✨ Please note: Online payments are available on the Lite plan or above.
You must provide your contact details and refund policy when accepting online payments. Adding this information will ensure that you comply with key regulations for online sales and build trust with your customers and credibility for your business.
This article covers:
Setting a cancellation policy
To set a cancellation policy, select Booking preferences from the left-hand menu, then Edit next to the Cancellations, Transfers & Refund section:
Cancellations
You have a few options to customise your cancellation settings.
Able/disable ticket cancellations by ticking/unticking the box next to Allow ticket cancellation:
Customise the time period, from set minutes/hours/days/weeks/months before the event:
Tick the Return pass use on ticket cancellation box to return pass uses to the customer if you or they cancel their ticket:
Cancellation message
Display a default or custom cancellation message to customers when they cancel a ticket.
💡 Please note: Cancellation messages are applied at the account level, not for individual events. We recommend that you:
Include these details in your refund policy to set different cancellation policies for specific events.
Create a custom cancellation message advising customers to review the refund policy for cancellation details applicable to their chosen event.
To set up your cancellation message, select either Default or Custom under the Cancellation message section:
Default
The default message automatically updates in line with your cancellation settings as set under Cancellations.
For example:
💡 Please note:
You cannot amend this message.
No message will show when you select default if you haven't set up any cancellation settings.
This message does not include information provided in your refund policy. Therefore, we advise that you include the link to your refund policy for extra clarity:
Custom
The custom option is a free text field (255 characters or less) where you can add a customisable cancellation message. You can also use markdown to customise the message further.
Admin view example:
Customer view example:
💡 Please note: It's important to ensure that the message aligns with your cancellation settings and you manually update it in line with your terms.
Including a link to your refund policy
You can also include a link to your refund policy by ticking the Include link to Refund Policy tickbox:
Example of how the default message appears with the refund policy included:
Example of how the default message without the refund policy:
Transfers
Tick Allow ticket transfers to allow your customers to transfer their tickets:
When you allow ticket transfers on your account, you can customise transfers by:
The duration before the event
The timeframe to which customers can transfer
Restricting to one transfer per ticket
Allowing transfers to different events/ticket types
1. The duration before the event
Under Allow transfers up until, set how many hours/days/weeks/months before the event a customer can transfer their ticket:
For day/week/month durations, you can add a time of day or leave it blank for no restriction.
2. The timeframe to which customers can transfer
Under Restrict transfer window to, set how far in the future a customer can transfer their ticket:
For day/week/month durations, you can add a time of day or leave it blank for no restriction.
3. Restricting transfers to one transfer per ticket
Limit transfers to one transfer per ticket by ticking Limit to one transfer per ticket:
4. Allowing transfers to different events or ticket types
Tick Allow transfers to different event or ticket types to give customers the option to transfer their tickets to other event or ticket options:
Please note: We always restrict customers from transferring their tickets to higher-cost tickets.
With the same value or less: Allow transfers to same-value or lower-cost tickets. This means you may have to action a refund for the difference.
With the same value only: Restrict transfers to tickets of the same value only.
Refund settings
Tick Show refund amount to customer under Refunds to show the customer how much they are owed upon cancellation/transfer to a lower-cost ticket:
For example:
Setting a refund policy
To set a refund policy, select Settings from the left-hand menu, Payments, then Edit:
Add your refund policy blurb in the box under Refund policy:
Then select Save changes. "Refund policy" shows as a link at the footer of your page:
Once selected, customers can view the refund policy on your page:
💡 Please note: Some payment providers require a refund policy. Learn the requirements for taking payments online.
Adding the policy to your page
Alongside adding your refund policy blurb, you may wish to add your cancellation policy to other areas of your schedule setup, such as on your public page, booking confirmation email or event description.
Public page
You may wish to add your policy at the top of your page. To do this, select Customise page in the top right-hand corner and scroll down to the General Information section to add your blurb:
This text appears at the top of your schedule:
Event Description
You can add the policy to the event description for extra visibility. To do this, select the entry, then Edit entry:
Select the Information tab and add the policy in the Description field:
This then shows on the public page within the information field:
Booking confirmation message
To add to your Booking confirmation message, select your entry, then Edit entry:
Select the Information tab and scroll to the Booking confirmation message section to add it to the emails your customers receive:
✨ You can learn more about the emails your customers receive here.
Adding a mandatory booking form field
You may wish to add a field that your customers agree to when making a booking. To do this, select the Booking form tab, then Create a new field type:
You can then choose whether you'd like the field to apply to the attendee, overall booking or ticket:
Enter the Field label (name), then add the policy under the Additional help text section.
You may wish to also make this field mandatory by selecting the Mandatory field tickbox and choosing the Field data type (such as a 'Yes or No option' or checkbox for capturing consent):
Where your customers can view the refund policy
You can view your refund policy in the public page footer, which is a requirement for some payment providers.
When selecting the hyperlink, the refund policy pops open as a larger sub-page:
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