1 Before you cancel
Before cancelling, consider:
- Export your data: Download your Q&A pairs and chatbot configurations
- Check usage: Review your current billing period and any unused credits
- Alternative options: Consider downgrading your plan instead of cancelling
What you'll lose access to:
- All chatbot widgets will stop working on your websites
- Q&A pairs and knowledge base data will be retained for 30 days
- Analytics and conversation history
Tip: If you're experiencing issues, contact support@soundminds.ai - we may be able to help resolve your concerns.
2 Navigate to billing settings
- Log in to your SoundMinds.ai console at console.soundminds.ai
- Click on your profile or settings menu
- Navigate to Settings > Billing or Billing & Subscription
- Look for the "Cancel Subscription" or "Manage Subscription" option
3 Review cancellation preview
Before confirming, you'll see a cancellation preview showing:
For Trial Subscriptions:
- Your subscription will be cancelled immediately
- All chatbots will be disabled right away
- Message: "Your subscription will be cancelled immediately and all chatbots will be disabled."
For Paid Subscriptions:
- Your subscription remains active until the end of your billing period
- Chatbots continue working until the period ends
- The effective cancellation date (end of current billing period)
- Message: "Your subscription will remain active until the end of the current billing period. Your chatbots will continue working until then."
Important: Trial cancellations take effect immediately. If you're on a trial and cancel, your chatbots will stop working right away.
4 Confirm cancellation
To complete the cancellation:
- Review the cancellation preview information
- Optionally provide a reason for cancelling (helps us improve)
- Check the confirmation checkbox or click "Confirm Cancellation"
- You'll see a confirmation message with:
- Whether cancellation was immediate or scheduled
- The effective date
- Number of chatbots that will be/were disabled
5 What happens after cancellation
Immediately after cancellation (Trial):
- All chatbots are disabled
- Widget embed codes stop working
- You retain read-only access to your data
At end of billing period (Paid):
- Chatbots remain active until the period ends
- After the period ends, chatbots are disabled
- Your account tier changes to "Cancelled"
- LLM access is paused
- Budget is set to $0
Data retention:
- Q&A pairs and configurations are retained for 30 days
- You can reactivate within 30 days to restore your data
- After 30 days, data may be permanently deleted
6 Reactivating your subscription
If you change your mind:
- Log back into your console
- Go to Settings > Billing
- Click "Reactivate Subscription" or "Subscribe Again"
- Choose your plan and complete payment
- Your chatbots will be re-enabled
- Previous data (if within 30-day window) will be restored
Tip: If you're within your original billing period and had a paid subscription cancelled at period end, you may be able to reactivate without losing any service time.
7 Need help?
If you have questions about cancellation:
- Email: billing@soundminds.ai
- Support: Visit our Support page
- Refunds: If you believe you're entitled to a refund, contact billing@soundminds.ai with your invoice details