Special Provisions for Registering a My Starbucks Rewards Account with a Starbucks Gift Card
(Effective as of November 15, 2017)
1. Overview
1.1 These Special Provisions for Registering a My Starbucks Rewards Account with a Starbucks Gift Card (the “Special Provisions”) are hereby formulated to regulate the registration of a My Starbucks Rewards account (the “MSR Account”) by a Starbucks Gift Card holder (“you”), and to specify the restrictions on the membership benefits he/she is entitled to.
1.2 These Special Provisions supplement the My Starbucks Rewards Program Terms and Conditions (the “MSR Terms and Conditions”), and constitute an integral part of the MSR Terms and Conditions. These Special Provisions shall prevail if there are any conflicts between the MSR Terms and Conditions and these Special Provisions. Any unaddressed matters under these Special Provisions are subject to the relevant provisions in the MSR Terms and Conditions.
1.3 Unless otherwise defined in these Special Provisions, the relevant terms shall have the same meaning as those in the MSR Terms and Conditions.
1.4 Under these Special Provisions, a “Starbucks Gift Card” refers to a single-purpose commercial prepaid card product issued by Starbucks (Shanghai) Trade Company Limited pursuant to its Rules for Starbucks Single-Purpose Commercial Prepaid Card, as promulgated and amended, from time to time, which can be used to purchase or redeem designated products at designated Starbucks stores in mainland China.
2. Registration of the MSR Account
2.1 When you purchase or receive a Starbucks Gift Card (excluding the electronic Starbucks Gift Cards sold by the Starbucks Tmall Store as defined below) at a Starbucks store that participates in the My Starbucks Rewards program, the Starbucks Tmall official flagship store on starbucks.tmall.com (the “Starbucks Tmall Store”) or from other channels designated by Starbucks (excluding the Starbucks “Say It with Starbucks” Social Gifting Platform, the “Say It with Starbucks Platform”), you may register one and only one MSR Account within the validity term of the card, provided that, the card balance is no less than RMB 100. The Starbucks Gift Card will be bundled into the MSR Account simultaneously when the account is registered, however, provided that, if you have already bundled the Starbucks Gift Card into an existing MSR Account, you would no longer be allowed to register a new MSR Account as provided in this clause.
2.2 After you register an MSR Account in accordance with Article 2.1 above, a free-of-charge virtual MSR Card (the “Free Virtual MSR Card”) will be generated in and automatically bundled into your account. The Free Virtual MSR Card will automatically become the Live Card in your account.
2.3 Starbucks may, from time to time, launch some promotional campaigns, through which, Starbucks may reward you with a certain number of “Stars” (the “Bonus Stars”) and record such Bonus Stars in your MSR Account when the account is registered in accordance with Article 2.1 above. Starbucks has the sole discretion to decide on the campaigns in which the Bonus Stars will be rewarded and the number of Bonus Stars to be rewarded.
3. Restrictions on the Membership Benefits
Once you register an MSR Account in accordance with these Special Provisions, you will become a Welcome Level member, but you will not be entitled to the “Welcome Level” benefits as provided in the MSR Terms and Conditions. Once you are upgraded to the Green Level or Gold Level in accordance with the MSR Terms and Conditions, you are entitled to the Green Level or Gold Level benefits and treatment as provided in the MSR Terms and Conditions.
4. Termination of the MSR Account
4.1 Where you return the Starbucks Gift Card you used to register your MSR Account, all the Stars recorded in your MSR Account will be reset to zero and your MSR Account will be terminated at the time of the return of the Starbucks Gift Card if this card is the only Starbucks Gift Card bundled into your MSR Account and there are no MSR Cards in this account (except the Free Virtual MSR Card).
4.2 Where you returned the Starbucks Gift Card you used to register your MSR Account but the account survives, if no MSR Cards are registered in this account (except the Free Virtual MSR Card) or all the other registered MSR Cards (if any) (except the Free Virtual MSR Card) have been deleted from this account, all the Stars recorded in your MSR Account will be reset to zero and your MSR Account will be terminated at the time when the last Starbucks Gift Card bundled in this account (if any) is returned.
5. Deduction of the Bonus Stars
If you received the Bonus Stars at the time of the registration of your MSR Account, where you return the Starbucks Gift Card you used to register your MSR Account but this account survives, the Bonus Stars will be deducted from your account upon the return of the Starbucks Gift Card, provided that, you have not made any payment with this Starbucks Gift Card since the registration of the MSR Account.
6. Miscellaneous
6.1 When you register an MSR Account in accordance with these Special Provisions, you will be deemed to have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the MSR Terms and Conditions and these Special Provisions. If you disagree to the MSR Terms and Conditions and/or these Special Provisions, please do not register your MSR Account and close the relevant windows.
6.2 If you purchase or receive a Starbucks Gift Card at the Say It with Starbucks Platform, your registration of an MSR Account with this Starbucks Gift Card and your entitlement to the membership benefits will be subject to the Special Provisions for the Starbucks “Say It with Starbucks” Social Gifting Platform.
6.3 These Special Provisions are written in Chinese. The English translation is for reference only and does not have any legal effect.