▲ 747 ▼ Anon is a fan of GabeN (sh.itjust.works) submitted 9 months ago by Early_To_Risa@sh.itjust.works [M] to c/greentext@sh.itjust.works 221 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Scrollone@feddit.it 9 points 9 months ago (1 child) No, the EU doesn't force refunds for software permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Laser@feddit.org 4 points 9 months ago (1 child) Not explicitly, but 2011/83/EC does state that it applies to everything but "financial services, gambling, healthcare by regulated professionals, package travel, property transactions, social services, timeshare and most aspects of passenger transport" and reservers. And steam's refund policy is most likely a reaction to this. See https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32011L0083, which mentions the 14 days basically everywhere as a default withdrawal period. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Scrollone@feddit.it 1 point 9 months ago (1 child) The current version, at article 16, also includes software: contracts for the supply of digital content which is not supplied on a tangible medium if the performance has begun permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Laser@feddit.org 2 points 9 months ago Didn't spot that, thanks permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Laser@feddit.org 4 points 9 months ago (1 child) Not explicitly, but 2011/83/EC does state that it applies to everything but "financial services, gambling, healthcare by regulated professionals, package travel, property transactions, social services, timeshare and most aspects of passenger transport" and reservers. And steam's refund policy is most likely a reaction to this. See https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32011L0083, which mentions the 14 days basically everywhere as a default withdrawal period. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Scrollone@feddit.it 1 point 9 months ago (1 child) The current version, at article 16, also includes software: contracts for the supply of digital content which is not supplied on a tangible medium if the performance has begun permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Laser@feddit.org 2 points 9 months ago Didn't spot that, thanks permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Scrollone@feddit.it 1 point 9 months ago (1 child) The current version, at article 16, also includes software: contracts for the supply of digital content which is not supplied on a tangible medium if the performance has begun permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Laser@feddit.org 2 points 9 months ago Didn't spot that, thanks permalink fedilink source parent
