> ## Documentation Index
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# What Happens When You Cancel a Paid Plan

> Your paid plan keeps working for 30 days after the period you paid for. Then it's downgraded to Free, and hidden groups you organize are deleted.

Cancelling, or letting your plan end without renewing, doesn't drop you to Free on the spot. Your paid plan keeps working through the period you've paid for, and for 30 days after that. Once those 30 days are up, your plan is downgraded to Free and a few things change with it.

## The Timeline

<Steps>
  <Step title="You cancel in the billing portal">
    Open **Manage subscription** on the Subscription tab and cancel from there. Nothing changes on WR-Games yet.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Your paid period runs out">
    Everything on your plan keeps working until the end of the period you've already paid for.
  </Step>

  <Step title="30 more days">
    Your plan still works the same way.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Your plan is downgraded to Free">
    You'll see a **Plan downgraded to Free** notification, and we'll email you. The changes below happen at the same time.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## What Changes When Your Plan Is Downgraded

| What                                      | What happens                                                          |
| :---------------------------------------- | :-------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Hidden groups you organize                | Deleted, along with their events                                      |
| Public and private groups you organize    | They stay, but you can't create new groups past the Free plan's limit |
| Recurring series you set up               | The series ends and its upcoming dates are cancelled                  |
| Upcoming events in groups you organize    | In each calendar month, the first 5 stay and the rest are cancelled   |
| Paid-plan settings in groups you organize | Go back to their defaults                                             |

<Danger>
  **Every hidden group where you're an organizer is deleted**, including groups other organizers help you run. To keep one, switch it to Private or Public before your plan is downgraded to Free. [Group Privacy](/features/group-privacy) covers the visibility settings.
</Danger>

Events that have already happened aren't touched.

## Moving to a Lower Paid Plan Is Different

Switching to a lower paid plan, like Pro to Standard, is a plan change, not a cancellation. None of the changes above happen, and groups you already organize keep working. [Manage Your Subscription](/billing/manage-subscription) covers what the lower plan limits.

## If a Payment Fails

A failed payment starts the same 30-day countdown, counted from the day the payment failed instead of the end of your paid period. You'll get a **Payment failed** notification and an email.

Update your payment method in the billing portal. Once a payment goes through, the countdown stops and nothing changes.

## Related

<Columns cols={2}>
  <Card title="Manage Your Subscription" icon="receipt" href="/billing/manage-subscription">
    Where to change plans, update your card, or cancel.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Group Privacy" icon="lock" href="/features/group-privacy">
    Switch a hidden group to Private or Public.
  </Card>
</Columns>

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