<h1 id="h_cb99fc8bd6"><b>🔍 Overview</b></h1><p class="no-margin">If you've experienced persistent bugs that have affected your ability to use Search Atlas, you may be wondering whether you're eligible for a discount, credit, or other compensation before your subscription renews. This article explains how we handle these requests and the steps you should take to get a resolution quickly.</p><h1 id="h_5c750b30c9"><b>⚙️ How Search Atlas Handles Compensation Requests</b></h1><p class="no-margin">Search Atlas takes product quality seriously. When bugs meaningfully disrupt your workflow, our team reviews each case individually to determine the most appropriate resolution. Compensation decisions depend on several factors:</p><ul><li><p class="no-margin"><b>The nature and severity of the bug</b> — whether it prevented core features from working as expected.</p></li><li><p class="no-margin"><b>How long the issue persisted</b> — and whether it was reported to our support team.</p></li><li><p class="no-margin"><b>Your account history and plan type</b> — including any existing discounts already applied to your subscription.</p></li><li><p class="no-margin"><b>Current retention offers available</b> — our billing system supports structured offers such as a 50% discount for 2 months that then reverts to the standard rate, rather than blanket annual discounts.</p></li></ul><p class="no-margin">Because compensation is assessed case by case, we are not able to guarantee specific outcomes such as a free year or a flat 50% renewal discount. However, we encourage every affected customer to raise their concern directly with our team before their renewal date so we have time to review and respond.</p><h1 id="h_4c871de1af"><b>📋 What to Do Before Your Renewal Date</b></h1><ol><li><p class="no-margin"><b>Document the bugs you experienced.</b> Note which features were affected, when the issues occurred, and how they impacted your work. Screenshots or screen recordings are helpful.</p></li><li><p class="no-margin"><b>Check your billing details.</b> Go to the top-right corner avatar → <b>Billing</b> → <b>Plans &amp; Top-ups</b> tab to confirm your renewal date and current plan.</p></li><li><p class="no-margin"><b>Redeem any existing promo codes.</b> If you have a promo code, go to top-right corner avatar → <b>Billing</b> → <b>Services</b> tab and use the <b>Redeem Promo Code</b> option.</p></li><li><p class="no-margin"><b>Contact our team as early as possible.</b> The sooner you raise your concern before the renewal date, the more time our team has to review your case and apply any eligible offer before the charge processes.</p></li></ol><h1 id="h_c863a66058"><b>🛠️ Known Billing Issues We've Recently Fixed</b></h1><p class="no-margin">Our engineering team has resolved several billing-related bugs that may have affected customers. These include:</p><ul><li><p class="no-margin">A Stripe payment method sync failure that prevented some legacy accounts from updating their payment details correctly.</p></li><li><p class="no-margin">An issue where upgrading an agency annual plan caused existing plan discounts to be lost, resulting in customers being charged the full price — this has been corrected.</p></li><li><p class="no-margin">A bug where cancelling a child seat incorrectly deferred charges to the base plan — affected accounts have been remediated.</p></li><li><p class="no-margin">Improvements to our special offer and retention billing flows to ensure discount offers are applied accurately and fairly.</p></li></ul><p class="no-margin">If any of these issues affected your account and you have not yet been contacted or compensated, please reach out to our team directly.</p><h1 id="h_f55a7befd2"><b>💬 How to Reach Our Team</b></h1><p class="no-margin">If you need further assistance, open the chat widget in the bottom-right corner of the platform and type <b>human teammate</b> to be connected with a member of our team.</p><p class="no-margin">When you start the conversation, include your <b>account email</b>, a brief description of the bugs you experienced, and your <b>upcoming renewal date</b>. This helps our team locate your account and assess your case without delay.</p>