Welcome to Smart Upgrade Plan.
By choosing to avail of this Plan, You have been offered an instant advance of 30% which is financed by our Financing Partners (“Loan Product”) on the purchase of a range of devices eligible under this Plan. At the end of Your selected tenure, You can either return this device and purchase a new device on the Platform, or repay Your dues towards the Loan Product and continue using the device first purchased. In case you do not exchange your device or repay the amounts for the Loan Product, you acknowledge that Your device may get locked until the overdue payment is made to our Financing Partner. Please refer to the detailed Terms and Conditions of the program below for more information.
INTRODUCTION TO SMART UPGRADE PLAN
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The following are the terms and conditions for the Smart Upgrade Plan (hereinafter referred to as “Smart Upgrade Plan” or “Plan”). Smart Upgrade Plan is offered jointly by Flipkart Advanz Private Limited (“FAPL”) and by Fair Value Retail (”Fair Value Retail”) in conjunction with participating brands on the platform www.flipkart.com/ Flipkart M App/Flipkart Lite Platform (“Platform”), operated by Flipkart Internet Private Limited (”Flipkart”) and is being offered to select customers of the Platform (“You”) who are eligible for this Plan as per the policies of FAPL and its Financing Partners.
These terms and conditions are to be read along with the Flipkart Advanz Services Terms and Conditions, Privacy Policy and Loan Agreement of the Financing Partners, and the Privacy Policy of the Platform, along with any other relevant Platform terms and documentation that may be applicable to the transactions relevant to the Plan. By enrolling or registering to this Plan, You agree and consent to the collection, usage, storage, transfer, sharing or otherwise processing of personal information or sensitive personal information provided by you in accordance with these policies.
Capitalised terms not defined herein shall have the same meaning as described in the Flipkart Advanz Services Terms and Conditions. In the event of any inconsistency or conflict, these terms shall prevail over the others, unless expressly stated otherwise herein or in the other terms and documentation applicable to You.
You agree to be bound by these terms and conditions while purchasing the Smart Upgrade Plan.
ELIGIBILITY
To avail of this plan, You must be :
PLAN DESCRIPTION
You can choose to purchase and apply this Plan against purchase of eligible devices and/or products (“Plan Product(s)”) on the Platform. The tenures applicable on the Plan and Plan Product may vary from 12 months, 18 months to 24 months (“Plan Tenure(s)”). Upon adding the Smart Upgrade Plan digital listing to cart along with the Plan Product, an advance against the exchange value will be applied on the transaction (“Instant Advance”). You can use payment modes supported by the Platform for Your particular order for the Plan Product, including Cash-on-Delivery and No-Cost EMIs. However, you will not be able to use Flipkart Pay Later or Flipkart Pay Later EMIs. At the end of Your selected Plan Tenure, You will be required to either (i) give back the Plan Product in exchange for a new product (“Upgrade Product(s)”) or (ii) repay the Instant Advance amount to FAPL or its Financing Partners, thereby clearing Your dues towards the Loan Product in connection with this Plan.
If You fail to do either of the above, it will be construed as a breach of the terms of this Plan and accordingly, you understand and agree that as a part of the terms of this Plan’s service or features, FAPL, its Financing Partners, Fair Value Retail and/or its authorised service providers, including partner brands and their service providers, shall be entitled to deploy a device lock technology against the Plan Product purchased by You under this Plan. This will be deployed on certain categories of products. By enrolling to this Plan, You agree and hereby provide consent to Fair Value Retail, its affiliates, service providers a right to share and process IMEI number and to remotely configure certain functions (including message notifications, enforce device lock etc.) of the Plan Product. IMEI number is not used to track or monitor the device but is used only to remotely lock the device in event of breach of the terms of the Plan.
You agree that this device lock will be instituted till such time You make the payment of the due amount under the Plan. FAPL, its Financing Partners, Fair Value Retail, the Platform and/or the partner brands shall not be responsible for any direct and/or indirect losses suffered by You due to the locking of the Plan Product due to breach of terms and conditions of this Plan.
KEY TERMS AND CONDITIONS
UPGRADE TERMS
○ The Upgrade Option can be exercised only upon purchase of eligible products and/or devices on the Platform.
○ The Upgrade Option shall only be exercised by You through Your account registered with the Platform through which the Plan Product was purchased, and not through any other account.
○ You agree that a nominal fee may be charged by the authorised field executive or agent when picking up the Plan Product;
○ You cannot club this Upgrade Option with any other product exchange or upgrade offer.
○ The Upgrade Option is only applicable against devices belonging to the same category of products. For example, mobiles can be exchanged only with eligible mobile device and laptops can only be exchanged with eligible laptops . Customers cannot exchange mobile phones with laptops or vice-versa.
○ The redemption of the Upgrade Option shall be subject to the quantity restrictions placed on the Platform by the relevant seller(s) for a particular model of a device. To clarify, if there is a quantity restriction on the purchase of the new device, and You have already purchased the maximum quantity without availing the Smart Upgrade Plan, the Upgrade Option cannot be utilised against any units over and above that maximum quantity. For example, if there is a restriction that only 5 units of ABC model of a device can be purchased, and You have already purchased five units (without availing the Upgrade Option under Smart Upgrade Plan), You cannot redeem the Upgrade Option against the sixth unit.
○ You are required to return the Plan Product along with the original box, charger, and accessories of the Plan Product while availing the Upgrade Option. The original box should not hold any tears or dents, and the original Plan Product, its charger and accessories should be in working condition, without any damages or missing parts. In case You fail to provide the original box, charger and other accessories for the original device under the conditions specified above, the device will not be eligible for Upgrade Option and You will need to pay the due amount towards the Instant Advance.
○ If You choose to exercise the Upgrade Option, the authorised field executive shall visit Your location for the pick-up of the Plan Product while delivering the Upgrade Product to You.
○ You must ensure that You are handing in the same Plan product that was originally purchased using the Plan.
○ The Serial number / IMEI number of the product that is given back should match with the Plan Product that was originally purchased using the Plan.
○ Before Your Plan Product can be successfully picked up under the Upgrade Option, the field executive shall conduct thorough checks on the Plan Product.
If the Plan Product is a smartphone, You must ensure that:
The operating system of the Plan Product isn't rooted or modified.
The Plan Product is switching on and remains in the On mode for a minimum of 30 seconds without being connected to a charger.
The IMEI of the Plan Product provided by You on the Platform at the time of purchase of the Upgrade Product is correct and there is no mismatch.
Device screen and the body of the Plan Product is not in damaged or broken condition and the Plan Product is in working condition.
There are no cracks in the body of the Plan Product or on its screen. The screen has to be intact, and buttons should not be missing or damaged. The display should not have any spots or dead pixels.
Original box, charger, headphones and accessories must be in good working condition.
Screen lock is not active and all forms of screen locks like pattern, pin, password, fingerprint, face recognition, smart lock, etc. need to be deactivated.
Please note that online quality check may be conducted, and no test shall be skipped.
If the Plan Product is a Laptop or Tablet,
Laptop or Tablet with the following issues will not be picked up in case of any of the following conditions being met:
If the Plan Product is an Appliance,
○ If the Plan Product and its accessories satisfies all the quality checks stated above, only then will You be eligible for the Upgrade Option. If any or all of the quality checks stated above are not satisfied, the transaction may be cancelled and You will need to make a payment for the Instant Advance amount. The quality check shall be to the satisfaction of Fair Value Retail’s field executive and their decision shall be final in this regard.
○ After the Upgrade Option is exercised successfully, You acknowledge that You shall not have any claim/ownership over the Plan Product and its accessories.
○ The Upgrade Option can be exercised only on purchase of the Upgrade Device to be delivered in eligible pincodes. You are required to check whether the pincode is eligible for the Upgrade Option prior to exercising this option. In the event of a change in Your address (from the original address which was given) while exercising the Upgrade Option, it is to be noted that the Upgrade Option shall be exercisable only if the new address falls within the pincodes which are serviceable by the Platform and/or its sellers, affiliates or service providers as applicable.
GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS
● You releases and hold harmless FAPL, Fair Value Retail, the Financing Partners, Platforms and their agents, affiliates, directors and employees from and against any claims, damages, or liability of any kind, including personal injuries, death, or property damage, or any direct, indirect, consequential, incidental or other damages, which You or a third party may suffer as a result of (i) Your participation in this Smart Upgrade Plan or (ii) locking of the Plan Product due to any breach of the terms and conditions of the Smart Upgrade Plan by the Customer; or (iii) postponement or cancellation of the Smart Upgrade Plan.
● The Smart Upgrade Plan is valid on selected ranges of products and is valid only for a limited period of time. The Plan is subject to availability of stocks.
● You authorise the Platform to share information including but not limited to contact details, transaction details, device information including IMEI etc. with Fair Value Retail, FAPL, the Financing Partners and their affiliates/agents/service providers for the purposes of services they may provide, or communications they may carry out in relation to the Smart Upgrade Plan, or for verification purposes.
● In the event Your personal information of Yours is collected, used or shared under this Plan, the same shall be done in accordance with Fair Value Retail's privacy policy and Flipkart's privacy policy here: http://www.flipkart.com/s/privacypolicy.
● The operation of the Smart Upgrade Plan is subject to force majeure events and on the occurrence of such an event, the Smart Upgrade Plan may be withdrawn at the sole discretion of FAPL and Fair Value Retail. FAPL and Fair Value Retail shall not liable for damages under any circumstances.
● For any queries in relation to the Smart Upgrade Plan, please contact Flipkart customer care at 1800-208-9898.
● FAPL, Fair Value Retail, the Financing Partners, the Platforms, their affiliates or agents or service providers shall not accept any liability pertaining to any claims You may have with respect to the products purchased in connection with the Plan, with respect to their quality, merchantability, fitness, delivery or after sales service or for any other reason. You understand that any such claims do not waive Your obligation towards the Financing Partner to repay Your dues in connection with the Plan.
● FAPL and Fair Value Retail along with their agents or service providers shall be solely responsible for fulfilling the terms of this Smart Upgrade Plan. The Platform shall not be liable for any loss, injury or any other liability arising to the customers as a result of these parties failing to honour their respective obligations in connection with this Plan.
● Smart Upgrade Plan is subject to applicable state and local laws and regulations.
● By entering into this Smart Upgrade Plan, You agree to indemnify and keep FAPL, Fair Value Retail, the Financing Partners, the Platform and their agents/employees/directors harmless against all damages, liabilities, costs, expenses, claims, suits and proceedings (including reasonable attorney's fee) that may be suffered by them as a consequence of (i) violation of these terms by You; (ii) violation of applicable laws by You; (iii) any fraudulent action, or any action or inaction resulting in willful misconduct or negligence on Your part.
● You understand that the FAPL, Fair Value Retail and/or the Financing Partner reserves the right to vary, alter or modify the terms of the Flipkart Advanz Services or the Loan Products including the terms of the Smart Upgrade Plan offered thereunder, at their sole discretion. Using the Flipkart Advanz Services to avail a Loan Product once does not entitle automatic eligibility to avail similar products in the future, and the respective Financing Partner shall have the sole right to extend or restrict such eligibility.
● All taxes or liabilities payable to any regulatory authority shall be borne by You and/or billed to Your account.
● Jurisdiction: This Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with Indian laws. These Smart Upgrade Plan Terms and Conditions shall be governed by the laws of India. Any disputes in relation to the Smart Upgrade Plan shall be settled by arbitration in accordance with the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. The seat of such arbitration shall be Bengaluru. A sole arbitrator shall preside over the arbitration proceedings with such sole arbitrator appointed by FAPL.
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