Help Center
The Help Center is a collection of information aimed at helping you get started with and understand our system. To get started, please make a selection from the list below or from the sidebar to the left.

If you cannot find the information you are looking for in the Help Center, send us an email to

contactus@chineseclass101.com.

1. What forms of payment are accepted?

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We proudly accept the following safe and secure payment methods:

PayPal: PayPal is an online global secure payment system. A PayPal account is NOT required — just enter your credit card information when you are redirected to the PayPal site.

Credit Card: Pay securely on our site using Visa, MasterCard, or American Express. Our site encrypts your private information using a Comodo SSL Certificate.

Bank Wire Transfer (furikomi): If you are located in Japan and wish to pay using Bank Wire Transfer, please follow these steps:

  1. Please direct payment to:

    Bank: Mitsubishi Tokyo UFJ

    Branch: Akasaka

    Account Type: Ordinary Deposit A/C

    Account Number: 4809302

    Account Name: Innovative Language Learning

  2. Email us at contactus@chineseclass101.com upon completion of deposit.
  3. Note: it may only be possible to wire/transfer money using kanji, the Chinese characters. If this is the case, someone at the bank should be willing to help. So please bring a print out of this with you, or copy the account information.

If you would like to use an alternate payment method, please email us at contactus@chineseclass101.com for more details.

2. Will my account be charged?

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All subscriptions are set to renew automatically with the exception of the 7 Day Free Trial. If you signed up for the Fast Track to Chinese Fluency Package, per our terms of use, the Monthly Premium Subscription included will renew at the rate of $25 per month. If you are only signed up for the 7 Day Free Trial you will not be billed. Android and iOS apps are billed directly by Google and Apple respectively. Basically, if you have never entered your credit card or PayPal information you will not be billed.

3. How are subscriptions billed: Monthly or In Full?

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All subscriptions are paid in full. The only monthly subscriptions are the 1 Month options: $25 for Premium, $8 for Basic and $47 for Premium PLUS where available.

4. How can I extend my subscription?

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Your subscription can be extended via the Upgrade link in the top right corner of the screen as well as the Upgrade/Extend link on your Dashboard. Please remember to cancel the renewal of your old subscription to prevent double charges.

5. How do I upgrade my subscription?

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To upgrade your subscription, please follow these simple steps:

  1. Log in to the www.chineseclass101.com website by entering your username and password at the top right of any page
  2. Click on My Account in the top right corner or in the Quick Links menu on your Dashboard
  3. Go to Subscription Settings in the left menu
  4. Cancel your existing subscription by clicking on the "Do not auto-renew at the end of subscription term" link
  5. Click on the Subscribe button in the top menu
  6. Select the subscription that you wish to upgrade to
  7. Select your secure payment method and if you have a coupon enter it in the optional coupon field
  8. Click on the Order button and follow the instructions on the next screen

Note: If your upgrade requires a partial refund of an unused portion of an existing subscription or if you wish to change the start date of a subscription, please email your request to .

6. How can I check my subscription information?

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To verify your subscription information please sign in and click on My Account in the top right corner or in the Quick Links menu of the Dashboard. On the Account page is a link on the left side of the screen titled Subscription Settings. From there you'll be able to see your subscription history, and you can also cancel automatic renewals from this screen.

7. How can I cancel my subscription?

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For your convenience your subscription will automatically renew at the end of your term. You can easily cancel your membership and stop it from auto-renewing any time, online, 24 hours a day by following these simple steps:

  1. Log in to the www.chineseclass101.com website by entering your Username and Password at the top right of any page
  2. Click on the Account button in the top menu
  3. Click on Subscriptions Settings from the left navigation menu
  4. Click on the "Click here to stop this subscription from auto-renewing at the end of the term" link below your existing subscription

Please note that cancelling your subscription only prevents the next charge from kicking in: it does not suspend the service that you paid for in advance. Your subscription will remain active and fully functional until the paid through date listed on the "My Account" page. On that date, your account will cease to work and you will not be charged anymore. You don't have to wait until the last day to cancel your subscription.

8. Why did my subscription renew a day early?

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Our servers are based in Japan. As such, depending on your location, it will be a day ahead. You do not lose any time as the subscription technically begins a calendar day ahead.

9. I ordered the Fast Track to Chinese Fluency Package. Why was I charged $25?

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This charge is typically for a renewal of a 1 Month Premium subscription. If you ordered the Fast Track to Chinese Fluency Package, per our Terms of Use the Fast Track to Chinese Fluency Package is accompanied by a 1-Month Premium Subscription. If you have signed up for the UGS promotion, you receive an entire month of Premium access for FREE with the subscription renewing 30 days later.

If you feel you have been charged in error, please contact us and we will be happy to investigate further.

10. Is there any type of guarantee?

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We are so sure that you will find our paid subscriptions worth every penny that we will happily refund the full amount of your membership within 60 days if you are unsatisfied in any way - no questions asked! Just send us an email at contactus@chineseclass101.com within 60 days of subscribing to let us know that you would like to take advantage of our money-back guarantee.

11. How can I get the 60 Day Money Back Guarantee?

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Please send a request to contactus@chineseclass101.com including your username.