Pinisi Business Administration Review
Volume 7 Nomor 2, September 2025

Consumer Legal Protection on the Right to Refund in Paid Digital Applications

Wardah, Siti Syarifah Wafiqah (Unknown)
Syarifuddin, Syarifuddin (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
30 Sep 2025

Abstract

The development of subscription-based paid digital application services such as Netflix, Spotify, and YouTube Premium has changed people's consumption patterns, but has raised legal issues related to refund rights due to service failures, unilateral cancellations, or system errors. This study analyzes consumer refund regulations in Indonesia, the obstacles to their implementation, and formulates an ideal protection model through a normative approach with legislative, conceptual, and comparative analysis. The results show that refund regulations in Indonesia are still general (Consumer Protection Law, Electronic Information and Transaction Law, Government Regulation No. 80/2019) and not specific to paid digital services, with obstacles including slow refund processes, disadvantageous standard clauses, and low consumer literacy. A comparison with the European Union, the United States, and Singapore confirms the need for a cooling-off period, a chargeback mechanism, and contextual regulations. This study affirms refunds as a basic consumer right by Nasution, part of distributive justice by Rawls, and requires the regulation of standard clauses in digital contracts. In practical terms, this study provides input for regulators such as the Financial Services Authority and the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology, business actors, and consumers in strengthening justice and trust in the digital ecosystem.  

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Journal Info

Abbrev

PBAR

Publisher

Subject

Decision Sciences, Operations Research & Management Economics, Econometrics & Finance Education Social Sciences Other

Description

Pinisi Business Administration Review published with the process of peer review and open access with ISSN (Print): 2086-6364. published twice a year in March and September in the field of business administration. Pinisi Business Administration Review is a publication media to channel scientific work ...