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What Happens After You Downgrade?

"Downgrading" in Familya means cancelling your Pro subscription so your family returns to the Free plan. The important thing to know: cancelling does not downgrade you immediately. Here's the actual flow.

1. When you cancel: Pro stays active until the end of the period

When the family head cancels the subscription, its status becomes cancelled, but all Pro benefits keep working until the end of the period you already paid for. As the app says: "The plan will remain active until [date]." You don't lose any access right away.

2. What actually changes: auto-renewal and reminders

• The subscription no longer renews automatically — no further payment is processed.
• You no longer receive renewal reminders as the period nears its end.
• Before the period ends, you can reactivate the subscription at no charge — cancelling only stops the reminders, and reactivation brings them back.

3. After the period ends: back to the Free plan

When the billing period ends, the system marks the subscription as expired and the family returns to the Free plan. Free plan limits:

• Storage returns to 100 MB (Pro: 2 GB).
• Member limit returns to 4 members maximum (Pro: up to 10).
• Notifications and priority support are disabled.

All your data — assets, liabilities, receivables, and documents — remains stored and accessible.

4. After the 14-day grace period: excess members are locked

If the family has more than 4 active members when the subscription expires, the system gives a 14-day grace period before adjusting the member count. After that:

• The father and one mother (if present) are always kept.
• Remaining Free slots are filled by the oldest active members.
• Other members are marked as locked — they can't access their account until the Pro subscription is renewed.

5. Resubscribing to Pro: everything is restored automatically

When the family subscribes to Pro again, all locked members are automatically restored to active status. No need to re-invite anyone or reconfigure anything — your data and members come back just as they were.

Summary

• Cancelling ≠ losing access right away — Pro stays active until the end of the period.
• Cancelling only stops auto-renewal and reminders.
• After the period ends, the family returns to the Free plan (100 MB, max 4 members).
• Excess members are locked after a 14-day grace period, and automatically restored when you resubscribe to Pro.
• Your family's data is never lost.