver

If we are unable to provision your hosted portal or deliver the self-hosted software within a reasonable time, or if you cancel your order before delivery or provisioning has happened, you get a full refund of everything paid, less only any payment-gateway charge we actually incurred and cannot recover. The Rs. 1,000/- setup deduction does not apply here — we have not done the setup.

3. A feature is withdrawn mid-term

If during a subsisting hosted subscription we discontinue a feature in a way that deprives you of the substantial benefit of your licence, and we cannot offer you a substantially equivalent feature, you are entitled to a pro-rata refund of the fees for the unexpired part of your subscription term.

4. The software does not do what we said it does

If the software materially fails to conform to its documentation and we cannot correct it within a reasonable time of your telling us, we refund the portion of the fees fairly attributable to the non-conforming part.

5. Force majeure

Where an event outside either party's control prevents performance for more than sixty consecutive days and the agreement is terminated on that account, we refund the fees attributable to the unexpired part of your subscription term.

What is not refundable

  • Fees paid after the 30-day trial window has closed, except in the situations numbered 2 to 5 above.
  • Renewal fees for a hosted subscription term you have already begun using. The trial covers your first purchase.
  • The flat Rs. 1,000/- setup and technical cost, on a trial refund.
  • Amounts paid to third parties at your request or on your instruction — domain registration, SMS or WhatsApp gateway credits, third-party hosting — which we can only refund if and to the extent that provider refunds us.
  • Enterprise engagements, which are governed by the cancellation terms of the executed order form or statement of work.
  • Fees where the licence has been terminated for your material breach of the licence agreement.

How refunds are calculated

The starting figure is always the gross amount actually charged to you — the tax-inclusive total on your invoice, not the pre-tax plan price. Deductions, where any apply, are taken from that figure, and the balance is what you receive.

Worked example. A hosted plan invoiced at Rs. 11,798 (Rs. 9,999 plus 18% GST), refunded within the trial window: Rs. 11,798 less Rs. 1,000/- = Rs. 10,798 remitted to you, with a GST credit note raised against the original invoice.

How and when you are paid

  • Refunds are remitted to the original payment instrument — the same card, account or UPI handle the payment came from. Where that is not possible, to a bank account you nominate in writing.
  • Approved refunds are remitted within 14 business days of approval. Your bank may take a further two to five working days to credit it.
  • A GST credit note is issued against your original tax invoice, as required by Section 34 of the CGST Act, 2017. Please reverse any input tax credit you have claimed.
  • We never ask for your card number, CVV, PIN, OTP or net-banking password to process a refund. Anyone who does is not us.

Tracking your request

Every refund request raised from your order page is tracked there and moves through Requested, Approved and Processed. You can see exactly where yours stands at any time, along with the amount and, once remitted, the reference number.

If you are unhappy with the outcome

Write to us first — most disputes are a misunderstanding about which of the routes above applies, and are settled the same week. If you are still dissatisfied, our licence agreement provides for the dispute to be referred to arbitration, and nothing in it prevents you from approaching a consumer forum.

Questions about this policy

Ask us before you buy, not after — we would far rather answer a question now than process a refund later.

This document states our commercial policy in plain language. The binding instrument between your institution and QDesk Data Solution and Services is the Software Licence and Services Agreement accepted at checkout, a copy of which is kept in your customer account. Where this document and that Agreement differ, the Agreement governs. Nothing here takes away any right conferred on you by the Consumer Protection Act, 2019.