Flex-e-card Terms and Conditions
1. INFORMATION ON WHO WE ARE AND THIS AGREEMENT
1.1. These terms and conditions apply to gift cards provided by Flex-e-card Limited, (“Gift Card”).
1.2. Gift Cards with card numbers beginning with the digits 675926 or 527012 are issued by Wirecard Card Solutions Ltd, Floor 3-5 Grainger Chambers, 3-5 Hood Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 6JQ, United Kingdom. Gift Cards with card numbers beginning with the digits 529187 are issued by IDT Finncial Services Ltd, PO Box 1374, 1 Montarik Building, 3 Bedlam Court, Gibraltar. Gift Cards with card numbers beginning with the digits 542424 are issued by Flex-e-card Ltd, 11 Brindleyplace, 4th Floor, Birmingham, England, B1 2LP. In this agreement, “We”, “Us” or “Our” refers to the relevant card issuer, or any of the organisations described in sections 1.2 or 1.3, acting on behalf of the relevant card issuer. “You” or “Your” refers to the individual purchasing or using the Gift Card in question.
1.3. The production of Gift Cards and the technology systems required to operate the associated Gift Card programmes are provided by Flex-e-card Ltd and Global Processing Services Limited. Flex-e-card Ltd also provides customer support for Gift Cards as set out in section 15 below.
1.4. This document sets out an agreement between You and Us governing the possession and use of Your Gift Card. This agreement will last for a period of twelve months (sixty months for gift cards purchased on or after 2nd December 2019), starting on the date that the Gift Card was purchased. This agreement and all communications between You and Us shall be in the English language.
1.5. By purchasing or using a Gift Card You are indicating to Us that You agree to all of the terms and conditions in this agreement. It is the responsibility of the purchaser to inform the intended cardholder that usage of the Gift Card is subject to these terms and conditions.
2. OUR GIFT CARD PRODUCTS
2.1. A Gift Card is a prepaid payment card which may be used to pay for goods and services either:
2.1.1. Within the shopping centre whose name and branding appear on the Gift Card; or
2.1.2. In regard to ShopLK Gift Cards, via merchants which are fee paying members of the Letterkenny Chamber of Commerce’s ShopLK scheme;
2.2. We can not guarantee that a particular retailer will accept Our Gift Cards; please check with retailers before attempting to carry out a transaction.
2.3. Our Gift Cards do not fall under the scope of the Payment Services or Electronic Money regulation. The purchase of a Gift Card is the purchase of a means of payment; it does not constitute a deposit. You will not earn interest on the balance of a Gift Card.
2.4. Subject to applicable law and if your Gift Card was purchased after 02 December 2019, a maintenance fee of €2 will be deducted from your Gift Card balance starting on the day after the 12 month anniversary of when the Card was purchased.
2.5. The Gift Card is valid for a period of 12 months and its balance is valid for a period of twelve months (Sixty months for gift cards purchased on or after 2nd December 2019) from the date of purchase (or the date on which We accept payment for Your order in the case of Gift Cards purchased on the Internet). Your Gift Card will cease to be valid twelve months from the date of purchase. If you purchased your gift card on or after 2nd December 2019 you still have access to the funds however for sixty months from the date of purchase. You can obtain a new card loaded with these funds from the customer service desk within the appropriate shopping centre.
2.6. If the Gift Card was purchased via an electronic point of sale, the maximum value that may be loaded onto the Gift Card is £1,000, (for UK Gift Cards), €1,000, (for Gift Cards purchased for use in Finland, Italy or the Republic of Ireland) or PLN 4,000, (for Gift Cards purchased for use in Poland). The Gift Card will be activated at the point of sale and the monies will typically be available for use within one hour of purchase.
2.7. If the Gift Card was purchased via a card dispensing kiosk, the upper load limit may differ depending on the nature of the Gift Card programme in question. The Gift Card will be activated at the point of sale and the monies will typically be available for use within one hour of purchase.
2.8. If the Gift Card was purchased via a mobile point of sale, the maximum value that may be loaded onto the Gift Card may differ depending on the nature of the Gift Card programme in question. The Gift Card will be activated at the point of sale and the monies will typically be available for use within one hour of purchase.
2.9. If Your Gift Card was purchased over the internet, typically the maximum value that may be loaded onto the Gift Card is £1,000, (for UK Gift Cards), €1,000, (for Gift Cards purchased for use in Finland, Italy, or the Republic of Ireland) or PLN 4,000, (for Gift Cards purchased for use in Poland), though the upper load limit may differ depending on the nature of the Gift Card programme in question. Gift Cards purchased online will require activation upon receipt. You can activate the Gift Card by contacting Customer Services in accordance with section 15 below or by visiting here and the monies will typically be available for use within one hour of activation.
2.10. Additional funds cannot be loaded onto Your Gift Card after initial purchase, except in the case where a retailer refunds a transaction onto the Gift Card. Refunds usually take several days to reach Your Gift Card.
2.11. In limited circumstances, multiple Gift Card balances can be consolidated on to a single Gift Card. To find out whether or not this service is available for Your Gift Cards, please contact Customer Services in accordance with section 15 below. Combining multiple Gift Card balances is subject to an administration fee which is outlined in section 6 below.
3. CLICK AND COLLECT CODES
3.1. A click and collect code is an alphanumeric code which, when provided to appropriate customer service staff within a participating shopping centre, can be exchanged in return for a Gift Card;
3.2. A click and collect code is valid for a period of twelve months from the date of purchase. If a click and collect code is not exchanged in return for a Gift Card within twelve months of the date of purchase the click and collect code will cease to function and You will no longer be entitled to use it. We refer to the date on which a click and collect code expires as the expiry date. At the Expiry Date, the monetary balance associated with the click and collect code will be forfeited. We therefore encourage You to exchange Your click and collect code for a Gift Card prior to its Expiry Date.
3.3. In the event that You exchange one or more click and collect codes, the associated Gift Cards shall be:
3.3.1. Activated at the time of exchange; and
3.3.2. Valid for a period of twelve months from the date of activation; (If your gift card was purchased on or after 2nd December 2019 your gift card balance is available to spend for 60 months, please see section 2.4 of these terms and conditions for details on accessing these funds)
3.4. A click and collect code may only be exchanged in return for a Gift Card within the participating shopping centre specified by the purchaser;
3.5. A click and collect code is not permitted to be exchanged in return for cash, credit, foreign currency or any other monetary instrument;
3.6. The original purchaser of a click and collect code is entitled to a fourteen day cooling off period. If You wish to cancel Your unused click and collect code please contact customer services in accordance with section 15 below;
3.7. Any funds returned to the original purchaser under section 3.6 will be refunded in the same form as they were received. For example, if the original purchaser elected to pay for the click and collect code using a debit or credit card, the funds will be refunded to the same debit or credit card.
4. IDENTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
4.1. We may ask for personal information and evidence of Your identity before we issue a Gift Card to You. We do so to combat fraud, money laundering and other financial crime. We also use this information to identify You and Your Gift Card in the event that it is lost or stolen. We only keep this information for as long as necessary and for the purposes described.
4.2. If You fail to provide Us with the requested evidence of identity, or if at Our sole discretion We are not satisfied with the evidence You have presented to Us, We reserve the right not to issue a Gift Card to You. Our decision shall be final and We shall not be obliged to provide a reason for refusing to issue a Gift Card to You.
4.3. In the even that You elect to purchase a Gift Card online, We may carry out electronic identification checks to verify Your identity.
5. DATA PROTECTION
We are committed to ensuring that all of the personal information We hold is secured, protected and used responsibly at all times. We comply with current data protection legislation; for further information relating to data protection matters, please refer to Our Data Protection Statement which can be found here.
6. FEES AND CHARGES
The table below outlines the fees and charges which apply to the purchase and use of Gift Cards:
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Fee Description |
Fee Value |
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Gift Card Activation Fee; for the electronic activation of a Gift Card making it available for use. |
Certain centres may charge an activation fee for the electronic activation of a gift card. Information relating to this fee can be received via the centre themselves. |
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Administration Fee; for the manual work involved in reinstating an expired gift card. (If you purchased your gift card on or after 2nd December 2019 this fee does not apply) |
€9.95 |
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Administration Fee; for the cost of a new Gift Card and the manual work involved in replacing a lost, stolen or damaged Gift Card. |
€5.95 |
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Administration Fee; for the cost of consolidating the balance of two or more Gift Cards. Note that Our Gift Card balance consolidation service is only available in limited circumstances; please see section 2.10 above for further information. |
€1.00 for the consolidation of two Gift Card balances and €0.20 for each subsequent Gift Card balance consolidated |
7. HOW TO USE YOUR GIFT CARD
7.1. Prior to use, where space has been provided, the Gift Card must be signed on the reverse by the person who will be using it.
7.2. We will be entitled to assume that a transaction was authorised by You where:
7.2.1. The magnetic stripe on the Gift Card was swiped by the retailer;
7.2.2. There is a signed sales slip;
7.2.3. The correct PIN is entered at the point of sale, (where applicable); or
7.2.4. Where relevant information is supplied to the retailer which allows the transaction to be processed.
7.3. Normally, We will receive notification of Your authorisation by way of an electronic message in line with the rules and procedures of the payment scheme network.
7.4. Once We have received Your instruction to proceed with the transaction, the transaction can not be stopped or revoked. Please refer to section 14 of this agreement for more information. We will deduct the value of the transaction from the remaining balance of the Gift Card. The retailer or service provider that has accepted Your card for payment will normally receive payment within five working days.
7.5. The Gift Card may be used in full or part payment for purchases. In the case of part payment, the person using the Gift Card will be required to pay the outstanding amount of the purchase by alternative means, for example, cash or debit or credit card.
8. RESTRICTIONS ON USE OF GIFT CARDS
8.1. A Gift Card may only be used to make payments either:
8.1.1. Within the shopping centre whose name and branding appear on the Gift Card; or
8.1.2. In regard to ShopLK Gift Cards, via merchants which are fee paying members of the Letterkenny Chamber of Commerce’s ShopLK scheme;
8.2. A Gift Card may not be topped up after use;
8.3. A Gift Card can not be used to withdraw cash via ATMs, banks or other institutions;
8.4. A Gift Card is not permitted to be used for the purposes of purchasing foreign currency;
8.5. A Gift Card is not permitted to be used for the purpose of purchasing Our Gift Cards;
8.6. A Gift Card is not permitted to be used for mail order, telephone, internet or other non – face – to – face transactions;
8.7. A Gift Card is not:
8.7.1. Linked to a bank account;
8.7.2 A cheque guarantee card;
8.7.3. A charge card; or
8.7.4. A credit card.
8.8. A Gift Card balance does not attract interest;
8.9. A Gift Card is neither permitted nor suitable to be used for the purposes of identification;
8.10. A Gift Card may not be used for preauthorised regular payments, for gambling, or for any illegal purposes;
8.11. We may restrict use of Your Gift Card if:
8.11.1. We suspect that the Gift Card is being used for, or is in any way associated with, fraudulent or other illegal activities;
8.11.2. We believe You have breached, or otherwise failed to comply with, these terms and conditions; or
8.11.3. In the event of exceptional circumstances which prohibit the normal operation of the Gift Card.
9. MANAGING YOUR GIFT CARD
9.1. The balance available on the Gift Card will be reduced by the value of each payment that is made using the Gift Card. Where You have used the Gift Card to pay for goods or services, the value of the transaction plus any relevant fees or charges will be paid to the retailer or service provider via the payment scheme network.
9.2. If You attempt to make a payment for a value which exceeds the remaining balance on the Gift Card the transaction will be declined. If You know the remaining balance of Your Gift Card You may be able to make a partial payment as described in section 7.5 above.
9.3. You may check the available balance on Your Gift Card or view a statement of recent transactions by:
9.3.1. Visiting here and using the balance enquiry service;
9.3.2. Contacting Customer Services in accordance with section 15 below. (Please note that calling costs may apply; check with Your telephone service provider);
9.3.3. Scanning the QR code which appears on the reverse of the Gift Card, (where applicable), using Your smartphone, (supported on Windows Phones and devices using Apple iOS and Android. Please note that data costs may apply; check with Your telephone service provider);
9.3.4. Where registration is available, by logging into Your customer account and using the balance enquiry service.
10. EXPIRY OF THE GIFT CARD AND YOUR RIGHT TO REDEEM
10.1. Your Gift Card will cease to be valid twelve months (Sixty months for gift cards purchased on or after 2nd December 2019) from the date upon which it was purchased; We refer to this date as Your Gift Card’s expiry date. On the expiry date Your Gift Card will cease to function and You will no longer be entitled to use it. Any balance remaining on Your Gift Card at the expiry date will be forfeited; We therefore encourage You to use the full balance of Your Gift Card prior to its expiry. Any funds forfeited will be used to support the ongoing operation of the Gift Card programme in question. . If you purchased your gift card on or after 2nd December 2019 you still have access to the funds however for sixty months from the date of purchase. You can obtain a new card loaded with these funds from the customer service desk within the appropriate shopping centre.
10.2. For a period of ninety days from Your Gift Card’s expiry date You have the option to request that any balance which remained at the time of expiry be restored, subject to the payment of a fee of £9.95, (for UK Gift Cards), €9.95, (for Gift Cards purchased for use in Finland, Italy or the Republic of Ireland) or PLN 20, (for Gift Cards purchased for use in Poland). If You do elect to request restoration and make payment of the applicable fee, Your Gift Card balance will be restored and will remain valid for a period of ninety days from the date upon which You requested restoration.
We may ask You to provide evidence of ownership of the Gift Card before restoring the appropriate balance and We may also ask You to provide evidence of Your identity.
If you purchased your gift card on or after 2nd December 2019 section 10.2 of these terms and conditions do not apply.
10.3. If You are uncertain as to the expiry date of Your Gift Card, please contact Customer Services in accordance with section 15 below.
11. CANCELLATION PERIOD AND REFUND PROCEDURE
11.1. The original purchaser of the Gift Card is entitled to a fourteen day cooling off period. If You are the original purchaser and You wish to cancel Your Gift Card please return it to the customer service desk in the appropriate shopping centre or retail venue, unsigned and unused, together with Your original sales receipt, within fourteen days of purchase. If You purchased Your Gift Card via the internet, a card dispensing kiosk or a mobile point of sale and You would like to request its cancellation, please contact Customer Services in accordance with Section 15 below.
Any funds returned to the original purchaser under this section 11.1 will be refunded in the same form as they were received. For example, if the original purchaser elected to pay for the Gift Card using a debit or credit card, the funds will be refunded to the same debit or credit card.
11.2. If You exercise Your right to a refund under section 11.1 above, We will interpret this as Your withdrawal from this agreement and where possible We will retain the Gift Card.
12. KEEPING YOUR GIFT CARD AND DETAILS SAFE
You are responsible for keeping Your Gift Card and the associated details safe. You must take all reasonable steps to avoid the loss, theft or misuse of the Gift Card and the associated details. Do not disclose details associated with the Gift Card to anyone except where it is absolutely necessary. For example, when carrying out a transaction or when passing the Gift Card to another individual as a gift or gesture.
13. LOST, STOLEN AND DAMAGED GIFT CARDS
13.1. If Your Gift Card is lost, stolen or damaged We encourage You to contact Customer Services in accordance with section 15 below at the earliest reasonable opportunity. We may ask that You provide a variety of details in order to confirm that You are the authorised holder of the Gift Card. Following completion of this verification process, (if required), We will:
13.1.1. Block Your Gift Card, if You have reported it lost or stolen; or
13.1.2. Cancel Your Gift Card if You have reported it damaged.
13.2. The blocking or cancellation of Your Gift Card will ensure that it can no longer be used while, where possible, We make arrangements for a replacement Gift Card to be made available to You.
13.3. You will be held liable for the value of all transactions if We believe, or have reason to suspect that:
13.3.1. You have acted fraudulently;
13.3.2. You intentionally, recklessly or negligently failed to keep Your Gift Card or details of its security features safe; or
13.3.3. An undue or unreasonable period of delay elapsed in between Your Gift Card being lost or stolen and Your notifying Customer Services of the loss or theft.
13.4. We may limit Your liability to a maximum of £50, (for UK Gift Cards), €50, (for Gift Cards purchased for use in Finland, Italy or the Republic of Ireland) or PLN 240, (for Gift Cards Purchased for use in Poland), for lost or stolen Gift Cards if You are deemed to have notified Customer Services of the loss or theft at the earliest reasonable opportunity.
13.5. Following satisfactory completion of the verification process described in section 13.1 above We may make arrangements for a replacement Gift Card to be made available to You from the appropriate shopping centre or retail venue. In the event that We are able to make a replacement Gift Card available to You, a fee of £5.95, (for UK Gift Cards), €5.95, (for Gift Cards purchased for use in Finland, Italy or the Republic of Ireland) or PLN 20, (for Gift Cards purchased for use in Poland), will apply.
13.6. Replacement Gift Cards are:
13.6.1. Only available for collection up to the expiry date of the original Gift Card which has been lost, stolen or damaged;
13.6.2. Only available if the original Gift Card which has been lost, stolen or damaged was purchased from a shopping centre or retail venue which operates a Flex-e-card electronic point of sale; and
13.6.3. Valid for a period of twelve months from the date that the replacement Gift Card is collected.
13.7. The cooling off period described in section 11.1 above does not apply to replacement Gift Cards.
14. PURCHASES FROM RETAILERS AND TRANSACTION DISPUTES
14.1. We are not responsible for the safety, legality, quality or any other aspect of the goods or services purchased with a Gift Card.
14.2. If You believe You did not authorise a particular transaction, or if You would like to raise a dispute over the goods or services purchased, You should contact Customer Services at the earliest reasonable opportunity in accordance with section 15 below. If an undue or unreasonable period of delay elapses in between the occurrence of the transaction or dispute in question and Your notifying Customer Services, We may not be able to assist You.
14.3. In certain circumstances, a transaction will be initiated but not completed. Where this happens, this may result in the value of the transaction being deducted from the Gift Card balance and becoming unavailable for use; We refer to this as a hanging authorisation or block. In these cases, You must contact Customer Services in accordance with section 15 below and present evidence to show that the transaction has been cancelled or reversed. In the absence of sufficient evidence We retain the right to impose a waiting period of five working days prior to reinstatement of the blocked amount onto Your Gift Card.
15. CUSTOMER SERVICES
15.1. All enquiries in connection with a Gift Card should be made to Customer Services by:
15.1.1. Calling 0818 827 880, (local call rates may apply);
15.1.2. Writing to Customer Services, Flex-e-card Ltd, 2 St James Gate, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 4BE;
15.1.3. Contacting Us using Our online Live Chat service; or
15.1.4. E – mailing Us at [email protected]
15.2. Customer Services are available from 9:00AM to 10:00PM Monday to Friday, 9:00AM to 10:00PM on Saturdays and 10:00AM to 6:00PM on Sundays. (Times are shown in Greenwich Mean Time).
15.3. If You wish to make a complaint in relation to Your Gift Card You should, in the first instance, contact Us using the details provided above. You will be asked to explain the reason for Your dissatisfaction. We will log Your complaint and investigate it in accordance with Our Complaints Handling Procedure. Once We have investigated Your complaint We will issue You with a final response in writing.
16. GIFT CARDS USING CHIP AND PIN
16.1. The terms and conditions contained within this section 16 apply to those Gift Cards which operate on the basis of chip and PIN.
16.2. If the Gift Card was purchased via an electronic point of sale, via a card dispensing kiosk or via a mobile point of sale, the associated PIN will be enclosed with the Gift Card at the point of sale.
16.3. If the Gift Card was purchased over the internet, the associated PIN will be enclosed with the Gift Card on delivery.
16.4. You are responsible for keeping Your Gift Card, the associated PIN and all other relevant security details safe. You must take all reasonable steps to avoid the loss, damage, theft or misuse of the Gift Card. Do not disclose Gift Card details, the associated PIN or any relevant security details to anyone, except where this is necessary for the purpose of completing a transaction or when passing the Gift Card to another individual as a gift or gesture.
16.5. We will never ask You to reveal a PIN.
16.6. Your Gift Card will be blocked if You enter an incorrect PIN at a point of sale three times;
16.7. If Your Gift Card is blocked as a result of incorrect PIN entry, please:
16.7.1. Contact Customer Services in accordance with section 15 above to request that Your Gift Card be unblocked; and
16.7.2. Register Your Gift Card in order to gain access to Our PIN retrieval service.
16.8. It can take up to twenty four hours from the time a Gift Card is unblocked for the Gift Card to become ready to use again.
17. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
17.1. None of the organisations described in sections 1.2 and 1.3 will be liable for any;
17.1.1. Losses which were not foreseeable at the time of the purchase of the Gift Card;
17.1.2. Losses which were not caused by any breach on their part, (each acting severally);
17.1.3. Business losses; or
17.1.4. Losses to non – consumers.
17.2. In any event the liability of the organisations described in Sections 1.2 and 1.3 will be limited to the value loaded onto the Gift Card at the time of purchase.
17.3. The United Kingdom’s Financial Services Compensation Scheme (“FSCS”) and other deposit protection schemes do not apply to Your Gift Card. This means that in the event the relevant Gift Card issuer becomes insolvent Your Gift Card may cease to function and may become valueless. You will not be able to reclaim this money from the FSCS or any other deposit protection scheme.
18. CHANGES TO THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS
18.1. These terms and conditions may be changed or amended at any time for legal, regulatory or security reasons or to enable the proper delivery of the Gift Card scheme. If any changes are made they will be publicised two months before the changes take effect (unless law requires Us to make a more immediate change) and copies of the revised terms and conditions will be made available:
18.1.1. At customer service desks in participating shopping centres and retail venues; and
18.1.2. Online by visiting here
18.2. Due to the nature of Gift Card programmes, it is often difficult or impossible for Us to contact each individual cardholder in the event of a change to these terms and conditions. It is therefore the responsibility of both the Gift Card purchaser and the recipient to check the website here regularly for changes to terms and conditions. We will assume that You have done so and will be entitled to assume You have accepted any changes to these terms and conditions unless You notify Us otherwise.
19. LAW AND COURTS
The law of England and Wales applies to these terms and conditions and the Courts of England and Wales shall deal with any legal proceedings between You and Us.
