GIFT CARDS - FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

CAN I PURCHASE A GIFT CARD ONLINE?

Seed Heritage offers two (2) types of gift cards:

  1. Traditional Gift Cards can only be purchased in Seed Heritage stores in New Zealand.
  2. eGift Cards can be purchased online from our New Zealand website.

CAN I REDEEM A GIFT CARD AND PURCHASE FROM THE WEBSITE?

For our New Zealand website: Gift cards (both traditional gift cards and eGift cards) can be redeemed for purchases at our New Zealand website or in store at any Seed Heritage New Zealand store.

Please treat your gift card as cash, as lost, stolen or damaged cards cannot be replaced or refunded.


CAN I TOP-UP A GIFT CARD?

No, a gift card can only be redeemed or partly redeemed until the balance is zero. If an item is returned, a new gift card will be issued. Gift cards are valid for 12 months after the date of purchase or issue.


HOW CAN I CHECK THE BALANCE OF MY GIFT CARD?

You can check the balance of an existing gift card by visiting our gift card page, scrolling to the end of the page and entering your card number and PIN.


GIFT CARDS - TERMS & CONDITIONS

TERMS

You and any person who uses a gift card agree to be bound by these terms.


THE GIFT CARD

The gift card is a payment tool for use as follows:


Gift cards can be redeemed all at once, or can be used repeatedly until the gift card balance reaches zero. If a transaction value exceeds the remaining balance on a gift card, you must pay the difference directly to the SEED HERITAGE store using alternative means of payment acceptable to the SEED HERITAGE store.

You cannot:

  1. Load additional credit onto a gift card;
  2. Redeem a gift card for cash;
  3. Use a gift card to purchase another gift card; or
  4. Return a gift card if you change your mind

PURCHASING THE GIFT CARD

Traditional gift cards can be purchased at SEED HERITAGE stores in New Zealand (excluding Seed Heritage Ballantyne's). eGift cards can be purchased online from our New Zealand website with a credit card at checkout.


VALUE & CHARGES

Gift cards may be purchased at a minimum of $20 and a maximum of $500 per card. The purchase price of a gift card corresponds to the chosen value of the gift card. The dollar value of the gift card includes GST.


ACTIVATION OF THE GIFT CARD

Gift cards will have no value until they are activated.

The activation process for each gift card type is as follows:

  1. Where a purchase for a traditional gift card is made at a SEED HERITAGE store, the gift card will be activated immediately.
  2. Where a purchase for an eGift card is made at our website, subject to our fraud review process and technology service providers, the eGift card will generally be activated within 30 minutes of purchase.

On activation the gift card is available for use. There is a PIN code allocated to each Gift Card. The PIN code is solely for security purposes, for checking the current balance and loss or theft registration (see below).


EXPIRY

Gift cards are valid for a term of twelve months from the date of purchase.

Any unused balance remaining on a gift card upon expiry shall be forfeited and will not be refunded or credited to you.


LOSS OR THEFT

The gift card should be kept safe at all times and stored with the same care and attention as cash. SEED HERITAGE shall not be responsible to you for any damage to, unauthorised use of, loss or theft of, a gift card


CANCELLATION

SEED HERITAGE reserves the right to cancel any gift card, or the gift card program for any reason at any time without notice. Upon cancellation by SEED HERITAGE, the balance on all unexpired gift cards will be refunded upon presentation of the gift card to a SEED HERITAGE store.


GENERAL

Governing law: The purchase of a gift card from an New Zealand SEED HERITAGE store or our New Zealand website, will be governed by the laws of New Zealand. The purchase of a gift card from a New Zealand SEED HERITAGE store or our New Zealand website, will be governed by the laws of New Zealand.

Privacy: Purchase of a gift card does entail registration of personal data, i.e. name and address of the beneficiary and credit card details of the purchaser. These details are needed to establish and process your gift card. SEED HERITAGE is committed to preserving the privacy of its customers. The SEED HERITAGE privacy policy as set out on the SEED HERITAGE website. If you have any questions about SEED HERITAGE privacy statement, please contact the privacy officer at [email protected] or by mail to; Privacy Manager SEED HERITAGE 425 St. Kilda Road Melbourne Vic 3004.

Force majeure: SEED HERITAGE shall not be liable to you for any delay or failure to perform its obligations under these terms if the cause of such delay or failure is beyond SEED HERITAGE'S reasonable control. Problem: If you require assistance or have a problem with your gift card you should contact SEED HERITAGE through its website.

Amendments to terms: SEED HERITAGE may amend these terms from time to time at its discretion. Any amendments to these terms will be effective upon publication on the website.

DEFINITIONS

In these terms, the following words have the following meanings:

"Business Day" means Monday to Friday, excluding public holidays;

"Gift Card" means a gift card issued by SEED HERITAGE;

"Terms" means these terms as amended from time to time;

"New Zealand Website" means the website accessed via www.seedheritage.com/nz/ and

"you" means the purchaser of the gift card and any holder of the gift card for the time being.