IQOS BENEFIT SHARING PROGRAM TERMS & CONDITIONS

A. PROGRAM TERMS

Welcome to the IQOS Program SHARING BENEFIT (hereinafter, “the Program”) of the company with the name "Philip Morris AB" and (hereinafter, the "Company" the "We" ) based in Karlavägen 108, 115 26, Stockholm.

Contacting the Company: For any matter related to the Program you can contact Customer Service at 020 25 10 10.

1) What is the Program:

The Program enables you, who are an adult smoker and have a profile in our database on iqos.com as a IQOS Consumer (you have created an account, purchased an IQOS device and have been age verified as a legal age user) (“Adult Consumer Profile”) to accept our terms to inform an adult smoker friend of yours so he/she can, if he/she wishes, be informed about IQOS ("the Product").

2) Who can participate in the Program:

2.1.) To be able to inform your adult smoking friends you must (cumulatively): 

a) have been age verified and have an Adult Consumer Profile on the Company's Basis, 

b) have purchased and registered at least one IQOS, 

c) and have read and accepted the IQOS general terms and conditions;  

2.2.  Your friend must be an adult smoker, and not already registered an Adult Consumer Profile or otherwise connected with our Company Base and have given consent to you. 

Henceforth a total of 2.1. and 2.2. above, constitutes the "Participation Criteria". If you or your friend do not meet these Participation Criteria, you are not eligible to participate in the Program.

The above Participation Criteria apply from now on (from the effective date of these revised terms stated at the end hereof) for all those who participate in the Program. 

3) Program Process

3.1.1 Informing your Adult Smoker Friend, who has expresses interest to you about the Products from our Company can take place by visiting the corresponding campaign page at iqos.com after you login with your credentials and fill in your adult smoker friends details.

3.1.2 In order to be able to send the invitation you must ensure the following:

a) both you and your Adult Smoker Friend fulfil the Participation Criteria

b) you yourself confirm your interest in participating in the Program with the activation process indicated to you by the Company and accept the terms of the Program in the manner provided– with the process you become a Member of the Program (hereinafter the  "Member").

c) confirm that you have correctly and truthfully entered the details of your consenting adult smoking friend in the manner indicated by the Company

d) if you do not confirm your interest in participating as well as the details of your adult smoking friend within the time period that will be indicated to you each time, all the details relating to the specific invitation (yours and your friend's) will be deleted.

Only if the above applies cumulatively will your adult smoking friend receive the message of the invitation to confirm his consent. By submitting and confirming your friend's details, you guarantee us the proper and legal fulfillment of all of the above.

3.1.3. Your adult smoker friend has 6 days from receiving the SMS message to confirm his consent (hereinafter the "Term"). As long as he confirms the above consent, he will immediately receive an update from the Company and he has the remaining time of the Term (since he confirmed his consent) to decide whether he wishes to purchase a Product through this Program using the code received for this purpose.

3.2. To complete the process of informing your friend about the Program

3.2.1. You can, after your friend declared his consent to you, inform your friend that he can visit a point of sale (physical or the online store) in order to receive information about the Product and, if he so wishes, then make a purchase using the Code.

3.2.2 In order to be able to use the Code you must:

a) you have received the prior consent of your adult smoker friend to be informed by you about the possibility of updating him and using the Codes as mentioned in this Program.

b) accept the present terms of the Program. If you have not already signed up to the Program in the way mentioned in article 3.1.1., then informing your adult smoker friend by you and giving him the Code to use is equivalent to accepting the terms of the Program that you have received knowledge of both the General Terms and Conditions of the Company (when opening an Adult Consumer Profile) and the terms of the website IQOS https://se.iqos.com/en/terms-of-use .

Only if the above applies cumulatively will your adult smoker friend be informed, receive the Code and use it, if he wishes, within the deadline.

3.2.3. Verbal notes for informing your friends about the use of the Code:

a) It is recommended that you communicate the possibility of using the Code to your friend verbally and/or using only individual (and not mass or publicly accessible) means of communication with him (after his consent to you, as mentioned above).

b) you must inform your adult smoking friends in particular about the deadline for using the Code as well as about the numerical limit of participation in the Program referred to in article 4.3. below.

c) in the context of informing your adult smoking friends about the possibility of using the Code, the Company is eligible to contact you from the moment that you Adult consumer friend has submitted your details in the corresponding form and has consented that you are an adult smoker user.

What are the general conditions that I must know and follow for my participation in the Program?

a) Informing your adult smoker friend after confirming his consent to contact

4.1. The confirmation of your friend's consent for receiving the Code does not impose any obligation on your friend to purchase a Product or conduct any other action.

4.2. Your friend can at any time withdraw the consent, for the future, either by contacting Philip Morris AB Contact Numbers. His data will be deleted immediately.

b) Points return policy and how to redeem them

4.5.1. As long as your adult smoking friend purchases a Product using the code within the deadline that is set, you will be rewarded.

5. PROHIBITIONS UNDER THE PROGRAM

5.1. NOTICE TO MINORS IS PROHIBITED. You must have confirmed the age of your smoker friend and his/her interest in being informed, before entering his details in the Program.

5.2 Public announcements regarding the Program, posting on public media (e.g. social media, blogs, Platforms) and/or any other public notification or statement or sending mass updates (only individually to your adult friend) are expressly and strictly PROHIBITED that meets the conditions herein). It is also PROHIBITED to inform you about the Program or notification for use for the purposes of this Code WITHOUT THE PRIOR CONSENT OF YOUR ADULT SMOKING FRIEND.

5.3. You must NOT make any representations and/or updates about the Products other than those set out in these terms. You acknowledge and agree that the Products are not an alternative to smoking cessation and are not designed as a cessation aid, are not harmless, when in use deliver nicotine which is addictive and are intended solely for use by adult smokers.

5.4. The code that your friend receives connects him to you in order to a) be able to check the fulfillment of the Participation Criteria, and b) to confirm consent (accountability). The code sent by SMS is unique for each friend. The Code is for use only by your adult smoking friend who has received them under the terms and restrictions herein and may not be further transferred by your friend or used by others.

6. Duration and Program Cancellation/Termination

6.1. This Program is a contract between the Company and the Program Members that is governed by these terms and is of indefinite duration.

6.2. This Program may be terminated or modified at any time by simple notification from the Company by any reasonable means at its discretion where it will also inform you of the deadlines for completing any pending invitations or updates of your adult smoking friends or redeeming your rewards. In case of termination for reasons of force majeure (including the imposition of legal or other prohibitions) the redemption period may not be observed and the termination of the Program may be immediate, without any obligation to compensate its Members.

6.3. Also, your participation in the Program as well as your deletion from it is free and can be exercised at any time by you. You may terminate your participation in this Program by discontinuing the use of its features. For a complete deletion of all your data in relation to this program you can contact us. Your declaration will be equivalent to deletion from the Program and nothing will be owed to you by Philip Morris AB under the Program even if its terms are met in the future (ie, for example, purchase of an IQOS device after your deletion by an adult friend of yours who you had already informed before your deletion). However, please note that any of your adult smoking friends who have already received a message to confirm their consent will be able to participate in the Program until the deadline set. But those who have received the Code will not be able to use it as this code is deleted from that Program along with your deletion from the Program.

7. Responsibilities of parties from participating in the Program

7.1. The declaration by you of third party information to send an invitation to confirm your friend's consent and/or the notification of the Code and/or the possibility of using your mobile phone number as a Code constitute your confirmation and unconditional guarantee to the Company that all the procedures mentioned above have been followed, which we rely on for the execution of this Program. Philip Morris AB has the right to check the above information at any time and to refuse the fulfillment of the Program if it is established or there are reasonable indications at any time that the above are not met. You bear the burden of proof that you have fulfilled all the provisions mentioned herein which are undertaken by your participation in the Program.

7.2. The company reserves the right to expel anyone from the Program for violation of these terms or for any illegal act or omission that comes to its attention, is entitled to delete his IQOS Account. In this case, the Company keeps all the information that allows it to cross- check whether he has already been a member of the Program and has been expelled (so that he cannot be re-enrolled).

7.3. The Company is also entitled to refuse to fulfill the terms of the Program in whole or in part, at any time, to any third party if it finds out or comes to its attention or has indications that you or any third party has violated these terms. And in this case, the provisions mentioned in the article above can be applied.

7.4. The Company relies on the statements you provide to us regarding the correctness of the information and the age of your smoker friend as well as his prior consent to you and is not liable to you or any third party for any violation of the terms of the Program or legislation if it is due to your culpable act or omission or in the event that the Company is not informed in time of any problem or suspicion of illegality by you or by the third party who receives the information and/or the code and we reserve the right to take action against you or against any third party causes any damage to our Company due to or on the occasion of the above as well as due to your possible non-assistance or inability to provide information about the burden of proof you bear for the fulfillment of the correct information and the correct sending of the code. Also, Philip Morris AB is not responsible for incorrect or faulty operation of the Program if this is due to circumstances beyond its control or to force majeure events (including indicatively but not exclusively, any technical or other problems in the telecommunications network). You are also solely responsible for securing your passwords and your mobile phone against loss, theft, access by unauthorized third parties and any minors to the Program (which is strictly prohibited). In any case, our liability, where limitation of liability is permitted by law, is limited to the coverage of any proven positive damage of yours that is causally related to any culpable act or omission on our part in the context of the specific Program, and the liability for compensation is limited (where legally the possibility of contractual limitation of damage is provided) up to 3 000 SEK.

7.5. The Company bear no obligation to you in the context of the Program, except for the performance based on the respective Company Policy and the terms of IQOS SHARING BENEFIT Programme, under the limitations and reservations set forth in these texts. You expressly agree that the copy of the data kept by the Company in the Company Database for the purchases made by your adult smoking friends using the code corresponding to you, as well as for the fulfillment of any rights you are entitled to, are full proof of the above, which if validated by a competent authority or as provided by law has the effect of a private document.

7.6. The Company is entitled to change the terms in whole or in part in the Program at any time. It is also entitled (indicatively and not exclusively) to extend or shorten the deadlines, to set new deadlines and new conditions, to change the procedures, to add or remove procedures and in general to make any change it deems to the terms and limitations of the Program. In the event of a change to the terms, you will be informed in any reasonable way on the Company's discretion. Philip Morris AB also reserves the right to modify the Program at any time, to suspend the Program in part or in whole, temporarily or permanently and in cases of force majeure (including any legal or other obligation thereof) and in this case not to fulfill any of your rights or/ and not fulfill the terms of the Program generally towards you or your adult smoking friends.

Your continued participation in the Program will be considered as acceptance of any modified terms of the Program.

8. General conditions

8.1. The terms of this Program are always posted on this page.

8.2. In the event that a term is deemed abusive, this does not affect the validity of the remaining terms that are still valid. A delay in exercising any right of the Company does not imply a waiver of this right which it may exercise at any time and at a later time.

8.3. Any dispute arising hereunder shall be subject to the jurisdiction of Sweden, tried in Stockholm District Court and shall be governed by Swedish law.