1. To participate in the Club Pioneer program you must be a Club Pioneer member, therefore the completion of an application form and acceptance of these terms and conditions is required.
2. Club Pioneer reward claim forms will be accepted via post or are available online (click here). Pioneer Hi-Bred Australia (Pioneer) accepts no responsibility for incorrect or misplaced claim forms.

3. Club Pioneer members may access their points total by calling 07 4637 2966 or from the points summary information sheet which will be posted to Club Pioneer members twice per year.

4. Club Pioneer members may exchange 500 points (or multiples thereof) for one $50 (or multiples thereof) Coles Group & Myer Gift Card: Conditions and exclusions apply. For full Terms of Use visit giftcards.com.au or phone 1300 304 990. Claims can be made by using a claim form which will be posted to member and is available on-line (click here).

5. Club Pioneer members may exchange 100,000 points for a one week tour to the US (Des Moines, Iowa) or Canada. Tours will include return economy class airfares, accommodation, meals and transfers for one person for seven days. The tour itinerary will be the responsibility of Pioneer.

6. Once exchanged for either Coles Group and Myer gift card(s) or a one-week trip to the US or Canada, the points can not be used again and will be deduced from Club Pioneer members’ accounts.

7. Club Pioneer points may not be exchanged between Club Pioneer members except within the same family on the same property or within the same trading name. Family is defined as husband, wife, defacto/partner, son, daughter, brother, sister and in-laws (father-in-law, mother-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law).

8. Liability for any damage to persons or property caused by or in relation to any Club Pioneer rewards item claimed, including and not limited to the redemption of any tour, will not be accepted by Pioneer unless injury or damage sustained at a Pioneer facility.

9. In the event of any dispute Pioneer reserves the right to establish the final allocation or non-allocation of Club Pioneer points.

10. Club Pioneer reward points accumulated during any period are not subject to an expiry date and are ongoing, unless otherwise specified by Pioneer.

11. Club Pioneer rewards may only be claimed on the claim form (at any time) by registered Club Pioneer Rewards members. Claim forms will be sent to Club Pioneer members twice per year and are also available on-line at australia.pioneer.com

12. Club Pioneer reward points cannot be exchanged for cash and no cash payment will be made for unclaimed points.

13. In the event of the Club Pioneer Rewards program ceasing to operate all points accumulated by registered participants for purchases up to the date of cessation will be eligible for redemption.

14. Points will be credited to Club Pioneer members’ accounts as per the Club Pioneer rewards program table (click here) when Club Pioneer members send in a copy of proof of purchase of Pioneer® brand seed or Pioneer® brand inoculants. Proof of purchase may be a copy of a receipt or invoice from a participating retail outlet or silage contractor. Club Pioneer members must write their membership numbers on the proof of purchase.

15. Points will also be credited to Club Pioneer members’ accounts as per the Club Pioneer rewards program table (available at australia.pioneer.com) when Club Pioneer members provide the following services to Pioneer:

a) Pioneer® brand product testimonial (published in Pioneer literature, newspapers or magazines.

b) Conduct a side-by-side trial, product advancement trial or research trial in conjunction with a Pioneer area manager or agent appointed by Pioneer.

c) Grow a production block(s) of Pioneer® brand seed in conjunction with Pioneer production staff.

These points will be allocated automatically to members’ accounts. ‘Season’ means per summer or winter crop production irrespective of the number of production fields per grower. ‘Year’ means per calendar year irrespective of the number of research trials per grower.

16. Participants may exit the Club Pioneer program at any time by calling 07 4637 2966. All points accumulated up to the date of exit will be eligible for redemption within 30 days of the date of exit. Accumulated points after this time will be forfeited.

17. It is the responsibility of the Club Pioneer member to complete forms correctly and all reasonable efforts and precautions will be taken to ensure that data collected is accurately entered and stored securely. However, Pioneer will not be liable for any inaccuracies in Club Pioneer members’ accounts from any errors, omissions or disruptions of the systems used to record and manage that data.

18. Pioneer Crop Credit is only available to Club Pioneer members from approved retail outlets. On providing Crop Credit, Pioneer will charge 4% on the list price upon invoicing. Payment is subsequently due 6 months from the date of invoice. Pioneer reserves the right to perform the necessary credit checks before approval.

19. The Replant Extra^SM program is only available to Club Pioneer members who have collected 500 points once in the life of their membership. If members have collected 500 points and then their account drops below this level, they will still be eligible for the Replant Extra program^SM. The terms and conditions of the Replant Extra program are:

a) The Replant Extra program is valid for Club Pioneer members who purchase and plant seed of Pioneer® brand grain sorghum, Pioneer® brand forage sorghum, Pioneer® brand corn or Pioneer® brand canola.

b) The Replant Extra program does not apply to any Pioneer® brand grain sorghum, Pioneer® brand forage sorghum, Pioneer® brand corn or Pioneer® brand canola treated with any chemical other than the original chemical applied at the time of bagging.

c) The Replant Extra program only applies to the original purchaser of the seed and is not transferable to any other user of that seed.

d) The Replant Extra program only applies to the establishment of Pioneer® brand grain sorghum, Pioneer® brand forage sorghum, Pioneer® brand corn or Pioneer® brand canola during the first 60 days after planting. Failure of the established crop or stand to persist to survive after this time (for whatever reason) is not covered under the Replant Extra program.

e) Purchasers should lodge claims for replanting under the Replant Extra program as soon as the establishment failure is determined to allow themselves the best replant opportunity. All claims must be accompanied by proof of purchase.

f) Seed provided under the Replant Extra program will be authorised, delivered and invoiced (under normal trading terms) during the same crop year/season that the original product was purchased (irrespective of when the original crop is replanted).

g) Claims will be allowed where a complete paddock (or the majority of a paddock) sown using best management practices has failed to establish a satisfactory crop of plant stand (to the customer’s satisfaction) for any reason.

h) All claims under the Replant Extra program (each paddock) shall be subject to verification and approval by Pioneer or an agent appointed by Pioneer.

i) All claims for replanting seed under the Replant Extra program must be submitted to Pioneer before the paddock to be replanted is sprayed, grazed or ploughed out. The claim must be approved prior to replanting.

j) In the event that a claim under Replant Extra is approved, Pioneer shall provide equivalent Pioneer® brand replant product via the original retail source at 50 percent of the price (proof of purchase is required).

k) Varieties or hybrids used for replanting will be subject to availability. Pioneer® will offer suitable replant products for conditions, but it is not obligatory to furnish specific hybrids/ varieties for replanting.

l) The final decision on replanting the crop or stand is that of the purchaser.

m) If the product is provided to the purchaser under clause j) above, or the purchaser decides not to replant the crop/stand, then the replant product shall be considered a full discharge of Pioneer’s obligation under the Replant Extra program. In these cases Pioneer shall have no obligation to provide any replant offer should chemical, livestock, diseases, pests or other events cause damage to (or loss of) the established crop or stand.

n) The decision of Pioneer, or any of their representatives or agents, shall be final and no correspondence will be entered into.

20. Pioneer will automatically enter eligible Club Pioneer members into Pioneer promotions if they have purchased Pioneer® brand products within the allocated time frame of the promotion. Once entered Club Pioneer members will abide by the terms and conditions of the promotion.

21. Club Pioneer Rewards participants acknowledge that by submitting a Club Pioneer Rewards application or claim form they consent to the details of each transaction being recorded and they consent to Pioneer storing and using that data in accordance with our global information privacy policy. The details of which are available are australia.pioneer.com

22. In addition to any uses otherwise permitted under our global information privacy policy, Club Pioneer members acknowledge Pioneer may use that information to:

a) Provide them with discounts or special offers from time to time

b) Facilitate their participation in and administer Club Pioneer

c) Send them communications

d) Conduct marketing activities and market research

If your participation is terminated Club Pioneer members acknowledge that we may continue to use any data we have obtained while they were participating, provided that we continue to comply with our global privacy policy in relation to the use of that data.

 

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