Do you want to get out of a contract or subscription? Then you have to cancel it yourself. You can do this by contacting a company by phone, or you can send a termination letter. If you choose the latter option, you need to know how to write a termination letter. If you forget to include certain information, your cancellation cannot be processed. That's why on this page you can read all about a cancellation letter. We also discuss the possibility of downloading a free notice letter at Opzeggen.nl.
With a termination letter you indicate that you want to end a contract or subscription. In order to process your termination properly and quickly, it is important that you include the correct information in this letter. Unfortunately, many people do not know exactly what should and should not be included in such a letter. Therefore, we list here a number of things that are useful to mention in a cancellation letter.
**Your address**
You always start a cancellation letter with your address. Write your first and last name on the first line, the street and house number on the second line and the zip code and city where you live on the third line.
**Place and date**
Following the addressee's address is the place from which you are sending the letter, followed by the date you are drafting the letter.
Content:
Then write or type "Subject:" and follow it up with, for example, "cancellation of State Lottery participation.
Signing
As salutation of a letter of resignation you always use 'Dear Sir/Madam'. This is followed by a comma.
**A paragraph about wanting to stop a subscription or cancel something**
Below the salutation follows a (short) paragraph in which you indicate that you wish to end your subscription or contract or cancel something as of the next expiration date after the date of the letter of cancellation. Under this paragraph you include your name, address, zip code + city, account number, email address and subscription number. Are you going to cancel a lottery? Please mention the lottery numbers you play with.
**A passage about the direct debit authorization and the Right to Verze**t.
Then ask the organization to terminate the direct debit authorization at the same time as your subscription. You may also want to include a passage regarding the Right of Resistance.
**Request written confirmation**
At the bottom of your letter of termination, ask the organization to send a written confirmation of the termination by email to the email address you mentioned earlier in the letter.
**Conclusion and signature**
You always close a cancellation letter with "Sincerely yours," followed by your signature and first and last name.
Want to cancel a subscription? Then don't expect this to be arranged overnight. You need to take a number of things into account. Below we explain exactly what you need to take into account.
**The term**
Check the term. In many cases, a contract or subscription has a term of 1 year. After that, there is usually 1 month's notice. This may vary by organization. Keep in mind that a penalty may be charged if you cancel before the end of the term.
**Automatic Direct Debit**
If it takes a very long time to receive confirmation from your supplier, you can have your bank block the direct debit. However, the payment obligation remains until you have cancelled (in writing) and received confirmation of this.
**Cancel**
Have you received confirmation of your cancellation, but are you still being debited from your account? You can always have this refunded by your bank within 56 days.
**Law of Dam and notice period**
If your subscription is tacitly renewed, it is an open-ended subscription. Thanks to the law of Dam you can cancel it at any time. There is usually a notice period of 1 month.
**Right of withdrawal**
Have you taken out a subscription online, by phone or on the street but regret it? Then the right of withdrawal may offer a solution. You can cancel your subscription within 14 days without giving a reason.
The termination letter is automatically updated. Download the cancellation letter, sign it and send it. You will receive a confirmation from the organization as of when your cancellation is a fact. With our cancellation letters you can cancel lotteries, cancel charities, cancel newspapers and magazines. For a complete overview we refer you to the middle part of the homepage.