Complaints

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• Initial Complaint

  Date:12/31/2022

  Type:Product Issues
  Status:

  AnsweredMore info

  Complaint statuses

  Resolved:

  The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.

  Unresolved:

  The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.

  Answered:

  The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.

  Unanswered:

  The business failed to respond to the dispute.

  Unpursuable:

  BBB is unable to locate the business.

  The company is purposefully misleading all ********** consumers by fraudulently advertising its services with an inaccurate "monthly" charge which it actually charges up front on an annual basis, and then refusing to refund customers who raise issues, attempt to receive a refund or cancel the services. The company is clearly doing this purposefully and with full knowledge of its deceptive practices, because its customer service reps refuse to return fraudulent charges and have been trained to provide **** denials which claiming that the ad is accurate, and that the "fine print" not present in the original sales pitch but buried in the follow-up documentation allows them to do this, and allows them to retain fees even when services are immediately cancelled. Please investigate - there are complaints about this ploy in numerous consumer complaint forums online, and this is the worst abuse of advertising I have seen in a while. I have, by the way. also been told by their phone reps that they are refusing to even mail me a copy of the agreement and fine print that they claim is in effect ("you need to pull it from our website, it's there already"). I would like my $144 dollars returned, and a copy of the agreement provided to me in writing so that I can contact a class action attorney once your investigation has been completed. Thank you.

  Business Response

  Date: 01/03/2023

  To whom it may concern,
  We do not provide phone support at this time and focus on providing high-quality responses by email. 
  

  We conducted an internal investigation of the case in question and we could not trace any correspondence between our representatives and the buyer, indicating that the buyer did not attempt to resolve this issue with our side directly.
  
  The email address that the buyer provided did not pull ** an account in our system.
  
  We ask the buyer to contact Grammarly's customer support by submitting a request at support.grammarly.com or sending an email to *********************************** This will allow us to further investigate the issue and provide a resolution.
  
  Please do not hesitate to contact us should you have further questions, comments, or requests.
  
  Sincerely,
  The Grammarly Team

  Customer Answer

  Date: 01/03/2023

   
  Complaint: 18667805
  
  I am rejecting this response because:

  The merchant is not being truthful, is failing to adequately investigate their own records, and is attempting to hide behind false logic by asserting that they only correspond with folks in certain ways, and that phone conversations with human beings are not acceptable.

  Also, the merchant has indirectly validated what I already knew, which is that they are having difficulty locating me as a "client" because they in fact attempted to contract illegally with my minor child, contrary to state law - this is why they cannot locate a record, despite the fact that they have refused to reverse the charge made on my credit card.

  My credit card was charged on November 28.  My son, the minor to whom the product was sold, noted the incorrect charge (contrary to the advertisement) and immediately reached out to customer support via chat through his account address of ***********************.   Instead of receiving a simple correction, he was denied a satisfactory explanation or a refund via chat.  We then telephoned your firm through other channels - even though you purposefully make it difficult to establish human contact, certain of your employees in investor relations and press contact rolls publish their phone information and we reached one of them, and they attempted to circumvent any response by claiming that we were not entitled to a refund, when they could have simply refunded my credit card.   It is your responsibility, not mine, to manage your internal communications and records, and to ensure that your agents are truthful.    But thanks for verifying for the public that you are attempting to avoid human conversation.

  You have my address associated with the credit card charge, the account owner's email, the chat record, and your own internal employees to investigate, and so I expect your next response to be more constructive.    However, if you are really having this much trouble locating a basic account record then just confirm, and I will gladly ship this information to the state attorney general so they can investigate how you sell your product to minors, and why you are making it so difficult to receive reimbursement for an illegally contracted and falsely represented product.

  Sincerely,
  
  ***************************

  Business Response

  Date: 01/05/2023

  Please note that after checking our records once again, we could not locate any correspondence between our representatives and the buyer.

  However we were able to locate the buyer Grammarly account with the email address they provided in their latest message. We have already refunded the payment associated with this account.

  The refund will appear on the buyer's credit card within the next 10 business days.
  Please do not hesitate to contact us should you have further questions, comments, or requests.
  
  Sincerely,
  The Grammarly Team

  Customer Answer

  Date: 01/06/2023

   
  Complaint: 18667805
  
  I am rejecting this response because:

  This is entirely insufficient and the explanation and response is unsatisfactory.

  You have finally decided after my threats to give back the money you already knew that you had stolen from me . . . ?   That is a good first step.   However, it is a defficient response.   I expect the following actions, and if they do not occur then I will be contacting the state attorney general as well as other regulators:

  1)  Send a written apology and explanation to the email address of record.   The response should indicate exactly what happened, with details about the events, the communications, the denial of my prior requests, the reason for those denials, and the names of the individuals responsible for the denials, as well as the name of the individual(s) who have now authorized a payment.  The letter should also verify whether any remedial steps were taken, whether policies were followed prior to the theft, and whether any policy changes have now been made.   Please also include a copy of any applicable policies that were in effect at the time my money was stolen from me.

  2) provide a summary description of the advertising practices, and copies of any applicable ads in effect at the time of theft, which indicate that a $12/month cost is associated with your "premium" product.   Provide copies of all applicable disclosures, contracts, or agreements that you believe were supporting this product at the time of the theft   Confirm or deny that these advertisements have now been adjusted for accuracy.

  3) provide details about your practices advertising to and engaging in product sales to individuals of different ages, including to individuals under the age of 18 in the *******************.  Indicate the technical controls, if any, that you had in place at the time of the theft, or that you have now implemented, to monitor for age of your client, and ensure that minors are not purchasing your product.

  4) provide a description of what additional actions you plan to take to remedy this situation, both for me personally and also for the public.  Will I be receiving additional compensation for the time and effort taken to get my stolen funds back?   Will I be receiving an interim payment of interest for the time period that my money was compromised?

  I'm still floored that your business model seems to be based upon deception and intransigence, but perhaps I've got this wrong and all of the items above can be detailed in a satisfactory manner.

  
  Sincerely,
  
  ***************************

• Initial Complaint

  Date:12/29/2022

  Type:Product Issues
  Status:

  ResolvedMore info

  Complaint statuses

  Resolved:

  The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.

  Unresolved:

  The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.

  Answered:

  The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.

  Unanswered:

  The business failed to respond to the dispute.

  Unpursuable:

  BBB is unable to locate the business.

  I am submitting an official complaint against Grammarly for unauthorized funds being unlawfully withdrawn from my bank account.I have never input my card information on this website. I have never signed up for a subscription. On 11/4/22, my bank notified me that Grammarly had charged USD $144 to my credit card. Grammarly always prompts me to upgrade; I must have unintentionally clicked on a promotional communication, and/or I was wrongly charged. In response to this payment, I contacted Grammarly Support to notify them about this mistake in the change of my Grammarly free plan, having been upgraded to a premium plan. I was denied a refund at this time even though I had not used any of their services.I would never agree to pay for a 'Premium' Grammarly plan, as I need to write more to validate the purchase. I am demanding a full refund of the original charge, totaling USD ******, be issued and returned to my **** credit card ending in 6078.Refund Request # - ******* Payment ID - ******** Date Charged - 11/03/22 These are unethical business practices that are no longer acceptable. This company wants to force its customers to pay for services they either no longer wanted or did not need or request. Furthermore, the company provides no opportunity for customer interaction other than through its website. Companies like this should not be permitted to cheat customers who no longer desire their product.

  Business Response

  Date: 12/30/2022

  To whom it may concern,
  
  We conducted an internal investigation of the case in question and located the email correspondence between our representatives and the buyer. For your reference, the incident number is 5092120.

  Please be advised that when the buyer subscribed to our service, they agreed to our **************** and License Agreement, which states that all payments made to Grammarly are non-refundable.
  We have already refunded the initial payment.
  The refund will appear on the buyer's credit card within the next 10 business days.
  Please do not hesitate to contact us should you have further questions, comments, or requests.
  
  Sincerely,
  The Grammarly Team

  Business Response

  Date: 12/30/2022

  To whom it may concern,
  
  We conducted an internal investigation of the case in question and located the email correspondence between our representatives and the buyer. For your reference, the incident number is 5092120.

  Please be advised that when the buyer subscribed to our service, they agreed to our **************** and License Agreement, which states that all payments made to Grammarly are non-refundable.
  We have already refunded the initial payment.
  The refund will appear on the buyer's credit card within the next 10 business days.
  Please do not hesitate to contact us should you have further questions, comments, or requests.
  
  Sincerely,
  The Grammarly Team

  Customer Answer

  Date: 12/31/2022

  Better Business Bureau:
  
  I have reviewed the response made by the business in reference to complaint ID ********, and find that this resolution is satisfactory to me.
  
  Sincerely,
  
  ***********************************

• Initial Complaint

  Date:12/19/2022

  Type:Billing Issues
  Status:

  AnsweredMore info

  Complaint statuses

  Resolved:

  The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.

  Unresolved:

  The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.

  Answered:

  The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.

  Unanswered:

  The business failed to respond to the dispute.

  Unpursuable:

  BBB is unable to locate the business.

  I found through my credit card bill that I was charged $144 by Grammarly on 10/13/2022 which I did not believe was authorized. I checked Grammarly register account and found I haven't any Premium or Business subscription, the current plan just is free. So not only was I have been charged a $144 a year Premium subscription Fee, but I don't get any access to the corresponding service. I requested a refund but no one replied to me.

  Business Response

  Date: 12/23/2022

  To whom it may concern,
  
  We conducted an internal investigation of the case in question and located the email correspondence between our representatives and the buyer. For your reference, the incident number is 5011751.

  According to our analysis, the buyer has filed a chargeback with their bank. As the chargeback was disputed, the payment was not refunded by the bank. Please note that we couldnt refund the payment until this case was reviewed by the credit card issuer.
  
  We would like to confirm that we refunded the buyer's payment on 22-Dec-2022. The refund will appear on the buyer's credit card within the next 10 business days.

  Please do not hesitate to contact us should you have further questions, comments, or requests.
  
  Sincerely,
  The Grammarly Team

  Customer Answer

  Date: 12/27/2022

   
  Complaint: 18609713
  
  I am rejecting this response because:

  I have not received the refund yet; I contacted the credit card bank, and the credit card bank also has not seen the refund yet.

  You said you can refund me $144 USD via a wire transfer. I have told you all the information you need for refunding by wire transfer.

  Can you let me know where you refund me and when I can see my money back please?

  
  
  Sincerely,
  
  ***********

  Business Response

  Date: 01/10/2023

  To whom it may concern,
  
  We conducted an internal investigation of the case in question and located the email correspondence between our representatives and the buyer. For your reference, the incident number is *******.

  We confirm that the refund has been successfully completed on our end. We have provided a refund confirmation for the buyer's review in the support ticket ******* directly. We ask the buyer to please reach out to their issuing bank for further assistance with retrieving the funds.

  Please do not hesitate to contact us should you have further questions, comments, or requests.

  Sincerely,

  The Grammarly Team

• Initial Complaint

  Date:12/19/2022

  Type:Product Issues
  Status:

  ResolvedMore info

  Complaint statuses

  Resolved:

  The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.

  Unresolved:

  The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.

  Answered:

  The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.

  Unanswered:

  The business failed to respond to the dispute.

  Unpursuable:

  BBB is unable to locate the business.

  December 6, 2022 $30.00 USD 1-month subscription, Grammarly Premium I paid for the service after trying to use free plagirsm checker. The service was a lie as they required you to pay to use the checker. Instead, it said i can use grammar checker instead and if I want to have my plagrism checked I would need to pay for the service. I payed for the service and was told i had 0% plagirsm. After sumbitting to turnitin, it was dected by 4 articles with 3% checked for each. That is by no means 0% plagirism and "failure to provide service". I payed 30USD to get nothing in return. I canceled service and asked for money back as it did not provide me the service I payed for. Was told no refund can be given.

  Business Response

  Date: 12/20/2022

  To whom it may concern,
  
  We conducted an internal investigation of the case in question and located the email correspondence between our representatives and the buyer. For your reference, the incident number is 4999748.

  Please be advised that when the buyer subscribed to our service, they agreed to our **************** and License Agreement, which states that all payments made to Grammarly are non-refundable.
  We have already refunded the initial payment.
  The refund will appear on the buyer's credit card within the next 10 business days.
  Please do not hesitate to contact us should you have further questions, comments, or requests.
  
  Sincerely,
  The Grammarly Team

  Customer Answer

  Date: 12/20/2022

  Better Business Bureau:
  
  I have reviewed the response made by the business in reference to complaint ID ********, and find that this resolution is satisfactory to me.
  
  Sincerely,
  
  J

• Initial Complaint

  Date:12/16/2022

  Type:Billing Issues
  Status:

  AnsweredMore info

  Complaint statuses

  Resolved:

  The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.

  Unresolved:

  The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.

  Answered:

  The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.

  Unanswered:

  The business failed to respond to the dispute.

  Unpursuable:

  BBB is unable to locate the business.

  My account was debited with $31.91 on the 16th of December 2020 to buy something I never asked for I would like this recredited to me immediately

  Business Response

  Date: 12/17/2022

  To whom it may concern,
  
  We conducted an internal investigation of the case in question and located the email correspondence between our representatives and the buyer. For your reference, the incident number is 4982091.

  
  We have already refunded the payment. The refund will appear on the buyer's credit card within the next 10 business days.
  Please do not hesitate to contact us should you have further questions, comments, or requests.
  
  Sincerely,
  The Grammarly Team

• Initial Complaint

  Date:12/09/2022

  Type:Service or Repair Issues
  Status:

  AnsweredMore info

  Complaint statuses

  Resolved:

  The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.

  Unresolved:

  The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.

  Answered:

  The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.

  Unanswered:

  The business failed to respond to the dispute.

  Unpursuable:

  BBB is unable to locate the business.

  I have ask this company to delete my account many times. I no longer have the phone number associated with the account which prevents me from logging into it. I purchased this account many years ago and didnt get a password key or any other numbers to get me into the account.I have ask them to delete my account which is no longer paid as I did t renew because they have blocked me from getting in.I would like them to delete the account associated with ******************** ************ keep trying to get me to email them my card information and bank information.Im not sending them the last four or none of my bank information.There is to much fraud going on.

  Business Response

  Date: 12/10/2022

  To whom it may concern,
  
  We do not have a record of a Grammarly account associated with the email address the buyer has provided. If the buyer had a Grammarly account under this email address it has already been deleted. Please do not hesitate to contact us should you have further questions, comments, or requests.
  
  Sincerely,
  The Grammarly Team

• Initial Complaint

  Date:12/05/2022

  Type:Product Issues
  Status:

  AnsweredMore info

  Complaint statuses

  Resolved:

  The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.

  Unresolved:

  The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.

  Answered:

  The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.

  Unanswered:

  The business failed to respond to the dispute.

  Unpursuable:

  BBB is unable to locate the business.

  I was automatically billed a renewal fee of $144 which I did not believe was authorized on 10/29/2022. In my attempt to investigate further I was not able to access my account. I attempted a password reset but was not successful. I sent an inquiry on November 30, 2022 to the company via email (the only way you can contact them) and they sent a link to reset password on December 5, 2022. Several attempts to reset resulted in a loop of simply bringing me to a login page to request a password reset. So not only was my subscription auto-renewed, but I am unable to access the service I no longer need which I was charged $144.

  Business Response

  Date: 12/08/2022

  To whom it may concern,
  
  We conducted an internal investigation of the case in question and located the email correspondence between our representatives and the buyer. For your reference, the incident number is 4853075.

  We have already refunded the renewal payment.
  The refund will appear on the buyer's credit card within the next 10 business days.
  Please do not hesitate to contact us should you have further questions, comments, or requests.
  
  Sincerely,
  The Grammarly Team

• Initial Complaint

  Date:12/03/2022

  Type:Billing Issues
  Status:

  ResolvedMore info

  Complaint statuses

  Resolved:

  The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.

  Unresolved:

  The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.

  Answered:

  The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.

  Unanswered:

  The business failed to respond to the dispute.

  Unpursuable:

  BBB is unable to locate the business.

  I have been charged for the second time for a subscription to this company. I have never used the service I've never known about this service and I never authorized anybody to charge my credit card for this service. I complained about this last year and I thought it was resolved apparently it is not because I've just been charged again. And there is nobody to actually talk to at this company about this only via email.

  Business Response

  Date: 12/05/2022

  To whom it may concern,
  
  We conducted an internal investigation of the case in question and located the email correspondence between our representatives and the buyer. For your reference, the incident number is 4881329.

  Please be advised that when the buyer subscribed to our service, they agreed to our **************** and License Agreement, which states that ********************** subscriptions automatically renew until they are canceled, and subscriptions that aren't canceled before the start of a new billing cycle will be charged for a new subscription period.
  We have already refunded the renewal payment.
  The refund will appear on the buyer's credit card within the next 10 business days.
  Please do not hesitate to contact us should you have further questions, comments, or requests.
  
  Sincerely,
  The Grammarly Team

  Customer Answer

  Date: 12/06/2022

  Better Business Bureau:
  
  I have reviewed the response made by the business in reference to complaint ID ********, and find that this resolution is satisfactory to me. 
  
  Sincerely,

  
  
  ***********************

• Initial Complaint

  Date:12/01/2022

  Type:Service or Repair Issues
  Status:

  AnsweredMore info

  Complaint statuses

  Resolved:

  The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.

  Unresolved:

  The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.

  Answered:

  The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.

  Unanswered:

  The business failed to respond to the dispute.

  Unpursuable:

  BBB is unable to locate the business.

  I have never imput my card information on this website. I have never signed up for a subscription. I woke up this morning with a $144 charge to my bank account . When you go to my account it says I have the free subscription. This makes no sense and I was obviously hacked or charged wrongly. I need a refund.

  Business Response

  Date: 12/02/2022

  To whom it may concern,
  
  We conducted an internal investigation of the case in question and located the email correspondence between our representatives and the buyer. For your reference, the incident number is 4862773.

  Please be advised that when the buyer subscribed to our service, they agreed to our **************** and License Agreement, which states that ********************** subscriptions automatically renew until they are canceled, and subscriptions that aren't canceled before the start of a new billing cycle will be charged for a new subscription period.
  We have already refunded the renewal payment.
  The refund will appear on the buyer's credit card within the next 10 business days.
  Please do not hesitate to contact us should you have further questions, comments, or requests.
  
  Sincerely,
  The Grammarly Team

• Initial Complaint

  Date:11/30/2022

  Type:Product Issues
  Status:

  ResolvedMore info

  Complaint statuses

  Resolved:

  The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.

  Unresolved:

  The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.

  Answered:

  The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.

  Unanswered:

  The business failed to respond to the dispute.

  Unpursuable:

  BBB is unable to locate the business.

  Paid amount to the company was $108 yearly membership fee. Services are not being utilized and purchase date appears as 05/01/2022. The company refused to issue a refund of any kind even though services have not been utilized. The refunded their terms and conditions and stated all their fees are non refundable. Email associated with account is *********************

  Business Response

  Date: 12/02/2022

  To whom it may concern,
  
  We conducted an internal investigation of the case in question and located the email correspondence between our representatives and the buyer. For your reference, the incident number is 4858115.

  According to our analysis, the buyer has filed a chargeback with PayPal. As the chargeback was disputed, the payment was not refunded by the bank. Please note that we couldnt refund the payment until this case was reviewed by the credit card issuer.
  
  We would like to confirm that we refunded the buyer's payment on Dec-02-2022. The refund will appear on the buyer's credit card within the next 10 business days.

  Please do not hesitate to contact us should you have further questions, comments, or requests.
  
  Sincerely,
  The Grammarly Team

  Customer Answer

  Date: 12/03/2022

  Better Business Bureau:
  
  I have reviewed the response made by the business in reference to complaint ID ********, and find that this resolution is satisfactory to me.
  
  Sincerely,
  
  *********************