TL;DR: The rules are pretty much what you'd expect from most businesses. We sometimes give out coupon codes. You can't combine multiple coupon codes, or a coupon code with automatic discounts. You can't use coupon codes when renewing a subscription, or when purchasing add-on subscriptions (the automatic discount you get is greater than what any coupon would give you). Coupons do expire, and may be limited to certain subscriptions, users, or number of uses. Coupons must be used during the checkout, and won't be applied to already finalized transactions. We won't exchange coupon codes with money, subscription time, etc.
Terms of Use for Coupon Codes on the Web Site of Akeeba Ltd
Terminology
Company in this document refers to Akeeba Ltd.
Our Site in this document refers to the Company’s website currently located at https://www.akeeba.com.
Our Reseller in this document refers to the Company’s authorized reseller, Paddle Ltd, which handles payments and invoicing.
Subscription in this document refers to any software and / or download services subscription currently available for sale on Our Site.
Subscription Page in this document refers to any page on Our Site which lets you purchase any of Our Subscriptions.
Payment Page in this document refers to the standalone page, pop-up, or overlay page provided by Our Reseller, allowing to make a payment for a Subscription you selected to purchase on Our Site.
Coupon Code in this document refers to any discount code you can enter into the “Coupon code” field of any Subscription Page.
Regular Price in this document refers to the price of any of Our Subscriptions before any discount or tax is applied to it.
Automatic Discount in this document refers to reduction of the Regular Price applied automatically by Our Site’s e-commerce system and visible on the Subscription Page. This includes but is not limited to discounts applied automatically in the following occasions: when repurchasing a subscription while it is still active in your account, before it expires; when purchasing a subscription while holding another active subscription that qualifies you for an automatic discount.
Discount in this document refers to any price reduction applied to the Regular Price either automatically or as a result of a Coupon Code or Automatic Discount.
Dissemination
Our Company may publish time limited Coupon Codes as part of special promotions, e.g. on the occasion of major holidays and sponsored conferences. We believe in honest pricing: the price of our software is the lowest we can offer on a permanent basis to guarantee continued development and support.
Coupon Codes are typically delivered by one of the following means: announced on our social media presence; Our Site (e.g. news section, documentation etc); on the sites of select partners; on-line, print or other physical advertisement material for conferences and similar events; electronic or printed certificates for raffles; delivered in personal messages for special cases (e.g. when a client has bought the wrong subscription).
We do not share our Coupon Codes in “coupon exchange” sites. Coupon Codes on such sites will generally do not work as they are outdated or already canceled. Furthermore, Coupon Codes which do not originate from us do not bind us in any way whatsoever.
Modes of delivery
Coupon Codes can be delivered either standalone or as part of a specially formed URL. Most Coupon Codes we announce are typically of the standalone kind. A standalone code looks like this: SPECIMEN
Specially formed URLs are mostly used for raffle certificates and whenever we need to convey a coupon code that applies to a specific subscription or client. A specially formed URL looks like this: https://www.akeeba.com/subscribe/new/akeebapro.html?coupon=SPECIMEN Please note that these examples are for illustration purposes only and do not correspond to an active coupon code.
Applicability
Coupon Codes noted as “checkout” can only be applied on the Payment Page of our Reseller and are valid for all products, and bundles. Checkout coupon codes cannot be used when you are purchasing a single-product renewal, bundle renewal, or have otherwise received an Automatic Discount (e.g. purchasing additional products while you have an active subscription). Kindly note that Automatic Discounts are always higher than the discounts we grant through Coupon Codes.
All other Coupon Codes can be applied on the Subscription Page of Our Site, or the Payment Page of our Reseller, for the single-product Subscriptions they are issued for. Most Coupon Codes can be used with any of Our Subscriptions unless explicitly stated otherwise. In the latter case wording similar to “valid only for XYZ” is used, meaning that the coupon code is only valid if used to purchase a XYZ subscription.
Coupon Codes delivered through a specially formed URL can only be used for the subscription pointed to by the URL. If the URL points to a subscription selection page the Coupon Code can be used with any of our single-product Subscriptions unless explicitly stated otherwise. In this case the same provisions as the paragraph above apply.
Validity Period
All of our coupon codes come with an expiration date. We may define a date either explicitly e.g. “valid until June 1st, 2016” or implicitly e.g.“valid until the end of May”.
All dates are expressed in GMT timezone. If a time is not specified it is 00:00:00 (midnight).
If a year and / or month is not defined it is the year and month, respectively, when the message was posted. In the case of a Coupon Code announce at an event or social function it is the year and month the event takes place. If an event spans two months it is the second month, e.g. if an event is organized May 30th to June 1st then the month to take into account is June.
If no validity period is specified it is implied to be one calendar week (7 days) since the day of the post containing the Coupon Code.
Limitations
Coupon Codes come with limitations to prevent abuse. Typically they can only be used once per user account and by a maximum of 100 users. We reserve the right to revise these limits without prior notice.
Discount Calculation
A Coupon Code marked as “checkout” applies its discount against the Subtotal (price before sales tax is applied) of a single-product or bundle product purchase, as long as no other Automatic Discount or Coupon Code has been applied.
All other Coupon Codes apply to single-product Subscriptions only. The discount is applied against the Subtotal (amount before any sales tax is applied).
Discounts may be a percentage (such as 20%), or a fixed amount (such as 10€). If the application of a Coupon Code results in a negative Subtotal, the applicable Subtotal for the transaction will be considered to be zero.
When the Subtotal is zero after applying a coupon code the transaction will be indicated “FREE”. You can complete these transactions without providing any means of payment, meaning that you will be granted the Subscription without being charged.
Sales tax Obligation
The Discount granted by the use of the Coupon Code does not relieve you from the obligation to pay sales tax when applicable. Sales tax, if applicable, is calculated against the discounted price presented to you in the Payment Page under the Subtotal heading.
Combination with other Coupon Codes and Automatic Discounts
Discounts granted by Coupon Codes cannot be combined with Automatic Discounts. Coupons are disabled for these transactions.
You cannot combine two or more Coupon Codes. Only one Coupon Code can be used at any time.
Transaction Finalization
Coupon Codes cannot be retroactively applied to finalized transactions. Coupon Codes can only be applied at the time of purchase, before you finalize the payment.
No Exchange
Coupon Codes are designed and intended to only give you a Discount when purchasing one of Our Subscriptions on Our Site. They cannot be exchanged for cash, refund (whole or partial), credit, another subscription, subscription extension (subscription time), services or anything else whatsoever.
Modification and Termination
The Company reserves the right to modify or terminate any aspect of a Coupon Code including but limited to the discount, validity period, applicability and limitation at any time without prior notification. Any modification or termination is not retroactive; if you’ve already used the coupon code the transaction is finalized and we won’t ask you for more money.
Exceptions
No exceptions to these Terms will be granted under any circumstances.