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Refund policy

Effective 29 April 2026

What this covers

This policy applies to all paid engagements and one-time purchases from Branding Pioneers — monthly retainers, project fees, audits, and tool subscriptions.

Engagement retainers

  • First 30 days, monthly retainer: Pro-rated refund minus the value of work delivered. Calculated on hours logged at standard agency rates ($175/hr senior, $95/hr specialist).
  • After 30 days: No retroactive refund of the current month. We honour standard 30-day termination notice — your final invoice is the month notice is served.
  • Annual prepay engagements: Pro-rated refund of unused months on termination, less a 10% administrative reconciliation fee.

Project fees (web, branding, AI deployment)

Covers website development, branding and AI automation projects billed by milestone.

  • Pre-kickoff: Full refund less $750 onboarding administrative fee.
  • Post-kickoff, pre-build: 50% refund of milestone payments where work has not been delivered.
  • Post-build, pre-launch: No refund. Work product is delivered as licensed under the SOW.
  • Post-launch: No refund. Bug-fix and warranty period applies per SOW.

Audits

  • Free audits: nothing to refund.
  • Paid audit deliverables: refund within 7 days of receiving deliverable if you find a material factual error we cannot reasonably resolve.

How to request a refund

Email accounts@brandingpioneers.com with:

  • Your engagement / order number
  • Reason for refund
  • Date of original payment
  • Bank/card details for the refund (we'll match the original payment method)

We acknowledge within one business day. Refunds are processed within 7–10 business days from approval. International refunds may take an additional 5–7 business days for bank settlement.

Exceptions

  • We do not refund work that was delivered to scope and accepted in writing by the client.
  • We do not refund based on business outcomes that were not contractually committed (e.g., "didn't see ROI" if no ROI guarantee was in the SOW).
  • We do not refund third-party media spend (Google, Meta, LinkedIn) we passed through to platforms — that's between you and the platform.

Disputes

If we cannot agree on a refund, we offer mediation through the Bombay Chamber of Commerce mediation service. Litigation is governed by the laws of India and venue of Gurugram, per our Terms of Service.

ROI Guarantee programme

Some engagements carry an explicit ROI guarantee. Those terms supersede this policy where they conflict — the ROI Guarantee terms govern.

Questions

accounts@brandingpioneers.com — refund requests and billing. Other questions go through the contact page.\ legal@brandingpioneers.com — disputes and contract questions.

Why choose us

Why healthcare brands choose us.

Six reasons hospitals, clinics, and doctors pick a healthcare-only firm over a generalist agency.

  • Healthcare-only

    It's all we do. No retail, no fintech — the whole team thinks in patient journeys, clinical trust, and the way people actually choose a doctor.

  • AI-first systems

    Receptionists, WhatsApp triage, and attribution built in-house — we answer patients in seconds and tie every click to a booked appointment.

  • Compliance built-in

    HIPAA-aware handling, ASCI-reviewed creative, and GDPR/DPDP sign-off on every campaign — our standard, not an upcharge or an afterthought.

  • Senior on every account

    The senior who pitched you stays on the engagement. No bait-and-switch to juniors learning on your budget.

  • Measured to the appointment

    Patient-level attribution across calls, forms, and walk-ins. Monthly reports show booked patients — not just clicks and impressions.

  • Receipts, not promises

    We name our clients and show the work. Quarterly reviews with the numbers attached, every cycle.

The Branding Pioneers healthcare-marketing team at work

Healthcare-only · since 2016

A team that does one thing well.

Practical notes & supporting evidence

More detail for your next decision.

A practical reference for this page
  1. Start hereRefund policy

  2. Establish contextUse the published scope and relevant source material

  3. Choose the next stepFollow the linked resource and assign an owner

Putting Refund policy into practice

Use the refund policy alongside the order or agreement involved in your enquiry. Identify the service or purchase category and keep the original payment and engagement references available. Follow the request instructions stated in the policy above. These notes help organise a question without adding refund conditions or changing the published terms.

Find the policy information relevant to your question

Read the headings and the full policy wording above before deciding which contact route to use. A question about published content is different from a question about an invoice, an engagement scope or a data request. Identify the page, document or transaction involved and keep its date with your question. The practical notes here help organise that enquiry; the published policy wording and any applicable agreement provide the relevant terms.

For a question about a case study, include its URL and the particular statement, image or figure you want clarified. If the page shows a source report, identify the reporting window as well as the number. For a question about a purchase or engagement, identify the order or agreement using the information you already have. Avoid sending patient records or unrelated confidential documents as part of an initial policy enquiry.

Read examples and projections in their stated context

A published resource may contain client artwork, engagement scope, an original report, an independent design concept or a planning scenario. The label attached to the item explains which kind of material it is. Preserve that label when quoting or sharing the resource. An image of campaign creative describes the creative shown; a screenshot of a report describes the measures and period recorded by its source. Those materials answer different questions.

Planning tools depend on the inputs and assumptions supplied. Keep those assumptions with the output and distinguish an example calculation from an observed client result. If a page refers to a signed scope of work or another agreement, read the actual document involved in your engagement. A general website explanation cannot establish the specific scope, account responsibilities or commercial terms that were agreed for a different project.

Prepare a clear question or correction request

Explain what you are asking the team to clarify and provide enough context to locate the relevant material. A URL, heading and short description of the issue are usually more useful than a general statement that a page is unclear. Where a published source appears inconsistent, identify the source and the statement together. For an attribution or permission question, identify the exact item and how you intend to use it.

Use the contact information stated in the relevant policy or agreement. The website contact page can help route a general enquiry when you are unsure which team owns it. Keep a copy of the original question and any supporting reference so the discussion can stay focused on the same issue. Check the policy page directly when returning to the topic, rather than relying on a quotation or screenshot that may omit surrounding context.

Choose the resource that matches your next decision

Begin with the question you need to answer, then choose the most appropriate destination in this collection. A guide explains a method, a checklist supports a repeatable review, a calculator explores assumptions and a case file documents a particular engagement. Reading them as interchangeable resources can create confusion. If you need to brief a supplier, start with the relevant service or framework. If you need to assess evidence, start with the source reports and the limits stated alongside the example.

Use the collection to narrow the investigation rather than adding every possible task to a marketing plan. Identify the stage where progress is blocked: discovery, understanding the service, making contact, arranging an appointment or following up. Choose a resource that addresses that stage and keep a short note of the evidence you need. A focused review is easier to act on than a long list of unrelated recommendations, particularly when clinical approvals and operational changes involve different people.