Knowledgebase

Billing & Account

Invoices, renewals, upgrades and cancellations.

The commercial side of the account: how invoices and renewals work, changing a payment method, upgrading or downgrading a plan, what happens if a payment fails, and how to cancel. Our refund terms and money-back guarantee are set out on the refund policy page, and these guides link to it rather than restating it.

How do renewals work?

How a hosting or domain renewal is billed, where to check the date and price, and how to stop one before it charges you.

FAQ Billing 4 min
How does the 30-day money-back guarantee work?

A straightforward promise: try hosting for 30 days, and ask for your money back if it is not right for you.

FAQ Billing 3 min
How to add another contact to your account

Giving someone else visibility on your account without handing over your own login, and what they can and cannot do with it.

Guide Billing 4 min
How to cancel a service

Cancelling a service from your client area, what it does to your site, and how to time it so you are not charged for a period you will not use.

Guide Billing 6 min
How to change your account email address

Updating the address your account logs in with and sends billing notices to, and why a personal inbox is the safer choice.

Guide Billing 4 min
How to change your payment method

Update the card or payment method on file in your client area so future renewals do not get stuck on an expired one.

Guide Billing 4 min
How to downgrade your hosting plan

Moving to a smaller plan from your client area, and the usage checks worth doing first so the downgrade does not get rejected.

Guide Billing 5 min
How to download an invoice or receipt

Past invoices and receipts are kept in your client area, ready to view or download whenever you need a copy.

FAQ Billing 3 min
How to get back into a locked account

The first things to try when you cannot sign in, and how to get support to verify you when those do not work.

Guide Billing 5 min
How to open a support ticket that gets answered

A ticket that includes five specific things gets solved far faster than one that just says something is broken.

Guide Billing 5 min
How to pay an invoice

Where to find an unpaid invoice in your client area and the quickest way to clear it before it affects your service.

Guide Billing 5 min
How to request a refund

Requesting a refund is a short ticket or email — here is what to include and what our published refund policy actually covers.

Guide Billing 5 min
How to transfer your account to someone else

Handing a hosting account over properly, in the right order, so ownership genuinely changes and nothing goes offline.

Guide Billing 6 min
How to update your billing details

Where to update the name, address and tax details that appear on your invoices, and why it is worth keeping current.

Guide Billing 4 min
How to upgrade your hosting plan

How to move to a bigger plan from your client area, and what actually happens to your site while the upgrade takes place.

Guide Billing 5 min
What currency will I be charged in?

The currency shown at checkout is the one you are billed in, then and for every renewal that follows.

FAQ Billing 3 min
What happens if a payment fails?

A declined renewal is common and rarely urgent — here is what generally happens next and the fastest way to sort it.

FAQ Billing 4 min
Why was my account suspended?

Suspension almost always traces back to one of a small number of causes, and support can tell you which one applies to you.

FAQ Billing 4 min

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