LinkedIn: charged after a free trial

A Premium free trial charges the card one month after sign-up unless cancelled at least one day before. Desktop sign-ups get a reminder email; mobile sign-ups do not.

ACredibility A · last verified 2026-10-13 · 100% official or government sources

What does this mean?

Grade A (high: almost everything comes from official pages read directly). 100% of 29 sources are the organization's own pages or government sites.

All LinkedIn contacts Open in the interactive directory JSON

Collect

trial sign-up date
renewal date shown in the Admin Center
cancellation confirmation
the charge

Steps

Check the renewal date in the Admin Center and cancel the trial at least one day before it.
OnlineLinkedIn Admin Center, Purchases (cancel a Premium subscription or trial) Sign-in required
If you started the trial in the Apple or Google app, cancel it with Apple or Google.
FormCancel LinkedIn Premium bought through the Apple App Store (Apple)
If the trial already converted, request a refund within 7 days of the charge if you have not used Premium since.
FormRequest a Refund (linked from the LinkedIn refund policy)

More contacts for this issue

FormCancel LinkedIn Premium bought through Google Play (Google)

Facts you can cite

Deadline
The card used for the trial "will automatically be charged one month from the date you signed up." "You must cancel the trial at least one day prior to the auto-renewal billing date to avoid being charged after your free trial."
Source: linkedin.com, verified 2026-10-13
Policy
Desktop sign-ups get "an email reminder sent to the primary email address on your LinkedIn account" before the trial ends; for mobile purchases "you won't receive an email reminder from LinkedIn prior to the auto-renewal."
Source: linkedin.com, verified 2026-10-13
Policy
For users outside the EU, EEA and Switzerland, "the laws of the State of California, U.S.A., excluding its conflict of laws rules, shall exclusively govern," and claims are litigated in federal or state courts in Santa Clara County, California (User Agreement section 6, effective November 3, 2025).
Source: linkedin.com, verified 2026-10-13

If that fails, escalate

Go up one step at a time. Keep the reference numbers and dates from each contact.

Customer service
FormLinkedIn billing support contact form
Written complaint
FormLinkedIn billing support contact form
FormLinkedIn Help Center contact form
Card or bank dispute
Fair Credit Billing Act billing-error and purchase-dispute rights (Regulation Z)
Electronic Fund Transfer Act error resolution and unauthorized-transfer liability (Regulation E)
Card dispute for charges after a cancellation.
Federal regulator
RegulatorFederal Trade Commission +1-877-382-4357
State agency
Your state’s attorney general. Find it in the list of state agencies (also as JSON: states/<code>.json, for example states/ny.json).

Watch out

The Admin Center (Purchases) and purchase history need sign-in; only some US and German subscriptions can be cancelled without signing in.
LinkedIn offers no customer support phone number; support is by help center forms only.
LinkedIn cannot give billing support or refunds for Apple App Store purchases.

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