Information About Registration to IQOS
REGISTRATION
The content on the IQOS.com website is for adult smokers who are interested in alternative ways to use tobacco. Its purpose is to provide them with relevant information about IQOS smoke-free product so that they can make a final decision on converting to this product from classical cigarettes. For adult IQOS users it is a source of information on the product’s use and maintenance. It also contains a map of IQOS and HEETS sales points, FAQs and contact details of the IQOS Customer Care Center.
You must register to be able to use all the benefits of the website.
By registering at www.IQOS.com you will gain access to the STORE where you will be able to purchase HEETS, IQOS devices and accessories. For more information on ordering go to Terms and Conditions.
To keep the website up-to-date, useful and full of high quality content, we need to collect information about you and other users or potential users as well as process some of your personal data, such as your name, surname, postal address, date of birth, e-mail address and phone number. Your privacy is our highest priority and the purpose of collecting your personal data and processing it along with other related information can be found under PMI Privacy Notice for consumers.
As a registered customer, you have the option of using one discounted registration offer to purchase IQOS devices and up to 5 discounted offers to purchase additional IQOS devices on the IQOS.com website or from IQOS Partners.
Do you want more? Become an IQOS CLUB member
If you are a registered user you can sign up to receive additional information via phone call, e-mail or other electronic communications (text messages, push notifications). If you are interested, please fill out a consent when registering or at any time after on your profile at IQOS.com.
If you sign up, you will become a part of the IQOS CLUB that provides a number of benefits. You will be among the first people to be notified of product novelties, new services, events and offers for consumer surveys. You will also be able to join our competitions and be awarded for referring IQOS to your friends, adult smokers. And there are more interesting offers to come. Please let us keep you up to date. Thank you.
If you change your mind you can unsubscribe at any time directly on your profile or at our IQOS Customer Care Center at a free number 800 413 413.
For more information about the benefits visit IQOS CLUB.
PMI CONSUMER PRIVACY NOTICE
We take privacy seriously. This notice tells you who we are, what information about you we collect, and what we do with it.
Please also read our terms of use relating to the service you are interested in. They provide more information about the way we do business, and any restrictions on eligibility that may apply.
Who are we?
We are a member of Philip Morris International. Our details (name, address, etc.) will have been given to you separately at the time of (or to confirm) the collection of information about you, for example, in a notice on an app or a website, or in an e-mail, containing a link to this notice.
· PMI: Philip Morris International, a leading international tobacco group. It is made up of a number of companies or “affiliates”.
· PMI affiliates: Each member of the Philip Morris International group of companies is a “PMI affiliate”. “We” (or “us” or “our”) refers to the PMI affiliate that first collected information about you.
· PMI product: means a product of ours or of another PMI affiliate.
How do we collect information about you?
We may collect information about you in various ways.
· You may provide us with information directly (e.g. filling in a form, or making a call to us).
· We may collect information automatically (e.g. when you use a PMI app or website).
· We may acquire information from third parties (e.g. publicly-available information on social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter).
In this notice, we refer to all the methods by which you are in contact with us as “PMI touchpoints”. PMI touchpoints include both physical (for example, retail outlets and events), and digital (for example, apps and websites).
We may collect information that you provide directly. Typically this will happen when you:
· sign up to be a member of our databases (this could be, for example, in person, via app, or online);
· purchase PMI products or services at a retail outlet;
· download, or use, a digital touchpoint (e.g. an app or a website);
· contact us through a touchpoint, or by e-mail, social media or telephone;
· register a device with us;
· subscribe to a PMI panel portal;
· register to receive PMI press releases, e-mail alerts, or marketing communications;
· participate in PMI surveys or (where permitted by law) PMI competitions or promotions; or
· attend an event that a PMI affiliate has organised.
We may collect information about you automatically. Typically this will happen when you:
· visit an outlet that sells PMI products (e.g. by collecting your data at check-out, or through sensors at the outlet that connect with mobile technology);
· attend an event that a PMI affiliate has organised (e.g. through purchases at the event or through sensors at the event that connect with mobile technology);
· communicate with us (for example, through a touchpoint; or social media platforms);
· use PMI touchpoints (e.g. through tracking mechanisms in an app or a website); or
· make public posts on social media platforms that we follow (for example, so that we can understand public opinion, or respond to requests concerning PMI products).
We may also collect information about you automatically through the use of cookies and similar tracking technologies on digital PMI touchpoints. The specific cookies and technologies used will depend on the PMI touchpoint in question. To learn about the cookies (including Google analytics cookies) and similar technologies used on a touchpoint, including how you can accept or refuse cookies, please see the cookie notice made available on or through that touchpoint.
Where permitted by law, we may acquire information about you from third parties. This may include information shared between PMI affiliates, publicly-available profile information (such as your preferences and interests) on third party social media sites (such as Facebook and Twitter), and marketing lists acquired from third party marketing agencies.
We may also collect information in other contexts made apparent to you at the time.
What information about you do we collect?
We may collect various types of information about you:
- information necessary to fulfil your orders
- information necessary to provide warranty services
- information you give us in forms or surveys
- information about your visits to our outlets and events
- information you give us in calls you make to call centres
- information about your preferences and interests
- information necessary to verify your age
Information that we collect from you directly will be apparent from the context in which you provide it. For example:
- if you order a product from us through a touchpoint, you provide your name, contact, billing details, and the products you have chosen so that we can fulfil your order;
- you may provide information on your product preferences and interests so that we can offer you products and services that will interest you;
- if you make an appointment to see us (or someone supporting our products or services), we may collect your name and contact details;
- we may collect information that enables us to verify your age, for example a copy of an identity document or your facial image.
Information that we collect automatically will generally concern:
- details of your visit or call (such as time and duration);
- in a sales outlet or at an event (including areas in the immediate vicinity), how frequently you visit, which areas you visit and for how long, and which purchases you make;
- your use of digital PMI touchpoints (such as the pages you visit, the page from which you came, and the page to which you went when you left, search terms entered, or links clicked within the touchpoint); and
- your device (such as your IP address or unique device identifier, location data, details of any cookies that we may have stored on your device).
Information that we collect from third parties will generally consist of publicly-available profile information (such as your preferences and interests), for example from public social media posts.
For what purposes do we use information about you, and on what legal basis?
In this section, we describe the purposes for which we use personal information. However, this is a global notice, and where the laws of a country restrict or prohibit certain activities described in this notice, we will not use information about you for those purposes in that country.
Subject to the above, we use information about you for the following purposes:
- To comply with regulatory obligations, such as verifying your age and status as a user of our products
- To sell our products to you, including fulfilling your orders, processing your payments
- To provide sales-related services to you, including dealing with your inquiries and requests, and providing warranty services
- To market our products (where permitted by law), including administering loyalty programs, product improvement, market research, developing marketing strategies, administering marketing campaigns, and customizing your experiences at outlets that sell PMI products and at events
- For us or our business partners to inform you of potential opportunities to get involved in marketing or promoting PMI products
- To support all the above, including administering your accounts, enabling you to use PMI touchpoints, corresponding with you, managing your appointments with us or with someone supporting our products or services (for example, regarding a new product, or after-sales service), customizing your experiences of PMI touchpoints, and administration and troubleshooting
- For business analytics and improvements, including improving PMI products, outlets and events, and the information that we (or our affiliates) provide to our customers
- For other purposes that we notify you of, or will be clear from the context, at the point information about you is first collected
The legal basis for our use of information about you is one of the following (which we explain in more detail in the “find out more” section):
- compliance with a legal obligation to which we are subject;
- the performance of a contract to which you are a party;
- a legitimate business interest that is not overridden by interests you have to protect the information;
- where none of the above applies, your consent (which we will ask for before we process the information).
The purposes for which we use information about you, with corresponding methods of collection and legal basis for use, are:
Purpose |
Method of collection and legal basis for Processing |
Comply with regulatory obligations · verify your age and status as a user of our products |
This information is generally provided to us by you directly. We use it because it is necessary for us to comply with a legal obligation to sell products only to adults, or, in countries where there is no such legal obligation, because we have a legitimate business interest to sell our products only to adults that is not overridden by your interests, rights and freedoms to protect information about you. |
Sell our products · fulfil your orders (including sending receipts) · process your payments · provide warranty services |
This information is generally provided to us by you directly (typically, name, address, e-mail address, payment information). We use it to discharge our contractual obligations to you as a buyer of our products. |
Provide sales-related services · deal with your inquiries and requests · correspond with you · general administration and troubleshooting · administer loyalty programs |
This information is generally provided to us by you directly. We use it because we have a legitimate business interest in providing sales-related services to our customers that is not overridden by your interests, rights and freedoms to protect information about you. |
Market our products (where permitted by law) · understand your preferences (such as what products or events may interest you or may be better tailored to your needs) and, where permitted by law, market to you personally · administer loyalty programs · invite you to participate in, and administer, surveys or market research campaigns · for market research · develop marketing strategies · administer marketing campaigns · customize your experience of PMI touchpoints (for example, to personalize your visit, such as with greetings or suggestions that might interest you) |
This will typically be a combination of information that you provide to us (for example, your name and contact and social media details); information that we collect automatically (for example, using technology to monitor use of PMI touchpoints) and (where permitted by law) information that we acquire from third parties (such as public social media posts). We use it on the grounds that we have a legitimate business interest to market our products, to operate PMI touchpoints, and to customize your experiences, in these ways that is not overridden by your interests, rights and freedoms to protect information about you. |
Market our products (where permitted by law) · provide you with information about, and to manage, PMI affiliates, their promotions, products and services, outlets, events and the regulation of our products; and to develop and improve tools to pursue these purposes |
This will typically be a combination of information that you provide to us (for example, your name and contact details, your social media handles); information that we collect automatically (for example, using cookies and similar technologies) and (where permitted by law) information that we acquire from third parties (such as public social media posts). We use it on the grounds that we have a legitimate business interest to market these things that is not overridden by your interests, rights and freedoms to protect information about you. In certain countries, where required by law, we will send you these materials in electronic format only with your consent. |
Support for all the above purposes · administering your accounts · enabling you to use PMI touchpoints (for example, allowing you to remain logged in to sections of a touchpoint that are reserved for authorized users only, administering your language preference, associating your shopping cart with you) · corresponding with you · managing your appointments with us or with someone supporting our products or services (for example, regarding a new product, or after-sales service) · enhancing your experiences · administration and troubleshooting |
This will typically be a combination of information that you provide to us (typically, name, password (or equivalent)) and information that we collect automatically (for example, information about your device, and cookies and similar tracking technologies). We use it on the grounds that correspond to the purpose for using the information that we are supporting. For example, where we administer your account to support a purchase or to provide after-sales service, we use the information to discharge our contractual obligations to you as a buyer of our products; where we administer your account to show you our products, we are supporting marketing and so we use it on the grounds that we have a legitimate business interest to market our products that is not overridden by your interests, rights and freedoms to protect information about you, and so on. |
Business analytics and improvements · allowing us or our business partners to inform you of potential opportunities to get involved in promoting PMI products · for business analytics and improvements (including for PMI products, outlets that sell PMI products, events, digital PMI touchpoints and the information that we (or our affiliates) provide to our customers) |
This will typically be a combination of information that you provide to us; information that we collect automatically; and (where permitted by law) information that we acquire from third parties. We use it on the grounds that we have a legitimate business interest to analyze and to improve our business performance, our products, PMI touchpoints, outlets and events, and to invite others to get involved in promoting PMI products, that is not overridden by interests, rights and freedoms to protect information about you. |
Where we do not base our use of information about you on one of the above legal bases, we will ask for your consent before we process the information (these cases will be clear from the context).
In some instances, we may use information about you in ways that are not described above. Where this is the case, we will provide a supplemental privacy notice that explains such use. You should read any supplemental notice in conjunction with this notice.
Who do we share your information with, and for what purposes?
We may share information about you with:
· PMI affiliates;
· third parties who provide PMI affiliates or you with products or services;
· PMI affiliates’ carefully selected business partners and advertisers (in areas connected with our products, or consistent with their style and image) so that they can contact you with offers that they think may interest you, in accordance with your preferences; and
· other third parties, where required or permitted by law.
Sharing data with other PMI affiliates
· Information about you will be shared with Philip Morris International Management SA (based in Lausanne, Switzerland), which is the place of central administration of personal data processing for PMI affiliates. Philip Morris International Management SA processes the information about you for all the purposes described in this notice.
· Information about you may be shared with the PMI affiliate that is responsible for the country in which you live (if it wasn’t the PMI affiliate that first collected the information) for all the purposes described in this notice.
· Information about you may be shared with any other PMI affiliate that you contact (for example, if you travel and you want to know where to buy PMI products in a new country, or where to find service or support for PMI products) in order to enhance our service to you.
Details of PMI affiliates and the countries in which they are established are available here.
Sharing data with Third Parties
· We may share information about you with third parties who provide PMI affiliates or you with products or services (such as advisers, payment service providers, delivery providers, retailers, product coaches, information services providers and age verification providers).
· We may share information about you with PMI affiliates’ carefully-selected third party business partners and advertisers (in line with the kind of thing you might associate with our products, for example because they have similar or complementary image, style, or functionality) so that they can contact you with products, services and promotions that they think may interest you, in accordance with your preferences.
· We may share information about you with other third parties, where required or permitted by law, for example: regulatory authorities; government departments; in response to a request from law enforcement authorities or other government officials; when we consider disclosure to be necessary or appropriate to prevent physical harm or financial loss or in connection with an investigation of suspected or actual illegal activity; and in the context of organisational restructuring.
Where might information about you be sent?
As with any multinational organisation, PMI affiliates transfer information globally. Accordingly, information about you may be transferred globally (if your information is collected within the European Economic Area, this means that your information may be transferred outside it).
When using information as described in this notice, information about you may be transferred either within or outside the country or territory where it was collected, including to a country or territory that may not have equivalent data protection standards.
For example, PMI affiliates within the European Economic Area (“EEA”) may transfer personal information to PMI affiliates outside the EEA. In all cases, the transfer will be:
· on the basis of a European Commission adequacy decision;
· subject to appropriate safeguards, for example the EU Model Contracts; or
· necessary to discharge obligations under a contract between you and us (or the implementation of pre-contractual measures taken at your request) or for the conclusion or performance of a contract concluded in your interest between us and a third party, such as in relation to travel arrangements.
In all cases, appropriate security measures for the protection of personal information will be applied in those countries or territories, in accordance with applicable data protection laws.
How do we protect information about you?
We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect personal information that we hold from unauthorised disclosure, use, alteration or destruction. Where appropriate, we use encryption and other technologies that can assist in securing the information you provide. We also require our service providers to comply with strict data privacy and security requirements.
How long will information about you be kept?
We will retain information about you for the period necessary to fulfil the purposes for which the information was collected. After that, we will delete it. The period will vary depending on the purposes for which the information was collected. Note that in some circumstances, you have the right to request us to delete the information. Also, we are sometimes legally obliged to retain the information, for example, for tax and accounting purposes.
Typically, we retain data based on the criteria described in the table below:
Type |
Explanation/typical retention criteria |
· marketing to you (including marketing communications) (if you use digital touchpoints and are contactable) |
Most of the information in your marketing profile is kept for the duration of our marketing relationship with you; for example, while you continue to use digital touchpoints, or respond to our communications. However, some elements of your marketing profile, such as records of how we interact with you, naturally go out of date after a period of time, so we delete them automatically after defined periods (typically 3 years) as appropriate for the purpose for which we collected them. |
· marketing to you (including marketing communications) (if you are no longer in contact with us) |
This scenario is the same as the above, but if we don’t have any contact with you for a long period (typically 2 years), we will stop sending you marketing communications and delete your history of responses to them. This will happen, for example, if you never click through to an invitation to an event, log on to a digital touchpoint, or contact customer care, during that time. The reason is that in these circumstances, we assume you would prefer not to receive the communications. |
· marketing to you (including marketing communications) (if you are not contactable) |
If you have registered to receive marketing communications, but the information you give us to contact you doesn’t work, we will retain your details for a period of typically only 6 months to allow you to return and correct it. |
· marketing to you (including marketing communications) (incomplete registrations) |
If you commence registering yourself in a database, but do not complete the process (for example, if you don’t complete the age verification process, or you don’t accept the touchpoint’s terms of use), we will retain your details for only 6 months to allow you to return and complete the process. |
· market research |
If you are not registered with us for other purposes (e.g. marketing communications, warranty, customer care), and we use publicly available information about you in order to understand the market or your preferences, we will retain the information about you for a short period in order to perform the particular item of market research. |
· purchases and warranty |
If you purchase goods, we will retain details of this for so long as required to complete the sale, and to comply with any legal obligations (for example, for tax and accounting record-keeping purposes). If you also register for a warranty for a device, we will retain details of this for so long as relevant to the warranty. |
· customer care |
If you contact customer care, we will make a record of the matter (including details of your enquiry and our response) and retain it while it remains relevant to our relationship, for example if you need us to replace a device under warranty, or if your recent enquiries are relevant. Temporary records (for example, an automated recording of a telephone call in which you ask us to direct you to a retail outlet) may be relevant only until more permanent records are made, and will be retained only temporarily. |
· system audit logs |
System audit logs are retained typically for a period of only a few months. |
· business analytics |
Business analytics data is typically collected automatically when you use PMI touchpoints and anonymised/aggregated shortly afterwards. |
What rights and options do you have?
You may have some or all of the following rights in respect of information about you that we hold:
· request us to give you access to it;
· request us to rectify it, update it, or erase it;
· request us to restrict our using it, in certain circumstances;
· object to our using it, in certain circumstances;
· withdraw your consent to our using it;
· data portability, in certain circumstances;
· opt out from our using it for direct marketing; and
· lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority in your country (if there is one).
We offer you easy ways to exercise these rights, such as “unsubscribe” links, or giving you a contact address, in messages you receive.
Some mobile applications we offer might also send you push messages, for instance about new products or services. You can disable these messages through the settings in your phone or the application.
The rights you have depend on the laws of your country. If you are in the European Economic Area, you will have the rights set out in the table below. If you are elsewhere, you can contact us (see the paragraph “who should you contact with questions?” at the end of this notice) to find out more.
Right in respect of the information about you that we hold |
Further detail (note: certain legal limits to all these rights apply) |
· to request us to give you access to it |
This is confirmation of:
On your request we will provide you with a copy of the information about you that we use (provided this does not affect the rights and freedoms of others). |
· to request us to rectify or update it |
This applies if the information we hold is inaccurate or incomplete. |
· to request us to erase it |
This applies if:
|
· to request us to restrict our processing of it |
This right applies, temporarily while we look into your case, if you:
(if you make use of your right in these cases, we will tell you before we use the information again). This right applies also if:
|
· to object to our processing it |
You have two rights here: (i) if we use information about you for direct marketing: you can “opt out” (without the need to justify it) and we will comply with your request; and (ii) if we use the information about you on the basis of legitimate interest for purposes other than direct marketing, you can object to our using it for those purposes, giving an explanation of your particular situation, and we will consider your objection. |
· to withdraw your consent to our using it |
This applies if the legal basis on which we use the information about you is consent. These cases will be clear from the context. |
· to data portability |
If: (i) you have provided data to us; and (ii) we use that data, by automated means, and on the basis either of your consent, or on the basis of discharging our contractual obligations to you, then you have the right to receive the data back from us in a commonly used format, and the right to require us to transmit the data to someone else if it is technically feasible for us to do so. |
· to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority in your country |
Each European Economic Area country must provide for one or more public authorities for this purpose. You can find their contact details here: http://ec.europa.eu/justice/data-protection/bodies/authorities/index_en.htm For other countries please consult the website of your country’s authority. |
Country-specific additional points
According to which country you are in, you may have some additional rights.
If you are in France, find out more…
· If you are in France, you have the right to give us instructions regarding information we hold about you in the event of your death (specifically, whether we should store or delete it, and whether others should have the right to see it). You may:
(A) issue general instructions to a digital service provider registered with the French data protection supervisory authority (called “CNIL”) (these instructions apply to all use of information about you); or
(B) give us specific instructions that apply only to our use of information about you.
Your instructions may require us to transfer information about you to a third party (but where the information contains information about others, our obligation to respect also their privacy rights might mean that we can’t follow your instructions to the letter). You may appoint a third party to be responsible for ensuring your instructions are followed. If you do not appoint a third party in that way, you successors will (unless you specify otherwise in your instructions) be entitled to exercise your rights over information about you after your death:
(i) in order to administer your estate (in which case your successors will be able to access information about you to identify and obtain information that could be useful to administer your estate, including any digital goods or data that could be considered a family memory that is transferable to your successors); and
(ii) to ensure that parties using information about you take into account your death (such as closing your account, and restricting the use of, or updating, information about you).
You may amend or revoke your instructions at any time. For further information on the processing of information about you in the event of your death, see Article 40-1 of the law 78-17 dated 6 January 1978. When you die, by default, you will stop using your account and we will delete information about you in accordance with our retention policies (see the paragraph “How long will information about you be kept?” for details).
Who should you contact with questions?
If you have any questions, or wish to exercise any of your rights, you can find contact details for the relevant PMI affiliate, and if applicable data protection officer, here. Contact details will also be given in any communications that a PMI affiliate sends you.
If your country has a data protection authority, you have a right to contact it with any questions or concerns. If the relevant PMI affiliate cannot resolve your questions or concerns, you also have the right to seek judicial remedy before a national court.
Changes to this notice
We may update this notice (and any supplemental privacy notice), from time to time. We will notify you of the changes where required by law to do so.
Last modified 22 May 2018.
Conditions of Use of the website www.iqos.com
1.1Conditions of Use
This site is operated by Philip Morris ČR a.s. When you use this site, you agree to the terms and conditions that follow and to the terms and conditions of our Privacy Notice. If you do not agree to these terms and conditions, you should immediately cease use of this site. This site is offered to you conditional on your acceptance without modification of the terms, conditions, and notices contained herein.
1.2Links
This site may include links to other sites, some of them operated by third parties. These links are provided as a convenience to you and as an additional avenue of access to the information contained in those other sites. We have not necessarily reviewed all the information on other sites and are not responsible for the content of any other sites or for any products or services that may be offered through other sites. Third-party sites may contain information with which we do not agree. Inclusion of links to other sites should not be viewed as an endorsement of the content of linked sites. Different terms and conditions may apply to your use of any linked sites. You understand that all information (such as data files, written text, computer software, music, audio files or other sounds, photographs, videos or other images) to which you may have access through links to other sites are the sole responsibility of the person from whom such content originated.
1.3Purpose of This Site
This site is operated for the purpose of providing general information about us and our new product IQOS in compliance with applicable regulations. The site is not operated for advertising or marketing purposes.
1.4 Accuracy, Completeness and Timeliness of Information on This Site
We cannot guarantee that the information that we make available on this site is fully accurate, complete, or current. The material on this site is provided for general information only and should not be relied upon or used as the sole basis for making significant decisions without consulting primary or more accurate, more complete, or more timely sources of information. Any reliance upon the material on this site shall be at your own risk. This site may contain certain historical information. Historical information is not necessarily current and is provided for your reference only. We reserve the right to modify the contents of the site at any time, but we have no obligation to update any information on this site. You agree that it is your responsibility to monitor changes to the site.
1.5Use of Material from This Site
This site (including all its contents) is the property of Philip Morris ČR a.s. or its licensors and is protected by copyright, trademark and other laws of the Czech Republic, the United States, Switzerland or other countries. We authorize you to browse through the site and print and download copies of material on the site for your personal, non-public, non-commercial use only, so long as you do not remove any copyright or other notices that appear on the material you print or download. You agree that you will not otherwise copy, display or transmit any material on the site in any manner or medium. You also agree not to modify, sell, broadcast or distribute any material on the site in any manner or medium, including by uploading the material or otherwise making the material available on-line.
1.6Trademarks
This site features logos and other trademarks and service marks that are the property of, or are licensed to, Philip Morris ČR a.s. The site may also include trademarks or service marks of third parties. All these trademarks are the property of their respective owners, and you agree not to use or display them in any manner without the prior written permission of the applicable trademark owner.
1.7Google Analytics
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1.8Disclaimers
Your use of this site is at your sole risk. The site is provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis. We reserve the right to restrict or terminate your access to the site or any feature or part of it at any time.
Philip Morris ČR a.s. expressly disclaims all warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, including the implied warranties of merchantability, satisfactory quality and fitness for a particular purpose and any warranties that material on the site is noninfringing; that access to the site will be uninterrupted or error-free; that the site will be secure; or that information on the site will be complete, accurate or timely.
If you download any material from this site, you do so at your own discretion and risk. You will be solely responsible for any damage to your computer system or loss of data that results from the download of any such material. No advice or information, whether oral or written, obtained by you from Philip Morris ČR a.s. or through or from the site shall create any warranty of any kind.
You agree that links from this website may expose you to content that you may find offensive or objectionable and that in this respect, you use the services at your own risk.
To the fullest extent permitted under applicable law, your use of this site is subject to the disclaimers provided above.
1.9Limitation of Liability
To the fullest extent permitted under applicable law, you understand and agree that neither Philip Morris ČR a.s. or third-party content providers shall be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential, punitive, or any other damages relating to or resulting from your use of or inability to use this site or any other site you access through a link from this site or from any actions we take or fail to take as a result of electronic mail messages you send us. These include damages for errors, omissions, interruptions, defects, delays, computer viruses, your loss of profits, loss of data, unauthorized access to and alteration of your transmissions and data, and other tangible and intangible losses. This limitation applies regardless of whether the damages are claimed under the terms of a contract, as the result of negligence, or otherwise, and even if we or our representatives have been negligent or have been advised of the possibility of such damages.
1.10Your Liability
If you cause a technical disruption of the site or of the systems transmitting the site to you or others, you agree to be responsible for any and all liabilities, costs and expenses (including attorneys' fees) arising from that disruption.
1.11Intellectual Property Rights of Others
We respect the intellectual property rights of others, and we request that our visitors do the same. If you think that your work has been copied in a manner that constitutes copyright infringement, please notify us at:
Philip Morris ČR a.s.
Law Department
Vítězná 1
284 03 Kutná Hora
1.12Jurisdiction
The laws of the Czech Republic shall govern these terms and conditions and your use of the site, and you irrevocably consent to the jurisdiction of the competent courts located in the Czech Republic for any action to enforce these terms and conditions.
1.13Changes to These Terms
We reserve the right, at our complete discretion, to change these terms and conditions at any time by posting revised terms on the site. It is your responsibility to check periodically for any changes we may make to these terms and conditions. Your continued use of this site following the posting of changes to these terms or other policies means you accept the changes.
TERMS OF USE AND YOUR PRIVACY ON THIS SOCIAL MEDIA PAGE
IQOS Social Media Accounts
Terms of use and your privacy on this social media page
You may have been redirected here from one of our IQOS social media sites (“social media sites”), for example from the Customer Care pages of one of our Social Media Accounts (e.g. Facebook, Twitter, IQOS brand communication accounts on Instagram, etc.) (in this document, we refer to all those accounts together as “Social Media Accounts”.
The Social Media Accounts are intended for adult smokers who want to continue enjoying tobacco products and adult IQOS users residing in the Czech Republic and by engaging with our Social Media Accounts You confirm You fulfill these criteria.
Who we are?
We are a member of the Philip Morris International (“PMI”) group of companies. We have identified ourselves to You, and given our contact details, in the website where this document (“Terms”) is published or on the respective Social Media Accounts accordingly.
How do you accept these Terms?
By using any of our Social Media Accounts, You agree to comply with these Terms. You also agree to comply with any other applicable platforms specific terms of use (e.g. Facebook’s Statement of Rights and Responsibilities, Twitter’s Terms of Use, etc.).
Good Conversion Practices and Our Duty to Inform
Before we tell You what You shouldn’t do on our Social Media Accounts, here are some things You should know about IQOS:
PMI offers a variety of quality, scientifically substantiated smoke-free products that are much better choices than continued smoking. Our vision is that our smoke-free products will one day replace cigarettes.
- Cigarette smoking causes serious diseases and is addictive. Without question, the best decision any smoker can make is to quit tobacco and nicotine use altogether.
- PMI’s smoke-free products are for adults who would otherwise continue to smoke or use other nicotine products.
- We do not offer PMI’s smoke-free products to people who have never used tobacco or nicotine products or who have quit using tobacco and nicotine products. Our smoke-free products are not an alternative to quitting and are not designed as cessation aids.
- PMI’s smoke-free products are not risk free and contain nicotine, which is addictive. Switching to a smoke-free product is, however, a much better choice than smoking.
- We support our adult smoke-free product users in their journey to full conversion through education and guidance.
- For consumers to experience the benefits of smoke-free products, they must switch completely and abandon smoking permanently.
- Minors should not use tobacco or nicotine in any form.
- Pregnant women, diabetics and people with heart problems should not use any tobacco or nicotine product.
Your Contribution
We’ll regularly monitor the Social Media Accounts, responding to and passing on as many useful recommendations as we can. We are glad You are here and expect feedback and passionate conversations but let’s keep it clean and positive.
1. You are responsible for the content You post on Social Media Accounts and we reserve the right to remove any postings that contain:
- Offensive or violent language
- Hateful or discriminatory comments regarding race, ethnicity, religion, gender, disability, sexual orientation or political beliefs
- Links or comments containing sexually explicit content material
- Violations of copyright or intellectual property rights
- Spam, link baiting or files containing viruses that could damage the operation of other people’s computers or mobile devices
- Attacks on specific groups or any comments meant to harass, threaten or abuse an individual
- Commercial solicitations or the promotion of a competitor
- Confidential information or trade secrets
- Impersonate any person or organization
2. We reserve the right to ban or block a user posting content as described above and for a pattern of inappropriate postings or as otherwise deemed necessary by us, or remove any posts on our Social Media Accounts, if we do not think that a post complies with these Terms or any other applicable platform specific terms of use. And we shall be under no obligation to notify You of any such decision.
3. License to use User Generated Content (“UGC”). We would like to re-use the content that You submit, post, send us in Direct Private Message (DM) on our Social Media Accounts.
a) For any UGC that You share with us, you represent and warrant that:
- a. You are current user of IQOS and at least 18 years old (if You do not appear in the selected UGC) or at least 25 years old (if you appear recognizably in the selected UGC);
- b. The UGC is Your original work and does not violate any intellectual property, personality or other rights which belong to a third party;
- c. Your permission to use the UGC under this agreement (“Your License”) does not violate or conflict with Your existing contractual arrangements or applicable laws;
- d. Any people recognizably appearing in the UGC including yourself are at least 25 years old, and that You have permission from those people to: i) photograph, record or film them , ii) include their photograph, sound and/or video in the UGC and iii) if applicable, use their names for being shared by PMI and its affiliates for the purposes listed below with no consideration payable to them, and iv) You provide PMI with a copy of their written permission if PMI requests You to do so.
b) You keep all of Your rights to the UGC, but You hereby grant to PMI and its affiliates, a royalty free, perpetual license to use and copy, including for commercial purposes, the UGC for all lawful purposes including marketing, promoting and/or advertising of PMI’s non-combustible brands, as well as thereto related products, services and promotional materials, at PMI’s sole discretion and without any liability or warranties (express or implied) with respect to our use of it, from the date on which You grant PMI and its affiliates Your License.
c) You grant PMI and its affiliates the rights to reproduce, modify, display and prepare derivative works, publicly perform, display, distribute, broadcast, and otherwise use the UGC, in whole or in part in any way PMI (or any of its affiliates) desires, for the above purposes, in any anticipated media for publication and in any geographies.
d) You allow PMI and its affiliates to use the name, nickname, likeness, pseudonym, rights of publicity, voice, live or recorded performance, autograph, photographs and biographical information of You and any other people included in the UGC in accordance with our privacy notice available at https://cz.iqos.com/en/legal#privacy-notice and that You have notified any other people included in the UGC of these terms.
e) If the UGC infringes any proprietary rights of any third party or defame or invade the privacy or publicity rights of any person, You will indemnify, defend and hold PMI and its affiliates harmless from and against any and all claims, demands, damages, liabilities, losses, costs and expenses arising from or related to this breach.
f) You agree that Your License is voluntary and You are free to enter into it with PMI.
g) You can opt-out from Your License agreement for future UGC at any time by contacting [email protected] (email id) or by other means following instructions set in the terms of use on our channels, but even after such an opt-out Your License will remain valid and enforceable with respect to any UGC You have granted us Your License and/or posted on our channels, accounts, wherever applicable according to the respective terms of use, before the opt-out. Please consider that processing your opt-out request might take some time, but we will do our best to do it as soon as possible.
h) You can contact [email protected] (email id) for any queries or clarifications regarding Your License, if You believe Your copyright or intellectual property protected material has been used without authorization or if Your privacy or personality rights have been infringed.
i) Your License will be governed by the laws of Switzerland and will be subject to the jurisdiction of courts in Lausanne, Switzerland, without regard to any international conflict of law provisions, and to the exclusion of the 1980 U.N. Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods.
Remember, posts from You or other people do not necessarily represent the views of Philip Morris International. We do not have responsibility for any content or links shared by You or other people. If You want to share this page or its content with Your own community, please, make sure the people who see Your posts are legal age smokers or adult IQOS users.
LIABILITY AND DISCLAIMERS
Your use of our Social Media Accounts is at Your sole risk. Our social media sites are provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis. Where possible, we may restrict Your access to our Social Media Accounts or any feature or part of them at any time. We disclaim all warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, including the implied warranties of merchantability, satisfactory quality and fitness for a particular purpose and any warranties that material on our social media sites is no infringing; that access to the site will be uninterrupted or error-free; that our social media sites will be secure; or that information on our social media sites will be complete, accurate or timely.
If anyone brings a claim against us related to Your actions or contributions, You will indemnify and hold us harmless from and against all damages, losses, and expenses of any kind (including reasonable legal fees and costs) related to such claim.
To the fullest extent permitted under applicable law, You understand and agree that we shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential, punitive, or any other damages relating to or resulting from Your use of or inability to use our social media sites. These include damages for errors, omissions, interruptions, defects, delays, computer viruses, Your loss of profits, loss of data, unauthorized access to and alteration of Your transmissions and data, and other tangible and intangible losses. This limitation applies regardless of whether the damages are claimed under the terms of a contract, as the result of negligence, or otherwise, and even if we or our representatives have been negligent or have been advised of the possibility of such damages.
To find out more about how we handle information about you, including what information we collect, the purposes for which we use it, with whom we share it, and how we protect your privacy, please consult https://cz.iqos.com/en/legal#privacy-notice.
Changes to these Terms
We may amend these Terms from time to time without any notice. We encourage You to check these Terms each time You access and use our social media sites in order to stay up-to-date. If you then continue to use our social media sites, Your use will mean you accept the updated Terms. The date at the top of this page shows when these Terms were last updated.
Jurisdiction
The laws of Switzerland govern these Terms and Your use of our social media sites, and You irrevocably consent to the exclusion jurisdiction of the competent courts located in Lausanne, Switzerland, without regard to any international conflict of law provisions, and to the exclusion of the 1980 U.N. Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods.
Right to Assign, No Waivers, Severability
PMI may assign its rights and duties under these Terms to any party at any time without notice to You, unless notice to You is required by applicable law, but this will not affect Your rights or our obligations under these Terms.
Our failure to insist upon or enforce strict performance of these Terms is not a waiver of any of these Terms or PMI’s rights. Users should always assume these Terms apply.
If any provision in these Terms is held invalid or unenforceable, the remainder of these Terms shall continue to be enforceable.
Thanks for reading. Please enjoy our community!
IQOS E-SHOP GENERAL T&C
1. ABOUT US
The Internet shop at www.iqos.com (the "E-shop") is run by Philip Morris ČR a.s., ID No. 14803534, with its registered office at Vítězná 1, 28403 Kutná Hora, registered in the Commercial Register maintained by the Municipal Court in Prague under file No. B 627, for the Czech Republic.
Please send any suggestions, inquiries or other correspondence you may have in relation to our business to us by phone at +420 800 413 413, or via email at [email protected]. refer to our Complaint Handling Procedure in case of queries concerning faulty goods.
2. WHY THESE TERMS
2.1 The purpose of these General Terms of Sale ("GTS") is to make you aware of the basic rules and principles of shopping in our E-shop and our legal relationship arising therefrom. These GTS intentionally avoid detailed descriptions of issues that are self-evident from the context. These GTS have been made in English and in Czech. In case of any discrepancy the Czech version shall prevail.
2.2 The E-shop is intended for natural persons with delivery addresses in the Czech Republic only.
3. WHAT WE SELL AND WHY WE ARE SO KEEN TO KNOW YOUR AGE
3.1 As the goods offered in our E-shop contain tobacco or nicotine or electronic devices for the use of smokeless tobacco products or other nicotine-containing products, we have to ensure that we make no sales to persons under 18 years of age. That is why we request confirmation of your age when you visit our website and age verification both at registration and on delivery of the ordered goods.
3.2 We will never sell or deliver goods from the E-shop to a person under 18 years of age.
3.3 E-shop is accessible only to registered users. We verify the age of the customer either by personal registration or before the first sale (delivery) of the goods to their destination by consulting the identity document (identity card or driver's license or passport) and noting their number; all this in order to fulfill the conditions imposed on us by legal regulations, especially by the Act on the protection of health against the harmful effects of addictive substances.
3.4 We automatically reject applications of a person under 18 years of age as soon as we become aware of this.
3.5 The number of discounted IQOS sets that can be purchased by one customer may be limited. Information about restriction is available for a specific product.
4. WHEN AND HOW WE CONCLUDE THE PURCHASE CONTRACT
4.1 You select the goods, the payment method, the delivery method and the place of delivery in our E-shop, where you will also find information about the goods and their prices. The E-shop’s offer is for your information only – it is non-binding and valid only as long as we have the product in stock.
4.2 By completing and sending the order form (by clicking on the relevant button), you make an offer to enter into a purchase contract with us; within 5 days, we may accept the offer as is, or some part of it (after mutual agreement), or we may reject the offer altogether.
4.3 By our confirmation of your offer, a purchase contract is concluded between you and us with the content as given in our confirmation and subject to these GTS; our relationship is, in all other respects, governed by applicable laws and legal regulations, in particular the Civil Code, the Consumer Protection Act and the Act on the Protection of Health against the Harmful Effects of Addictive Substances.
4.4 If a purchase contract is not entered into for whatever reason, we will return your payment to you within 14 days of receipt.
4.5 You hereby agree that the text of the concluded purchase contract, the receipt and the tax document concerning the purchased goods will be provided to you exclusively in electronic form and will be delivered to the e-mail address contained in your order.
5. WHEN YOU BECOME THE OWNER OF THE PURCHASED GOODS
5.1 The title to the goods bought in the E-shop passes to you upon delivery and payment of the purchase price.
5.2 You assume the risk of damage to the product upon handover of the goods.
5.3 Check for any evident damage to the goods or the packaging when taking the delivery and, if you discover any, please follow the instructions in the Complaint Handling Procedure.
6. WHEN AND HOW IS IT POSSIBLE TO WITHDRAW FROM THE PURCHASE CONTRACT
6.1 You may withdraw from the purchase contract concluded with us without cause within 14 days of the delivery of the ordered goods. The withdrawal means that the purchase contract is treated as though it had never existed and you are obliged to return the delivered goods to us and we are obliged to return the purchase price to you.
6.2 We believe you will understand that it is not possible to withdraw from the purchase of tobacco sticks or other cartridges intended for use with IQOS electronic devices where the unit’s cellophane wrapper or the protective case of the cartridges, ensuring hygienic safety, or the packaging of the multipack have been broken or opened in any way and for any reason.
6.3 If you withdraw from the purchase of other goods, which has been used beyond a routine inspection and test of functionality, as would be standard if purchasing in traditional retail premises, we may request that you pay us the difference between the price for the new goods and the usual price for the returned goods.
6.4 You can withdraw from the purchase contract by completing the form available at www.iqos.com or by a written withdrawal sent to Kühne + Nagel, spol. s r.o., Průmyslová 1372, 253 01 Hostivice.
6.5 You must return the purchased goods to us within 14 days of withdrawal either in person, by post or messenger but always at your own expense. We have to return the received payment to you (i.e. the purchase price and any other monies we received from you during the sale of the returned goods, except for the difference between the price of the delivery method you selected and the price of the cheapest standard delivery method offered by us) within the same period of time, however, no earlier than we receive the goods or you prove having sent them.
6.6 We also reserve the right to withdraw from the purchase contract if you fail to take delivery of the ordered goods, if there is an obvious typo in the E-shop (such as a mistakenly stated price which is obviously different from the usual price for such type of goods), if the goods you order are no longer manufactured, supplied or our supplier is no longer able to supply them at the originally agreed price. We, too, may withdraw solely on the basis of a notification delivered to you in at least the same form that we sent the confirmation of receiving the order and we are obliged to return any payment received from you within 14 days of withdrawing from the purchase contract. Moreover, we will not deliver the ordered goods and we will not complete the transaction if we later learn that you are under 18 years of age.
7. HOW TO FILE A COMPLAINT ABOUT FAULTY GOODS
7.1 Our mutual rights and obligations concerning our liability for product faults are governed by applicable laws and legal regulations. These are described in more detail in the attached Complaint Handling Procedure, which forms an integral part of the GTS.
7.2 If a product is covered by a warranty, this is explicitly stated in the E-shop’s description of the product and the warranty terms are enclosed with the goods.
7.3 You can direct your queries concerning faulty goods to Customer Care by calling +420 800 413 413, or emailing [email protected] or in person to any IQOS device vendor.
8. OTHER THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW
8.1 If we are unable to settle a dispute in connection with a purchase from our E-shop by mutual agreement, you can seek alternative dispute resolution at the Czech Trade Inspection Authority (in Czech: Česká obchodní inspekce), Ústřední inspektorát - oddělení ADR, Štěpánská 15 120 00 Prague 2, email: [email protected], web: adr.coi.cz.
You can also use the Online Dispute Resolution platform developed by the European Commission and accessible at http://ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr/.
8.2 If our legal relationship under the purchase contract contains a ‘foreign element’, the laws of the Czech Republic shall apply.
8.3 We process your personal data, which you provide to us in connection with your purchase from the E-shop, solely for the purposes of the fulfilment of the purchase contract and in compliance with legal obligations within the meaning of applicable personal data protection regulation and in accordance with the Act on the Protection of Health against the Harmful Effects of Addictive Substances we will not use them for other purposes than for the specific purchase, and we will provide them only to transport and logistic service providers to the extent necessary for the fulfilment of the purchase contract. More information on how we process personal data can be found in PMI Consumer Privacy notice.
8.4 These GTS include:
-Complaint Handling Procedure
-Complaint / Return of Goods Form
8.5 The website www.iqos.com and its content is available in Czech and English language. In case of discrepancies, Czech version prevails.
IQOS E-SHOP
COMPLAINT HANDLING PROCEDURE
1. ABOUT US
Internet shop at www.iqos.com (the "E-shop") is run by Philip Morris ČR a.s., ID No. 14803534, with its registered office at Vítězná 1, 28403 Kutná Hora, registered in the Commercial Register maintained by the Municipal Court in Prague under file No. B 627.
Direct your suggestions, inquiries, or other correspondence concerning complaints by phone at +420 800 413 413, or via email at [email protected], or by regular post to Kühne + Nagel, spol. s r.o., Průmyslová 1372, 253 01 Hostivice.
2. WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMPLAINT HANDLING PROCEDURE
2.1 The purpose of this Complaint Handling Procedure ("Complaint Handling Procedure") is to make you aware of the basic rules and principles followed by us when handling complaints regarding goods bought in our E-shop.
2.2 This Complaint Handling Procedure forms an integral part of the GTS and the GTS apply unless this Complaint Handling Procedure states otherwise.
2.3 Matters not specifically covered by this Complaint Handling Procedure will be governed by applicable laws and legal regulations, especially the Civil Code and the Consumer Protection Act. For the avoidance of doubt, please note that in case of settling a complaint through the exchange of goods, a new complaint period does not run. Goods complaint can be made only within the period starting from the day of the receipt of the original goods by the buyer.
3. OUR PRODUCT LIABILITY
3.1 We are responsible for the goods purchased in the E-shop having no defects upon delivery of such goods.
3.2 You can submit product liability claims to us within 24 months of delivery of the product.
3.3 The provision of a warranty beyond the scope of general product liability under applicable law depends on the discretion of the manufacturer of the goods. Where such a warranty is provided, your rights thereunder are governed by the manufacturer’s warranty terms.
4. WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN THE GOODS ARE EVIDENTLY DAMAGED
4.1 You can direct your inquiries concerning faulty goods to Customer Care by calling +420 800 413 413, by emailing [email protected], or in person to any IQOS device vendor.
4.2 When accepting delivery of a product, inspect it to make sure that there is no evident damage to the product or its packaging.
4.3 If you find evident defects, you must raise a complaint regarding these with the person making the delivery and record all your findings in the delivery confirmation or another complaint form provided by the carrier. You have no obligation to take delivery of goods that are evidently damaged or the packaging of which is evidently damaged. Claims of evident defects made to us or the carrier after 3 days after delivery cannot be granted.
5. WHAT to do when A DEFECT APPEARS LATER
5.1 You can direct your inquiries concerning faulty goods to Customer Care by calling +420 800 413 413, emailing [email protected], or in person to any IQOS device vendor.
5.2 You can file complaints about defects which were not discoverable at delivery or have only manifested later (but no later than within statutory limitation periods) by phone, in person to the vendor or to authorized service providers whose up-to-date list is available at www.iqos.com. Keep in mind that should you wish to file a complaint regarding any product, you will need to prove that and when you bought the product in question from us; we would therefore recommend that you keep the receipt (document evidencing purchase).
5.3 If we are unable to resolve your complaint on the spot, you will sign a Customer Complaint Report prepared by us, and agree with you on a deadline for the handling of the complaint. We try to handle most complaints by exchanging the faulty goods, or their parts, with non-faulty goods or parts.
5.4 When dealing with a complaint, we always first proceed in accordance with the manufacturer’s warranty terms where a manufacturer’s warranty is provided.
6. DEFECTS FOR WHICH WE ARE NOT LIABLE
6.1 Rights under product liability do not apply to:
damage caused by normal wear and tear;
cosmetic damage (such as scratches, dents, broken plastic etc.);
damage caused by misuse, power surge, improper handling, liquid contact or fire;
malfunction due to use with non-compatible product;
damage or malfunction caused by attempt to open, modify and repair, either by a user or by a service provider not accredited by the manufacturer;
damage or malfunction caused by failure to use as described in the User Guide.
6.2 If a battery or accumulator forms a part of the product, we are not liable for these being non-functional or insufficient due to the number of charging cycles indicated by the manufacturer as their lifetime being reached.
6.3 We are not liable for defects in gifts or other goods provided to you free of charge or at a token charge.
7. YOUR RIGHTS WHEN MAKING A COMPLAINT
7.1 You have a right to have your complaint resolved without undue delay, however, no later than 30 days after it had been made.
7.2 If the defect represents an immaterial breach of the purchase contract, you have a right to have the defect removed, or to a proportionate purchase price discount.
7.3 If the defect represents a material breach of the purchase contract or if we fail to deal with your complaint in time, you have a right to have the defect removed, to a proportionate purchase price discount, to have a new product (without faults) or the missing product delivered, or to withdraw from the purchase contract.
7.4 If the same defect reappears even after a second repair, you have the right to have a new product delivered or to have the faulty part replaced. If a product has more defects, you may also withdraw from the purchase contract.
7.5 You have a right to reimbursement of expenses reasonably incurred in making a complaint if you make the request for reimbursement within one month of the deadline for making claims under product liability.
8. WHEN WE CAN REJECT A COMPLAINT
8.1 We can reject a complaint if the goods or their parts are dirty.
IQOS E-shop
Cookie Notice
This Cookie Notice sets out how we, Philip Morris ČR a.s., as owner of this digital platform, use cookies and similar tracking technologies on our digital platforms to collect certain visitor information automatically. It explains how you can accept or refuse the cookies we serve and how you can find more information about cookies.
What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer when you visit a digital platform. Cookies are widely used by digital platform owners in order to make them work, or to work more efficiently, as well as to provide reporting information.
Cookies set by the digital platform owner are called “first party cookies”. Cookies set by other people are called “third party cookies”. Third party cookies enable third party features or functionality to be provided on or through the digital platform (like analytics, advertising and videos). The parties that set these third party cookies can recognize your computer both when it visits the digital platform in question and also when it visits certain other digital platforms.
Why do you use cookies?
We use cookies to collect certain information about the visitors to our digital platforms. This may include details of their computer's IP address, browser type, and screen resolution, as well as certain behavioural or preference information, such as their language preferences, or which pages they visited and for how long.
This information enables us to understand how visitors use our digital platform and to provide them with enhanced digital platform functionality. However, it is collected in a way that does not enable us to determine the actual identity of visitors to our digital platforms, unless they choose to provide this voluntarily.
What cookies do you use?
Types of cookies served through our digital platform and the purposes they perform are described below:
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What information is collected? |
How can I opt-out? |
Required cookies |
Required cookies enable you to navigate the digital platform and use its features, such as accessing secure areas of the digital platform and using its services. |
Your IP address, browser information |
Because required cookies are essential to operate the digital platform and its services, there is no option to opt out of these cookies. |
Performance cookies |
Used to improve the digital platform functionality and performance. |
Information about how you use our digital platform, including which pages you visit most often and if you receive error messages from certain pages. |
To learn how to opt out of performance cookies using your browser settings click here. To learn how to manage privacy and storage settings for Flash cookies click here. |
Functionality cookies |
Used to remember information you enter or choices you make (such as your username, language, or your region) and provide enhanced, more personal features. We use local shared objects, also known as Flash cookies, to store your preferences or display content based upon what you view on our digital platform to personalize your visit. |
Your IP address and preferences you indicate (e.g. language selection) |
To learn how to opt out of functionality cookies using your browser settings click here. Note that opting out may impact the functionality you receive when using the digital platform. To learn how to manage privacy and storage settings for Flash cookies click here. |
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Details of cookies used |
Type of information collected |
Can I opt out of their use? |
Targeting or |
To notify you about products and services based on your online behavior and to remind you of items left in your cart. |
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Device used, time, frequency and behavior about your sessions |
Yes |
Do you serve targeted advertising?
No. At this time, we do not serve any cookies through our digital platform for targeted advertising purposes, nor do we allow any third party to do this.
How can I control cookies?
You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies.
You can set or amend your web browser controls to accept or refuse cookies. As the ways in which you can do this vary from browser to browser, please visit your browser’s help menu for further details. Please note that if you choose to reject cookies, doing so may impair some of our digital platform functionality.
Where Can I Get Further Information?
If you have any questions or comments about our Cookie Notice, please write to us at Philip Morris ČR a.s., Law Department, Vítězná 1, 284 03 Kutná Hora.
COMPANY INFORMATION
We are Philip Morris ČR, a.s., the subsidiary of Philip Morris International and the largest producer and seller of tobacco products in the Czech Republic.
Philip Morris ČR a.s.
Incorporated in the Commercial Register kept by the Municipal Court in Prague, Section B, Inset 627.
Seat: Kutná Hora, Vítězná 1, PSČ 284 03
Contact address: Karlovo náměstí 10, Prague 2, 120 00, Czech Republic
Identification Number: 14803534
Taxpayer Registration Number: CZ 14803534
LICENCE TO USER GENERATED CONTENT
INTRODUCTION
We are a member of the Philip Morris International group of companies (referred to as "we", "us" or “PMI”). We have identified ourselves to you (“You” or “Your”), and given our contact details, on www.iqos.com ("Website") in connection with which You have been guided here.
We would like to use your content (“UGC”). By submitting the content, you agree to the terms (“Terms”) on which you are letting us use Your content set out in this document.
These are important provisions: you should read them before submitting any UGC as they are binding on You.
IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THESE TERMS, YOU MAY NOT SUBMIT THE UGC.
You are responsible for the UGC you submit on the Website and we reserve the right to remove any UGC that contains:
- Offensive or violent language
- Hateful or discriminatory comments regarding race, ethnicity, religion, gender, disability, sexual orientation or political beliefs
- Links or comments containing sexually explicit content material
- Violations of copyright or intellectual property rights
- Spam, link baiting or files containing viruses that could damage the operation of other people’s computers or mobile devices
- Attacks on specific groups or any comments meant to harass, threaten or abuse an individual
- Commercial solicitations or the promotion of a competitor
We reserve the right to remove UGC as described above and other content which we consider inappropriate at our own discretion.
LICENSE TO USE USER GENERATED CONTENT
- This permission to use Your content is an agreement between You and PMI.
- You confirm that:
- You are current user of IQOS or IQOS MESH and at least 18 years old (if you do not appear in UGC) or at least 25 years old (if you appear recognizably in UGC);
- the UGC is Your original work and does not violate any intellectual property, personality or other rights which belong to a third party;
- Your permission to use the UGC under this agreement (“Your License”) does not violate or conflict with Your existing contractual arrangements or applicable laws;
- any people recognizably appearing in the UGC including yourself are at least 25 years old, and that You have permission from those people to: i) photograph, record or film them , ii) include their photograph, sound and/or video in the UGC and iii) if applicable, use their names for being shared by PMI and its affiliates for the purposes listed below with no consideration payable to them, and iv) provide PMI with a copy of their written permission if PMI requests You to do so.
- You keep all of Your rights to the UGC, but You hereby grant to PMI and its affiliates, a royalty free, perpetual license to use and copy, including for commercial purposes, the UGC for all lawful purposes including marketing, promoting and/or advertising of PMI’s non-combustible brands, as well as thereto related products, services and promotional materials, at PMI’s sole discretion and without any liability or warranties (express or implied) with respect to our use of it, from the date on which You grant PMI and its affiliates Your License.
- You grant PMI and its affiliates the rights to reproduce, modify, translate, display and prepare derivative works, publicly perform, display, distribute, broadcast, and otherwise use the UGC, in whole or in part in any way PMI (or any of its affiliates) desires, for the above purposes, in any anticipated media for publication and in any geographies.
- You allow PMI and its affiliates to use the name, nickname, likeness, pseudonym, rights of publicity, voice, live or recorded performance, autograph, photographs and biographical information of You and any other people included in the UGC in accordance with our business partners privacy notice available at https://www.pmi.com/legal/legal-documents, and that you have notified any other people included in the UGC of these terms.
- In case the UGC infringes any proprietary rights of any third party or defame or invade the privacy or publicity rights of any person, You will indemnify, defend and hold PMI and its affiliates harmless from and against any and all claims, demands, damages, liabilities, losses, costs and expenses arising from or related to this breach.
- You agree that Your License is voluntary and You are free to enter into it with PMI.
- You can opt-out from Your License agreement for future UGC at any time by contacting [email protected] (email id) or by other means following instructions set in the terms of use on our channels, but even after such an opt-out Your License will remain valid and enforceable with respect to any UGC You have granted us Your License and/or posted on our channels, accounts, wherever applicable according to the respective terms of use, before the opt-out. Please consider that processing your opt-out request might take some time, but we will do our best to do it as soon as possible.
- You can contact [email protected] (email id) for any queries or clarifications regarding Your License, if you believe your copyright or intellectual property protected material has been used without authorization or if your privacy or personality rights have been infringed.
- You can enter into Your License by posting #okiqosterms in response to our request from account @iqos on Instagram or account @iqossupportcz on Twitter, or by submitting, posting, sending us UGC on our social media channels, accounts, the Website(-s); and
- Your License will be governed by the laws of Switzerland and will be subject to the jurisdiction of courts in Lausanne, Switzerland.
CARE PLUS
CARE PLUS
CUSTOMER CARE
Czech Republic
Toll-free hotline:
800 413 413
E-mail:
Website:
www.iqos.com
Address:
Philip Morris ČR a.s., Vítězná 1,
284 03 Kutná Hora
CARE PLUS
Enjoy the Care Plus benefits for free (no fees will be charged).
One free replacement during the first 24 months from purchase of the IQOS holder and one free IQOS pocket charger replacement in the case of physical damage (for IQOS heated tobacco devices) and one free replacement in the case of physical damage to an IQOS VEEV..
In the case of malfunctioning, free door-to-door (courier) replacement service.
24/7 assistance on foreign trips (for IQOS heated tobacco devices).
In the event of device failure abroad, we ensure quick and free replacement anywhere in the world where international assistance for IQOS heated tobacco devices is available.
You automatically attain these Care Plus benefits if you register yourself and your device on www.IQOS.com or at an IQOS brand store.
RULES AND CONDITIONS OF THE IQOS LOAN
Description of the “IQOS Loan” product
Free loaning of an IQOS set (IQOS 2.4 Plus, IQOS 3 DUO or IQOS 3 MULTI – the specific device is indicated in the order) and 6 packs of HEETS tobacco sticks based on the order for a special price.
Package contents (valid for IQOS 2.4 Plus and IQOS 3 DUO): holder, pocket charger, cleaner, power adapter, USB cable and 6 packs of tobacco sticks.
Package contents (valid for IQOS 3 MULTI): holder, cleaner, power adapter, USB cable and 6 packs of tobacco sticks.
By ordering and purchasing the “IQOS Loan” product at www. IQOS.com, you confirm your consent to these loaning conditions.
1. Basic loaning conditions:
- The loan is intended only for adult smokers who wish to continue using tobacco products.
- You borrowed the IQOS device in order to try the difference between smokeless tobacco products and tobacco products for smoking, for a period of maximally 7 days.
- The IQOS device is designated for your personal use.
- If your adult smoker friends wish to try the IQOS device, contact us via the following contact data.
2. Delivery: After creating the order, the goods will be delivered to you via DPD courier service. You can pay using a card online at iqos.com or upon delivery. Upon delivery, the courier will verify your age (min. 18) by checking your identification document (ID card, driver’s license or passport).
3. On the fifth day from taking over the consignment, you will receive additional instructions on how to proceed.
Subsequent purchase of an IQOS registration set
If you decide to keep the IQOS device, the e-mail will contain a link to www. IQOS.com, where you can purchase the borrowed IQOS device as part of the IQOS registration set. The price of the registration set depends on the type of device we loaned you: IQOS 3 DUO for CZK 2,490, IQOS 3 MULTI for CZK 1,290, IQOS 2.4 PLUS for CZK 1,290, and includes the IQOS device and 5 packs of HEETS tobacco sticks of your choice. You can choose to pay online or upon delivery. Once you complete the order, the 5 packs will be delivered by DPD courier service. The obligation to return the IQOS device expires upon paying for the IQOS registration set order.
Returning the device
If you decide to return the borrowed IQOS device, simply complete your data on the DPD courier service website and we will collect the parcel for return. The e-mail which you receive on the fifth day after accepting the parcel with the “IQOS Loan” will contain a link to the DPD courier service website. There you must fill in the following data: DPD parcel number (parcel for delivery of the IQOS Loan - found in the SMS and e-mail notifying delivery from DPD), name and surname and contact data to collect the parcel (date and place).
In any case, you can return the IQOS device in person or by post to the address IQOS Store, 28. října 88, 284 03 Kutná Hora. If you do not return the IQOS device even within 30 days without prior arrangement, you must pay us the full price for it. If you fail to return any part of the IQOS set, we are authorised to claim the amount corresponding to the sum of prices of the individual parts specified in the current pricelist.
4. IOQS general business terms and withdrawal from the loan
You confirm that you have become familiar with and agree to the IQOS General Business Terms and Conditions, which are available HERE and which also apply to borrowing an IQOS device.
If you decide to terminate the IQOS loan prematurely and return the IQOS device and tobacco sticks, please use the withdrawal form available here. You will be refunded the price of the tobacco sticks which you return.
Tobacco sticks and nicotine pods used with IQOS contain nicotine, which is addictive. Therefore using IQOS is not risk free. The best choice for consumers concerned about their health is to quit tobacco and nicotine use altogether.