Account & Service Control · Restriction or exception
Cards are not intended for under 13; ages 13 to 18 need parent or guardian supervision
Starbucks Cards are not targeted towards or intended for use by anyone under 13. People between 13 and 18 may use Cards only under the supervision of a parent or legal guardian who agrees to be bound by the Agreement.
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Starbucks Cards are not targeted towards, nor intended for use by, anyone under the age of 13.
If you are between the ages of 13 and 18, you may only use Starbucks Cards under the supervision of a parent or legal guardian who agrees to be bound by this Agreement.
Qualifications & exceptions
Ages 13 to 18: supervision by a parent or legal guardian who agrees to be bound is required.
Not stated here
The text does not say what happens if someone under 13 uses a Card.
Account & Service Control · Restriction or exception
Businesses face extra rules, including bans on reselling Cards and soliciting new customers
There are unique requirements and restrictions on the use of Starbucks Cards by businesses, such as prohibitions against reselling Cards and using Cards to solicit new customers. The Agreement points to a business-to-business site for details; that site is not part of this source and its terms are not analyzed here.
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Use of Starbucks Cards by Businesses
There are unique requirements and restrictions on the use of Starbucks Cards by businesses such as the prohibitions against reselling Starbucks Cards and using Starbucks Cards to solicit new customers.
Qualifications & exceptions
The two named prohibitions are examples ('such as'), not a complete list.
Details are on a separate business-to-business site not supplied here.
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The full set of business requirements is on the linked business site and is not supplied.
Account & Service Control · Company practice
eGift recipients get an email with options, and an eGift should be treated like cash
On the requested delivery date Starbucks emails the recipient to say they received an eGift from you. The recipient may add it to their Starbucks account, transfer the balance onto an existing Starbucks Card, or print it and take it into a store; they may also register it for use with Starbucks mobile applications. Starbucks emails you a confirmation when the recipient opens the eGift email. An eGift is like any other Starbucks Card and should be treated like cash by the recipient. Each eGift has a unique card number no matter how many times the email is printed.
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On the requested delivery date, we will send the recipient of your eGift an email notifying them that they have received an eGift from you.
The recipient will have the option of adding the eGift to their Starbucks account, transferring the balance onto an existing Starbucks Card or printing out the eGift and bringing it into a Starbucks store to make a purchase.
We will also send you an email confirming receipt of your eGift when the recipient opens the eGift email.
An eGift is like any other Starbucks Card and should be treated like cash by the recipient.
Each eGift has a unique Starbucks Card number associated with it no matter how many times the email is printed out.
Qualifications & exceptions
The 'treat like cash' wording is an expectation placed on the recipient.
Account & Service Control · Procedure
eGift status questions go to a separate eGift support site, email address or phone number
For questions or concerns about the status of an eGift, the Agreement gives an online self-service page, an eGift support email address and a phone number. The linked pages are not supplied in this source.
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If you have any questions or concerns about the status of an eGift, please go online to
Not stated here
The linked eGift support pages are not supplied here.
Account & Service Control · Company practice
Receipts on request, a duty to check online history, and no activity statements
When you use your Card Starbucks provides a receipt if you request one, showing the purchase was made with a Card and the remaining balance. You are asked to check your online transaction history regularly to ensure your history and balance are correct. You can check balance and recent transactions online, and the balance also appears on the point-of-sale receipt. Starbucks will not send you statements of activity on your Card.
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Receipts and Transaction History
When you use your Starbucks Card, we will provide a receipt if you request one.
Please check your online Transaction history regularly to ensure that your Transaction history and account balance are correct.
We will not send you statements of activity on your Starbucks Card.
Qualifications & exceptions
A receipt is provided only if you request one.
Checking online history regularly is requested ('Please check'); no consequence is stated in this block.
Account & Service Control · Restriction or exception
Registering a Card requires accurate information; Starbucks may disable a Card if it is not provided or updated
To register a Card you complete an online form. When registering or purchasing, you agree to provide complete and accurate information about yourself and to update it if it changes. If you do not, or if Starbucks has reasonable grounds to suspect you have not, Starbucks may in its sole and absolute discretion disable your Card; if you think it was disabled in error you can call Customer Service. You are responsible for the accuracy of what you provide and for keeping your Card information confidential and secure. All your Cards can be activated and registered in your Starbucks Rewards account, but you may keep only one such account at any time.
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Registration, Liability for Unauthorized Transactions
When registering or purchasing a Starbucks Card, you agree that you will: (i) provide complete and accurate information about yourself; and (ii) update such information if it changes.
If you do not provide or update such information, or if we have reasonable grounds to suspect that you have not provided or updated such information, we shall have the right, in our sole and absolute discretion, to disable your Starbucks Card.
If you believe your Starbucks Card has been disabled in error, please call 1-800-STARBUC.
You are responsible for: (a) the accuracy of all information that you provide to us; and (b) maintaining the confidentiality and security of your Starbucks Card information.
you may only maintain one (1) such account at any time.
Qualifications & exceptions
Disabling is in Starbucks's sole and absolute discretion and can rest on reasonable suspicion.
Only one Starbucks Rewards account may be maintained at any time.
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The text does not say what happens to the balance on a disabled Card.
Account & Service Control · Permission or license
Starbucks may suspend or terminate at any time without notice; balances refunded only if termination is without cause
Starbucks may suspend or terminate the Agreement and revoke or limit any or all of your rights and privileges at any time without notice or liability. Termination may result from fraudulent or unauthorized use of the Card, including failing to provide valid information. As an example, transferring balances between Cards solely to obtain cash back is unauthorized use, and if Starbucks considers it appropriate to limit its losses it will cancel such a Card and retain the associated balances. If Starbucks terminates the Agreement without cause, it will refund or issue store credit equal to the balance on the cancelled Card or Cards, less any amounts you may owe it.
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Cancellation of This Agreement
We may suspend or terminate this Agreement and revoke or limit any or all of the rights and privileges granted to you at any time without notice or liability.
Termination may result from your fraudulent or unauthorized use of the Starbucks Card including your failure to provide valid information.
transferring balances between different Starbucks Cards solely for the purpose of obtaining cash back is an unauthorized use of the Starbucks Card and if we deem it appropriate to limit our losses we will cancel any such Starbucks Card and retain any balances associated with those Starbucks Cards.
If we terminate this Agreement without cause, we will refund or issue store credits equal to the balance on your cancelled Starbucks Card(s), less any amounts that you may owe us.
Qualifications & exceptions
Starbucks may act at any time, without notice or liability.
Termination for fraudulent or unauthorized use, such as balance transfers solely to obtain cash back, can involve retaining balances.
The refund or store credit for termination without cause is less amounts owed to Starbucks and may be issued as store credit rather than a refund.
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The text does not say what refund applies when termination is neither for fraud nor 'without cause'.