How hard is it to cancel Highlights for Children?

Highlights for Children subscribers can cancel at any time online via the account portal (My Orders > Actions > Cancel > Proceed), by phone at 1-888-372-6433, or by emailing [email protected]. Cancellation takes effect immediately and terminates future deliveries. Upon cancellation, a pro-rata refund is issued for unused full months; partial months are not refunded. Auto-renewal can be disabled separately without fully cancelling the subscription.

How to cancel Highlights for Children

• Channels: online (self-serve), phone, email
• Official cancellation page: https://shop.highlights.com/faqs/subscription-services/cancel-magazine-subscription
• Pause/freeze: not offered. No pause or subscription suspension option is documented. The only alternative to full cancellation is turning off auto-renewal, which stops future billing but does not pause the current subscription term.
• Account/data deletion: Consumers (California, Virginia, and select other states) may request deletion of personal information via the online CCPA Request Form, by emailing [email protected], or by mailing a written request to: Highlights for Children, Attn: Privacy Team, 1800 Watermark Drive, Columbus, OH 43215. Requests are processed within 45 days. https://shop.highlights.com/privacy-policy

Evidence

• {'title': 'FAQ: Cancel Magazine Subscription | Highlights for Children (accessed 2026-06-06)', 'url': 'https://shop.highlights.com/faqs/subscription-services/cancel-magazine-subscription'}
• {'title': 'Automatic Renewal | Highlights for Children (accessed 2026-06-06)', 'url': 'https://shop.highlights.com/automatic-renewals'}
• Last reviewed 2026-06-06 · scope: documented public policy.

Scope & fairness

This is the Documented-Policy tier: it measures how clearly the cancellation policy is published (cited, dated facts), not the behavioural experience of cancelling (Verified-Flow audit pending). Every company is scored on the same five dimensions with the same published weights — scores cannot be bought or removed. It is opinion grounded in disclosed facts, and not legal advice.

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Cite this. Cancel Atlas (2026). “Highlights for Children — Cancellation Friction Index (US).” CES-1.1. https://www.cancelatlas.com/c/highlights-us (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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