{
  "slug": "optery",
  "name": "Optery",
  "domain": "optery.com",
  "category": "identity-privacy",
  "categoryName": "Identity & privacy",
  "description": "Personal-data removal and monitoring service with automated and human-assisted plans.",
  "directAnswer": "Cancel Optery from the Account page: scroll down and click the red Cancel Plan button. It takes about a minute, and paid service continues through the current billing term before the account becomes Free Basic. Partly used terms are not prorated, but a first purchase has a 30-day money-back guarantee.",
  "price": "$3.99 / month",
  "priceMonthlyUsd": 3.99,
  "planName": "Core",
  "subscriptionPlans": [
    {
      "id": "core",
      "name": "Core",
      "billingOptions": [
        {
          "cycle": "month",
          "priceUsd": 3.99
        },
        {
          "cycle": "year",
          "priceUsd": 39
        }
      ],
      "priceNote": "Individual U.S. pricing; yearly billing saves about 17% compared with twelve monthly payments.",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.optery.com/pricing/"
    },
    {
      "id": "extended",
      "name": "Extended",
      "billingOptions": [
        {
          "cycle": "month",
          "priceUsd": 14.99
        },
        {
          "cycle": "year",
          "priceUsd": 149
        }
      ],
      "priceNote": "Individual U.S. pricing; yearly billing saves about 17% compared with twelve monthly payments.",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.optery.com/pricing/"
    },
    {
      "id": "ultimate",
      "name": "Ultimate",
      "billingOptions": [
        {
          "cycle": "month",
          "priceUsd": 24.99
        },
        {
          "cycle": "year",
          "priceUsd": 249
        }
      ],
      "priceNote": "Individual U.S. pricing; yearly billing saves about 17% compared with twelve monthly payments.",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.optery.com/pricing/"
    }
  ],
  "difficulty": "Easy",
  "difficultyScore": 1,
  "billingMethods": [
    "web"
  ],
  "accountTypes": [
    "personal"
  ],
  "cancellationUrl": "https://app.optery.com/account",
  "cancellationTime": "~1 minute",
  "cancellationTimeSeconds": 60,
  "steps": {
    "web": [
      {
        "title": "Open Account",
        "body": "Log in to Optery and click Account in the left navigation."
      },
      {
        "title": "Click Cancel Plan",
        "body": "Scroll to the bottom and click the red Cancel Plan button. Future billing stops, and the paid plan stays active through the current billing term."
      }
    ],
    "ios": [],
    "android": [],
    "team": []
  },
  "platformNotes": {
    "web": {
      "note": "Optery documents cancellation through its web Account page."
    }
  },
  "refundInfo": "Cancelling partway through a term does not produce a prorated refund. Individual consumer Removal Services subscriptions have a one-time, 30-day money-back guarantee for the first purchase: cancel first, then email support@optery.com. A processed refund ends paid service immediately and returns the account to Free Basic.",
  "pauseInfo": "Monthly subscriptions can be paused from Account for 12, 24 or 36 weeks. Billing and use stop during the pause and resume after reactivation. Annual subscriptions cannot be paused.",
  "downgradeInfo": "A normally cancelled paid plan stays active until the end of its current monthly or annual term and then automatically becomes Free Basic. Changing to a lower paid tier converts unused value into account credit for a future invoice.",
  "dataRetentionInfo": "Cancelling does not delete the account. Under Account, the separate Permanently Delete My Optery Account action permanently deletes the account and associated information after confirmation and cannot be undone.",
  "factRows": [
    {
      "k": "Cancellation fee",
      "v": "None"
    },
    {
      "k": "Refund window",
      "v": "30 days on first purchase"
    },
    {
      "k": "Effective",
      "v": "End of billing term"
    },
    {
      "k": "Free plan after",
      "v": "Yes, Free Basic"
    }
  ],
  "faq": [
    {
      "question": "When does an Optery cancellation take effect?",
      "answer": "Future renewal stops immediately, but the paid plan stays active until the current term ends and then becomes Free Basic."
    },
    {
      "question": "Does Optery give prorated refunds?",
      "answer": "No. A partly used term is not prorated, although an individual customer's first purchase can qualify for the 30-day money-back guarantee."
    },
    {
      "question": "Can I pause Optery instead of cancelling?",
      "answer": "Monthly subscriptions can be paused for 12, 24 or 36 weeks. Annual subscriptions cannot be paused."
    },
    {
      "question": "What happens to my account after cancelling Optery?",
      "answer": "The paid plan automatically becomes Free Basic at the end of the term; cancelling does not delete the account."
    },
    {
      "question": "How do I permanently delete Optery data?",
      "answer": "Use Permanently Delete My Optery Account under Account and confirm. Optery says the account and associated information are permanently deleted and the action cannot be undone."
    }
  ],
  "officialSources": [
    {
      "title": "Pricing - Optery",
      "url": "https://www.optery.com/pricing/",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-11"
    },
    {
      "title": "How do I cancel my plan - Optery Help Desk",
      "url": "https://help.optery.com/en/article/how-do-i-cancel-my-plan-4b8mmz/",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-11"
    },
    {
      "title": "How does your 30 day money back guarantee work - Optery Help Desk",
      "url": "https://help.optery.com/en/article/how-does-your-30-day-money-back-guarantee-work-1f5gimr/",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-11"
    },
    {
      "title": "How can I pause my subscription - Optery Help Desk",
      "url": "https://help.optery.com/en/article/how-can-i-pause-my-subscription-xo2oox/",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-11"
    },
    {
      "title": "How do I change my subscription plan or billing term - Optery Help Desk",
      "url": "https://help.optery.com/en/article/how-do-i-change-my-subscription-plan-or-term-from-monthly-to-yearly-billing-1r6oqac/",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-11"
    },
    {
      "title": "How do I delete my account - Optery Help Desk",
      "url": "https://help.optery.com/en/article/how-do-i-delete-my-account-s4vcuc/",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-11"
    }
  ],
  "verified": true,
  "manuallyVerifiedAt": "2026-08-11",
  "nextReviewAt": "2026-10-10",
  "urls": {
    "guide": "https://canicancelit.com/cancel/optery",
    "json": "https://canicancelit.com/cancel/optery.json",
    "markdown": "https://canicancelit.com/cancel/optery.md"
  }
}