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Decathlon Pro Partnership Program - Terms and Conditions

Last revision: 03.09.2024

Preamble

Decathlon Switzerland is part of the Decathlon Group which is a leading developer, manufacturer and retailer of sporting and outdoor goods. Decathlon Switzerland is selling these sporting and outdoor goods through its retail stores and online channels to customers in Switzerland.

Decathlon Switzerland offers memberships in its Decathlon Pro Program. Such memberships enable sports clubs to receive cashback payments respectively vouchers on Decathlon product purchases conducted by its club members. In order to receive such cashback payments, the sports club's members shall link their personal Decathlon memberships with the Decathlon Pro account of the sport club.

1. Application

These Terms and Conditions shall apply between Decathlon Sports Switzerland SA, Rte de Meyrin 171, 1214 Vernier (hereafter "Decathlon Switzerland") and the legal entity (hereafter "the Partner" or "Sports Club") hereby subscribing for an account (hereafter "the Account") of the Decathlon Pro Platform (hereafter "the Platform").

The Partner shall apply for an Account on the Platform by entering the requested information in the digital form and press "apply". The Partner's Account will thereafter be created and confirmed by Decathlon Switzerland.

Decathlon Switzerland can in its sole discretion reject applications for the creation of an Account.

2. The Partner's Decathlon Pro Account

After the creation of the Account, the Partner shall request its employees, respectively members (hereafter "Club Members") to link their personal Decathlon memberships with the Account. For clarity's sake, Club Members shall have the right, but not the obligation to link their personal membership with the Account. Purchases of Club Members that have not linked their Decathlon membership with the Account, are excluded from the cash back procedure.

The Partner shall ensure that no third persons that are not Club Members link their Decathlon membership with the Account.

3. Cash Back Procedure

  • 3.1. For each purchase conducted by the Partner or a Club Member, a cash-back (hereafter "Cash Back") shall be credited to the Partner's Account.
  • 3.2. The Partner shall receive a personalized login to the Account.
  • 3.3. The basic Cash Back rate is 5% on purchase made by the Partner or a Club Member. In addition, the cash back rate shall increase after every 12 months by 0.5% until the Cash Back rate has reached a maximum of 7%.
  • 3.4. Cash Back on purchases by the Partner or a Club Member shall be calculated on the net value of the purchase amount, including purchases of discounted products. Deductions on the Cash Back are made for returned products according to such products’ net value.
  • 3.5. Club Members must indicate their Decathlon membership when conducting purchases. Decathlon Switzerland will automatically allocate the conducted purchase of the Club Member to the Partner's Account. Temporary suspension of the aforementioned allocation e.g. in case of technical incidents remains reserved.
  • 3.6. Cash back shall be granted not only on product purchase in store and online, but also on other services of Decathlon such as product rentals or product maintenance or rental services. Cash Back is not granted on the purchase of marketplace and second life products.

4. Cash Back Collection

  • 4.1. The Cash Back amount accumulated on the Partner's Account can be obtained only by the Partner and only in the form of Decathlon gift cards. All Decathlon gift cards are transferable.
  • 4.2. The Cash Back amount can be obtained by the Partner in form of the Decathlon gift cards at any time.
  • 4.3. The Partner has the right and obligation to designate an administrator who can access the Account online, including all relevant information relating to the Account. The provision of additional logins, e.g. for Club Members is not possible.

5. Term

5.1. The term of an Account lasts for at least one year. Thereafter, the Account can be terminated with a notice period of two months to the end of every month.

5.2. In case of a termination of the Account, the Partner has the right for all accumulated cashback to be paid out in form of Decathlon gift cards.

5.3. In case of misuse of the Partner’s Account, e.g. if the Partner collects Cash Back on its Account through persons that are not Club Members, Decathlon Switzerland has the right to terminate the Partner’s Account respectively the cooperation with the Partner with immediate effect. In such cases of misuse, Decathlon Switzerland has the right to reduce the Cash Back amount of the Partner in part or in whole.

6. Club Members' Exit

  • 6.1. The Partner shall ensure that persons who, for whatever reason, end to be the Partner's Club Members, are unlinked from the Partners account.
  • 6.2. If a Club Member links his/her personal Decathlon Switzerland memberships to an account of another partner of Decathlon, then this person's Club Membership with the Partner ends automatically.
  • 6.3. At the end of each contract year Decathlon Switzerland has the right to audit the Partner's Club Memberships and potentially exclude persons from the Partner's Account. Alternatively, Decathlon Switzerland may also unlink all Club Members from the Partner's Account and request the Partner to ensure that its Club Members again link their a Decathlon membership with the Account.

7. Intellectual Property and Personality Rights

  • 7.1. The Partner agrees that Decathlon Switzerland can use images of the Partner for marketing purposes. Whenever possible, the Ambassador shall proactively provide image material showing Decathlon Products and Club Members to Decathlon Switzerland.
  • 7.2. The Partner agrees that Decathlon Switzerland can use image material provided by the Partner for marketing purposes, unless the Partner declares something different when providing the image material. Decathlon Switzerland shall have the right to use the image material for the term of this Agreement and thereafter.
  • 7.3. The Partner assures that image material provided to Decathlon Switzerland does not infringe copy or personality rights of third persons and that Decathlon Switzerland can use such image material without restrictions. In particular, Decathlon Switzerland shall have the right to use image material for the generation of derivative work, e.g. by shortening videos, by adding logos, visual effects or music.

8. Miscellaneous

  • 8.1. These Terms and Conditions contain all agreements on the subject matter between the Parties. Verbal supplements do not exist. All amendments or additions to these Terms and Conditions are only valid when agreed on between the Parties in writing.
  • 8.2. The validity of these Terms and Conditions remain in force, in case one or several individual clauses are or become invalid.
  • 8.3. These Terms and Conditions, their validity and interpretation shall be subject to Swiss Law under the exclusion of all norms that refer to foreign law. Jurisdiction for all disputes between the Parties relating to these Terms and Conditions shall be Lausanne, Switzerland.