Definitions
Products and Services provided by us
Customer’s obligations
Pricing
Exclusions and liability
Your remedy
Intellectual property rights
Data Protection
Force Majeure
Pre-Pay termination
Changes to this Agreement
Governing Law and dispute resolution
Assignment
No third party rights
Waiver
Severability
Lebara SIM Card returns
Refunds

 

The parties to this Agreement are:

Lebara Mobile Limited, a company registered in England, company number 06184980, whose registered office is at, 7th Floor, Import Building, 2 Clove Crescent, East India Docks, London E14 2BE, UK and its affiliates (“Lebara”) who supply the Products and Services to the Customer. In this Agreement, “we”, "us" and “our” shall refer to Lebara.

and:

You are the person who orders and uses the Products and/or Services for private and personal use from the activation of your Lebara SIM Card and the creation of an Account with us (the “Customer”). A Customer includes any person who we reasonably assume is acting with your authority. In this Agreement, “you” and "your" shall refer to you as our Customer.

1.These General Terms and Conditions (also the Pay Monthly Terms and Conditions and the Content Terms and Conditions where applicable) and the Price List apply to all of the Products and Services as offered by Lebara, whether for a specified fee or incorporated into other Charges. The current valid and binding version of the Agreement at any given time shall apply unless terminated under the terms of this Agreement and shall be published by us on the Internet at https://mobile.lebara.com/gb/en/terms-and-conditions.

a. This version of the Agreement takes effect from 27 September 2010 and shall remain valid and active until amended or terminated in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Agreement.

2. Our relationship with you is also subject to our Privacy Policy and our Code of Practice. These can both be found at https://mobile.lebara.com/gb/en/terms-and-conditions.

3. We can be contacted via the following methods: by email at [email protected]; on a Lebara SIM Card by dialling 5588; by telephone on: 0870 075 5588 (calls to our customer service number 5588 are free, however calls from other networks or landlines are typically charged at the standard national rate applied by other service providers); or by post at the above address.

4. By creating an Account and using a Pre-Pay Lebara SIM Card to access the Services via a Mobile Phone, you will be deemed to have accepted this Agreement and will be referred to as a customer of Lebara. Any SIM Card we provide to you is provided under licence and remains our property. We may change your SIM Card or require you to return it at the end of this Agreement.

5. All Pre-Pay Vouchers are issued by Lebara and only these may be used to add credit to your account.

6. We are subject to regulation in the supply of our services, including in the following areas:

a. For the provision of our communications services within the United Kingdom – the Office of Communications (Ofcom) (https://www.ofcom.org.uk/);
b. For the supply of premium rate content and services - PhonePayPlus (www.phonepayplus.org.uk,);
c. For keeping your personal information confidential and processing it fairly –the Information Commissioner (https://ico.org.uk/);
d. For our supply of consumer credit for our Pay Monthly Products - the Office of Fair Trading (www.oft.gov.uk);
e. For all disputes which cannot be directly resolved between you and us, we are subject to the authority of Ombudsman services - the Independent Dispute Resolution body for telecommunications. The details of the mechanism for raising such a dispute with the Ombudsman can be found at www.ombudman-services.org

 

Definitions

 

7. The definitions and rules of interpretation set out in this clause shall apply in this Agreement:

"Account" means our records of any information which you have supplied to us. This includes your personal information; details of the amount of credit you have for our Services; and details of your use of the Services. An Account is created by the connection of a Lebara SIM Card to the Network and either topping up by a minimum of £5 or making a chargeable call where the Lebara SIM Card has call credit included;

“Administration Fee” means any charge which Lebara may levy under this Agreement in specified circumstances for the cost of additional and/or non-standard services to you;

“Agreement” means these General Terms and Conditions and where applicable the order form, Charges, Price List, Price Plan, our Code of Practice, the Pay Monthly Terms and Conditions and the Content Terms and Conditions;

“AIT" or “Artificially Inflated Traffic” means where the flow of calls or messages to a particular telecommunications number or service is a result of direct or indirect activity by or on behalf of the operator of said number or service which causes a disproportionate flow of calls than we would otherwise expect from normal commercial practice and your usage of the Network in good faith;

"Charges" means all sums payable to us for the purchase of Lebara Products and Services which we make available to you as described in the Price List and/or Price Plan, including any Administration Fees;

“Code of Practice” means the Lebara code of practice detailing our method of dealing with any complaints or disputes relating to our Products and Services, which can be found at https://mobile.lebara.com/gb/en/mobile-terms-conditions.

"Content" means any text, visual or other information, software, photos, video, graphics, music, sound and other material appearing on or available through the Services for use on a Mobile Phone or otherwise, including any information supplied by content providers from time to time for which Lebara has the Rights to resell or allows a supplier of such Content to provide it via our network;

“Credit Card” and/or “Debit Card” mean a card issued by a UK bank in your name from which we are able to take payments under this Agreement directly or via our partners;

“Customer Services” means the Lebara staff and employees allocated to respond and assist customers with any queries and complaints. We are contactable via Lebara’s telephone numbers, by email or in writing;

“Day” means the period from 00:00 to 23:59;

“Direct Debit” means a method of making electronic payments at the request of, and to an amount specified by, the payee from a UK bank under the Direct Debit Scheme. For more details please see: https://www.bacs.co.uk/Services/bacsschemes/directdebit/Pages/DirectDebit.aspx

"GSM Gateway" means a device for wireless telegraphy designed for, or adapted to be capable of, use while connected to the Network or that of another network operator and used solely for the purpose of sending or receiving messages conveyed by means of the Network or the cellular telecommunications system of another network operator;

“Intellectual Property” or “IP” means any intellectual property rights anywhere in the world whether registerable or not, including, without limitation, patents, trademarks, service marks, designs, copyrights and related rights, database rights, know-how, moral rights and domain names, as well as applications for registration of such rights and the right to apply for registrations, and all equivalent or similar forms of protection notwithstanding the manner in which they arise or in which media;

“International Roaming” means the Service supplied to you by our reasonable efforts to enable you to obtain access to other mobile communications networks when you travel to other countries. This Service includes the ability to make and receive domestic and international voice calls, to send and receive SMS and MMS services to standard fixed and mobile numbers within the visited country;

“Minimum Term” means the minimum specified period of time for which you have entered into a Pay Monthly contract with us and as specified as part of your Price Plan and on which the prices of your Services are based;

"Mobile Phone" or “Handset” means a device capable of being connected to our Service via the Network for Services when used in combination with a Lebara SIM Card;

“Month” means a calendar month from the date of any event under this Agreement;

“MyLebara” means your personal details and where applicable billing information held by us and available to view on our Website at https://mobile.lebara.com/gb/en/login;

"Network" means the cellular telecommunication system supporting our Services;

“Pay Monthly” means Lebara’s range of consumer Services available and charged on a monthly basis;

“Pre-Pay” means Lebara’s range of consumer Services available by adding credit to your Account and charged solely through usage;

“Premium Rate” means those Services offered by or via Lebara which are charged at rates in excess of the standard rate for voice calls or message services. Prices for Premium Rate voice and SMS services are as advertised by the Content provider;

“Product” means any Mobile Phone or Handset or SIM Card supplied to you by us. Please note any SIM Card is provided to you under licence and it remains our property. We may change your SIM Card or require you to return it at the end of this Agreement;

"Price List" means the list of prices and Charges and any applicable conditions relating to the prices and Charges for the provision of the Service to customers which may be periodically updated by us for our Pre-Pay;

“Price Plan” means any applicable conditions relating to the prices and Charges for the provision of your Pay Monthly Services;

“Privacy Policy” means the Lebara policy on controlling your information which can be found at https://mobile.lebara.com/gb/en/privacy-policy;

"Register" and "Registration" means our acceptance of your application to register your personal details with us for the Service once you purchase call time from us;

"Rights" means copyright, trademark and other relevant proprietary and intellectual property rights relating to Content;

“Service” means any of the telecommunication services available for use by you via our SIM Card in the UK, including airtime minutes, enabling you to make or receive domestic and international calls and to send and receive SMS, MMS and data by means of the Network, the ability to send and receive email via the Internet, the ability to access information from the Internet, as well as any additional services we agree to provide to you, including voicemail and International Roaming where applicable;

"SIM Card" means the card or other device provided to you bearing a unique mobile telephone number programmed to allow a Mobile Phone to access the Service;

"User Guide(s)" means any guides or documentation supplied with your Mobile Phone/SIM Card either by us or by the manufacturer of your Mobile Phone that explain to you how the Service works, how to purchase call time and/or how to use your Mobile Phone;

"Using the Service" means the use of the Services via the Lebara SIM Card after your Account is first activated or from when the Lebara Mobile Phone and/or SIM Card is received by you, if later;

"Voucher" means a call time voucher of a specific cash amount and having a given value as specified in the Lebara Pre-Pay Price List when applied to Services on the Lebara network;

9. The headings in this Agreement do not affect its interpretation. A “person” can refer to an individual, a body corporate, association or partnership and includes a reference to that person’s legal personal representatives and/or successors to whom this Agreement is lawfully assigned. Unless the context otherwise requires a clause is a reference to a clause of the Agreement. In the event of a conflict between any documents of the Agreement, the following descending order of precedence shall apply: - the General Terms and Conditions/ Pay Monthly/Content Terms and Conditions; any order form; the Price List, the Price Plan, any other advertising materials.

Products and Services provided by us

 

10. We provide the Services using a combination of Lebara’s infrastructure and the Network in the United Kingdom. You acknowledge that Services provided under the Agreement are subject to arrangements that are in the control of other networks and their operators, including the Network, that are outside of the control of Lebara.

11. Lebara make the Services available subject to the credit available in your Account. For Pre-Pay, you get credit on our system to use the Services by topping up your Account with us. You do this by purchasing Vouchers which Lebara make available through a range of means from time to time and registering said Voucher with us in accordance with the rules relating to the Lebara tariffs and Services at https://mobile.lebara.com/gb/en/terms-and-conditions

12. Your pre-payments for Vouchers are not repayable by us, nor is any interest payable on any credit you may have with us. Every time a chargeable Service is used by you, the value you have added to the Account via the Voucher(s) is reduced with reference to the relevant Charges and Price Lists. Please note that use of Internet or electronic top-ups are not guaranteed as secure by us so be careful when using it. For the avoidance of doubt any physical Voucher shall expire by the date stated on the Voucher.

13. Lebara neither represents nor warrants that the Products and the operation of the Services (or related Products or Services, including those of third parties) will be uninterrupted, timely, secure or error-free or that it will meet the Customer’s specific requirements, even if those requirements have been notified to Lebara in advance.

14. The quality and availability of the Services or Products are subject to certain limitations and circumstances beyond our reasonable control including, but not limited to, physical, geographic and atmospheric conditions and the functional capability of Services and Products as supplied to Lebara.

15. The availability and maintenance of the Network varies depending on location. The quality and coverage of the Services depends in whole or in part on your Mobile Phone; the Products; the Network; and the other telecommunications networks or Services to which you are connected to via the Network. The Services might be adversely affected if too many people try to use the Network at the same time; physical features (such as buildings and underpasses); and by atmospheric conditions or other causes of interference. In particular, Lebara does not warrant that calls will not be dropped; GPRS connections will not be lost; that the transmission of data calls will occur at any particular speed or time; or that all traffic (including certain bandwidth capacities) can or will be transmitted by the Network; or that there will be absolute protection of its Network against unauthorised access or interception.

16. Subject to this Agreement, Lebara shall exercise such reasonable skill and care in the provision of the Products and/or Services as may be expected of a reasonable mobile communications provider.

17. We may, from time to time and without notice, change the Services and Products in order to comply with applicable safety, regulatory or statutory requirements, provided that such changes do not materially affect the nature or scope of the Charges for the Services and Products.

18. We may modify or suspend the Services wholly or partially without notice where such modification or suspension is deemed necessary by us (e.g. for maintenance, upgrading, security, emergency or other valid reasons) or by an authorised authority. All reasonable efforts shall be made to minimise such Service disruptions however, some interruption may be inevitable. We will notify you where and as soon as it is practicable to do so.

19. International Roaming.

19.1 For International Roaming, the overseas networks on which we rely to support the Service while you are abroad may be limited in quality and coverage which we have no control over. Access to these overseas networks will depend upon the arrangements between the Network and the foreign operators. We therefore offer no guarantee of access to International Roaming or the Services while abroad. If you use Services from a country outside the UK your use of the Services may be subject to different laws and regulations applying in that country. Lebara is not liable for your failure to comply with those laws or regulations. You also have to pay for receiving calls, including for the International components of such calls, when you are using International Roaming.

19.2 From the 13th June 2017 Communications made from a European Economic Area (EEA) country to another EEA country are charged at domestic rates. Data usages is also charged within the EEA as if you were in the United Kingdom. Please refer tohttps://mobile.lebara.com/gb/en/international-call-rates. If you are using a bundle, communications will be deducted from your bundle. For some bundles the use of data allowance while roaming in the EEA might be subject to a fair use policy.

20. Without prejudice to any other provisions of the Agreement, we reserve the right to:

a. issue such reasonable instructions concerning the use of the Services as may be necessary in the interests of safety, quality of Services, other customers or telecommunications services as a whole, or for any other reason we deem sufficient; and/or

b. block certain numbers from the Services, International Roaming; and/or disconnect the Services and Products on a temporary or permanent basis where there are reasonable grounds to suspect fraudulent, AIT or GSM Gateway activity or where we would suffer direct loss as a result of any use of the Services.

21. Use of Products and Services is limited to fair and reasonable use as defined by us from time to time. Our Services and Charges assume fair and reasonable use of the Service by you. In the event of the usage being in excess of the terms of the Agreement, we reserve the right to review the Charges applied to your Account or to suspend or terminate the Services offered to you.

22. We reserve the right where deemed necessary by us to alter the mobile telephone number designated to your Lebara SIM Card, or any other name, code or number associated with the Services, subject to reasonable notice to you in the circumstances.

23. Certain types of calls are not offered as part of the Services. Please refer to our website https://mobile.lebara.com/gb/en/passes-terms-and-conditions for details. Special rate services (i.e. non-geographic numbers in the UK starting 08 to which non-standard prices apply) are not available unless requested through Customer Services.

23 bis Calls and SMS made to Premium Rates Services are limited to a maximum of £40 per call and to a maximum of £240 per month.

24. All incoming voice calls which are not answered or which are received when the Product or Services are busy, switched off or out of coverage will be automatically diverted to the Lebara voicemail Services where you have activated them. This functionality cannot be altered. In the interest of other users, we limit the number and duration of the messages that can be left on your voicemail service. Please note that the confidentiality of messages cannot be guaranteed and you should take reasonable steps to secure or delete your messages. You must not record any abusive, obscene or hoax messages likely to cause offence to other people, including any Lebara employees; nor may you allow others to do so.

25. We always display or disclose the Customer’s telephone number where we are obliged to do so by law.

26. For SMS services, a standard text message is 160 characters long. Some Handsets permit you to send a SMS that is longer than the standard size. Where this is the case, the message will be divided up by us into the required number of texts required to convey your full SMS message. Each one of these SMS will be charged at the standard rate. Receiving international and UK standard SMS whilst in the UK is free. Premium Rate Services; SMS sent and received whilst abroad; reverse charged SMS; text messages sent to a non-UK based phone; and/or long text messages, are not included in the standard rates and therefore additional Charges may apply. The cost for sending a text message is deducted from your Account shortly after it is sent. Delivery of any given SMS cannot always be guaranteed.

27. With Lebara MMS you can send long text messages, picture messages and video messages. A long text message, picture message and video message is limited to a maximum size of 300 kilo bytes. If a message contains multiple media items, you will be charged for the most expensive item in the message, for example, if you send a message containing a picture and a video you are charged the price applicable to a video message. Messages sent whilst abroad, premium rate and reverse charged MMS are not included in the standard rate and therefore additional Charges may apply. Please note that not all Handsets can send and receive MMS.

28. Where we have provided you with your Handset, it is likely to be locked to the Network. You must not insert the SIM Card of another operator into a Lebara Handset without first using an unlocking code (which is not your PIN code). Upon request and subject to an Administration Fee we will provide an unlocking code to our Handsets. Please note that failure to enter the correct unlocking code for your Mobile Phone may result in it becoming permanently blocked.

29. The maximum call length available on the Service is 23 hours, 59 minutes and 59 seconds.

30. At our discretion, we may refuse to provide any part of the Services to you. If you feel that your Services should not be barred, please contact the Lebara Customer Service on 087 0075 5588. 

**. If you joined Lebara on or after 24th May 2023 you will no longer be able to use PAYG data. We have removed this option for your protection to avoid paying more on accidental data usage. If you wish to use data, you will need to opt into a plan or bundle. Browse our plans here

 

Customer’s obligations

 

31. For our Pre-Pay Service to you, you shall pay for such Services by purchasing a Voucher and registering it with us, or by purchasing call time using your electronic top up service, credit service, Credit Card or Debit Card as described in the User Guide(s) or by any other method approved by us from time to time.

32. You shall give Lebara your correct and current personal details, including your name and current address. You shall also notify Lebara of any changes to your personal details without delay via our website, our Customer Services number or by post.

33. You shall treat as confidential and store in a safe place all of your security information including your PIN or PUK codes and any other codes and passwords used to access the Services or to communicate with us. You shall not give access to your security information to anyone else. Lebara shall not be liable for any loss arising from your failure to keep such information secure.

34. You shall inform us as soon as possible if your Handset and/or Lebara SIM Card is lost, stolen, damaged, destroyed, and/or likely to be used in an unauthorised manner. You shall co-operate with Lebara in our reasonable security and other checks to protect you, your information, other customers, us, our network and Services.

35. You also agree that where your Handset and/or Lebara SIM Card is lost, stolen, damaged or destroyed or used without your authority, we shall have no obligation to make a refund to you of the credits left on your Account until we have been notified of such circumstances.

36. You are responsible for the acts and omissions of any and all persons using the Services and Products sold or allocated via your Lebara SIM Card. Without prejudice to any provision of the Agreement, you as our Customer agree that you:

a. are wholly responsible for the content of the use of the Service, and we are not responsible or liable for any call content, message or other communication sent or received by you or any other person using your Account, SIM Card or Handset (including content which contains a virus or other harmful or unlawful material);

b. will not reverse the charges on any telephone call or accept a reverse charged call. This applies even where you loan/give your Mobile Phone with the Lebara SIM Card to someone else;

c. have no representation or warranty from us as to the quality, accuracy, correctness, completeness or suitability of any call content;

d. will not attempt to, actually gain, permit or actively or inactively allow any third party to attempt to gain unauthorised access to the Service and/or Network;

e. rely on ,or use, any and all content at your sole risk;

f. will not use or permit the use of the Services or the Product for any improper; indecent; immoral; obscene; unlawful; harassing; harmful; unauthorised; defamatory; offensive and/or fraudulent purpose, or to cause any injury, offence or annoyance to any person or to send unsolicited commercial messages to any person;

g. will not use or permit any use of the Services or Product, so as to cause the operation of the Network or the quality of Services to be jeopardised, impaired or interrupted or to interfere with the integrity or security of any telecommunications or IT network or system, nor to misuse and/or abuse the Services and/or the Network;

h. will only use type-approved Handsets with the Network ;

i. will comply with the Agreement and any User Guide(s) governing your Product and/or Service use, and will remain solely responsible for the manner in which these are used;

j. will comply with the terms of any legislation or any licence applicable to you as the Customer or us, including all relevant codes of practice as may be issued from time to time by the Government, a regulator or other competent authority;

k. will comply with all reasonable instructions or requests of Lebara or an authorised authority and/or any other telecommunications operator, in particular as regards the use of the Services and in relation to the investigation of any offences;

l. will not, by inciting, encouraging or inducing members of the public to make calls to a particular number simultaneously.

37. You will not exploit the Services commercially or to the detriment of Lebara. Enterprises affiliated with a Customer are also considered third parties within the meaning of this clause. For the avoidance of any doubt this includes use of the Products and/or Services for the purposes of fraud, AIT or the operation of a GSM Gateway.

38. You will co-operate with all reasonable requests made by us relating to the provision of the Services to you.

 

Pricing

 

39. The current and binding Charges including Price Lists and Price Plans for Products and Services (including out of Price Plan prices) are published on our website at https://mobile.lebara.com/gb/en/. Charges may be amended by Lebara from time to time.

40. Call Services and the related Charges are quoted and charged by the minute. Therefore the minimum call charge shall be for one minute at prevailing Charges, except for International Roaming Services within the European Union, which are charged by the second.

41. If you continue to use the Services after an amendment to the Charges comes into effect, this shall be deemed to be your acceptance of the new Charges.

42. Where your Lebara SIM Card contains an initial credit and/or promotional credit, this will only be credited to your Account in accordance with the terms and conditions applicable to that offer.

43. In the event that you owe us any money and this is not paid when due, we reserve the right to recover this from any credit balance on your Account as held by us, or via subsequent credit added to it. We may charge you interest daily on the unpaid amount at the rate of 2% per annum above the base rate of Barclays Bank from time to time.

44. All Pre-Pay prices are inclusive of VAT unless otherwise stated. No separate VAT invoices or receipts shall be issued by us.

 

Exclusions and liability

 

45. Our Products and Services are offered on an “as is” basis, and we make no express or implied warranties with respect to the Services, Products and/or any Content whatsoever (including without limitation regarding their satisfactory quality, fitness for a particular purpose, suitability, reliability, timeliness, accuracy, completeness, security or that they are free from error) unless specifically set out in the Agreement. You also recognise that the Service may, from time to time, be adversely affected by events outside our control, including without limitation congestion, network coverage, dropped connections, the performance of wireless enabled devices and the maintenance of a secure network connection.

46. If our supply of the Services and Products is prevented or delayed by any act or omission caused by you or any third party, Lebara shall not be liable for any costs, Charges or losses sustained or incurred by you arising directly or indirectly from any such prevention or delay. In any event Lebara’s liability to you under this Agreement shall not exceed £100.00 in all circumstances.

47. Nothing in these terms shall act to exclude or limit our liability for death or personal injury, fraud or any other liability which may not by applicable law be excluded or limited.

48. Nothing in these terms affects the statutory rights of you as a consumer. We are not liable for any loss of use, profits or data or any indirect, special or consequential damages or losses, whether such losses or damages arise in contract, negligence or tort, including without limitation to any losses in relation to:

a. the deletion, with or without notice or cause, of any of your data or information stored on the Product and/or Services;

b. your use of, reliance upon or inability to use our, Product, Services and/or Content;

c. any loss of your data or material resulting from delays, non-deliveries, missed deliveries, service interruptions or failure, suspension or withdrawal of all or part of the or Product and/or Services at any time; or

d. the removal from the Product and/or Services of any material sent or posted by you on or via the Services and/or the blocking or suspension of your access to the Services or any part thereof in accordance with the Agreement.

 

Your remedy

 

49. If you are not fully satisfied with any part of the Services and/or Products, or this Agreement after it is amended, your sole and exclusive remedy is to discontinue Using the Services, or where you have paid us for any element of the Services and/or Product, to seek a pro-rata refund as outlined in the Agreement for the cost of that element which has caused dissatisfaction. You are not entitled to a refund where we have suspended or terminated your access to the Services or Products as a result of breach of the Agreement by you.

 

Intellectual property rights

 

50. Any and all names, trademarks, copyright, brands and logos of Lebara belong or are licensed to us as Intellectual Property (“IP”) and shall remain with us at all times, along with any related title and goodwill attached to them. You may not copy Lebara’s names, trademark, pictures, brands and logos, or copy any of Lebara’s manuals or documentation.

51. You may not copy any of the items incorporating the IP and supplied to you which incorporate the IP. If a Product is disconnected from the Services or if we change the IP, you must either destroy the SIM Card or return it to us, as requested by us. If it is not returned, you must pay for the SIM Card (or its replacement) at the price stated in the Price Plan at that time. 52. Lebara grants you as a Customer a revocable, non-transferable and non-exclusive right to use the IP related to the Products and Services provided by Lebara strictly for the proper use of the Services or Products, in accordance with, and for the duration of, the Agreement. Lebara or its licensor fully retain the rights to all corresponding IP rights. If you infringe the IP rights of third parties and Lebara is held liable, you shall hold harmless and indemnify Lebara in full against any such claims.

 

Data Protection

 

53. Lebara collects and process personal data in accordance to the European Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).  By means of the present Terms and Conditions we notify you about the collection of personal data in connection with the use of the services as set out in Article 13 of the GDPR.  For more details about the collection of personal data in connection with the use of the services please review our Privacy and Cookies Policy.

54. Your personal data includes, but is not limited to, the following information which is provided by you directly and via your use of the Products and Services:

(a) We collect your personal information in order to be able to provide you with our products and services.

(b) We collect and process customer data and other type data for the purpose of content design, modification or termination of a contractual relationship with you;

 (c) We collect and process traffic data for the purposes of construction, maintenance of telecommunications and the establishment of further connections;  

(d) We will not record your personal information in any directory or information service, whether it is owned by us or by a third party, unless you request such registration. If you would like your personal information to be included in a directory, please contact Lebara Customer Service. If you have requested such registration, we will provide such personal information to publishers and directory inquiry providers in accordance with GDPR guidelines.

The legal basis for the collection and processing of personal data referred to in points (a) to (d) is GDPR Article 6 (1) (b), since the processing is necessary for the performance of a contract between Lebara and you.

(e) We offer you the chance to receive direct product information and newsletters from Lebara by e-mail and / or SMS and / or by phone call. For this, we need your e-mail address and / or your mobile phone number.   We may use your e-mail address, which we have obtained in connection with a contract for the provision of telecommunications services, for the direct marketing of your own similar goods or services, provided that you have not objected to the use. The legal basis for this use is Article 6 (1) (f) of the GDPR, as the processing is necessary to safeguard the legitimate interests of Lebara. The legitimate interests pursued by Lebara are the promotion of products and services to customers.  In addition, we collect and process your e-mail address and mobile phone number for the purpose of sending Lebara direct mail, product information and newsletters by e-mail and / or SMS, as well as advertising calls from Lebara, provided that you have given your consent, Lebara may store and use the e-mail address provided by you and your Lebara mobile phone number. Your consent will be logged and you will be able to retrieve the content of the consent and this notice at any time.

f) At your request, we will transmit your personal data (name, address, e-mail address and mobile phone number) for the purpose of sending advertising and product information from Lebara cooperation partners by e-mail and / or SMS, provided that you have given your consent. For this purpose, Lebara may store, use and transmit to a cooperation partner the data provided by you, namely name, address, e-mail address and your Lebara mobile number, and these partners may use this data for the purpose of sending advertising and product information. Your consent will be logged and you will be able to retrieve the content of the consent and this notice at any time. The legal basis for the processing of these personal data is your consent, Article 6 (1) (a) of the GDPR.

g) We do not collect and process personal information from children under the age of 16 and our services are not directed to children under the age of 16. Regardless, in the event personal information about children is required to be collected in response to the offering for specific Lebara campaigns, corresponding parental consent should be requested before the offering of any products and or services.

You can revoke your consent at any time, please review our Privacy and Cookies Policy for the procedure and for information on how to exercise your rights as data subject. In addition, e-mail advertising can also be canceled by clicking on the link at the end of the e-mail. Regarding advertising by text message and phone calls, the revocation could be made by SMS from the Lebara SIM card with the keyword STOP.

56. International transfers of your personal data outside the EEA is subject to your prior consent. Please review our Privacy and cookie Policy for more information about personal data international transfers.

57. Our Data Protection Officer (DPO) is the primary contact between you and Lebara for any personal data related matters. Please review our Privacy and Cookies Policy for DPO contact details. 

 

Force Majeure

 

58. Where events, circumstances or activities outside of Lebara’s reasonable control result in any delay, interruption or failure to provide the Services to you, we are not be liable to you. This includes but is not limited to: Network failure, failure of third party networks, services suspension dictated by our Network supplier in order to carry our repairs, maintenance or updating, or where we are required by lawful authority to interrupt our Service and where required by law or in order to protect you against any possible harm.

 

Pre-Pay termination

 59. For Pre-Pay Services, you are entitled to terminate this Agreement at any time by informing Lebara.

60. If you do not use the Pre-Pay Services to carry out at least one chargeable activity ( make a call, send a text or use data) with your Lebara SIM for a consecutive period of 90 days, you will lose any top up credit or outstanding balance remaining. To continue using our services, you will need to make a top up or add a plan online or with a voucher in-store. 

61. You can request for a refund for up to 180 days from the last chargeable activity ( call, texts or data usage) made with your Lebara SIM as shown on your Account.

62. If your do not use the Pre-Pay services to make atleast one chargeable event for a further consecutive period of 365 days, this agreement will be deemed terminated by you, the service will be disconnected and the SIM will no longer be available for further use. 

63. Upon termination, your right to use the Lebara SIM card and any number(s) associated with it also terminates. 

64. We are entitled to terminate this Agreement for Pre-Pay Services subject to notice for due cause, or immediately where the Customer is in breach of its obligations under this Agreement such as, but not limited to: where the Customer is suspected of involvement in fraud, operating a GSM Gateway; to generate AIT; or gross negligence.

 

 

Changes to this Agreement

 

64. We reserve the right to change any and all terms and conditions of the Agreement at any time, where such changes are in favour of you as a Customer.

65. Furthermore we also reserve the right to make incidental changes to this Agreement where required to do so to comply with legal, regulatory or tax changes, for circumstances otherwise outside of Lebara’s control or for minor changes incidental to the operation of the Agreement. Such changes can be made by us immediately and without any notice other than by publication on our website.

66. We reserve the right to make material changes to any and all terms and conditions of this Agreement (including the Price List) subject to 30 days’ notice. Such notice will be given by publication on our website at https://mobile.lebara.com/gb/en/terms-and-conditions and we will use additional means of notifying you of any such change including SMS outbound phone calls, emails and general advertisements. You may terminate the Agreement prior to the implementation of any such change. Should you continue to use the Product and/or Services after the entry into force of the new Agreement terms, the new terms and conditions of the Agreement are deemed accepted.

 

 

Governing Law and dispute resolution

 

67. This Agreement and the supply of the Products and Services is governed by the laws of England and Wales, and the English courts have exclusive jurisdiction in respect of any dispute arising out of the Agreement, unless we require a court order or injunction against you in another jurisdiction.

68. Where any dispute relates to our Code of Practice, you must first raise a dispute with us by contacting Customer Services first. If you are dissatisfied with our final dispute response, you may lodge a dispute with the Independent Dispute Resolution body for telecommunications, Ombudman Services. The details of raising such a dispute may be found at www.ombudman-services.org

Ombudsman Services contact details 

Phone: 03304401600 | Textphone:03304401615 | Email : [email protected]

Post : PO BOX 730| Warrington| WA46WU

 

Assignment

 

69. Without notice to you, the Customer, we are entitled to transfer this Agreement to another communications provider or person capable of providing equivalent Services to you at any time.

70. For Pre-Pay Services, you may transfer the rights and obligations arising from this Agreement to third parties only by Registration of the new Customer taking possession of the Products and subject to the prior written consent of Lebara at our absolute discretion. In completing Registration with us, the new Customer is deemed to have accepted the terms of this Agreement and all liabilities (e.g. debt) associated with the Services and Products in question.

 

No third party rights

 

71. No term of this Agreement is enforceable by any third party who is not a party to this Agreement under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999.

 

Waiver

 

72. No failure or delay by Lebara in exercising any right, power or privilege under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver of such right, power or privilege unless it is agreed in writing and signed by Lebara.

 

Severability

 

73. Should any provision or provisions of the Agreement be found to be or become invalid, illegal or unenforceable this shall not affect or impair the validity, legality or enforceability of any other provision of the Agreement provided that this does not materially prejudice Lebara’s respective rights and obligations under the Agreement.

 

Lebara SIM Card returns

 

74. If you decide to return your unused Lebara Pre-Pay SIM Card or any other Products you must return it to us within 14 days. Please note the SIM Card must still be attached to the original SIM Card holder. If we do not receive the Products by the required date, if they have been used, broken or if the Products returned are incomplete, then we reserve the right not to offer a refund.

75. You are responsible for both the SIM Card and any other Products until they are received by us and subject to satisfactory inspection by us.

76. Any and all returns of Lebara Products should be addressed and sent at your own expense to: Customer Services (Returns), Lebara Mobile Limited, 7th Floor, Import Building, 2 Clove Crescent, East India Docks, London, E14 2BE, UK. Please note that proof of sending does not mean proof of receipt by us and you may wish to send such items by recorded delivery for confirmation of receipt by us.

77. Refunds (where applicable) are to be credited to the Credit or Debit card used for the original purchase after receipt of the returned Products.

 

Refunds

 

78. If your Pre-Pay Account is in credit, you are entitled to a refund of any money which has been paid into your Account. Any such refund is available at your request within 180 Days after the last call or chargeable use of your Lebara SIM Card as shown on your Account records as held by us.

79. Where applicable, refunds for any Products are where applicable credited to the Debit or Credit Card originally used for the original purchase after receipt of the returned equipment and satisfactory inspection by us. Please allow up to 30 days for the processing of any such refund.

80. This policy operates in addition to any other statutory rights you may have as a consumer.

81. Information for customers impacted by service disruption on Saturday 22nd Aug 2020
The 1GB data is for customers on a plan and valid for 30 days from time of it being credited to the customer’s account and cannot be used while in roaming.
For customers on PAYG, calls & texts are free to standard UK landlines and mobiles on Saturday 29 Aug 00.00 – 23.59 hours BST.

• Calls made to standard UK landlines, mobiles & voicemail on 29th Aug will not be charged from your PAYG balance.
• Texts (SMS) sent to standard UK mobiles & landlines on 29th Aug will not be charged from your PAYG balance.
• Calls and texts to premium numbers will be charged as per applicable rates from your PAYG balance.
• A fair usage limit of 1000 UK minutes and 1000 texts will apply.
• These free minutes and texts will be not be applicable while in roaming.

 

General

We recognise the importance of protecting your personal information in an appropriate manner and processing it in compliance with applicable data protection laws in all countries in which Lebara operates.

Lebara’s general practice with respect to use of your personal information, including how we collect, use and share the private information with others, is as set forth below in this Privacy Policy.

Lebara consists of all business entities within Lebara Group, including Lebara B.V. and its direct and indirect subsidiaries.

What personal information we receive?

We must receive or collect some information to operate, improve, understand, customize, support, and market our services, including when you access or use our services. The types of information we receive and collect depend on which service you use and how you use it.

We may collect or receive from you your personal information as an individual and other information which in certain circumstances may be personally identifiable, for various purposes, such as the following:

 

Information you may provide us with
Identification information	Data which identifies you such as your full name, date of birth and gender.
Contact information	Information which allows us to contact you such as your home address, business/work address, email address, telephone number.
Payment and billing information	Information which is necessary to process payment to purchase our services, such as billing address, payment details, your bank details and payment card information.

 

Information we may collet
KYC and verification Information	Data shared with third parties or obtained from third parties, such as credit references agencies, fraud prevention agencies, commercially available directories and publicly available sources.
Usage, device and technical information	Information about your usage activity on our services and our websites, such as your settings, communications, online searches, your browser type and language, browsing history, visited websites, location data, your use of mobile applications, type of mobile device, contents consumed, IP address, page views, mouse clicks, access times, affiliate website addresses, your computer’s operating system.
Management of your account(s)	Data on communications with the customer service, top-up history, call and SMS history, transcripts of live chat, your preferences and Interests.
Cookies and other site data	Cookies and similar site data to operate our websites and provide our online services, including to improve your experiences, understand how our services are being used, customize our service and remember your choices, such as your language preferences or locations. We may also use cookies to show you relevant content related to our services.

 

Why and how we collect and use your personal information

We mainly use your information to provide you with our services you requested, in particular, to:

a)       contact you where necessary;

b)      complete any order, transaction or agreement you make with us and to process payment made by you;

c)       verify your identity and confirm that you are an authorised user of our services;

d)      manage crime and fraud prevention;

e)      generate market reports and statistical analysis;

f)        send alerts and notifications;

g)       inform you of updates and new features of our services and our new services;

 

We may also use your personal information in relation to marketing, improvement or development of our products or services, for reasons of safety and security, or regulatory requirements other than in connection with your agreement or request, we do this on the basis of our or a third party’s legitimate interests, or with your consent.

 

Cookies and other site data

 

We collect information from your visits to our websites and your use of our services to help us gather statistics about usage and effectiveness, personalise your experience, tailor our interactions with you, and improve our products and services. We do so through the use of various technologies, including scripts, tags, Local Shared Objects (Flash cookies), Local Storage (HTML5) beacons, and "cookies".

 

A cookie is a piece of data that a website can send to your browser, which may then be stored on your computer as a tag that identifies your computer. While cookies are often only used to measure website usage (such as number and duration of visit) and effectiveness and to allow for ease of navigation or use and, as such, are not associated with any personal information, they are also used at times to personalise a known visitor's experience of a website by being associated with profile information or user preferences. Over time this information provides valuable insight to help improve the user experience.

 

Cookies are typically categorised as "session" cookies or "persistent" cookies. Session cookies help you navigate through the website efficiently, keeping track of your progression from page to page so that you are not asked for information you have already provided during the current visit, or information needed to be able to complete a transaction. Session cookies are stored in temporary memory and erased when the web browser is closed. Persistent cookies on the other hand, store user preferences for current and successive visits. They are written on your device's hard disk, and are still valid when you restart your browser. We use persistent cookies, for example, to record your choice of language and country location.

 

When visiting our websites or online services, you may have the possibility to set your preferences regarding cookies and other similar site data by using the options made available to you by either your web browser or Lebara. If a cookie manager has been implemented by Lebara, it will be displayed at your first visit to our website. Using the cookie preferences does not result in deletion of cookies that are already on your device. You can always modify your cookies settings, including deletion of cookies already on your device, on your web browser or device (usually under "Settings" or "Preferences"). Please be aware that if you set your browser or device to disable cookies, certain of our services may not function properly.

 

Marketing Information

We would like to send you information about products and services of ours and other companies in Lebara Group which may be of interest to you. Some of the information may be personalized for you based on the information received about you and your preferences, in order to ensure the best customer experience and the adequate and results-efficient marketing. If you have consented to receive marketing, you may always opt out at a later date. You have a right at any time to stop us from contacting you for marketing purposes or giving your information to other members of Lebara Group.

 If you no longer wish to be contacted for marketing purposes, you can always change your preference in your account under MyLebara section of our website, contact our customer service here or unsubscribe by clicking on the unsubscribe link or follow the instructions provided in an email or SMS sent to you. Please be aware that although an unsubscription request is processed instantly, it can take up to 48 hours to take effect.  

 

Sharing of personal information

As an international company, we may share information about you with our subsidiaries world-wide and transfer it to countries in the world where we do business in accordance with this Privacy Policy. Between Lebara controlled subsidiaries we only grant access to personal information on a need-to-know basis, necessary for the purposes for which such access is granted. In some cases, Lebara uses suppliers and business partners located in various countries to collect, use, analyze, and otherwise process personal information on its behalf.

Where appropriate, Lebara may also share your personal information with selected suppliers and business partners to help us provide you with products or services, or to fulfill your requests.

With your consent, Lebara may also share your personal information with other third parties.

If Lebara decides to sell, buy, merge or otherwise reorganize businesses in some countries, such a transaction may involve the disclosure of personal information to prospective or actual purchasers, or the receipt of such information from sellers. It is Lebara's practice to require appropriate protection for personal information in these types of transactions.

Please be aware that in certain circumstances, personal information may be subject to disclosure to government agencies and authorities, pursuant to judicial proceeding, court order, or legal process. We may also share your personal information to protect the rights or property of Lebara, our business partners, suppliers or clients, and others when we have reasonable grounds to believe that such rights or property have been or could be affected.

 

International transfers of personal information

The international footprint of Lebara involves some transfers of personal information between different subsidiaries, as well as to third parties located in the countries where we do business.

In the event, providing you with our services requires transfer of the personal information to non-European Economic Area, we will only perform it with an appropriate level of protection for the fundamental rights of the data subjects, in accordance with the GDPR.

We will ensure that all subsidiaries and business partners outside the EEA, process your personal information in accordance of this Privacy Policy. Where required, Lebara will implement Standard Contractual Clauses approved by the EU Commission, or similar contractual clauses in other jurisdictions.

 

How secure is your personal information?

We intend to protect your personal information and to maintain its accuracy. Lebara implements reasonable physical, administrative and technical safeguards to help us protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use and disclosure. For example, we encrypt certain sensitive personal information such as credit card information when we transmit such information over the Internet. We also require that our suppliers protect such information from unauthorized access, use and disclosure.

As an example, we store your personal data on computer systems with limited access that are located in facilities to which access is limited and fully secured

Please be aware that communication over the Internet is not always secure even when encrypted. We are not responsible for any unauthorized access or loss of personal data that is beyond our control.

You are responsible for security of your personal information, such as your login details or personal information shared with us over Internet.

 

How long do we store your personal information?

We will not retain personal information longer than necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it is processed, including providing you with our services, the security of our processing complying with legal and regulatory obligations (e.g. audit, accounting and statutory retention terms), handling disputes, and for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims.

 

Your Rights

You can request to access, update or correct your personal information. You also have the right to object to direct marketing and to our processing of your information where we are performing a task in the public interest or pursuing our legitimate interests or those of a third party.

If the processing of your personal information is subject to the UK General Data Protection Regulation ("GDPR"), and your personal information is processed based on legitimate interests, you have the right to object to the processing on grounds relating to your specific situation.

Under GDPR you may also have the right to request to have your personal information deleted, erased or restricted and ask for portability of your personal information. For more details contact [email protected] .

Please be aware that the rights granted to you may be limited or superseded by applicable law and Lebara’s legal and regulatory obligations. Some personal information is also required to provide you with our services.

Depending on the service you use, you may modify some of your personal information in your account under the “MyLebara” section of our website and in case of Lebara mobile applications - under the application settings.

The requests should be sent here

 

Children’s Information

Unless otherwise indicated, our websites, products and services are not intended for use by children. We do not knowingly collect personal data from users who are under the age of 16.

Any personal information of a child under the age of 16 must be provided to us only subject to the parent’s or guardian’s consent.

 

Links to third party websites

To allow you to interact with other non-Lebara websites on which you may have accounts (such as social media sites) may provide links or embed third-party applications that allow you to sign up, login or post content from our websites.

Your use of these links and applications is subject to the third parties' privacy policies, and you should become familiar with the third-party sites' privacy policies before using the links or applications. Lebara is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of those other websites.

 

 

Right to make a complaint

In the event you consider our processing of your personal information is not compliant with the applicable data protection laws, you can file a complaint:

• Directly with Lebara by contacting us here
• With the competent data protection authority. The names and contact details of the Data Protection Authorities in the United Kingdom can be found here  

 

Changes to our Privacy Policy

From time to time we may update this Privacy Policy. When making changes to this Privacy Policy, we will add a new date at the top of this Privacy Policy. If we make material changes in the Privacy Policy that affect your rights, we will notify you with a service announcement in your account, on our website or by sending email to your primary email address, and as otherwise required by applicable law.

Contact Us

Questions about this Privacy Policy or about Lebara's handling of your personal information should be sent to the Group Data Protection Officer. You can submit your request either by writing to the DPO at

Lebara

 

DPO

 

7th Floor, Import Building, 2 Clove Crescent, East India Dock, London, E14 2BE, UK

 

or emailing directly:

 

[email protected]

 

This policy was last revised 25^th October 2022