Safety, fairness and safeguards
Why a Commitment charge cannot happen without a prior agreement, review, and protection windows.
No upfront charge
At checkout you save a payment method and authorize a conditional charge. Commitery does not collect the commitment amount upfront, hold it in escrow, or charge a fee for reaching your goal.
A fixed standard
The goal, deadlines, amount, and proof scope are shown before checkout and fixed for that commitment once checkout succeeds. Review assesses evidence only against that agreed scope.
Review is not an immediate charge
- A completed commitment closes without a charge.
- A failed verdict proposal opens a 48-hour dispute window; it is not a charge.
- A successful dispute reverses the failed verdict and prevents a charge.
Withdrawal and short commitments
For eligible consumers, the 14-day withdrawal period blocks a charge. Even if a short commitment is reviewed before that period ends, a possible charge waits until every protection window has passed.
Payments and refunds
The final charge is submitted through Stripe. If it fails, it is not treated as collected. Refunds, successful payment disputes, and chargebacks can later reverse a transaction. See Charges and invoices and Refunds and reversals for details.