Terms and conditions

GIFT CARD - TERMS AND CONDITIONS 20.10.14 Terms and conditions for Ticketmaster Gift Cards / account numbers (other than those starting 013) These Terms and Conditions are designed to ensure your satisfaction and understanding of the purchase process on ticketmaster.co.uk. These Terms and Conditions incorporate our Terms of Use by this reference. 1. GENERAL1.1 Your Ticketmaster gift card or e-gift card ("Card") is issued by Ticketmaster UK Limited, a company registered in England and Wales (company number 02662632) whose registered office is 2nd Floor, Regent Arcade House, 19-25 Argyll Street, London W1F 7TS, with VAT registration number GB766098489 ("Ticketmaster", "we", "us", "our"). 1.2 Unless stated otherwise in this these Terms and Conditions, all terms and conditions which apply to gift cards also apply to e-gift cards. 1.3 The Card contains the monetary value which was paid, in advance, at the point of purchase. It is not a credit card, charge card, cheque guarantee card, or debit card and the balance on your Card will not earn any interest. 1.4 Your Card is valid for twelve (12) months from the date of activation. You will not be able to use your Card once it hasexpired or claim a refund of any unused funds. 1.5 Your Card has no cash redemption value and cannot be exchanged for cash. 1.6 To purchase Card(s) from us, you must be 18 or over and have a valid credit/debit card issued in your name. 2. CONTRACT2.1 Any purchase of a Card from us is subject to: (i) these Terms and Conditions; and (ii) any special terms and conditions which may be displayed on our website. 2.2 Your contract for purchase of a Card starts once we have confirmed your purchase and expires upon either (i) you spending all of the balance of the Card; or (ii) your Card expiring, whichever happens earlier. All purchases are subject to payment card verification and other security checks and your transaction may be cancelled if it has not passed our verification process. 3. CARD PURCHASE AND ACTIVATION3.1 You can purchase a Card from Ticketmaster by telephone on 0844 847 1640, online at www.ticketmaster.co.uk or in store at any participating retailer. 3.2 Your Card will be activated and ready to use at the point of purchase. However, it may take up to three (3) working days for an E-Gift Card to be activated and ready to use. 4. WHAT CAN YOU BUY WITH YOUR CARD?4.1 The Card may only be used for purchases in the United Kingdom, online at www.ticketmaster.co.uk or by telephone on 0844 847 1640, of tickets to participating events taking place in the UK and other event-related products ("Ticketmaster Products"). 4.2 In Northern Ireland only you can also use your gift card (but not your e-gift card) at selected retailers ("Participating Outlets") to purchase Ticketmaster Products. A list of Participating Outlets in Northern Ireland can be viewed online at: ,http://www.ticketmaster.ie/promo/ewlg8. 4.3 You cannot use your Card to buy ticket insurance, to buy any goods or services other than Ticketmaster Products or to buy any goods or services on any third party website (even if the website is linked from Ticketmaster (e.g. www.ticketweb.co.uk).4.4 A payment for Ticketmaster Products can be made partly using the Card and partly by other accepted payment methods (for example, credit or debit cards). In respect of online purchases at www.ticketmaster.co.uk, the full value of any unused funds remaining on the Card must be exhausted before another payment method will be accepted in respect of the remaining value of the transaction. In respect of telephone purchases, the full value of any unused funds does not have to be exhausted before another payment method will be accepted. 4.5 When using your Card for online transactions you will need the 3 or 4 digit security number written on the reverse of the Card in order to complete the transaction. In respect of e-gift card purchases, the 3 digit security number will be specified in the e-mail which contains your e-gift card. 5. CANCELLATION5.1 If you have purchased your Card online or over the telephone, you can cancel your Card purchase and receive a full refund of the price paid for a period of fourteen (14) days beginning the day after the date of delivery of your Card (or activation of your e-gift card). Ticketmaster will also refund any delivery charges. However, you will be responsible for the cost of returning the Card to Ticketmaster, if we request it. 5.2 To cancel your Card purchase, please complete and submit our cancellation form, telephone Customer Services on 0333 321 9999 or contact us. Further details regarding your cancellation rights are set out in our cancellation information. You will need to provide the order number given to you at the time of purchase, which can be found in your order confirmation email. 5.3 Other than as set out above, we regret that Cards cannot be exchanged or refunded after purchase. 6. CHECK YOUR BALANCE6.1 You can check the amount of unused funds you have left on your Card by calling 0844 847 1640, or by visiting https://www.ticketmaster.co.uk/giftcards/balance_inquiry. 7. CARD SECURITY7.1 You should treat the Card as if it were cash. If you lose your Card you may lose any unused funds on it in just the same way as if you lost your wallet. 7.2 Your Card number and the three digit security number should be kept secret at all times and should not be disclosed to anyone other than to Ticketmaster or staff at Participating Outlets. 8. RIGHT TO TERMINATE, CANCEL OR REFUSE A TRANSACTION8.1 Ticketmaster may cancel your Card, or refuse a transaction if we suspect the Card is being used fraudulently, or in an unauthorised or illegal manner, or if we have reason to believe that you are in breach of these Terms and Conditions. 8.2 Ticketmaster can terminate the agreement between us and refund any unused funds to you at any time if we give you thirty (30) days' notice. 9. YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION9.1 Any personal information which you may from time to time provide in connection with your Card shall be processed in accordance with Ticketmaster's Privacy Policy which can be viewed online at http://www.ticketmaster.co.uk/legal/privacy.html?tm_link=tm_i_pp. 10. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY10.1 Ticketmaster will not accept liability for Cards which are lost, stolen, destroyed or used without permission, unless Ticketmaster has caused this by its negligence. 10.1 Ticketmaster will not be liable for any loss, injury or damage to any person (including you) or property howsoever caused (including by us): (a) in any circumstances where there is no breach of a legal duty of care owed by us; (b) in circumstances where such loss or damage is not a reasonably foreseeable result of any such breach (save for death or personal injury resulting from our negligence); or (c) to the extent that any increase in any loss or damage results from breach by you of any of the terms of these Terms and Conditions or your negligence. 10.3 Nothing in these Terms and Conditions seeks to exclude or limit our liability for death or personal injury caused by our negligence, fraud or other type of liability which cannot by law be excluded or limited 11. UPDATES TO THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS11.1 Ticketmaster may update these Terms and Conditions from time to time. We will notify you of any change to these Terms and Conditions as required by law. We will also post an updated copy on our website. Please check our website periodically for updates. 12. QUERIES AND COMPLAINTS12.1 If you have any queries or complaints regarding your purchase, contact us, quoting your order number given to you in your confirmation email. Some complaints can take up to twenty-eight (28) days to resolve, but we will get back to you as soon as possible. 12.2 Although this does not restrict your rights to pursue court proceedings, if we are unable to settle any dispute by negotiation within twenty-eight (28) days, you and we may attempt to settle it by mediation. To initiate a mediation a party must give written notice to the other parties to the dispute requesting a mediation. The mediation shall be conducted in accordance with the STAR Code of Practice and Dispute Resolution Procedure current at the date of the referral which sets out the procedures to be adopted, the process of selection of the mediator and the costs involved, and which terms are deemed incorporated into this agreement. STAR can be contacted at: St Leonard's Place York YO1 0GT Telephone: 01904 234737 (or +44 1904 234737 if calling from outside the UK) email: info@star.org.uk13 MISCELLANEOUS13.1 Any delay or failure to exercise any right or remedy under this agreement by Ticketmaster shall not be construed as a waiver of that right or remedy or preclude its exercise at any subsequent time. 13.2 This agreement does not create any right enforceable by any person who is not a party to it under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 ("Act"), but does not affect any right or remedy that a third party has which exists or is available apart from that Act 13.3 All of these terms and conditions are governed by English Law and any disputes arising out of any transaction with Ticketmaster are subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English Courts.