Buyer & Fraud Protection

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What it means

Buyer Protection

If your eligible purchase doesn’t arrive, or doesn’t match the seller’s description, we can reimburse you.

Fraud Protection

We monitor every transaction 24/7 to prevent fraud, email phishing and identity theft.

Data Encryption

Every transaction is encrypted using our advanced encryption technology.

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How does it work?

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Guidelines

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Protection you can count on

PayPal’s Buyer Protection programme entitles you to reimbursement for the full purchase price of the item plus the original shipping costs you paid, if any when you don’t receive your item from a seller, or when you receive an item, but the item isn’t what you ordered.

Buyer Protection covers all eligible purchases where PayPal is used, as well as payments made through our website. To take advantage of Buyer Protection, we require, among other things, that PayPal accounts be kept in good standing and ask that a dispute be filed within 180 days of your purchase or payment, Terms and Conditions apply.

Read Buyer Protection Requirements.

Account Protection

You're not liable for unauthorised purchases made from your account.

Responsive Support

We're here to help. Get support with suspicious activity, identity theft or phishing. Report your suspicions to us directly.

For more information, see our User Agreement.

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