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

• FAQ: Cancel Magazine Subscription | Highlights for Children (accessed 2026-06-06)
• Automatic Renewal | Highlights for Children (accessed 2026-06-06)
• 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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