Entertainment Membership Terms and Conditions

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1. Program Overview

Entertainment (“Program”) is a membership program which is operated by Entertainment Publications of Australia Pty. Ltd ABN 85 065 011 903 (“Entertainment Publications”). By enrolling and participating in the Program, you agree that you have read and understood these Terms and Conditions and are bound by them. You consent to Entertainment Publications collecting, using and disclosure of your personal information in accordance with the separate Entertainment Privacy Policy.

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Entertainment Digital Memberships (‘Memberships’) are sold primarily by community and fundraising groups, with 20% of the Membership purchase price retained by the organisation. Memberships can be purchased online via the fundraising organisation’s online order page.

The barter, trade, sale, purchase, publishing or transfer of Memberships or any of its Entertainment Offers, Merchant Redemption Codes, or Free Trials, by any person or entity, including but not limited to travel servicers, travel providers, third party websites, publishers, and distributors of the Digital Membership or any of its Vouchers, is strictly prohibited, unless expressly authorised by Entertainment Publications. All Entertainment Offers are subject to the Entertainment Rules of Use.

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The Entertainment Return policy and guarantee – if for any reason you are not satisfied with your Entertainment Membership, you may within 30 days of purchase contact our office for a full refund. A proof of purchase is required.

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Secure Payments for additional Entertainment Memberships and Member-only offers available on the website can be made securely with a credit card at www.entertainment.com.au or entertainmentnz.com. The charge will appear on your credit card statement as “Entertainment Publications”.

All costs quoted on www.entertainment.com.au are in Australian dollars and are inclusive of GST. All costs quoted on www.entertainmentnz.com are in New Zealand dollars and are inclusive of VAT.

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All Entertainment products, customised products, as well as the partners who provide offers on this Site, are subject to availability. Entertainment takes no responsibility for any products, services, or promotions that are discontinued, sold out or temporarily unavailable.

These Terms and Conditions are governed by and will be construed in accordance with the laws of Australia.

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2. Defined Terms

Activation Date: The commencement date for an Entertainment Membership, triggered by the activation of a purchased Activation Code.

Activation Code: A code which is provided to a customer when they purchase an Entertainment Membership. The code must be activated to commence the Membership.

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Entertainment/Program: The membership program which is operated by Entertainment Publications and provides Offers to its members.

Member, Members or Membership: A person who holds a current and active Entertainment Membership.

Participating Merchants: A partner merchant that participates in the Entertainment Program and honours the associated Offers.

Purchase Date: The date of purchase of an Entertainment Membership, where the customer is provided with an Activation Code.

Offer: Those features of the program that provide members with access to discounts on dining, travel, shopping and other categories. Offers may change from time to time without notice.

Other Offers: Other promotions and special Offers which may be offered to you from time to time.

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3. Joining Entertainment

Customers can join the Entertainment program by purchasing an Entertainment Membership and activating it online at entertainment.com.au or entertainmentnz.com. The Membership Activation Code must be activated within the 90 days grace period. If activated within 90 days, the Membership will expire 12 months from the Activation Date. If not activated within 90 days, a 12 month Membership will expire 15 months from the purchase date. A 24 month Membership will expire 27 months from the purchase date, if not activated within 90 days.

Customers can view the full range of Entertainment Memberships online. Products and pricing are subject to change from time to time.

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4. Participation in the Program

Entertainment Offers can be accessed via the Entertainment App and website and redeemed at Participating Merchants. Entertainment Offers are not transferable, not redeemable for cash and are non-refundable.

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Entertainment Memberships are valid for 12 months (or 2 years) and must be renewed annually (or biennial), with payment of the applicable annual (or biennial) fee. Membership can be revoked by Entertainment Publications at any time, in its sole discretion and without compensation, for any reason including but not limited to: abuse or breach of any of the Terms and Conditions of the Program, any actions deemed by Entertainment Publications to be contrary to Entertainment Publications, the Program or the interests of its Members or partners or in the case of fraud or misuse.

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Entertainment Publications assumes no liability whatsoever, including without limitation, liability for any expense, loss, cost, injury, damage, accident or any other matter or thing whatsoever, however suffered or caused (including compensatory, incidental, indirect, special, punitive, consequential or exemplary damages or damages for loss of income or profits), directly or indirectly arising out of or related to the Program or by reason of the termination of or amendment to the Program in whole or in part, the value or availability of Offers, or the addition or deletion of Offers, Participating Merchants or other features with or without notice.

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Neither Entertainment Publications nor its respective officers, agents, employees and related bodies corporate shall be responsible for any failure of the entertainment.com.au or entertainmentnz.com website or Entertainment app for any problems or technical malfunction of a telephone network or lines, computer online systems, servers, access providers, computer equipment, software, failure of any e-mail, online or Internet entry, technical problems, traffic congestion on the Internet or at any website, or any combination thereof, including any injury or damage to any computer or property related to or resulting from participating in or downloading any material relating to the Program. Entertainment reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to cancel or suspend this Program should a virus, bug or any other cause beyond the reasonable control of Entertainment corrupt the security or proper administration of the Program.

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Any attempt to deliberately damage any website or app or to undermine the legitimate operation of the Program is a violation of criminal and civil laws and should such an attempt be made, Entertainment Publications reserves the right to seek remedies and damages to the fullest extent permitted by law, including criminal prosecution.

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5. Renewing Membership

At the completion of the Membership period, Members will be invited to pay for a new Membership period. Members who do not pay their renewal fee by the due date will not be able to access Offers.

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6. Marketing, Promotions and Personal Information

By enrolling in the Program, Members will be automatically enrolled into and consent to, receiving marketing communications.

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It is the responsibility of the member to set their own communication preferences by logging into their account and selecting what they wish to receive and not receive or by selecting to opt-out of receiving email communications by selecting unsubscribe on the email footers. Members are responsible for keeping the information in their account up to date including by not limited to their name, e-mail address, mobile phone number and date of birth.

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7. Membership Offers

Offers are only available at Participating Merchants and vary between region. Offers are for personal use only, and cannot be assigned, traded or otherwise transferred in accordance with the Terms and Conditions of the Program. Any assignment or transfer in violation of these rules will be void, and may, at the sole discretion of Entertainment Publications, result in the loss of Membership.

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All promotions exclude Entertainment Merchant Waitstaff offers and Corporate Partner offers.

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8. Competitions

Entertainment may also from time to time make available to Members promotions and competitions (collectively, “Competitions”). Where applicable, Members may enter Competitions by meeting the entry criteria specified on each Competition. We may publish names of winners of Competition prizes.

Each Competition will be subject to any individual terms and conditions specified on the Website. However, some of the standard terms and conditions are as follows:

• Awards and prizes must be taken intact as offered and are not transferable, exchangeable or redeemable for cash;
• If a person otherwise entitled to an award or prize is under the age 18, we reserve the right to instead give the award or prize to that person’s parent or guardian;
• If an award or prize is unavailable for any reason, we reserve the right to substitute an award or prize of equal or greater value;

Entertainment Publications’ decision on all matters relating to a Competition will be final and not subject to challenge or review. Offers may not be redeemed in conjunction with any other promotional offers including, but not limited to, promotional discounted ticket offers. Neither Entertainment nor our officers, agents, employees and related bodies corporate make any representation or warranty as to the quality, suitability or merchantability of any goods or services offered or given as awards or prizes.

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9. Privacy

We may disclose to third parties aggregate anonymous statistics regarding our customers, sales, traffic analyses and other information regarding or collected through our websites and printed forms. Other than in this anonymous form, we will not disclose your personal information without first obtaining your permission except as follows:

• We may disclose personal information if required by law or legal process.
• We may disclose your personal information to third parties providing, or assisting us in providing, all information communication technology, website or app development and production functions, website or app analytics, services requested by you and for billing purposes.
• We may disclose your personal information to the fundraiser that sold you your Entertainment Membership so that the fundraiser may notify you when next year's edition is available.

• Entertainment Publications may disclose personal information to an overseas recipient if you are informed and provide consent to the disclosure to the overseas recipient, either through agreement to Entertainments Terms and Conditions and to this Privacy Policy, or through direct notification at a later date; or if it is reasonable to assume that such a disclosure is required under the terms of your purchase; or the disclosure is required or authorised by an Australian court or tribunal or under Australian law. If we send personal information overseas, Entertainment will take reasonable and practicable steps to ensure that the overseas recipient handles such information in accordance with the Privacy Act.
• To view the full privacy policy please click here

10. Termination, Changes and Breach

Entertainment may change these Terms and Conditions, any aspect of the Program including redemption procedures or any Offers in any respect, all without notice and even though changes may affect the value of Entertainment Memberships already purchased.

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11. General

These Terms and Conditions constitute the entire agreement between you and Entertainment Publications regarding your participation in the Program, your entitlement to redeem Offers of the Program and supersede all previous versions. Except as expressly contained in these Terms and Conditions, there are no conditions, representations, warranties, express or implied, statutory or otherwise. When you deal with Entertainment Publications or its respective officers, agents, employees and related bodies corporate over the Internet, you consent to the formation of contractual relations through electronic communications. Entertainment Publications has the final authority as to the interpretation of these Terms and Conditions and as to any other questions or disputes regarding the Program.

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12. Changes to these Terms and Conditions

Entertainment Publications reserve the right to change, suspend or terminate these Terms and Conditions at any time. Where Entertainment Publications changes these Terms and Conditions, or any Offers under the Program, an updated copy of these Terms and Conditions will be available on the Entertainment website. Members should regularly check for updates to the Terms and Conditions.

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13. Rules of Use for your Entertainment Membership

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13.1. Entertainment Membership

Your Entertainment Membership needs to be activated on the Entertainment website. Once activated, simply show your phone with the ‘Redeem’ screen to the relevant participating business. Your membership is not transferable.

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13.2. Redeeming Offers

With the Digital Entertainment Membership, simply present the relevant digital app voucher for the participating business at the time you request your bill or make your purchase to redeem the offer. Carefully read the terms of each offer before using. Offers apply only to the items and terms specified.

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13.3. Not valid with other third-party offers

Entertainment offers are exclusive and may not be combined with other third-party discount programs.

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13.4. Dining Section Offers

It is not necessary to identify yourself as an Entertainment Member when making your booking or arriving at the restaurant. Present your phone with the “Redeem” screen visible at the time you request your bill to redeem the offer. You may use each offer once at each restaurant listed in this section. The restaurant’s offer will then appear as “Redeemed” after it has been used.

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13.5. Valid anytime & Excluded Days

Entertainment’s dining offers are valid at all times throughout the year, except for a few days known as Optional Days. These days include:

• All Official Australian Public Holidays

• All Official New Zealand Public Holidays

• Good Friday

• Valentines Day

• Mother’s Day

• Father’s Day

All other Entertainment Offers are Valid at all times.

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13.6. Main course offers

The restaurant will deduct the price of the least expensive main course(s), up to the maximum value stated on the offer. Please note the following:

• If two main courses are not ordered, the least expensive item(s) ordered as a main course will be deducted.

• When more than two people are dining together, or if multiple Memberships are used, the least expensive main course(s) of the party is / are the one(s) deducted.

• When adults and children dine together and two or more adult-priced main courses are purchased, the least expensive adult main course is complimentary. If only one adult-priced main course is purchased, then the value of the child’s meal is deducted.

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13.7. 25% off dining offers

When dining at a restaurant where the offer is “25% off the total bill”, the restaurant will deduct 25% off the total bill for the table, up to the maximum value indicated on the offer. If multiple Memberships are used, the deduction is still 25% off the total bill, up to the maximum combined value of the Memberships.

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13.8. Restaurant ‘specials’

If the restaurant is running a breakfast, lunch or dinner special/set menu, their offer is still valid. If it incorporates more than one course, the value of the main course portion, or 25% off will be deducted from the bill.

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13.9. Dining in groups

When more than two people dine together, these rules apply:

• One bill for the party – no separate bills

• No more than three Entertainment Digital Memberships per party

• Number of diners 2, number of Memberships 1

• Number of diners 3, number of Memberships 1

• Number of diners 4, number of Memberships 2

• Number of diners 5, number of Memberships 2

• Number of diners 6 or more, number of Memberships 3

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13.10. Solo dining

Some restaurants include a solo dining option clearly marked on the offer. These are valid only when dining alone and may not be used when solo diners join other people at a table.

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13.11. Dine-in only

Restaurant offers in the Fine and Contemporary Dining, Café and Bistro Dining, and Casual Restaurant and Family Dining categories are valid for dine-in only, unless otherwise stated.

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13.12. Informal Dining and Takeaway offers

Unless otherwise noted, offers in the Informal Dining and Takeaway category may be used for both takeaway and dine-in (not for delivery unless otherwise stated).

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13.13. Movie offers

If a movie offer states “no free list” the cinema may be obligated by studio contracts to exclude certain movies. To check, call the cinema or check their website.

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13.14. Arts, Sports, Attractions, Retail and Local Services offers

Please read each offer for terms and conditions. When using these offers with accompanying children, if two or more adult admissions are purchased, the least expensive adult admission is complimentary, unless otherwise stated.

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13.15. Shopping, Travel and Leisure

Please refer to the specific terms and conditions for each offer. For the most up to date information about these offers and products, visit our Shopping or Travel  sections.

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13.16. Hotel and Resort Accommodation

Your Entertainment Membership is valid for up to 50% off at over 1,800 leading hotels and resorts. Properties featured in this section may have specific terms and conditions on their page. Please refer to each offer for details and the Hotel Program Rules of Use.

Any changes or updates to these ‘Rules of Use’ can be found at www.my-bookings.com.au.

The barter, trade, sale, purchase, or transfer of this Membership or any of its Entertainment Offers, Merchant Redemption Codes, Free Trials, or any other content, by any person or entity, including but not limited to travel services, travel providers, and printers, third party websites, publishers, and distributors of the Membership or any of its Offers, is strictly prohibited, unless expressly authorised by Entertainment Publications Ltd. All Entertainment Offers are subject to the Entertainment Rules of Use. Entertainment Publications Ltd. reserves the right to make changes to the Participants and their Offers at its sole discretion.

This Membership and its Offers are intended for the non-profit use of the individual purchaser of this Membership. Additionally, the use of this Membership and its Offers for advertising purposes, in any form or fashion, is strictly prohibited. Any use of Offers in violation of these Rules will render the Offer VOID, and violators will be prosecuted. Offers may not be reproduced and are void where prohibited, taxed, or restricted by law. Entertainment Publications Limited and Entertainment Publications of Australia Pty Ltd, will not be responsible if any establishment breaches its contract or refuses to accept Offers; we will however, use our best efforts to secure compliance. Entertainment Publications of Australia Pty Ltd and Entertainment Limited, will not be responsible in the event of Acts of God, fire, casualties, strike or other events beyond its control.

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14. Entertainment Membership Terms and conditions

The Entertainment Return policy and guarantee – if for any reason you are not satisfied with your Entertainment Membership, you may within 30 days of purchase contact our office for a full refund. Proof of purchase is required. If your Entertainment Membership was purchased during a promotional campaign period, refunds are bound to the specific terms and conditions of that promotion period. Please click here to view active competition and promotion Terms and conditions.

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15. Payments

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15.1. AU Payments

When purchasing an Entertainment Membership, we accept:

• Credit & Debit Cards (Visa, MasterCard, American Express, UnionPay)

• Afterpay (For purchases $1- $2,000 from 20 January 2022)*

T&Csapply. For full terms and conditions visit: https://www.afterpay.com/en-AU/terms-of-service

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15.2. NZ Payments

When purchasing an Entertainment Membership, we accept:

• Credit & Debit Cards (Visa, MasterCard, American Express, UnionPay)

• Afterpay (For purchases $1- $2,000 from 20 January 2022)*

T&Cs apply. For full terms and conditions visit: https://www.afterpay.com/en-nz/terms-of-service

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