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# Am I bound by a contract when I subscribe to Faaaster?

**There is no commitment beyond the period you pay for.** You choose a billing period — monthly or yearly — and you remain free to end it afterward.

## What happens when you cancel

The interface puts it unambiguously: "The site stays online until the end of the current period, then is archived."

In other words:

- **no notice period** to respect;
- **no cancellation fees**;
- **the period already paid for remains yours** — canceling the day after a yearly charge leaves you eleven months of service.

> **You can cancel on your own**, from the site's **Subscription** tab: the **Unsubscribe…** button, the "I understand and I want to cancel my subscription." checkbox, then **Unsubscribe**. This is reserved for the organization's owner and admins. Until the period ends, the **Keep my subscription** button lets you go back on your decision.

## Monthly or yearly?

The **yearly** subscription gives you **2 months** free compared with monthly. It's a pricing advantage, not a longer commitment in the contractual sense: you simply pay twelve months in advance instead of one.

> **Monthly remains the right choice if the project is uncertain** — a site in its launch phase, a redesign whose outcome isn't settled. Switch to yearly once the site is established: the billing period can be changed at any time, and the prorated amount already paid is credited to you.

## Change rather than leave

If the plan is too expensive but the site is still useful, a **downgrade** keeps everything — site, backups, domain — for a lower amount. The prorated amount is credited to you, at no cost.

And if the site needs to change hands, the **ownership transfer** passes the subscription to your client without recreating anything.

## What you keep after canceling

An **archive is kept for at least 30 days**: the site can be reactivated by subscribing again. Beyond that, its retention isn't guaranteed.

> **Export your site before canceling.** An export downloaded to your own storage never expires, unlike the archive.

## Is there a refund if I cancel mid-period?

**No.** The current period isn't refunded — but you keep its full benefit: the site keeps running until the period ends.

> **Changing plans, on the other hand, is prorated.** If your needs have simply decreased, a downgrade credits you the prorated amount of the plan you leave, whereas canceling refunds nothing. Look at that option first.

👉 [How do I cancel a subscription?](https://help.faaaster.io/en-us/article/cancel-a-subscription-1cp6rcp/) · [How do I change plans?](https://help.faaaster.io/en-us/article/change-plan-1rmr9iw/) · [How do I export my site?](https://help.faaaster.io/en-us/article/export-your-site-11uynup/)