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My kids made an in-app purchase. How can I cancel this and get a refund?

My two-year old made an in-app purchase in the game 8-Bit Ninja. How do I return this purhcase and get my money back?


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iPad, iOS 6.0.2

Posted on Jan 23, 2013 8:56 AM

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Posted on Jan 23, 2013 9:04 AM

First, to prevent this from happening again, turn off "In App purchases" in the Restrictions settings on your iPad. You may also want to turn off the ability to install apps, to prevent purchases in case the child gets hold of your iTunes Store account information, and set the password to be required immediately. For more information, see:


http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4213


As to a refund, that's not automatic since the terms of sale for the iTunes Store state that all sales are final. You can contact the iTunes Store, explain the reason for your request, and ask, though:


http://www.apple.com/support/itunes/contact.html


They're usually pretty lenient in the case of inadvertent purchases by children. No guarantees, though, just as if your child was in a store and ate a bunch of food (in other words, something that can't just be returned).


Good luck.

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Jan 23, 2013 9:04 AM in response to muskiepk

First, to prevent this from happening again, turn off "In App purchases" in the Restrictions settings on your iPad. You may also want to turn off the ability to install apps, to prevent purchases in case the child gets hold of your iTunes Store account information, and set the password to be required immediately. For more information, see:


http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4213


As to a refund, that's not automatic since the terms of sale for the iTunes Store state that all sales are final. You can contact the iTunes Store, explain the reason for your request, and ask, though:


http://www.apple.com/support/itunes/contact.html


They're usually pretty lenient in the case of inadvertent purchases by children. No guarantees, though, just as if your child was in a store and ate a bunch of food (in other words, something that can't just be returned).


Good luck.

My kids made an in-app purchase. How can I cancel this and get a refund?

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