{"id":"licensing-payments.eu-uk-right-of-withdrawal","url":"/faq/licensing-payments/eu-uk-right-of-withdrawal","category":{"id":"licensing-payments","title":"Licensing & payments"},"subcategory":{"id":"refunds","title":"Refunds, charges and disputes"},"question":"Does the EU or UK 14-day right of withdrawal apply?","alt_questions":["14 day cooling off period storage studio","consumer rights refund EU","UK right to cancel digital content","statutory refund rights"],"short_answer":"Mandatory consumer rights always apply. For EU/UK buyers, activating starts supply of the digital content; to keep the 14-day withdrawal right, don't activate and request a refund within 14 days.","answer_markdown":"Mandatory consumer-protection rights in your country always apply and can't be removed by our terms. For EU and UK customers buying digital content, activating the licence counts as starting the supply, which affects the 14-day right of withdrawal.\n\nIf you don't want to waive that right, don't activate, and ask for a refund within 14 days of purchase by emailing support@storagestudio.us. The exact wording is in [Terms of Service](/legal/terms) §5.6.","answer_html":"<p>Mandatory consumer-protection rights in your country always apply and can&#39;t be removed by our terms. For EU and UK customers buying digital content, activating the licence counts as starting the supply, which affects the 14-day right of withdrawal.</p>\n<p>If you don&#39;t want to waive that right, don&#39;t activate, and ask for a refund within 14 days of purchase by emailing support@storagestudio.us. The exact wording is in <a href=\"/legal/terms\">Terms of Service</a> §5.6.</p>","answer_text":"Mandatory consumer-protection rights in your country always apply and can't be removed by our terms. For EU and UK customers buying digital content, activating the licence counts as starting the supply, which affects the 14-day right of withdrawal.\n\nIf you don't want to waive that right, don't activate, and ask for a refund within 14 days of purchase by emailing support@storagestudio.us. The exact wording is in Terms of Service §5.6.","tags":["refunds","consumer rights"],"related":[{"id":"licensing-payments.can-i-get-a-refund","question":"Can I get a refund for Storage Studio?","url":"/faq/licensing-payments/can-i-get-a-refund"},{"id":"licensing-payments.is-the-unused-time-refunded-when-i-cancel","question":"Do I get money back for unused time when I cancel?","url":"/faq/licensing-payments/is-the-unused-time-refunded-when-i-cancel"}],"applies_to":"all","last_reviewed":"2026-10-01","title":"Does the EU or UK 14-day right of withdrawal apply? — Storage Studio FAQ","description":"Mandatory consumer rights always apply. For EU/UK buyers, activating starts supply of the digital content; to keep the 14-day withdrawal right, don't activate and request a refund within 14 days.","crumbs":[{"name":"Home","path":"/"},{"name":"FAQ","path":"/faq/"},{"name":"Licensing & payments","path":"/faq/licensing-payments/"},{"name":"Does the EU or UK 14-day right of withdrawal apply?","path":"/faq/licensing-payments/eu-uk-right-of-withdrawal"}],"jsonld":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","url":"https://storagestudio.us/faq/licensing-payments/eu-uk-right-of-withdrawal","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-10-01","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"Does the EU or UK 14-day right of withdrawal apply?","alternateName":["14 day cooling off period storage studio","consumer rights refund EU","UK right to cancel digital content","statutory refund rights"],"acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Mandatory consumer-protection rights in your country always apply and can't be removed by our terms. For EU and UK customers buying digital content, activating the licence counts as starting the supply, which affects the 14-day right of withdrawal.\n\nIf you don't want to waive that right, don't activate, and ask for a refund within 14 days of purchase by emailing support@storagestudio.us. The exact wording is in Terms of Service §5.6.","url":"https://storagestudio.us/faq/licensing-payments/eu-uk-right-of-withdrawal"}}]},"fragment":"<div class=\"wrap fl-wrap\"><div class=\"fl-layout\"><aside class=\"fl-side\" aria-label=\"FAQ topics\"><details open><summary>All topics</summary><ul class=\"fl-tree\"><li><a href=\"/faq/getting-started/\">Getting started</a> <span>70</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/freeing-space/\">Freeing up space</a> <span>182</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/moving-folders/\">Moving folders</a> <span>144</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/apps/\">Apps</a> <span>146</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/external-drives/\">External drives</a> <span>169</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/finder-location/\">Finding things in Finder</a> <span>70</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/cloud-accounts/\">Cloud accounts</a> <span>158</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/icloud/\">iCloud &amp; iCloud Photos</a> <span>168</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/data-transfers/\">Data Transfers</a> <span>119</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/backups/\">Backups &amp; restore points</a> <span>126</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/delta-drive/\">Delta Drive, Delta Trust &amp; My Drive</a> <span>125</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/bridge-devices/\">Bridge &amp; your devices</a> <span>111</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/duplicates/\">Duplicate files</a> <span>74</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/junk-yard/\">Junk Yard</a> <span>113</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/tuhi-assistant/\">Tuhi, your storage assistant</a> <span>105</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/settings/\">Settings &amp; keep-time</a> <span>88</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/performance-battery/\">Performance &amp; battery</a> <span>62</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/privacy-safety/\">Privacy &amp; safety</a> <span>85</span></li><li class=\"fl-open\"><a href=\"/faq/licensing-payments/\" aria-current=\"true\">Licensing &amp; payments</a> <span>131</span><ul><li><a href=\"/faq/licensing-payments/#free-trial\">The free trial</a> <span>16</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/licensing-payments/#trial-extension\">Extending your trial and free offers</a> <span>10</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/licensing-payments/#plans\">Plans and pricing</a> <span>8</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/licensing-payments/#buying\">Buying, coupons and onboarding codes</a> <span>15</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/licensing-payments/#activation\">Activating your licence</a> <span>16</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/licensing-payments/#licence-key\">Your licence key</a> <span>5</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/licensing-payments/#macs\">Your licence and your Macs</a> <span>7</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/licensing-payments/#subscription\">Managing your subscription</a> <span>26</span></li><li class=\"fl-on\"><a href=\"/faq/licensing-payments/#refunds\">Refunds, charges and disputes</a> <span>7</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/licensing-payments/#licence-status\">Licence status and offline use</a> <span>14</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/licensing-payments/#inner-circle\">Inner Circle (founder) offer</a> <span>4</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/licensing-payments/#versions\">Updates and Mac compatibility</a> <span>3</span></li></ul></li><li><a href=\"/faq/troubleshooting/\">Troubleshooting &amp; messages</a> <span>180</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/comparisons/\">Comparisons &amp; alternatives</a> <span>75</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/mac-storage-basics/\">Mac storage basics</a> <span>315</span></li></ul></details></aside><div class=\"fl-main\"><nav class=\"fl-crumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\"><ol><li><a href=\"/\">Home</a></li><li><a href=\"/faq/\">FAQ</a></li><li><a href=\"/faq/licensing-payments/\">Licensing &amp; payments</a></li><li aria-current=\"page\">Does the EU or UK 14-day right of withdrawal apply?</li></ol></nav>\n<form class=\"fl-search\" action=\"/faq/search\" method=\"get\" role=\"search\" data-fl-search>\n<label class=\"fl-visually-hidden\" for=\"fl-q\">Search the FAQ</label>\n<input id=\"fl-q\" type=\"search\" name=\"q\" value=\"\" placeholder=\"Search 2,816 questions…\" autocomplete=\"off\" spellcheck=\"false\">\n<button type=\"submit\">Search</button>\n<div class=\"fl-suggest\" role=\"listbox\" hidden></div>\n</form>\n<article class=\"fl-entry\">\n<p class=\"eyebrow fl-eyebrow\"><a href=\"/faq/licensing-payments/\">Licensing &amp; payments</a> · <a href=\"/faq/licensing-payments/#refunds\">Refunds, charges and disputes</a></p>\n<h1>Does the EU or UK 14-day right of withdrawal apply?</h1>\n<p class=\"fl-short\"><strong>Short answer:</strong> Mandatory consumer rights always apply. For EU/UK buyers, activating starts supply of the digital content; to keep the 14-day withdrawal right, don&#39;t activate and request a refund within 14 days.</p>\n<div class=\"fl-answer\"><p>Mandatory consumer-protection rights in your country always apply and can&#39;t be removed by our terms. For EU and UK customers buying digital content, activating the licence counts as starting the supply, which affects the 14-day right of withdrawal.</p>\n<p>If you don&#39;t want to waive that right, don&#39;t activate, and ask for a refund within 14 days of purchase by emailing support@storagestudio.us. The exact wording is in <a href=\"/legal/terms\">Terms of Service</a> §5.6.</p></div>\n\n<p class=\"fl-meta\">Last reviewed <time datetime=\"2026-10-01\">October 1, 2026</time></p>\n\n<section class=\"fl-related\"><h2>Related questions</h2><ul><li><a href=\"/faq/licensing-payments/can-i-get-a-refund\">Can I get a refund for Storage Studio?</a></li><li><a href=\"/faq/licensing-payments/is-the-unused-time-refunded-when-i-cancel\">Do I get money back for unused time when I cancel?</a></li></ul></section>\n<p class=\"fl-formats\">Also available as <a href=\"/faq/licensing-payments/eu-uk-right-of-withdrawal.md\">Markdown</a> and <a href=\"/faq/licensing-payments/eu-uk-right-of-withdrawal.json\">JSON</a>.</p>\n</article></div></div></div>"}