How to cancel Surfshark
You can turn off auto-renew yourself online in your Surfshark account (Subscription, then Payments, then Cancel Auto-Renew), which stops future charges without a phone call. The reason this is a C and not a B is the refund: getting your money back under the 30-day guarantee is not self-serve and requires live chat, and the renewal price jumps. App-store subscribers cancel in their Apple or Google settings instead.
Steps to cancel Surfshark
- 1Sign in to your Surfshark account and click your email in the top right
- 2Open Subscription, then the Payments tab
- 3Choose Cancel Auto-Renew and confirm; your access stays active until the paid term ends and future charges stop
- 4If you subscribed through an app store, cancel in your Apple or Google account settings instead
- 5For a refund inside the 30-day window, contact Surfshark support via live chat, since refunds are not self-serve
Don’t get caught out next time
Track Surfshark and your other subscriptions here, and a reminder arrives before each renewal, so you decide to keep or cancel on your terms, never by accident.
Track a subscription freeWeighing whether to stay? See our full Surfshark breakdown with pricing, what’s included, and honest reviews.
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