About FinePrintDecoder

FinePrintDecoder reads the agreements you sign and tells you what they say. Return policies, cancellation terms, credit card agreements, warranties, terms of service — the documents nobody actually reads, summarized in plain English.

The premise: most people searching for a specific company's return policy or cancellation terms want a clear answer in seconds — when can I return this, how do I cancel, what does it cost. The original documents are usually long and written in legal language. Our summaries pull out the practical facts and link back to the source so you can verify anything for yourself.

How we produce summaries

Every summary is built the same way: read the entire source document, extract the practical facts (windows, fees, conditions), flag the few clauses that could trip up a normal reader, and put the long-form walkthrough behind a click for people who want it. Each page links to the original policy and shows when we last verified it.

We use AI to read carefully and write structurally — but a human reviews every summary before it goes live. Where AI tends to be vague or alarmist, we cut. Where it gets a legal term wrong, we fix it.

Who's behind it

FinePrintDecoder is a project by an attorney trained in contract litigation. The site is informational — it is not legal advice and does not create an attorney-client relationship. For specifics about your situation, talk to a lawyer.

Editorial policy

We don't take payment from any company we cover. We don't run sponsored summaries. If we use affiliate links anywhere on the site, we disclose them clearly. Our judgments about a policy aren't influenced by anyone's advertising budget.

If a summary is wrong or out of date, tell us. We jump corrections to the front of the queue.