# How to cancel IPVanish

Cancel IPVanish in My Account under Subscriptions, Change Plan and Cancel Subscription, or use the app store that bills you. Allow about three minutes. Eligible first-time website customers on annual or longer plans receive an automatic refund when cancelling within 30 days.

VPN service with Essential and Advanced subscriptions for unlimited devices.

- Category: Security & protection
- Entry plan: Essential at $12.99 / month
- Billed via: web, iOS App Store, Google Play
- Difficulty: Medium (5.7 / 10 on the Cancellation Difficulty Index), takes about 3 minutes
- Direct cancellation page: https://my.ipvanish.com/
- Manually verified on 13 Aug 2026 against official sources
- Canonical guide: https://canicancelit.com/cancel/ipvanish

## Cancel in a web browser

> The IPVanish portal asks you to select when cancellation should occur.

1. **Open Subscriptions** Sign in to My Account and select Subscriptions from the left menu.
2. **Choose Change Plan** Select Change Plan, scroll to the bottom and choose Cancel Subscription.
3. **Submit cancellation** Choose a reason, proceed, select the subscription and effective timing, then choose Submit Cancellation and confirm the success notice.

> **Warning:** Cancelling IPVanish also permanently cancels linked services and may delete linked cloud-storage files.

## Cancel on iPhone / iPad

> IPVanish support cannot cancel an Apple-billed subscription.

1. **Open Apple Subscriptions** Open Settings, select your name, then Subscriptions.
2. **Choose IPVanish** Select the IPVanish subscription.
3. **Cancel** Select Cancel Subscription and confirm. Apple controls the store subscription.

## Cancel on Android

> IPVanish support cannot cancel a Google-billed subscription.

1. **Open Google Play subscriptions** Open Google Play, select the profile icon, Payments & subscriptions, then Subscriptions.
2. **Choose IPVanish** Select the IPVanish subscription.
3. **Cancel** Select Cancel subscription and complete the confirmation.

## Refunds, pausing, downgrades and your data

- **Refunds:** The 30-day guarantee applies to first-time website customers on annual or longer plans. Monthly plans, renewals and app-store purchases are excluded; an eligible portal cancellation automatically processes the refund.
- **Pausing:** No subscription pause option is documented in IPVanish's official pricing, cancellation, auto-renewal or terms pages.
- **Downgrading:** No free plan is published. Annual cancellations during the first 30 days take effect immediately; annual cancellations after 31 days and monthly cancellations remain active through the billing cycle.
- **Account data:** Cancellation also permanently cancels linked services. IPVanish warns that linked cloud-storage files can be permanently deleted and unrecoverable.

## At a glance

- Guarantee: 30 days for eligible plans
- Monthly refund: No
- Effective: Immediate or cycle end
- Pause: Not documented

## FAQ

**Where do I cancel IPVanish?**

In My Account, open Subscriptions, Change Plan and Cancel Subscription, then complete every confirmation step.

**When does IPVanish cancellation take effect?**

Annual cancellations during the first 30 days are immediate. Annual cancellations after 31 days and monthly cancellations remain active through the current billing cycle.

**Who gets the IPVanish 30-day guarantee?**

It covers first-time website customers with annual or longer subscriptions. Monthly plans, renewals and app-store purchases are excluded.

**Does cancelling IPVanish affect linked storage?**

Yes. IPVanish warns that linked services are permanently cancelled and linked cloud-storage files may be deleted and unrecoverable.

**Can IPVanish be paused?**

No subscription pause option is documented in the official pages checked.

## Official sources

- [IPVanish plans and pricing](https://www.ipvanish.com/pricing/?currency=USD&lang=EN) (checked 2026-08-13)
- [Cancelling your IPVanish account](https://support.ipvanish.com/hc/en-us/articles/115002074814-Cancelling-your-IPVanish-account) (checked 2026-08-13)
- [IPVanish Auto-renew](https://support.ipvanish.com/hc/en-us/articles/115002074834-Auto-renew) (checked 2026-08-13)
- [IPVanish 30-day money back guarantee](https://support.ipvanish.com/hc/en-us/articles/115002074794-30-day-money-back-guarantee) (checked 2026-08-13)
- [IPVanish Terms of Service](https://www.ipvanish.com/tos/) (checked 2026-08-13)
- [Cancel an Apple subscription](https://support.apple.com/en-us/118428) (checked 2026-08-13)
- [Cancel a Google Play subscription](https://support.google.com/googleplay/answer/7018481) (checked 2026-08-13)

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