Oxfordshire Referral Scheme & Referral Leaderboard Terms and Conditions

Last updated: 22 December 2022

These Terms and Conditions form the agreement between equiwatt, equiwatt advocates and Referred Friends concerning the equiwatt Oxfordshire Referral Scheme. To participate, equiwatt advocates and Referred Friends must agree to these Referral Terms. The scheme is not sponsored by any third party such as either Apple or Google or other technology providers.

If you have any questions about these Terms and Conditions, please contact us at: support@equiwatt.com

1. Definitions

In these Terms and Conditions, the following definitions will be used.

Advocate: The person who sends/sent the Referral link. An advocate must be above the age of 18, and resident within Oxfordshire in the UK.

Referred Friend: The person who receives/received the Referral link. A Referred Friend is any person over the age of 18, resident within Oxfordshire in the UK.

Referral Link: The hyperlink provided to the Referred Friend, redirecting to the respective equiwatt app download page.

Referral Code: The unique four-digit code provided to the Referred Friend by an advocate. 

Referral Terms: These Terms and Conditions, including updates, alterations and possible appendices, are published on the equiwatt website.

Referral Leaderboard: A leaderboard used to track all the Oxfordshire-based Referred Friends an Advocate has successfully referred to equiwatt.

MPAN: Also known as a Meter Point Administration Number (MPAN) is a unique 13-digit number for the electricity meter on every property.

Smart Meter: Like traditional gas and electricity meters, smart meters measure your energy use by automatically sending this information over wireless networks to your supplier.

equivents: Energy saving events that are held by equiwatt when energy usage is at its peak. The start and finish of equivents are announced in notifications within the equiwatt app. equiwatt will remotely and temporarily switch off any connected smart enabled appliances and other devices during equivents that have been set by the user. equivents last for 1 hour, however, participants can manage their time of participation preferences through the app.

2. Eligibility

1. The equiwatt Referral Schemes allow an Advocate to introduce friends, family or acquaintances ('Referred Friend') who live in Oxfordshire to join the equiwatt community by downloading the equiwatt app, signing up and registering an account.

2. By participating or attempting to participate in the Referral Schemes:

   1. As an Advocate or Referred Friend, you accept and agree that you are bound by the Referral Terms.

   2. You acknowledge that you have read and understood the information concerning the equiwatt Privacy Policy.

3. By downloading the equiwatt app and signing up and registering an account:

   1. As a Referred Friend, you accept and agree that you are bound by the equiwatt Terms and Conditions as made available on the equiwatt website.

   2. You acknowledge that you have read and understood the information concerning the equiwatt Terms and Conditions.

3. Referral Scheme 

1. equiwatt offers 2000 bonus points (worth £20) to Advocates when a Referred Friend joins equiwatt using the Advocate's unique four-digit referral code before midnight on 31st January 2023 and earns their first points with the equiwatt app.

2. equiwatt will also plant a tree on behalf of an Advocate when a Referred Friend joins equiwatt using the Advocate's unique four-digit referral code and connects their smart meter to their account.

3. There is no limit to the number of times an Advocate can repeat the referral process. 

4. equiwatt offers 1000 bonus points (worth £10) to Referred Friends for earning their first points after signing up and creating an account using the four-digit Referral Code provided to them by an Advocate.

5. An Advocate can share their Referral Link by using the social media buttons made available in the app after having clicked the 'Share Invite' button.

6. Through the Referral Link, the Referred Friend will receive a unique four-digit Referral Code that must be input into the relevant box during the sign-up process. If the Referral Code is not input during the sign-up process then the referral will not qualify.

7. Referral Links should only be used for personal and non-commercial purposes. Referral Links should not be published or distributed where there is no reasonable basis for believing that all or most of the recipients are personal contacts.

8. Once a Referred Friend has signed up to equiwatt and earned their first points, 2000 bonus points will automatically be added to the Advocates account.

9. Once a Referred Friend signs up to equiwatt and earns their first points, 1000 bonus points will automatically be added to the Referred Friends account.

4. Oxfordshire Referral Leaderboard

1. equiwatt offers 50,000 bonus points (worth £500) to the first Advocate to successfully onboard 20 new verified Oxfordshire-based Referred Friends to equiwatt.

2. To be eligible for the 50,000 bonus points, an Advocate must opt into the Oxfordshire Referral Leaderboard via the form on the Oxfordshire Referral Scheme landing page (https://www.equiwatt.com/oxfordshire-referral-scheme).

3. A Referred Friend will only be classed as verified and count towards an Advocate's tally of 20 verified users when they have either connected their smart meter to their equiwatt account or had their MPAN manually verified by equiwatt.

4. The Oxfordshire Referral Leaderboard will end once an Advocate has achieved 20 verified referrals.

5. Advocates can track their progress in the Oxfordshire Referral Leaderboard on the Oxfordshire Referral Leaderboard landing page (https://equiwatt.notion.site/964fe5ee5be04325acc6cf4ec6dd6925?v=34e16d39eb1a4399b03c74494856f894)

6. The Oxfordshire Referral Leaderboard will be updated every Monday, Wednesday and Friday (except for bank holidays).

7. All Advocates opted into the Oxfordshire Referral Leaderboard will be notified of the winner by email.

5. Use of points

1. Points can only be redeemed in the equiwatt gift store.

2. Points cannot be exchanged for their monetary value in currency.

3. When redeeming a gift using points gained from the Referral Schemes, the general equiwatt Terms and Conditions apply.

6. Privacy and Data Protection

1. Any personal details provided in connection with the Referral Schemes will be processed in accordance with the equiwatt Privacy Policy. It is important that you carefully read and understand this information.

2. All personal Data is collected, stored and deleted strictly in line with GDPR regulations and in accordance with equiwatt's data protection and privacy policy.

7. Right to Termination 

1. equiwatt can terminate the Referral Schemes or a person's ability to participate at any time for any reason and without notice.

2. equiwatt reserves the right to suspend any account or refuse to transfer points if we notice any activity that we believe to be fraudulent, improper, or unlawful or if we have a reason to believe that you are in breach of these Referral Terms.

3. equiwatt reserves the right to review and investigate all referral activities and to suspend accounts or modify referrals as deemed fair and appropriate.

8. Limitation of liability

1. equiwatt accepts no liability for loss, theft, destruction or improper use of a Referral Code unless this is the result of negligence on the part of equiwatt.

9. Severability

1. In the event that any provision of these Referral Terms is declared invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. In such a case, the Parties shall endeavour in good faith to modify the invalid or unenforceable article or to agree on a new article that is valid and enforceable.

10. Changes to Terms and Conditions

1. equiwatt reserves the right to, at all times, amend these Referral Terms by publishing an amended version on the equiwatt website.

2. You are free to decide whether or not to accept a revised version of these Referral Terms. If you do not agree to any revised version of these Referral Terms, your sole recourse is to stop your participation in the Referral Program.

3. Except as otherwise expressly stated by us, participation in the Referral Program is subject to and constitutes your acceptance of, the version of these Referral Terms in effect at the time of your participation in the Referral Program.