These Flybuys Membership Terms and Conditions have been updated to reflect the upcoming closure of the Flybuys Programme, as communicated to Members on 30 May 2024.
In summary:
1. The right to earn Flybuys will terminate effective from 11:59pm on 31 October 2024. Flybuys will no longer be able to be earned after that time.
2. All Flybuys and Flybuys Points remaining in your Flybuys Account will expire at 11:59pm on 31 December 2024.
A. These are the terms and conditions that govern the Flybuys Programme (Terms). The Flybuys Programme is offered to Flybuys Members. By using your Membership Card or Membership Number you agree to be bound by these Terms.
B. The Flybuys Programme is run by Loyalty New Zealand Limited.
C. Below you will find important information relating to:
In these Terms:
2.1. Membership of the Flybuys Programme is free.
2.2. Only individuals may be Members. Any individual who wishes to be a Member must agree to be bound by these Terms, as varied from time to time.
2.3. Members will be issued with a Membership Number. Loyalty NZ may refuse an application for membership.
2.4. By using a Membership Card or Membership Number or otherwise accepting these Terms you will be taken to have:
2.5. Loyalty NZ may terminate your membership of the Flybuys Programme if you:
2.6. You may terminate your membership at any time by giving written notice to Loyalty NZ or by contacting the Flybuys Service Centre.
2.7. Any tax arising from your participation in the Flybuys Programme is your responsibility.
2.8.From 11:59pm on 31 December 2024 any Flybuys or Flybuys Points remaining in your Flybuys Account will expire.
3.1. There can be multiple Members on a Flybuys Account. One Member will be the Account Owner, and any additional Members on the Flybuys Account will be Secondary Members.
3.2. Account Owners:
3.3. Secondary Members:
4.1. You can earn Flybuys by making a Qualifying Purchase or Action with a Participating Company. Flybuys may also be earned in relation to promotional offers and incentive programmes.
4.2. The whole of section 4 is subject to the following: The final time to earn Flybuys will be at 11:59pm on 31 October 2024. No Flybuys will be earned or issued after this time.
4.3. We will from time to time determine which purchases or actions are Qualifying Purchases or Actions, the number of Flybuys that will be recorded in a Member's Flybuys Account for such purchases or actions and any terms and conditions that apply to the collection of Flybuys or other Member benefits.
4.4. In order to receive Flybuys for a Qualifying Purchase or Action, you must present your Flybuys Membership Card or provide your Membership Number prior to or at the time of the relevant Qualifying Purchase or Action.
4.5. Flybuys will be recorded in your Flybuys Account only after the Participating Company has notified Loyalty NZ of the details of the relevant purchase or other action.
4.6. Flybuys earned for spend on a credit card will be recorded after the time of processing the next credit card statement.
4.7. Flybuys expire upon the earlier of:
4.8. Loyalty NZ will not record Flybuys where:
5.1. Flybuys credited to your Flybuys Account will be converted into the active Reward Currency when the stated conversion threshold for that Reward Currency has been reached.
5.2. Only an Account Owner may select the Reward Currency.
5.3. If you are the Account Owner, you may change your Flybuys Account’s selected Reward Currency at any time by logging into your Flybuys Account on the Flybuys Website or by calling the Flybuys Service Centre.
5.4. The default Reward Currency is Flybuys Points. If a Reward Currency is not selected by the Account Owner, the Account Owner will be deemed to have selected Flybuys Points as the Reward Currency, and Flybuys will automatically be converted into Flybuys Points (1 Flybuys = 1 Flybuys Point).
5.5. Subject to section 5.4, only Flybuys processed once a Reward Currency selection has been made will be able to be converted into the selected Reward Currency. Once Flybuys have been converted into a Reward Currency, they cannot be changed back to Flybuys or converted into another Reward Currency.
6.1. The terms and conditions, including conversion rate, expiry period, and Member rights to spend for each Reward Currency vary and are set out in the terms and conditions for each Reward Currency, available here.
7.1. We may deduct from your Flybuys Account:
7.2. The individual Reward Currency Terms and Conditions apply for any deductions that may be made once Flybuys have been converted into your selected Reward Currency.
7.3. Any Flybuys or Flybuys Points remaining in your Flybuys Account at 11:59pm on 31 December 2024 will immediately expire, in accordance with section 2.8 of these Terms.
8.1. From time to time, Loyalty NZ may offer exclusive Member benefits, including but not limited to, deals, discounts or Flybuys offers. Individual terms and conditions will apply for each offer and these will be available to be viewed on or via the Flybuys Website.
9.1. Your privacy is very important to us. Our Privacy Statement describes the types of information collected and held by us about you and how that information is used.
9.2. By using your Flybuys Membership Card or Membership Number or otherwise accepting these Terms, you consent to the collection and use of your personal information as set out in the Privacy Statement.
10.1. Membership Numbers and Membership Cards are not transferable and (with the exception of Co-Branded Cards) are the property of Loyalty NZ.
10.2. Flybuys, Reward Currencies and any rights they confer, cannot be sold, transferred, assigned or otherwise dealt with except in accordance with these Terms or as otherwise agreed between us. Flybuys and Flybuys Points have no cash or monetary value.
10.3. We reserve the right to change these Terms, the Reward Currency Terms & Conditions, and the Privacy Statement at our discretion. We will give you notice of any changes that we deem to be material, via the Flybuys Website and/or direct communications with you. The current version of these Terms, the Reward Currency Terms & Conditions, and the Privacy Statement will be maintained on the Flybuys Website. We recommend that you review the Flybuys Website from time to time for changes. Continued use of your Membership Card or Membership Number will be deemed acceptance of such changes.
10.4. We may also change, at any time and without prior notice, the Reward Currencies, conversion rates or other rewards or benefits available to Members and/or the Participating Companies, the purchases or actions which will be Qualifying Purchases or Actions and/or the relevant collection rate that will apply to a Qualifying Purchase or Action.
10.5. We may suspend your ability to claim a reward (via redemption of Flybuys Points or the ability to convert into a selected Reward Currency), without notice and for such period as we consider appropriate, if we consider on reasonable grounds that Flybuys may have been collected by you, or another Member on your Flybuys Account, as a result of fraud to Loyalty NZ or a Participating Company or if we consider on reasonable grounds that you have otherwise abused any privilege accorded to you under the Flybuys programme.
10.6. As has been communicated directly to Members and via the Flybuys Website, the Flybuys Programme shall terminate at 11:59pm on 31 October 2024, that being the final date on which Members may earn Flybuys. Members shall continue to be able to redeem Flybuys Points up to 11:59pm on 31 December 2024, after which time any remaining Flybuys or Flybuys Points shall immediately expire.
10.7. Loyalty NZ is not liable for:
10.8. All conditions and warranties, whether express or implied and whether arising under legislation or otherwise, as to the condition, suitability, quality, fitness or safety of any goods or services supplied under the Flybuys Programme are expressly excluded to the full extent permitted by law. For the avoidance of doubt, certain legislation including the Consumer Guarantees Act 1993 and Fair Trading Act 1986 may imply warranties or conditions or impose other obligations including statutory consumer guarantees which cannot by law be excluded, restricted or modified. Nothing in these Terms is intended to limit your rights under the Consumer Guarantees Act or Fair Trading Act.
10.9. Loyalty NZ provides the Flybuys Programme for Participating Companies and each exclusion or limitation of liability in these Terms also applies to each of those Participating Companies and their employees and agents.
10.10. Participating Companies do not have any authority, express or implied, to make any representation, warranty or statement on behalf of Loyalty NZ.
10.11. “FLYBUYS” and the F device are registered trademarks of Loyalty NZ. All rights reserved.
11.1. From time to time, Loyalty NZ and/or Participating Companies run competitions and promotions open to Members (in each case, a "Promotion").
11.2. The following terms apply to each Promotion unless specified otherwise in, and in addition to, any other terms and conditions published in respect of the Promotion: