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Customer Complaints Summary
- 60 total complaints in the last 3 years.
- 21 complaints closed in the last 12 months.
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Initial Complaint
Date:07/09/2025
Type:Sales and Advertising IssuesStatus:AnsweredMore info
Complaint statuses
- Resolved:
- The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.
- Unresolved:
- The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.
- Answered:
- The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.
- Unanswered:
- The business failed to respond to the dispute.
- Unpursuable:
- BBB is unable to locate the business.
This company, Alignable, has been spam messaging all of our employees within the past 48 hours without the consent of the provider. For example, I received an invite from an employee that said "add me on Alignable." However, she has never made an account once in her entire life. This means that they are posing as a provider in my own network using her first and last name, and inviting me onto alignable. Posing as someone to market is an extremely unethical business practice and can bring up lawsuits for this company in the future.Business Response
Date: 07/09/2025
Without knowing who the invitations came from it is hard for us to track down the user to deactivate their address book. If the invitations came from ******, she did create an account recently, but we did remove the address book to stop invitations from going out to anyone.
Alignable only sends invitations if a member gives physical permission to access their contacts and chooses to invite them, but sometimes contact syncing can cause confusionespecially if someone didnt realize an invitation would be sent. We never create accounts or send invites without a users action.Initial Complaint
Date:05/09/2025
Type:Product IssuesStatus:AnsweredMore info
Complaint statuses
- Resolved:
- The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.
- Unresolved:
- The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.
- Answered:
- The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.
- Unanswered:
- The business failed to respond to the dispute.
- Unpursuable:
- BBB is unable to locate the business.
I am outraged that Alignable has, without my authorization or knowledge, sent multiple invitations to individuals who are not in my contacts. This is a blatant overreach and a serious violation of ********* of these individuals has contacted my company, extremely upset, under the false impression that I personally reached out to them. This situation is not only jeopardizing my professional reputationit is also causing me significant emotional distress.I demand that Alignable immediately contact the affected individual and make it explicitly clear that I had no involvement whatsoever in sending these invites. An apology must be issued to them, and this must never happen again. I expect to be contacted by a real person to resolve this ********* are compromising my business, and I will not allow this to continue. Fix itnow.Business Response
Date: 05/14/2025
Thank you for sharing your experience and expressing your concernsyour trust and reputation mean a great deal to us, and I genuinely regret that you felt blindsided and distressed by this situation.
I want to clarify that Alignable will never send invitations, emails, or reminders to your contacts or anyone outside the Alignable network without your express permission. During the account setup process, you are given the option to connect with your contacts. Proceeding with this stepand the subsequent promptauthorizes Alignable to send invitations only to the individuals you select. We never access or contact anyone without this explicit consent, and this step is completely optional and skippable, without affecting your ability to use our platform or connect with others.
Our system is designed carefully with your privacy in mind, and under our Terms and Privacy Policy, we do not sell, rent, or otherwise provide your personal information to third parties. Additionally, per our Terms (Section 2.13), you can always review, cancel, or prevent invitations and reminders from being sent at any time.
We absolutely understand that a misunderstanding like this can have consequences, and I sincerely apologize for any stress or reputational concern this may have caused. While we cannot contact recipients of these invitations on your behalf for privacy and compliance reasons, we are happy to provide clear documentation showing that these invitations were system-generated based on authorized actions, not a personal outreach by you.We are unable to locate you as an Alignable member either by your name or your email address, so we are unable to remove your address book for you. Here is an article that explains how to remove your address book from Alignable - **********************************************************************************************************************
Customer Answer
Date: 05/15/2025
Better Business Bureau:I have reviewed the response submitted by the business and have determined that the response does not satisfy or resolve my issues and/or concerns in reference to complaint # ********. Please add your rejection comments below; if you do not provide any details, your complaint will be closed as Answered.
I am writing to express my deep frustration and absolute outrage over a serious issue that cannot be brushed aside.
Let me be clear: I did authorize your company to contact individuals in my contact list. That is not in question. I went through great lengths to diligently scrub and update my databases well before signing up with Alignable. I made sure that only the appropriate and intended contacts remained.
The individual you contacted on my behalf was absolutely NOT in my contact listnor in any of my databases. I removed this contact a long time ago for specific reasons, and they should never have been reached through my account. This is a blatant breach of trust, and I am not going to accept a generic explanation or empty apology.
I believe the companys policies are misleading and potentially invasive. I am particularly concerned that my privacy has been violated in the course of using their platform, which I find completely unacceptable.I would like an investigation into this matter and a response from the company explaining how they intend to address these serious concerns.
I expect a formal explanation, a transparent account of how this happened, and immediate corrective action. I hope this issue can be resolved promptly and thoroughly. If not, I will need to consider other options for addressing the matter.
Businesses and Customers should be civil, courteous and polite in their responses to complaints. It is important to remain professional and productive when participating in the BBB complaint process.
FAQ
Regards,****
Business Response
Date: 05/21/2025
Hi ****,
The manager of Member Success has reached out to you directly to get more information and follow up.Initial Complaint
Date:04/01/2025
Type:Product IssuesStatus:ResolvedMore info
Complaint statuses
- Resolved:
- The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.
- Unresolved:
- The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.
- Answered:
- The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.
- Unanswered:
- The business failed to respond to the dispute.
- Unpursuable:
- BBB is unable to locate the business.
I signed up for 3 months of advertising on Alignable with ****** **********, Director of Ad Strategy, on 12/30/2024 at $50 per month ($150 total).Alignable charged my account $50 on 3/31/25 despite my clear cancellation of the subscription before the renewal date with my account manager, ***** ********* via email. She confirmed my cancellation, and I have a screenshot of the email.I reached out to Alignable Support about the issue, and they have refused to issue a refund stating that they are allowed to withhold the refund according to their Terms of Service.I believe their policies are deceptive and do not comply with fair billing practices. I am requesting a full refund of $50 and for Alignable to revise its misleading cancellation and refund policies.Desired resolution: Full refund and acknowledgement of cancellation.Business Response
Date: 04/02/2025
Hi *****,
I've talked to the CS agent here about the response. I issued the refund for you as it was our fault that it renewed. You should see back to you in 5-10 business days (depending on your bank)Customer Answer
Date: 04/02/2025
[A default letter is provided here which indicates your acceptance of the business's response. If you wish, you may update it before sending it.]
Better Business Bureau:
I have reviewed the response submitted by the business and have determined that the response and subsequent refund of my $50 does satisfy my issues and/or concerns in reference to complaint #********. I understand that by choosing to accept the business response that my complaint will be closed as resolved.
Regards,
***** ********Initial Complaint
Date:03/24/2025
Type:Product IssuesStatus:AnsweredMore info
Complaint statuses
- Resolved:
- The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.
- Unresolved:
- The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.
- Answered:
- The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.
- Unanswered:
- The business failed to respond to the dispute.
- Unpursuable:
- BBB is unable to locate the business.
On Dec 9, 2023, i received an email stating that there was a credit card dispute with them from a former business partner. I received an auto-reply stating: Antyon (Alignable)Dec 9, 2024, 18:59 EST Hi ******, Hope all is well! The hold on your account is due to a dispute that you filed with your bank. As part of their investigation, they have requested that we temporarily lock your account to prevent further transactions. Unfortunately, this process can take approximately 2-3 months, depending on the bank's timeline for resolution.I emailed them again: Jan 24th, 2025 RE: regarding ticket *******, with no response to date.I emailed them again on FEB 10, 2025 - no response to date.I emailed again on March 2, 2024 - no response from them to date.Their action has caused me harm - from being a client since 2022 winning for 3 years in a row for top business in my local area- and I was excluded in the ************************************************************************* and I cannot - making me look very bad and has now caused my company financial harm and to my excelled reputation.I need help!!Business Response
Date: 03/25/2025
Hi ******,
The bank has just recently resolved your dispute, crediting the amount back to your credit card. While Alignable typically requires reimbursement for disputed payments and associated bank fees ($30 + $16.14 in your case) before reactivating accounts, we've waived these fees as a gesture of appreciation for your long-term membership. Your account has been reinstated since the dispute was resolved last night. Please note, if another dispute arises, access to Alignable may be permanently revoked. According to our Terms & Conditions, no credits will be issued, and Alignable is not liable for any losses.Initial Complaint
Date:03/11/2025
Type:Sales and Advertising IssuesStatus:AnsweredMore info
Complaint statuses
- Resolved:
- The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.
- Unresolved:
- The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.
- Answered:
- The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.
- Unanswered:
- The business failed to respond to the dispute.
- Unpursuable:
- BBB is unable to locate the business.
Alignable has erroneously charge my account for $288.00. I canceled my membership with them back in 2/2024 when I had access to ****************************** (an email address I no longer have access to) because I changed platforms. I canceled my 'premium' membership with them on their website. They did not have authorization and charged my **************** account $288 in March 2025. I disputed the charge but I think they sent in some 'false contact' and I have had to dispute the charge again. I tried to contact them about resetting my email on March 3th, they said it would take ***** hours and I never heard from them. Today, I left a message at ************. They do NOT have operators to address their calls so I left a message. They continue to ask you to 'leave the email address on record' which I have done previously and but they still have not gotten back to me. They asked me to reset my email with a different email which, I have done but they have not gotten back to me. I believe Alignable is business that makes reaching them difficult and I also believe these processes should be illegal; at least in the state of ********. Please ask me with closing my account and having this business credit the eroneous change to my AmEX card.Business Response
Date: 03/12/2025
Hi ******,
We aren't sure how you did not receive our responses to your calls, however if you did not, we apologize for the crosses in communication. We have no records of you visiting the My Membership page which is the only area on the Alignable website to cancel your membership subscription. If cancelled you would have visited this page to do so and you would have received email confirmation that this, was cancelled.
The authorization to charge the card is granted to us when you agree to the terms and conditions when signing up for a paid subscription. "If you purchase any services that we offer for a fee ******************* those **************** are subject to this Agreement and any additional terms which you accept in connection with registering for the ****************. When you purchase ****************, you agree that we may store your payment information and that we may use that payment information to charge the applicable fees for the **************** (including, without limitation, periodic subscription fees for premium accounts) as they become due plus all related taxes, and to reimburse us for all collection costs and interest for any overdue amounts. Your obligation to pay fees continues through the end of the subscription period during which you cancel your subscription and are non-refundable."
We try to be transparent with our terms as you do have to check a box signifying that you have read and agree to them prior to signing up for Alignable and also prior to purchasing a product on Alignable.
As for the dispute, the bank requires that we respond to their inquiries, answering questions and providing details of the transaction per their request. This is all information based on account activity, communications and receipts. The bank will immediately withdraw the funds from us and freeze that transaction so refunds are impossible after the dispute takes place. The bank then decides if they will honor the customer dispute or not, and most of the time, they do honor the dispute and withdraw the funds from us permanently.
It appears that the bank has yet to decide in favor of either party so the transaction is still frozen.
We have updated your email and deactivated your account so you should have received a confirmation email about this to your gmail address.Initial Complaint
Date:03/06/2025
Type:Product IssuesStatus:ResolvedMore info
Complaint statuses
- Resolved:
- The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.
- Unresolved:
- The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.
- Answered:
- The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.
- Unanswered:
- The business failed to respond to the dispute.
- Unpursuable:
- BBB is unable to locate the business.
This complaint is to formally express my dissatisfaction with both the service provided and the manner in which our refund request has been handled. We pre-paid approximately $468 for a 12-month subscription, only to find our inbox flooded with irrelevant spam and fake customer reviews that were completely contrary to what was promised. It became immediately clear that this was not the service we had expected, and we requested a refund shortly after realizing the issue.Since then, we have been met with one obstacle after another. We were locked out of our account after disputing the charges, and we were further frustrated by the hidden service agreement clause citing "Non-refundable. Purchases" and unreasonable customer service practices. This situation has only led us to believe that the company is operating in an unethical manner. Despite our willingness to accept a partial refund, our request was denied, even though we had access to the account for only a few hours.This feels like a grossly unfair and unethical situation. We paid for a full year of service, but we haven't received any value in return. Our account was canceled, and we were denied any refund, despite not using the service as intended. We are left feeling deceived and taken advantage of, and we ask for assistance handling our refund request based on the limited time we used the service. We trust the BBB will recognize the injustice here and assist with resolving this matter promptly.Business Response
Date: 03/10/2025
Hi ******,
Your bank decided in our favor that this was not a valid dispute. The terms and conditions are shown to you up on sign up and upon purchase in which you must click a box to agree to them prior to finishing either of these actions. We do not hide these nor do we attempt to act maliciously in our practices. We apologize that it came across to you that way.
However, I unlocked your account which is now on the free version. The bank released the funds back to us so I was able to refund back to you. Please allow 5-10 business days to receive the funds back in your account.Customer Answer
Date: 03/10/2025
[A default letter is provided here which indicates your acceptance of the business's response. If you wish, you may update it before sending it.]
Better Business Bureau:
I have reviewed the response submitted by the business and have determined that the response does satisfy my issues and/or concerns in reference to complaint #********. I understand that by choosing to accept the business response that my complaint will be closed as resolved.
Regards,
***** *******Initial Complaint
Date:01/27/2025
Type:Product IssuesStatus:ResolvedMore info
Complaint statuses
- Resolved:
- The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.
- Unresolved:
- The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.
- Answered:
- The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.
- Unanswered:
- The business failed to respond to the dispute.
- Unpursuable:
- BBB is unable to locate the business.
I requested my picture and all data be deleted. I am still showing up in ****** search results when my name is typed.Business Response
Date: 01/28/2025
Hi *******,
After digging into your data removal request, everything has been updated correctly. Your account and all information has been deleted. ******'s cache does not always update in real-time, which can lead to you seeing old and inaccurate results. This is currently what is happening, if you click on those links you show up in, your information is no longer there.
This process can take days to update but unfortunately, this is out of our control. In the meantime, I submitted a search result takedown request through Google. Unfortunately, this is all we can do at this time as this content is living outside of Alignable in their outdated results and cache.I attached proof of the request submitted.
Customer Answer
Date: 01/28/2025
[A default letter is provided here which indicates your acceptance of the business's response. If you wish, you may update it before sending it.]
Better Business Bureau:
I have reviewed the response submitted by the business and have determined that the response does satisfy my issues and/or concerns in reference to complaint #********. I understand that by choosing to accept the business response that my complaint will be closed as resolved.
Regards,
******* *****Initial Complaint
Date:01/23/2025
Type:Product IssuesStatus:AnsweredMore info
Complaint statuses
- Resolved:
- The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.
- Unresolved:
- The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.
- Answered:
- The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.
- Unanswered:
- The business failed to respond to the dispute.
- Unpursuable:
- BBB is unable to locate the business.
My entire database of business clients has been getting massive requests from an email stating I'd like to refer them through Alignable. I did not request this service and immediately disabled my account to try to stop it. Now I have clients stating they are still receiving these requests as follow **** even though it is clear I disable my account with *************************************** desist from marketing to my database of clients and 2) send out an apology email from Alignment that they will not contact my database and will remove them from any future marekting ploys.Business Response
Date: 01/24/2025
Hi ***,
After diggin in, it appears you opted to connect your contacts to Alignable, which is called the Alignable Contact Feature. This feature connects those contacts you select (all, some, or none) to you on Alignable for free, if they are already here. You then get another prompt to invite those that are not.
These steps are all optional and do not affect the functionality of the platform in anyway.
In order to bring your contacts into Alignable, you must enter your password for that contact list host such as ****** email, Outlook, Hubspot or the like. This is the only way we can bring your contacts in for you to view. Without this consented and actionable step from you, there is no way to access or send invitations on your behalf.
When you deactivated your account all of the contacts you chose to upload were removed with the account. If people say they are still getting emails, it is likely an email delivered but not opened until a later date, or due to delivery delays with their spam filters and inboxes. Those emails only go out 2x per address and are permanently removed if an address book is deactivated by the member OR they deactivate their account.Customer Answer
Date: 01/24/2025
Better Business Bureau:I have reviewed the response submitted by the business and have determined that the response does not satisfy or resolve my issues and/or concerns in reference to complaint # ********. Please add your rejection comments below; if you do not provide any details, your complaint will be closed as Answered.
Attached is proof I deactivated my account on Jan 17th (which should've stopped further contact to clients) and one of many clients who sent me proof that Alignable contacted them after this date (the next day and a few days later), attached is one showing my client being contacted on 1/21/24.
Businesses and Customers should be civil, courteous and polite in their responses to complaints. It is important to remain professional and productive when participating in the BBB complaint process.
FAQ
Regards,***
Business Response
Date: 01/29/2025
Hi ***,
The reason that your client was contacted was because they already started an account. They chose to become a member of Alignable by starting an account, in order to sign up you must agree to our Terms & Conditions which allows us to email you according to your email preferences. This email was prompting her to complete her profile set up, not to join.
They were not invited again. Invitations stopped going out on your behalf when you deactivated your account.Initial Complaint
Date:01/15/2025
Type:Billing IssuesStatus:AnsweredMore info
Complaint statuses
- Resolved:
- The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.
- Unresolved:
- The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.
- Answered:
- The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.
- Unanswered:
- The business failed to respond to the dispute.
- Unpursuable:
- BBB is unable to locate the business.
Date of Payments:August 29, 2024 September 29, 2024 October 29, 2024 November 29, 2024 December 29, 2024 Amounts:Monthly Subscription Fee: $475 USD Total Amount Paid: $2,375 USD Overcharged Amount: $950 USD (for November and December 2024)Business Commitment:I subscribed to Alignables service and explicitly requested that my account be canceled after three months (ending October 29, 2024). Alignable failed to honor this request and charged me for an additional two months.Description:I subscribed to Alignables service and requested that my account be canceled after three months. My request was clear and made in advance. However, despite this commitment, Alignable continued to charge me for two additional months (November and December 2024), totaling $950 USD in overcharges.I am seeking:A full refund of $950 USD for the two months I was overcharged.Business Response
Date: 01/20/2025
Hi ****,
I refunded your 2 months. The terms and conditions you signed stated that the subscription must be cancelled by the customer. We do not auto-cancel or have specific time frames. However, the email chain does not explicitly state or reiterate that policy after you followed up with ******. The refund receipts are attached and you should see them post back to you in 5-10 business days (depending on your financial institution).Initial Complaint
Date:01/09/2025
Type:Sales and Advertising IssuesStatus:AnsweredMore info
Complaint statuses
- Resolved:
- The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.
- Unresolved:
- The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.
- Answered:
- The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.
- Unanswered:
- The business failed to respond to the dispute.
- Unpursuable:
- BBB is unable to locate the business.
Their site does not functionally unsubscribe you and you will be stuck having to create special filters in blocks to no longer receive all their marketing emails Everyone on there is desperate and its not worth signing up because they even broke their website so you cant get out of it!Business Response
Date: 01/09/2025
Hi *****,
Thanks for the feedback. The option to delete your account is always available to our members, it does require you to enter in an emailed code to verify your identity. Its a quick and easy process to do, this "lets you out" and also unsubscribes you. We also make it easy to unsubscribe ************************************************. or by clicking the unsubscribe links in the emails. There is also always the option to update your email preferences to receive emails that are only relevant to what you want to receive and be notified of. We are sorry you had a bad experience.
I have removed your account and unsubscribed the email associated with this complaint.
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