What these Terms cover.
These Terms apply to the public Uptick Local website, the free Uptick Local pilot membership, featured benefits and related membership messaging. They do not replace the terms of an independent participating merchant or another service a member reaches through an Uptick.
In these Terms, Uptick means an eligible local item or perk made available through the Uptick Local membership, and participating location means the merchant location identified with that Uptick.
Pilot enrollment is not open. Uptick will publish the operating legal entity, notice address and finalized enrollment terms before admitting members.
Uptick Local membership.
Uptick Local is a free pilot membership for admitted adults age 18 or older. The pilot targets 150 admitted members and has a hard cap of 200. There is no fixed membership fee. A member is responsible for providing accurate information needed for membership and fulfillment.
Membership does not guarantee that a particular Uptick, location or market will always be available. Availability depends on participating markets, participating locations, capacity, timing and the offer-specific terms shown with the Uptick.
The featured member benefit.
For each published weekly release, an eligible admitted member receives one featured item or perk backed by approved supply. No purchase or payment by the member is required. A week without an approved published release does not create a benefit.
The named participating location fulfills the benefit. Its displayed description, location, timing, approved capacity, expiration and redemption limits are part of the benefit-specific terms. Read them before traveling to redeem.
Claims, reservations and redemption.
- An issued benefit is backed by approved supply for the applicable release. Opening or claiming it records member activity; it does not create an additional unit.
- An Uptick may expire, be limited to a time or day, or be limited to one per admitted member under the displayed terms.
- A member must follow the displayed redemption instructions and present the requested member experience or verification method.
- Verification may be staff-gated or may use a QR code, NFC, Uptick Tap or another method described with the Uptick. Not every method is live today; only use the method actually presented in the applicable flow.
- Do not duplicate, sell, misrepresent or attempt to redeem another member’s claim. Unless an Uptick says otherwise, it has no cash value and is not a substitute for cash.
Uptick may record the claim, redemption, time and verification method to operate the service, prevent abuse and report relevant activity. If a location cannot fulfill an Uptick, its own operating conditions and the displayed offer terms may control what happens next. Uptick may provide recovery fulfillment or another recorded resolution when the approved process allows it; a member can contact Uptick support with a question.
Participating merchants.
An approved local merchant may fulfill an Uptick according to the benefit’s terms. The merchant remains responsible for its own staff, products, services, hours, taxes, licenses and legal obligations. Uptick manages the membership relationship and the delivery of Uptick membership messages.
A merchant is not automatically an Uptick SMS sender, and joining Uptick does not automatically enroll a member in that merchant’s independent marketing program. A merchant does not receive Uptick SMS consent or member history.
Uptick Local Membership SMS.
SMS is an optional delivery channel. If a member separately chooses the Uptick Local Membership messaging program, the member may receive recurring automated SMS from Uptick Local about membership, local perks and necessary service or support communications.
- Message frequency varies. A published weekly release may create one featured-benefit notice, and service, transactional or support activity may create additional messages.
- Message and data rates may apply.
- Reply STOP to stop Uptick Local Membership messages.
- STOP does not cancel membership or an already issued benefit.
- Reply START to ask the carrier to remove its sender block. START does not provide consent or enroll a member.
- Reply HELP for help, or contact iwhite@upticklocal.com.
- Consent to receive SMS is not a condition of purchase, and it is not permission for a participating merchant to market to the member.
- Carriers are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages.
A member is responsible for providing a mobile number they are authorized to use and for telling Uptick if the number changes. See the SMS program page and Privacy Policy for more detail.
Referrals.
If Uptick makes a referral feature or referral benefit available, it may include additional rules shown at the time. Use a referral feature only for genuine personal invitations. Do not create duplicate accounts, impersonate someone, send unsolicited bulk messages, mislead a recipient or attempt to obtain a benefit through abuse or fraud.
Responsible use.
Members may not interfere with the service, probe or bypass security, manipulate claims or redemption records, use another person’s information without permission, submit false information, or use an Uptick in a way that violates law or the offer’s terms. Contact Uptick if a member believes a claim or redemption record is wrong.
Suspension, termination and service changes.
Uptick may suspend or end access to membership or a particular Uptick when reasonably necessary to address abuse, fraud, security, legal requirements, a merchant withdrawal, capacity or a change in the service. Uptick may also change, pause or discontinue parts of the product. We will not describe an offer as available when we know it is not.
Pausing SMS does not cancel membership or an already issued benefit. No service change gives a participating merchant permission to use Uptick membership SMS consent or member history. SMS controls remain described on the SMS program page.
Availability and disclaimers.
Uptick Local and each Uptick are provided as presented and subject to participating-market, participating-location, capacity, timing, verification and offer-specific conditions. Uptick does not guarantee that every location or perk will always be available, that a message will arrive at a particular time, or that a merchant will remain participating.
To the extent permitted by applicable law, Uptick disclaims warranties that are not expressly stated in these Terms. Nothing here limits a right or remedy that applicable law does not allow us to limit.
Contact.
Questions about membership, an Uptick or these Terms can be sent to iwhite@upticklocal.com. The public policy links are the Privacy Policy and SMS program page.
Pilot enrollment remains unavailable until Uptick publishes its operating legal identity, notice address and finalized enrollment terms.