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 "summary": "Cancel from your My Post subscription page (print: Manage subscription, then Cancel my subscription). Charges stop the next billing cycle and digital access lasts to the end of the period. Apple, Amazon, Google Play and Google News subscriptions are cancelled with them. Cancelling an add-on keeps the main subscription.",
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   "applies_to": "Digital subscriptions (Core, Premium and add-ons) and print subscriptions (home delivery, same day mail, WP Weekly) bought directly from The Washington Post",
   "who": "The subscriber, signed in to My Post",
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     "do": "For print, click Manage subscription, then Cancel my subscription. For digital, cancel from the same My Post page",
     "expect": "Cancel my subscription (print)"
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     "do": "To drop only an add-on, open the Subscription & Billing tab and click Manage or Cancel next to the add-on",
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   "steps": [
    {
     "do": "On your iPhone or iPad, open Settings and tap your name",
     "expect": "Subscriptions"
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    {
     "do": "Tap Subscriptions, then The Washington Post",
     "expect": "Cancel Subscription"
    },
    {
     "do": "Tap Cancel Subscription (you may need to scroll down). For help, call Apple at 1-800-275-2273",
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   "confirm_by": "The subscription shows an expiration message and no Cancel button in Subscriptions",
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   "applies_to": "Subscriptions bought in The Washington Post app on Android or through Google News (billed by Google)",
   "who": "The Google Account that bought the subscription",
   "method": "platform_settings",
   "start_url": "https://play.google.com/store/account/subscriptions",
   "steps": [
    {
     "do": "Go to your subscriptions in Google Play, signed in to the Google Account that pays",
     "expect": "The Washington Post"
    },
    {
     "do": "Click Manage next to it, then Cancel subscription",
     "expect": "a confirmation pop-up asking for a reason"
    },
    {
     "do": "Select a reason, then click Continue. For help, call 1-855-836-3987, the number The Post gives for Google Play",
     "expect": null
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   "effective": "You can keep using the subscription for the time you have already paid for",
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   "refund": null,
   "fees": null,
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  {
   "channel": "amazon",
   "applies_to": "Subscriptions bought through Amazon (billed by Amazon)",
   "who": "The Amazon account holder",
   "method": "phone",
   "start_url": null,
   "steps": [
    {
     "do": "Call Amazon at 1-888-280-3321 and ask to cancel your Washington Post subscription",
     "expect": null
    }
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   "notice": null,
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   "type": "downgrade",
   "what": "Cancel only an add-on and keep the main Core or Premium digital subscription",
   "evidence": "documented",
   "source_ids": [
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    "s7"
   ]
  },
  {
   "type": "student_or_nonprofit",
   "what": "Academic rate for the Core subscription for active K-12 educators and U.S., Mexico and Canada college students, faculty and staff; it rises to the standard Core rate once you graduate or leave the school",
   "evidence": "documented",
   "source_ids": [
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  "access_until": "The end of the current billing period",
  "data_kept": null,
  "you_lose": [
   "Full digital access; afterwards you can read a limited number of articles a month, like any visitor"
  ]
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  "phone_or_chat_only": false,
  "retention_step": null,
  "tips": [
   "Cancelling an add-on leaves the main Core or Premium subscription active: cancel both in My Post to leave entirely",
   "Subscriptions bought through Apple, Amazon, Google Play or Google News are cancelled with that company, not in My Post",
   "Uninstalling the app does not cancel a Google Play subscription"
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   "id": "s1",
   "url": "https://helpcenter.washingtonpost.com/hc/en-us/articles/360000177571-How-to-cancel-your-digital-only-subscription",
   "title": "How to cancel your digital-only subscription",
   "publisher": "vendor",
   "quote": "If you purchased your subscription directly through The Washington Post, you can go to your My Post profile to cancel",
   "supports": "where to cancel a digital subscription"
  },
  {
   "id": "s2",
   "url": "https://helpcenter.washingtonpost.com/hc/en-us/articles/360000177571-How-to-cancel-your-digital-only-subscription",
   "title": "How to cancel your digital-only subscription",
   "publisher": "vendor",
   "quote": "When you cancel, we will stop charging your account the following billing cycle. Your digital access will continue for the remainder of the current billing period.",
   "supports": "when the cancellation takes effect"
  },
  {
   "id": "s3",
   "url": "https://helpcenter.washingtonpost.com/hc/en-us/articles/360000177571-How-to-cancel-your-digital-only-subscription",
   "title": "How to cancel your digital-only subscription",
   "publisher": "vendor",
   "quote": "Afterward, you will still be able to view a limited number of articles a month, just like any other visitor.",
   "supports": "what you keep after cancelling"
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   "url": "https://helpcenter.washingtonpost.com/hc/en-us/articles/360000177571-How-to-cancel-your-digital-only-subscription",
   "title": "How to cancel your digital-only subscription",
   "publisher": "vendor",
   "quote": "If you purchased your subscription through an App Store such as the Apple App Store, Amazon or Google Play, please refer to the app store's terms and conditions.",
   "supports": "the Apple, Amazon and Google Play routes"
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   "id": "s5",
   "url": "https://helpcenter.washingtonpost.com/hc/en-us/articles/115004026387-How-to-cancel-your-Washington-Post-print-subscription",
   "title": "How to cancel your Washington Post print subscription",
   "publisher": "vendor",
   "quote": "You may cancel your Washington Post home delivery, same day mail, or WP Weekly subscription at any time, by going into your My Post account",
   "supports": "which print subscriptions can be cancelled online"
  },
  {
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   "url": "https://helpcenter.washingtonpost.com/hc/en-us/articles/360000177571-How-to-cancel-your-digital-only-subscription",
   "title": "How to cancel your digital-only subscription",
   "publisher": "vendor",
   "quote": "You can cancel your add-on subscription in My Post under the \"Subscription & Billing\" tab, by clicking the \"Manage or Cancel\" button next to the add-on.",
   "supports": "cancelling an add-on"
  },
  {
   "id": "s7",
   "url": "https://helpcenter.washingtonpost.com/hc/en-us/articles/360000177571-How-to-cancel-your-digital-only-subscription",
   "title": "How to cancel your digital-only subscription",
   "publisher": "vendor",
   "quote": "When canceling your add-on, the Primary Core or Premium digital news subscription will remain active.",
   "supports": "an add-on cancel keeps the main subscription"
  },
  {
   "id": "s8",
   "url": "https://helpcenter.washingtonpost.com/hc/en-us/articles/115004026387-How-to-cancel-your-Washington-Post-print-subscription",
   "title": "How to cancel your Washington Post print subscription",
   "publisher": "vendor",
   "quote": "click on 'Manage subscription', then click the \"Cancel my subscription\" link.",
   "supports": "the print cancel buttons"
  },
  {
   "id": "s9",
   "url": "https://helpcenter.washingtonpost.com/hc/en-us/articles/360000177571-How-to-cancel-your-digital-only-subscription",
   "title": "How to cancel your digital-only subscription",
   "publisher": "vendor",
   "quote": "To cancel your subscription via Apple please call: 1-800-275-2273",
   "supports": "Apple's phone number for help"
  },
  {
   "id": "s10",
   "url": "https://helpcenter.washingtonpost.com/hc/en-us/articles/360000177571-How-to-cancel-your-digital-only-subscription",
   "title": "How to cancel your digital-only subscription",
   "publisher": "vendor",
   "quote": "To cancel your subscription via Google Play please call: 1-855-836-3987 To cancel your subscription via Google News please visit: https://play.google.com/store/account/subscriptions",
   "supports": "the Google Play and Google News route"
  },
  {
   "id": "s11",
   "url": "https://helpcenter.washingtonpost.com/hc/en-us/articles/360000177571-How-to-cancel-your-digital-only-subscription",
   "title": "How to cancel your digital-only subscription",
   "publisher": "vendor",
   "quote": "To cancel your subscription via Amazon please call: 1-888-280-3321",
   "supports": "the Amazon route"
  },
  {
   "id": "s12",
   "url": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/118428",
   "title": "If you want to cancel a subscription from Apple",
   "publisher": "platform",
   "quote": "In Settings, tap your name. Tap Subscriptions. Tap the subscription. Tap Cancel Subscription.",
   "supports": "the Apple cancel steps"
  },
  {
   "id": "s13",
   "url": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/118428",
   "title": "If you want to cancel a subscription from Apple",
   "publisher": "platform",
   "quote": "If there is no Cancel button or you see an expiration message in red text, the subscription is already canceled.",
   "supports": "how to confirm an Apple cancellation"
  },
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   "id": "s14",
   "url": "https://support.google.com/googleplay/answer/7018481",
   "title": "Cancel, pause, or change a subscription on Google Play",
   "publisher": "platform",
   "quote": "On your computer, go to subscriptions in Google Play. For the subscription you want to cancel, click Manage. Click Cancel subscription.",
   "supports": "the Google Play cancel steps"
  },
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   "id": "s15",
   "url": "https://support.google.com/googleplay/answer/7018481",
   "title": "Cancel, pause, or change a subscription on Google Play",
   "publisher": "platform",
   "quote": "When you cancel a subscription, you'll still be able to use your subscription for the time you've already paid.",
   "supports": "when Google Play access ends"
  },
  {
   "id": "s16",
   "url": "https://helpcenter.washingtonpost.com/hc/en-us/articles/115002035092-Academic-rate-for-the-Core-subscription",
   "title": "Academic rate for the Core subscription",
   "publisher": "vendor",
   "quote": "Active K-12 educators and full-time and part-time U.S., MX, and CA college students, graduate students, faculty, and staff are eligible for the academic rate",
   "supports": "who gets the academic rate"
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   "id": "s17",
   "url": "https://helpcenter.washingtonpost.com/hc/en-us/articles/115002035092-Academic-rate-for-the-Core-subscription",
   "title": "Academic rate for the Core subscription",
   "publisher": "vendor",
   "quote": "After you graduate or no longer work at your eligible school, your subscription rate will increase to our standard Core subscription rate.",
   "supports": "when the academic rate ends"
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   "publisher": "platform",
   "quote": "Important: When you uninstall an app, your subscription won't cancel.",
   "supports": "the uninstall tip"
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   "title": "Cancel, pause, or change a subscription on Google Play",
   "publisher": "platform",
   "quote": "For the subscription you want to cancel, click Manage. Click Cancel subscription. Within the confirmation pop-up, select a reason. Click Continue.",
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   "The help article does not name the cancel button for digital subscriptions, or say how a cancellation is confirmed",
   "Amazon's own cancel steps were not read; only the Amazon phone number The Post gives is included",
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