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# Taking a Break from ActiveNow

If you're not running classes over the summer, you can pause your ActiveNow subscription for a set period — no payments will be charged until you're ready to come back.

## How to pause your subscription

Go to ***Settings → Subscription*** and click ***Cancel ActiveNow Premium***. In the window that appears, select ***Pause ActiveNow***, then choose the date you'd like to come back to ActiveNow.

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We'll send you a reminder email the day before your subscription renews.

The pause takes effect from the end of your current billing period. For example: if you've paid for your subscription until 25 June and you pause it on 5 June until 1 September — the pause will start on 26 June. Until then you have full access to the system, and your next payment will only be charged on 1 September.

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While your subscription is paused, all your data remains in the system, intact — participants, courses, payment history, and everything else will be waiting for you when you come back to organise the new season.
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## Managing your pause

Once you've set a pause, you have two options if your plans change.

**Renew now** — if you want to return to ActiveNow earlier than originally planned, click *Renew now*. The system will automatically charge your payment and immediately renew your subscription.

**Extend pause** — if you need more time and want to come back later than originally planned, click *Extend pause* and select a new resume date.

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