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How payouts, cancellations and refunds Work

BookPay protects your time while keeping things fair for clients. You have full control of everything: the cancellation window, rescheduling and payouts.
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Here’s how payouts work when a client cancels or doesn’t show.


​Cancellations

  • You set your own cancellation deadline (e.g. 24h, 48h, 72h).

  • If a client cancels before the cancellation deadline, their deposit or full payment is refunded automatically.

  • If the client cancels after the cancellation deadline or does a no-show, you keep the deposit.

  • If the artist cancels, the client's deposit is refunded automatically.

Rescheduling
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You decide if the client can reschedule and many times (e.g. never, once, twice, unlimited).

  • If the client reschedules within your allowed limit and before the cancellation deadline, their booking simply moves to the new date without penalty.

  • If the client tries to reschedule after the cancellation deadline or beyond the allowed limit, it counts as a cancellation, and the standard cancellation policy applies.

  • If the artist needs to reschedule, they send a request to the client to find a new time for the appointment.

Payouts

  • Deposits are immediately released to you after your cancellation window closes.

  • Remaining balance can be collected at the studio using Payment Links, electronically, in cash or deferred for a later time. If the fund are paid electronically the funds are released immediately, as soon as the payment clears.

No-Shows

  • You mark the session as a "no-show."

  • You keep the deposit, while any prepaid balance is refunded to the client.
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Example: Maria (tattoo artist) & Alex (client)

  • Maria sets a 72-hour (3 day) cancellation window.

  • Alex books a £800 tattoo with a £200 deposit + £10 Inkjin fee.

Case 1: Alex (client) cancels 5 days before

  • £200 deposit refunded

  • £10 Inkjin fee refunded

  • Alex is refunded in-full

Case 2: Alex (client) cancels 1 day before

  • £200 deposit kept by Maria

  • £10 Inkjin fee refunded

  • Any other prepaid balance is refunded

  • Alex loses only his deposit

Case 3: Alex (client) doesn’t show up

  • £200 deposit kept by Maria

  • £10 Inkjin fee refunded

  • Any other prepaid balance is refunded

  • Alex loses only his deposit

Case 4: Maria (artist) cancels

  • £200 deposit refunded

  • £10 Inkjin fee refunded

  • Alex is refunded in-full

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