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| 1 | 1 | # Subscriptions and Invoicing | 
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| 4 |  | -## Subscriptions | 
|  | 4 | +After signing up to <MainPlatformNameLink />, you can use your workspace for free during the **28 day trial**. After the trial, you can choose from our <MainDomainNameLink id="pricing" desc="subscription plans"/> depending on the storage size, size of your team, support level and other features that you need for your [workspace](../../manage/workspaces/).  | 
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| 6 |  | -::: tip | 
| 7 |  | -For details about different subscription plans visit the <MainDomainNameLink id="pricing" desc="pricing"/> page. | 
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| 10 |  | -After signing up, you can use your workspace for free during the **28 day trial**. After the trial, you can choose from our <MainDomainNameLink id="pricing" desc="subscription plans"/> depending on the storage size, size of your team, support level and other features that you need for your [workspace](../../manage/workspaces/).  | 
|  | 6 | +There are three paid plans: *Individual*, *Professional*, and *Team* plan. Students and educators can use our free *Academia* plan and there is also a *Non-profit* plan available to charities and non-profit organisations. Subscriptions are billed monthly or annually. | 
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| 12 |  | -There are three paid plans: *Individual*, *Professional*, and *Team* plan. Students and educators can use our free *Academia* plan and there is also a *Non-profit* plan available to charities and non-profit organisations. | 
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|  | 9 | +For details about different subscription plans visit our <MainDomainNameLink id="pricing" desc="pricing page"/>. | 
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| 14 |  | -:::tip | 
| 15 | 11 | If you are interested in <MainDomainNameLink id="pricing-for-ce-and-ee" desc="On-Premise deployment"/>  or looking for other options, please <MerginMapsEmail id="sales" desc="contact us" /> directly. | 
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| 18 |  | -Subscriptions are automatically billed monthly or annually. You can cancel or change your subscription any time through <AppDomainNameLink />. | 
|  | 14 | +## Subscriptions management | 
|  | 15 | +The **Subscription** tab in <DashboardLink /> contains the overview of your current subscription plan and usage of storage, number of projects and number of users in your workspace. It is available only to the [owners](../permissions/#workspace-member-roles) of a workspace. | 
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| 20 |  | -## How to change a subscription | 
| 21 |  | -Information about the current subscription can be found in <AppDomainNameLink />. Here, you can also switch to another subscription plan and manage the billing. | 
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|  | 19 | +The **Manage Subscription** button will redirect you to our subscription management portal. Here, you can [update](#how-to-change-a-subscription) or [cancel](#how-to-cancel-a-subscription) your subscription, see upcoming charges, review your [billing and payment information](#billing-information-and-payment-method) and access [payment history and invoices](#invoices-and-payment-history). | 
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|  | 24 | +## How to upgrade a subscription from the trial plan | 
| 23 | 25 | 1. Log into <AppDomainNameLink /> | 
| 24 |  | -2. Navigate to **Subscriptions** | 
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|  | 26 | +2. Navigate to the **Subscription** tab. The overview of available plans is listed in the **Change subscription** section.  | 
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|  | 28 | +   Specify if you want to pay yearly or monthly and click on the **Upgrade** button under the plan of your choice. | 
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| 27 |  | -3. Here, choose if you want to **Pay monthly** or **Pay Yearly**. Click on **Upgrade** under the plan of your choice. | 
| 28 |  | -4. Fill in the form with your details.  | 
| 29 |  | -   When registering a business organisation, you can enter the VAT number (if you want to use reverse charge VAT payments). | 
| 30 |  | -5. Click on **Complete Purchase** | 
|  | 31 | +3. You will be redirected to a checkout page. Here, fill out the billing information. | 
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| 32 |  | -Notes: | 
| 33 |  | -- If a VAT number is entered, this must be associated with the address you enter below. | 
| 34 |  | -- The address you enter must match the address registered with your payment method (e.g. credit card) | 
| 35 |  | -- The address entered needs to match the VAT registered address | 
|  | 33 | +   The email you enter here will receive all billing-related information such as invoices or failed payments notifications. | 
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| 37 |  | -If you'd like to purchase the *Team* plan on annual basis and would like to make bank transfer payments, please <MerginMapsEmail id="sales" desc="contact us" /> for manual invoicing. | 
|  | 35 | +   If you are a business, check the **I'm purchasing as a business** option and fill out your business name and VAT number. | 
|  | 36 | +   - the VAT number has to be associated with the entered (VAT registered) address | 
|  | 37 | +   - the address you enter has to match the address registered with your payment method | 
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|  | 41 | +4. Click on **Pay and subscribe** | 
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|  | 43 | +After the payment goes through, you will be redirected back to <DashboardLink /> where you can review the details of your new subscription | 
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| 39 | 45 | ### How to request Academia or Non-profit plan | 
| 40 |  | -We support students, educators and registered non-profit organisations. If you want to request free *Academia* plan or *Non-profit* plan: | 
| 41 |  | -1. Log into <AppDomainNameLink /> | 
| 42 |  | -2. In the **Subscriptions** tab, you will find more information about these plan. If you fit one of these categories, click on the **Request** button.  | 
|  | 46 | +We support students, educators and registered non-profit organisations. | 
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|  | 48 | +Visit <MainDomainNameLink id="pricing" desc="Mergin Maps pricing page"/>, where you can request free *Academia* plan or *Non-profit* plan. | 
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| 44 |  | -3. Fill in the form and **Submit** your request. We will review your application and if you meet our conditions, your workspace will get the Academia or Non-profit plan. | 
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| 46 |  | -## How to cancel a subscription | 
| 47 |  | -1. Log into <AppDomainNameLink /> | 
| 48 |  | -2. Navigate to **Subscriptions**. If you have an active subscription, you can cancel it by clicking **Cancel subscription**. | 
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|  | 52 | +Click on the **Sign Up Now** button and fill out the form. We will review your application and if you meet our conditions, your workspace will get the Academia or Non-profit plan. | 
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|  | 54 | +## How to change a subscription | 
|  | 55 | +1. Log into <AppDomainNameLink /> and navigate to the **Subscription** tab | 
|  | 56 | +2. Click on the **Manage Subscription** button to get to the subscription management portal | 
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|  | 59 | +3. In the *Current plan* section, click on the **Update plan** button | 
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|  | 62 | +4. Choose *Monthly* or *Yearly* payment, **Select** your new plan and **Continue** | 
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|  | 65 | +5. Review the details of your updates and **Confirm** the subscription update | 
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|  | 68 | +### How to cancel a subscription | 
|  | 69 | +1. Log into <AppDomainNameLink /> and navigate to the **Subscription** tab | 
|  | 70 | +2. Click on the **Manage Subscription** button to get to the subscription management portal | 
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|  | 73 | +3. In the *Current plan* section, click on **Cancel plan** | 
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|  | 76 | +4. Review the details of your subscription plan and confirm that you want to cancel the plan by clicking **Cancel plan** again | 
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|  | 79 | +## Billing information and payment method | 
|  | 80 | +1. Log into <AppDomainNameLink /> and navigate to the **Subscription** tab | 
|  | 81 | +2. Click on the **Manage Subscription** button | 
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| 51 |  | -## How to transfer ownership and billing for workspaces | 
| 52 |  | -Ownership of a workspace can be transferred to another [workspace member](../permissions/#workspace-member-roles). Users with the **owner** member role have access to the subscriptions and invoicing settings and can change the billing details in the **Subscriptions** tab in <AppDomainNameLink />. Every workspace has to have at least one owner, however, there can be multiple owners of one workspace. | 
|  | 84 | +3. You will be redirected to the subscription management portal where you can see current billing information and payment method. | 
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|  | 89 | +All billing-related information such as invoices or failed payments notifications will be sent to the email that is entered in the billing information. | 
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|  | 91 | +Billing information will be displayed in invoices or receipts, so make sure they are entered correctly. | 
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| 54 |  | -To transfer the ownership of a workspace to a user that is not yet a member of your workspace, follow the steps in [How to add users to a workspace](../project-advanced/#add-users-to-a-workspace) and select the **Owner** as the the **member role**. The new owner has to accept the invitation. | 
|  | 94 | +### Updating billing information | 
|  | 95 | +The billing details associated with your subscription can be changed through the subscription management platform. You might need to do this e.g. when [transferring ownership of a workspace](../permissions/#how-to-transfer-ownership-of-a-workspace). | 
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| 56 |  | -To transfer the ownership of a workspace to a user that is already a member of your workspace, you have to change their member role to **Owner**: | 
| 57 |  | -1. Log in to <AppDomainNameLink /> | 
| 58 |  | -2. Navigate to the **Members** tab. Here, you will see the list of current workspace members and their roles.  | 
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|  | 97 | +1. Log into <AppDomainNameLink /> and navigate to the **Subscription** tab | 
|  | 98 | +2. Click on the **Manage Subscription** button to get to the subscription management portal  | 
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| 61 |  | -3. Change the **member role** of the user who should become the new owner | 
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|  | 101 | +3. Here, you can see your current billing details.  | 
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| 64 |  | -4. Now the member role of the original owner can be changed (if needed) or they can be removed from the workspace completely. | 
|  | 103 | +   Click on **Update information** to change it. | 
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| 66 | 106 | :::warning | 
| 67 |  | -Be careful when downgrading your own member role!  | 
|  | 107 | +All billing-related information such as invoices or failed payments notifications will be sent to the email that is entered in the billing information. | 
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| 69 |  | -Only owners and admins can manage user roles so if you assign yourself the writer or reader role, you will not be able to change it back. | 
|  | 109 | +Billing information will be displayed in invoices or receipts, so make sure they are entered correctly. | 
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|  | 112 | +### Adding and removing a payment method | 
|  | 113 | +When purchasing a subscription plan, you were asked to fill out your card information.  | 
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|  | 115 | +You might want to change it later, e.g. to use a different card or when [transferring the ownership of a workspace](../permissions/#how-to-transfer-ownership-of-a-workspace). To add or remove a payment method associated with your <MainPlatformNameLink /> subscription: | 
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|  | 117 | +1. Log into <AppDomainNameLink /> and navigate to the **Subscription** tab | 
|  | 118 | +2. Click on the **Manage Subscription** button to get to the subscription management portal  | 
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|  | 121 | +3. Here, you can see your current [payment methods](#billing-information-and-payment-method).  | 
|  | 122 | +   - to add a new card, click on **Add payment method** and fill out the details | 
|  | 123 | +   - to remove a card from your profile, click on the button next to the card and click **Delete** | 
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|  | 126 | +:::warning | 
|  | 127 | +Any active subscription requires a payment method.  | 
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|  | 129 | +A card can be deleted only if there is another payment methods available. To replace a card, you have to add a new card before removing the old one. | 
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| 72 | 132 | ## Invoices and payment history | 
| 73 |  | -To download your invoices and see your payment history: | 
|  | 133 | +1. Log into <AppDomainNameLink /> and navigate to the **Subscription** tab | 
|  | 134 | +2. Click on the **Manage Subscription** button to visit the subscription management portal | 
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|  | 137 | +3. The subscription management portal provides the overview of payment history and invoices at the bottom of the page | 
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| 75 |  | -1. Log into <AppDomainNameLink />  | 
| 76 |  | -2. Navigate to the **Subscription** in the left panel | 
| 77 |  | -2. In the **Subscription** window, go to: | 
| 78 |  | -   - **HISTORY** to see your payment history | 
| 79 |  | -   - **INVOICES** to access your invoices | 
|  | 140 | +4. Click on a payment to download your invoice or receipt. | 
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