Terms and Conditions for the “Buy and get 1.5% back” benefit
(“Terms and Conditions”)
These Terms and Conditions shall apply to the "Buy and get 1.5% back" benefit ("Benefit") to buyers on the Alibaba.com International Website (www.alibaba.com) (“Alibaba.com Website”).
1. Buy and get 1.5% back: The Benefit is jointly provided by the seller and Alibaba.com Singapore E-Commerce Private Limited, a company incorporated in Singapore with its registered office address at 8 Shenton Way, #45-01 AXA Tower, Singapore 068811 (“Alibaba.com”). It is available for Trade Assurance orders of products with a “Pay and earn 1.5% rewards” benefits mark. Subject to the Terms and Conditions herein, if the buyer places orders that cumulatively reach the specified target amount by the activity end date, the buyer may receive a reward coupon equal to 1.5% of the target amount.
2. Availability: The Benefit is available on the Alibaba.com Website, Alibaba.com mobile site, Alibaba iPhone and Android App, as well as Android Pads.
3. Eligible Participant: To be eligible to the Benefit, you must be a registered member with a valid buyer account on the Alibaba.com Website (“Buyer”). Notwithstanding that, any person who is an employee, officer and/or director of the Alibaba.com (including his/her immediate family members, agents, any corporate entity in which he/she is a shareholder, director and/or employee, and, such corporate entity’s affiliates and subsidiaries) shall not be eligible to participate in this Benefit.
4. Benefit-specific Rules:
(a) Buyers must comply with the following conditions to be eligible for the Benefit:
(i) The Buyer must (A) place a “Trade Assurance Order” (i.e. you need to press “start order”) or (B) ask the supplier to start one for you; transactions that are not placed through Alibaba.com are not eligible.
(ii) The Buyer needs to manually collect the activity, and cumulate the spend amount after the activity has been collected
(iii) The Buyer must reach the target amount by the activity end date,to receive a coupon equal to 1.5% of the target amount. Even if the Buyer exceeds the target amount, only 1.5% of the specified target amount will be given.
(iv) The Buyer can check the activity date, the target amount, and reward progress in Buyers Club (My Alibaba > Buyers Club).
(v) From December 11, 2023 to January 29, 2024, the Buyer will receive the activity, which must be completed by February 29, 2024.
(b) Rules relating to the payment amount:
(i) Buyers may use credit or debit card, Afterpay/Clearpay*, PayPal, Google Pay, or Apple Pay to pay. Each order placed through these methods will count towards the target amount and changes will be reflected within 2 days after payment.
*Afterpay/Clearpay is available in the United States, Canada, the UK, Australia, and New Zealand.
(ii) The cost of goods, logistics, and insurance count towards the target amount, but taxes, payment processing fees, goods inspection, and document fees do not. Supplier coupons or discounts are also ineligible.
(iii) The coupon amounts to 1.5% of the target amount. Coupons will be issued within 48 hours after the target has been reached.
(c) Rules relating to the Coupon(s):
(i) An eligible Buyer will be given the relevant Coupon on ‘My Alibaba > My Coupons’ on the Alibaba.com Website.
(ii) The Coupon(s) shall only be redeemed for Trade Assurance Orders on the Alibaba.com Website (excluding electronic foreign exchange collection orders). A Buyer may use a Coupon to redeem the following amounts in the Order: the selling price of the Product(s) and logistics fees, but in no event will the Buyer be able to redeem any amounts for any payable service fees by the Buyer.
(iii) The Coupon(s) may be used within 60 calendar days after the date the Coupon is issued (“Deadline”). Any Coupon which is unused after the Deadline shall be invalid and void.
(iv) The Coupon(s) may be used in combination with other discounts offered by other merchant on the Alibaba.com Website, logistics fee related exemptions, as well as other coupons offered by other merchants on the Alibaba.com Website, provided that the actual amount of the Buyer’s new order (excluding any payable service fees by the Buyer) is not less than US$1.00 (one US dollar).
(v) For each Trade Assurance Order on the Alibaba.com Website, only one (1) Coupon can be used.
(vi) If a Buyer used a Coupon for an order and later applies for a refund for the order, the Coupon shall not be refunded. The maximum refundable amount shall be the actual amount for the order (excluding any payable service fees by the Buyer).
(vii) The Coupon(s) cannot be cashed in, sold, or transferred. Any Coupon(s) awarded under this Benefit shall only be used by the original recipient of the Coupon (i.e. the Buyer).
(d) Under the following circumstances, Alibaba.com has the right to refuse to provide the 1.5% coupon(s) to the Buyer:
(i) During the specified activity period, the buyer's order(s) is canceled or successfully refunded;
(ii) During the specified activity period, charge back orders do not count towards the target amount;
(iii) Improper trading or inappropriate acts (as judged to be inappropriate by the platform) makes Buyers ineligible to receive the Benefit.
6. General Rules
(a) By participating in this Benefit, you agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions. Alibaba.com reserves the right to amend these Terms and Conditions as well as to vary or terminate the terms of the Benefit requirements without prior notice to you. In the event of any dispute, the decision of Alibaba.com shall be final and binding.
(b) Any fraud and/or abuse of the offers and/or Coupon(s) awarded/received under the Benefit(“Offers”) by you (as determined by Alibaba.com in its sole discretion) will result in the forfeiture of your eligibility to the Offers and/or may lead to the termination of all or part of your account(s) with Alibaba.com. Alibaba.com reserves the right to deduct the value of any Offers awarded inappropriately to you directly from your account(s) with Alibaba.com without prior notice and/or take legal action in such instances to recover any outstanding amounts.
(c) If the Benefit is cancelled or suspended by any relevant authorities or due to a serious network attack or system failure or any other reasons, this Benefit may be terminated prematurely without prior notice to you. Such situation shall constitute a force majeure event and Alibaba.com shall not be liable for any damages or claims that arise out of the force majeure event.
(d) Alibaba.com is not responsible for any late, lost, delayed, incomplete, illegible, misdirected or undeliverable entries, responses, or other correspondence, whether by e-mail or otherwise.
(e) If the Benefit becomes inoperable due to any computer network related reasons, you agree that Alibaba.com shall not be held liable for any damages.
(f) The timing and validity of any transactions and/or your eligibility to the Offers shall be determined by Alibaba.com at its sole discretion based on Alibaba.com’s own transaction records. If there is any discrepancy between the transaction records held by you and that of Alibaba.com, Alibaba.com’s records shall be conclusive and binding on you.
(g) Alibaba.com reserves the right and absolute discretion to cancel or revoke your right to participate in the Benefit or use any Offers, upon the discovery of any violation of these Terms and Conditions by you or your dishonest, malicious, fraudulent, unlawful or, in the opinion of Alibaba.com, inappropriate acts in your participation in any Benefit.
(h) In case of any discrepancy in the interpretation between the English and other non-English language versions of these Terms and Conditions, the English version shall prevail.
(i) If any of the terms in these Terms and Conditions conflict with any rules and/or any related information displayed elsewhere on the Alibaba.com Website, these Terms and Conditions shall prevail.
(j) Disclaimer: TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, In no event will Alibaba.com AND/OR ITS AFFILIATES be liable to YOU for any direct, INDIRECT, special, incidental, exemplary, punitive or consequential damages (including loss of use, LOSS OF data, LOSS OF business or profits) arising out of or in connection with your participation in thIS BENEFIT, whether such liability arises from any claim based upon contract, warranty, tort (including negligence), strict liability or otherwise, EVEN IF ALIBABA.COM AND/OR ITS AFFILIATES HAVE been advised of the possibility of such loss or damage.
(k) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, you acknowledge and agree that Alibaba.com and/or any of its affiliates shall not be responsible, and shall have no liability to you or any third party for any dispute or claim that arises out of your participation in this Benefit.
(l) You agree that this Benefit and these Terms and Conditions are governed, interpreted and enforced by the laws of Hong Kong, without regard to its conflict of laws principles. All legal actions, claims or proceedings arising out of, or in connection with this Benefit must be brought in a court of competent jurisdiction in Hong Kong.