Returns

Returns and refunds

The editor and downloads are free today. Get help with an export below, or read the separate proposed returns and refund policy for future paid services.

Available now: free editor and downloads

Help with a free export

If a free export has a missing color key or an unreadable outline, email hello@pbnstudio.co.za for help with the file. Current downloads are free, so there is no payment to refund.

Planned for future versions

Paid digital exports and printed canvases are not currently available. The following proposed policy describes how returns and refunds would work if those services launch.

Damaged, defective, or wrong orders

If your order arrives damaged, misprinted, or different from what you approved, tell us within 30 days of delivery and we would reprint or refund it — your choice. A photo of the problem speeds things up considerably.

Change of mind

Each printed canvas would be made to order from your own photo. Because each canvas is personalised, we can't restock a change-of-mind return the way a shop can. If production hasn't started yet, contact us straight away and we would cancel and refund the order in full. Once printing begins, change-of-mind returns would be limited under the Consumer Protection Act's provisions for custom-made goods.

Paid digital exports

Paid digital pattern files would be delivered immediately, so they couldn't be returned once downloaded. If an export is faulty — a missing color key, an unreadable outline — we would fix the file or refund the item.

How to start a return

Signed-in customers would be able to start a return from the account area in the app (Orders → Start a return). Guest customers would email hello@pbnstudio.co.za with an order number and a short description. We would confirm every return request within 2 business days.

Refund timing

Approved refunds would go back to your original payment method. Allow up to 10 business days for the amount to reflect, depending on your bank.