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November 1, 2023

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* Shopify App Store

# Introduce subscriptions contracts cleanup mechanism

We've added a new cleanup process for Subscription Contracts.

This process involves automatically canceling any Subscription Contracts owned by the subscription app that have not been terminated. These contracts may be in the `active`, `paused`, or `failed` status. The cancellation will occur 48 hours after a user uninstalls the app.

This is aligned with our [purchase options cleanup process](https://shopify.dev/docs/apps/selling-strategies/subscriptions/selling-plans/manage#step-1-create-a-selling-plan-group).