1. SCOPE OF APPLICATION
These Terms and Conditions VELO+ (hereinafter "Terms and Conditions")
apply to the reward program VELO+ (hereinafter "VELO+") implemented on the
website
www.velo.com/ch (hereinafter
"Website"). The Website is operated by British American Tobacco
Switzerland SA, Route de France 17, 2926 Boncourt (hereinafter "BAT" or
"we" or "us").
We reserve the right to amend and modify these Terms and Conditions at any
time. The Terms and Conditions that are in force at the moment of your
access to and when you interact with VELO+ are applicable. It is your
responsibility to check the General Terms and Conditions regularly.
BAT reserves the right to change the rules and functionality of VELO+ at
any time.
In the event of any differences between the German, French and English
versions of the Terms and Conditions, the English version will take
precedence.
2. GENERAL CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION
Participation is reserved exclusively for to tobacco and/ or nicotine
consumers over 18 years and who are residents in Switzerland and who have
registered on www.velo.com/ch. The
indicated delivery address must be in Switzerland. Employees of BAT, and
of all subsidiaries of the BAT Group in Switzerland and worldwide, as well
as their family members, are excluded from participation in VELO+.
3. RULES OF PARTICIPATION
1) Participants who have set up a user account on
www.velo.com/ch and have met the
requirements for eligibility (particularly regarding age verification) may
participate in VELO+ after reading and accepting these Terms and
Conditions.
2) Points are credited to the corresponding user account after the user
successfully completes any actions mentioned below in Number 6. Further
information about how to acquire points can be found on the Website.
Points are included in the price of the can. By purchasing products on the
Website, the user buys points to redeem in the VELO+. The value of the
points are included in the price and corresponds to 5% of the value (1 CHF
= 5 points). The points can be exchanged for online discounts and/or for
VELO merchandise products, as long as the users have the corresponding
amount of points on their account and the selected item(s) is/are still
available/in stock. Whenever points are exchanged for online discounts at
checkout and/or for VELO merchandise products, the user will not receive
any points for this purchase. VELO+ points can be used in combination with
a voucher/code at checkout.
3) The quantity and selection of available VELO merchandise products is
limited and may change from time to time. VELO Merchandise products are
exclusively acquirable with VELO+ points.
4) After redeeming their points, the user will see a confirmation on their
screen and receive another confirmation sent to the e-mail address they
used to register on
www.velo.com/ch; points
corresponding to the value of the VELO merchandise products are then
deducted from the user’s account.
5) The redeemed merchandise will be sent to the user at the address
specified in the user account. This address may not be modified after the
order is placed.
6) VELO+ points earning system:
For the actions listed below, the user will receive corresponding points.
Activities that are not listed will not be rewarded and will not provide
the user with points on VELO+.
Activity |
VELO+ points earned |
Detailed description |
Purchase of a VELO can |
5 points for each CHF 1 spent on the e-shop |
The user will be credited with points of the corresponding value
every time they purchase a VELO can (1 CHF spent = 5 points won).
|
Invite a Friend |
3'000 points |
The user will be credited 3’000 points when they have shared the
“Invite a Friend” link and the friend has concluded his first
purchase.
|
BAT reserves the right to change, in particular, add new activities with
whom the user can acquire points or to exclude any activity at any time.
Relevant are the activities mentioned on the Website at the time of your
interaction with VELO+.
7) VELO+ points use:
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a. VELO+ points can be used for online discounts on VELO e-shop or on
VELO merchandise products.
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b. The current spending rate on our e-shop is 100 points = 1CHF. VELO+
points can be used to pay for maximum of 50% of the total amount of your
order of Products on the e-shop.
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c. VELO Merchandise products can only be acquired with VELO+ points.
8) Points cannot be exchanged, transferred to another user, or paid out in
cash. BAT reserves the right to terminate VELO+ at any time, in which case
BAT will notify participants by e-mail within a reasonable time so that
they can redeem their final points before the end of the program. All
decisions are final. No argumentation, revisions or correspondence will be
entertained in this regard.
9) If a user de-registers or cancels the user account on the Website, all
rights to accumulated points will expire.
4. TERMS OF USE AND DATA PRIVACY
The access to the Website and the usage of the Website is governed by the
Terms of Use. These
provisions are incorporated into this Terms and Conditions by reference.
Information about the processing of your personal data in connection with
VELO+ can be found in the
Data Privacy Policy.
5. WARRANTY AND LIABILITY
Warranty and liability as well as delivery for the VELO merchandise
products redeemed with points are governed by the
Terms and Conditions of Sale. These provisions are incorporated into this Terms and Conditions by
reference.
If points are redeemed in the form of discounts for future purchases on
the Website, the provisions in the
Terms and Conditions of Sale
are applicable.
6. HOW TO CONTACT US
You can send us any questions you may have in relation to this Website and
the VELO+ program or any other issues concerning your purchase process by
writing to VELO customer service by e-mail at
info.ch@velo.com or via the Chat
Function on the Website.
7. APPLICABLE LAW AND JURISDICTION
These Terms and Conditions shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with Swiss law, the application of the United Nations
Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods being
expressly excluded. The place of jurisdiction is the user's place of
residence, which must be in Switzerland.
8. MODIFICATIONS AND UPDATES
BAT reserves the right to change, modify, or alter the terms of these
Terms and Conditions. If you continue to use the VELO+ program on this
Website after any amendments to our most up-to-date version of these Terms
and Conditions, it signifies your acceptance of the revised terms.