How avoiding a charge works
After a failed commitment you can refer one new user to Commitery instead of paying the conditional charge. This page explains the deadline, what counts, and what happens either way.
When the option appears
The option appears on a commitment that has been marked as failed while its conditional charge is still pending. It is offered once per failed commitment, including individual routine cycles, and it belongs to that commitment alone. It is not a credit you can save for later.
What activation does
- Activating postpones the charge until the deadline shown with the referral, normally seven days.
- You receive a referral link. You share it yourself — Commitery never sends invitations on your behalf.
- The failed verdict stays as it is. Activation is not an appeal and it does not change or extend the dispute window.
What counts as a successful referral
One person who is genuinely new to Commitery has to follow your link, create their own account, and check out their own first financial commitment before the deadline. Sharing the link, clicking it, or signing up without checking out does not count.
Only one qualifying referral is needed. Further referrals for the same commitment have no additional effect.
If it succeeds
The entire conditional charge for that commitment is waived. Nothing is collected, and no credit or balance is created. If the charge was already collected before the qualifying checkout was recognised, Commitery can refund it to the original payment method instead.
The waiver is final. If the person you referred later withdraws from or cancels their own commitment, your waived charge is not brought back.
If the deadline passes
The referral closes, the postponement ends, and the original charge becomes due as described in charges and invoices. The referral cannot be reactivated for the same commitment.
What does not qualify
- Referring yourself, a second account of your own, or an account you control.
- Duplicate or re-registered accounts.
- Reciprocal referral rings, automated sign-ups, and manipulated checkouts.
- Unsolicited email or messages, spam, and misleading claims about Commitery.
Full terms
The binding rules for the referral waiver are set out in the Referral Waiver Terms. The underlying charge continues to be governed by the Payment Terms.