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onb
New member | Level 2
7 years ago
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Will I receive a refund when cancelling my subscription part way through the billing cycle?

If I pay the yearly fee on a one-time basis and find I need to cancel 6 months later, is the balance refunded?
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  • Daphne's avatar
    Daphne
    7 years ago
    Hey there onb,
     
    If you purchase an annual subscription and then cancel this at any point, you won’t receive a refund as your subscription will remain active for the remaining time and your account will downgrade at the next renewal date. If you want to only have your subscription as a “one time purchase”, then you will need to make sure you cancel your subscription before the renewal date. 
     
    Let me know if you have any other questions - Cheers!
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onb
New member | Level 2
7 years ago

that WAS my question

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Daphne
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7 years ago
Hey there onb,
 
If you purchase an annual subscription and then cancel this at any point, you won’t receive a refund as your subscription will remain active for the remaining time and your account will downgrade at the next renewal date. If you want to only have your subscription as a “one time purchase”, then you will need to make sure you cancel your subscription before the renewal date. 
 
Let me know if you have any other questions - Cheers!
  • Kenxw's avatar
    Kenxw
    New member | Level 2
    7 years ago

    My subscription was just renewed 2-3 days ago.  I just cancelled my subscription...am I eligible for a refund since I cancelled close to the renewal date?

    • Rich's avatar
      Rich
      Icon for Super User II rankSuper User II
      7 years ago

      Only Support will be able to answer that. Officially, there are no refunds unless legally required.

      Also, as stated above, cancelling a subscription doesn't cancel the account. Your subscription will remain active until the end of the current billing period, at which point the account would be downgraded instead of automatically renewing again.

  • Cope's avatar
    Cope
    New member | Level 2
    6 years ago

    Daphne,

     

    "Cheers" is not the correct response to telling someone they can't get a refund for an annual charge.  Dropbox is ripping people off.  I will be complaining as loudly and as often as I can.  I want to cancel my Professional subscription and the annual charge taken off my credit card.  My account was connected to the wrong email address (an old defunct address) and I can't get to the account any way.  This is a ripoff.

    • anonymous14545983274502's avatar
      anonymous14545983274502
      Helpful | Level 5
      6 years ago

      I agree that this is quite scandalous. I have not come across any subscription where when you cancel and do not want to use the service any more you do not get a pro-rated refund.

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