Your billing provider is the company that collects and processes the payments you make for your Ancestry membership.

You'll need to work with them to:

  • View and update your payment method
  • Modify or cancel your membership
  • Request refunds

 

Finding your billing provider


From a browser

Go to Account settings (and skip to step 3)

Or, 

  1. Sign in to Ancestry.
  2. In the top-right corner, click your Profile and choose Account Settings.
  3. In the Memberships section, look for a “billed through” row to see who your membership is billed through.
    • If you’re billed through Ancestry, you won’t see a “billed through” row.
    • If you’re billed through a third party company, you’ll see their name listed. 

 

From the app
  1. Open the Ancestry app and sign in.
  2. In the top-left corner, click your Profile.
  3. In the Memberships section, the company listed in the “billed through” row is your billing provider.


Frequently asked questions

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How do I update my payment information? 

For help updating your payment information, see Updating Your Payment Information.

How do I change my membership?

You can modify your membership at any time.  For help, select what best describes what you want to do:

 

How do I cancel my membership?

To cancel a membership billed through Ancestry, see Canceling a Membership

To cancel a membership billed through a third party, like your device’s app store, see Managing a Membership Purchased in the Ancestry App.

Can I get a refund?


For Ancestry memberships: 

Refunds are subject to your billing provider’s refund policies. 

  1. Find out who bills you for Ancestry.
  2. Find your membership, membership status, and billing cycle details.
  3. Select the company you’re billed through from the list below.


For DNA kits:

Refunds are subject to the seller’s refund policies. 

For DNA kits bought from Ancestry, see Returning a DNA Kit for a Refund

For DNA kits purchased elsewhere, select the seller you bought it from below:

Only authorized sellers are listed above. If your seller isn’t listed, contact them directly.

For more information about refunds, read our Renewal and Cancellation Terms.

How do I switch my billing provider to Ancestry?

To switch your billing provider to Ancestry:

  1. Cancel your membership through your current billing provider (you'll keep your Ancestry account). For help, select your billing provider below:
  2. Once it ends, restart your membership directly with Ancestry.

 


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