We don't process refunds on your behalf. You're the merchant, and refund decisions are yours.
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Refund decisions are yours; you're the merchant of record. You can issue a full refund directly from the sale in your MNW dashboard, or handle full and partial refunds from your Stripe dashboard.
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### How Fans Request Refunds
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Fans should contact you directly. You can:
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- Issue a full or partial refund via your [Stripe dashboard](https://dashboard.stripe.com)
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- Issue a full refund from the sale in your MNW dashboard, or a full or partial refund via your [Stripe dashboard](https://dashboard.stripe.com)
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- Offer alternative resolution (access fix, different content)
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- Decline if the purchase was delivered as promised
Every uploaded file runs through all applicable layers. Any layer reporting a definite failure quarantines the file; any layer reporting an error (scanner unreachable, decode failure) holds the file for admin review rather than letting it through. Only files where every applicable layer passes are released to fans.
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Every uploaded file runs through all applicable layers. The core in-process checks (content type, structure, archive contents, YARA) always run; if any reports a failure or cannot complete, the file is quarantined or held for review. The external reputation scanners (antivirus, hash and URL lookups) are best-effort: a temporarily unreachable scanner is skipped rather than blocking your upload, though the platform will not start with no antivirus layer available. Files that fail a completed check are never released to fans.
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1. **Content-type verification.** The declared file type is checked against the actual magic bytes. A `.mp3` that's really a Windows executable is rejected here.
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2. **Structural analysis.** For executables and other parseable binaries, the file's structure is inspected for the patterns malware uses to evade naive scanners: suspicious section layouts, unusual entry points, oversized resources.
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- **Clean.** Every applicable layer passed. The file is available to download.
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- **Quarantined.** At least one layer reported a definite failure. The file is held; the creator is notified and can appeal. Fans never see quarantined files in their library.
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- **Held for review.** A scanner couldn't complete (network error, timeout). The file is held and an admin reviews it manually. Files don't slip through during outages; we fail closed.
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- **Held for review.** A core check couldn't complete (decode failure, timeout). The file is held and an admin reviews it manually. The core in-process checks fail closed; the external reputation scanners are skipped if briefly unreachable, and the platform will not start unless at least one antivirus layer is live.
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The scan result (which layers ran, which passed, which failed) is recorded for every file. Creators can see the scan status for their own uploads in the dashboard.