Complaints

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• Initial Complaint

  Date:07/28/2024

  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 paid for my daughter homeschooling and yet Im being billed again on 7/28/24 for ***** payment after I already paid this month on Friday of ***** so theyre double charging my debit card which Im going to accept.

  Customer Answer

  Date: 07/28/2024

  These are the screenshots of the payments regarding the matter on Friday at 3:44 pm a successful payment for ***** was deducted then a couple of days later an attempt was made (Learning. com) Sunday 7/28/24 for an additional ***** was charged but declined even though I already paid ***** for this month it's supposed to be monthly payments which they successfully got yet my debit card was fraudulently charged again for payment which I terminated the card for any future use due to the situation . I've seen other people complain about the same thing regarding this company. 

  Business Response

  Date: 07/29/2024

  To date, Time4Learning has not received any correspondence from ************** regarding a duplicate charge - had she reached out to us prior to engaging the BBB, we could have explained the billing to her and ensured she was clear on the status of her account and resolved her concerns directly with her.

  ************** opened a T4L account in late May of 2024, and the first month's subscription fee was paid on 5/24/24.

  T4L attempted to collect ****** payment on 6/28/24, 7/3/24, and 7/23/24 - each of those payment attempts were declined by her financial institution.

  On 7/23/24, ************** emailed Support at T4L indicating that she was experiencing financial hardship, that she would make her payment on 7/27/24, and to please not delete her child's account.

  On 7/24/24, a T4L Support agent responded to ************** advising her that her student's account was suspended for non payment, that her student's records and progress were still intact, and that there was a risk of account and record/progress deletion if a payment was not made soon (the account was almost a month past-due at this time). ************** responded to the email from our Support agent advising again that she would make the payment on the 27th. 

  On 7/25, a T4L Support agent adjusted the 6/24 due date to 7/28 as a gesture of goodwill to allow ************** time to make her payment on the 27th, while still accessing the curriculum for her student.

  On 7/26, a payment was collected for the account (this was for the amount due 6/24). 

  On 7/28,T4L attempted to collect a payment for the 7/24 due date; the payment was declined. Another T4L agent noticed the declined payment and chose to extend the due date to 8/28/24 as another gesture of goodwill, allowing ****************** student to access the curriculum and continue learning without having collected a payment. 

  There is no duplicate charge to **************' account; in fact, ************** is still enjoying access to T4L's curriculum while still a month behind on her subscription payment. 

  We encourage ************** to deal directly with T4L going forward so we can offer clear information directly to her regarding her bill and account status, and given the goodwill demonstrated by T4L regarding the past due amounts and continued curriculum access for her student, we sincerely hope that ************** will close this case with the BBB as resolved and satisfied. 

• Initial Complaint

  Date:05/07/2024

  Type:Product Issues
  Status:

  UnansweredMore 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 canceled my subscription for this service. The company stopped sending me emails after. A month later they charged my card again. Instead of giving my refund they lied saying it didnt go through on their end. Which isnt my fault since on my side it said it was canceled. Scam. This is a warning to others.

• Initial Complaint

  Date:03/16/2024

  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 began @ ***** with Time4Learning which has an address at ******************************************************************** www.Time4Learning.com T ************** On 11/3/23 I was billed 29.95, 12/3 29.95, 1/3 29.95, 2/3 39.95, and 3/3 39.95. I did not know my bill was going to keep increasing monthly and I did not receive notification. I would like a refund for the past two months - both February and March please. My cell phone is ************ - you can call or text me.

  Business Response

  Date: 04/01/2024

  Hi ******************, 

  Our terms of service outline that prices may be adjusted on occasion, and that we will provide notice through our website - we did communicate a price adjustment via our website as well as emails to existing members beginning in November of 2023; it was our first price increase in nearly 20 years. We understand this may have been a pain point to some members, however, we have added additional electives to our curriculum offerings in order to provide the most value possible in the homeschool space. We're sorry to see that you've canceled your membership, but as a gesture of goodwill we have refunded both charges for February and March at $39.95 each. You should see these appear on your credit card within the next 5-7 business days, depending on your financial institution. 

  Thanks,

  T4L Support

• Initial Complaint

  Date:03/02/2024

  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.

  We have not had school work done through time4learning in a couple of years. I have asked for a full refund since we've not done any school work. But they only have me back 4 payments. I'd rather not take this to court. I wish they would just refund me the remainder amount. I no longer have the email since it was used solely forctime4learning. I have called them numerous of times and I'm being told that there is no record of me calling. I just want a refund.

  Business Response

  Date: 03/28/2024

  We do not have any account information under *******************, and no email or member number was provided in the complaint. If the former member can provide either the email that is associated with the account or a member number, we would be happy to research this situation. 

  Thank you,

  Time4Learning Support

• Initial Complaint

  Date:01/11/2024

  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.

  Hello My name is *************************** I have been paying for my step daughters home school through time4learning for the past two years. The school district ended the program and now has told us that none of the classes count and time4learing refuses to help with any sort of refund.

  Business Response

  Date: 01/24/2024

  While we were able to communicate with ****************** via email, we were unsuccessful reaching the account holder via phone on 1/18/24 and 1/23/24. Time4Learning does not release any account information without consent from the account holder. In order to better assist the account holder, we will need some more information regarding the student progress provided to the school district.  I will be more than happy to assist with this if ******************** would like to contact our support team.

• Initial Complaint

  Date:09/21/2023

  Type:Service or Repair Issues
  Status:

  UnansweredMore 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.

  Went to renew our yearly subscription and our page was shut down so we could not renew for another year. Called Time 4 learning to resolve the issue on 9/21/23 around 9am. They stated we had missed our renewal date by one day. I disputed this since it is marked on our calendar and we pay every year on this date. I requested to speak to a manager that could help us resolve the situation and let us renew our subscription. The attendant would only state no one was available. After it was clear the call could go no further the attendant told me we would be charged the same amount if we logged in and renewed all over again. When i did this i was charged 100$ more. We are frustrated that the customer service was so poor and that no upper management would talk to us in the call center. We are also upset that we were told there would be no additional charges and are now being charged 100$ more a year.

• Initial Complaint

  Date:03/10/2023

  Type:Service or Repair Issues
  Status:

  UnansweredMore 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 canceled my subscription and have not logged in since April 2021. We have repeatedly called to cancel but they refuse unless we send an email from the email address listed. The email was made to keep home school material separate from personal material and no longer exists and we no longer have access to it. We were charged $767 total, $34.90 monthly, unless we filed a stop payment with our bank. This business, although good for home school, is a classic internet scam when it comes to billing.

  Customer Answer

  Date: 05/04/2023

  Transaction history for Time4Learning from our bank account. It was not used since April 2021. We do not have access to the email used for the account so they refused to cancel it several times. 

• Initial Complaint

  Date:01/23/2023

  Type:Sales and Advertising 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 had a 6-month subscription with Time4Learning that was paid for through my son's school. When the account was close to expiring, I received an email from the company notifying me. It also said that subscriptions would AUTOMATICALLY cancel once they expired (Please see the attached image of the email). So after reading that, I assumed that nothing else needed to be done. However, over 19 months later, I realized that my CC had been getting billed every month. I contacted them and asked for it be refunded, but they said they could only refund 4 payments. They said that they had sent me an email notifying me that billing would continue, but I couldn't find that email in my inbox anywhere. It may have gone to my junk folder, so I would never have known. Based on the last email that I read from them over 1.5 years ago, I would have assumed that the account was ending.

  Business Response

  Date: 02/10/2023

  The customer had an account paid for by her school from 3/5/21- 6/6/21. The last email regarding the account expiration was sent on 6/6/21. We received a call from the parent on 6/8/21 where she provided a credit card to convert the account to our monthly payments which are recurring until parents request cancellation. An email was sent on 6/8/21 confirming the credit card update along with a receipt of the payment (attached). While Time4Learning does not monitor the usage of accounts, we are able to confirm that the student listed was using the account until 6/23/22. Here are our terms of use. ************************************************************

  The account has been refunded 4 payments. Time4Learning understands that things happen so we are more than happy to refund another 4 payments dating back to June of 2022. We have attempted to contact the customer twice unsuccessfully and left voicemails.  Please feel free to call us at ************ and request a supervisor so we can work together to resolve this.

• Initial Complaint

  Date:01/06/2023

  Type:Service or Repair Issues
  Status:

  UnresolvedMore 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.

  Time 4 Learning has been charging my account $20 a month for the past 42 months after I attempted to cancel their services. I have not used their service for 4 years! I contacted them and they only refunded me 4 months which they claim is the *** they can do. They are thieves, tasking our money for services that were not used.