Permitted use of payments and account credit
You may pay service invoices or add credit for genuine future purchases and renewals. You do not need to top up your account before ordering; you can pay directly at checkout.Buying one VPS, or unsure whether you will keep it? Pay for the service directly at checkout instead of topping up. Top up only money you intend to spend on EDIS Global services. Direct payment does not guarantee refund eligibility.
Prohibited deposits and onward transfers
You must not use EDIS Global solely or primarily to receive money or cryptocurrency and subsequently transfer it out again, without a genuine intention to purchase hosting services. This includes:- Topping up account credit with the intention of immediately requesting a refund or withdrawal.
- Repeatedly depositing and requesting payouts, including through multiple accounts.
- Using payments and refunds to transfer value between people, wallets, exchanges, payment methods, currencies or blockchains.
- Using our infrastructure to obscure the source, ownership or destination of funds, including mixing, layering or attempts to evade lawful controls.
Transaction screening and AML review
We reserve the right, where lawful and proportionate, to flag payments, accounts and refund requests for fraud, sanctions and anti-money-laundering (AML) risk review. For cryptocurrency, this may include blockchain analysis and Know Your Transaction (KYT) checks of relevant addresses, transaction history, counterparties and risk indicators. A screening flag is a reason to assess a transaction, not a finding that a customer has committed an offence. We consider relevant explanations and evidence before making a decision.Identity and source of funds verification
Where reasonably necessary to resolve an identified risk, we may require Know Your Customer (KYC) and source-of-funds verification before accepting further payments or approving a discretionary payout. Depending on the circumstances, we may request:- Proof of identity and confirmation of customer or business details.
- Evidence that you control, or are authorised to use, the originating payment account or wallet and the proposed refund destination.
- An explanation of the payment’s purpose and your intended use of EDIS Global services.
- Evidence showing how the funds were obtained, such as relevant exchange purchase or withdrawal records, bank payment records, or records of income or a sale.
- Relevant transaction IDs and supporting records connecting the stated source of funds to the payment received.
- For business payments, evidence of authority to act and ownership information where relevant and necessary.
Review outcomes and restrictions
Where lawful and necessary, we may pause the affected transaction or discretionary refund, restrict further top-ups, or decline new orders while checks are completed. We will explain what is needed and provide updates unless disclosure is legally restricted. If necessary information is not provided, or concerns remain unresolved, we may refuse further business or a discretionary payout and take account action under our Terms of Service. We may share relevant information with payment providers or competent authorities where lawfully permitted or required. A review is not an automatic forfeiture of funds. We will not retain money indefinitely merely because a transaction was flagged or verification was declined. Any amount that must be returned will be handled through a lawful return process, subject to applicable restrictions or authority directions. Reviews must respect applicable refund deadlines unless a lawful restriction prevents payment.Approved refunds and outgoing payments
Eligible refunds remain available under our cancellation and refund policy and applicable law. The 24-hour VPS refund programme applies to eligible VPS purchases; it is not a general account-credit withdrawal facility. The payment method used to pay the service invoice determines where an approved service refund goes:- Service paid directly with cryptocurrency: the refund uses the same cryptocurrency and blockchain, subject to the checks below.
- Service paid with account credit: the refund returns to account credit, including when that credit originally came from a crypto top-up. It is not an external crypto payout.
- Service paid directly using another payment method: an approved refund normally returns to that original payment method and verified payer.