Terms and Conditions

 

International Referral Reimbursement Policy

 

This International Referral Reimbursement Policy applies to users (referred to as “user”, “users”, “your” or “you”) who are participating under this Policy (the “Policy”). Your participation in the Policy is deemed if (a) you share your referral code with others by any means whatsoever, or (b) you use another’s referral code in your application. By participating under this Policy, you acknowledge and agree to be bound by all of the terms and conditions of this Policy, which are in addition to and subject to upGrad’s ‘Terms of Use’ and ‘Privacy Policy’ available on the upGrad’s website. upGrad facilitates higher education programs from various Universities, providing rigorous industry-relevant programs designed and delivered in collaboration with world-class faculty and industry experts (“Program”). By participating under this Policy, you consent, agree and undertake to abide, be bound to the terms of this Policy. If you do not agree to these terms, then please do not participate in the Policy. upGrad reserves the right to modify or terminate the Policy, in whole or in part, at any time and in any manner.

 

1) Definitions:

 

“Friend” means the individual being referred by a Referrer.

“Non-paid Referrer” means an upGrad learner who has neither made a part payment nor full payment towards any upGrad Program and is making the reference. Block payment or caution amount are not considered as a part payment.

“Non-paid Referrer Reward” means the benefits that will be provided to the Non-paid Referrer.

“Paid Referrer” means an upGrad user who has either made a part payment or full payment towards any upGrad Program and is making the reference. Block payment or caution amount are not considered as a part payment.

“Paid Referrer Reward” means the benefits that will be provided to the Paid Referrer.

“Qualified Referral” means a (i) referral is for the Program listed in Table A; and (ii) Friend has made the part payment or full payment, as the case may be and have not withdrawn the enrolment.

“Referrer” means either a Paid Referrer or a Non-paid Referrer.

“Referral Code” is the code generated when the Referrer submits his own application or otherwise in a manner decided by upGrad.

“Reward” means the benefit receivable under this Policy, in the form of cash, gift vouchers or fee waivers, as the case may be.

 

2) Eligibility Criteria for this Policy:

 

The Referrer must share her/his Referral Code with the Friend, which in turn must be used/applied by the Friend in his/her sign up /application process at upGrad for a Program. The Referral Code can be added by the Friend in the edit profile section before the application is submitted. upGrad shall not accept the Referral Code any time after the application is submitted by the Friend. The benefit under this Policy can be availed only for the referral of the programs listed in Table A and if the referral meets the criteria for a Qualified Referral. This Policy will be in force till the end of June 2024.

 

3) Value & Disbursement of Reimbursement Reward for Qualified Referral:

 

(i) For Referrer: The value and disbursement of the Reward for Referrer shall be as per the Table A, Table B and other terms of this Policy. The Reward receivable by the Referrer shall be determined on the basis of the Program which the Friend has registered and paid for. For example, if the Referrer has enrolled for Deakin Master of Business Administration (Global) (E-Learning) and the Friend is enrolled for the upGrad Institute Post Graduate Diploma in Management (E-Learning), the Referrer and the Friends shall be eligible for a Reward attributable to the upGrad Institute Post Graduate Diploma in Management (E-Learning) in the table below. Referrer will have option to select from the following modes of Reward pay-out :-

 

1. Gift Voucher :- This will be given to the Referrer within 20 working days from the timeline specified in Table B, provided Referrer has shared the requisite details within 3 months from the date of receiving a request from upGrad or such other timeline as communicated by upGrad failing which the Referrer will forfeit the payout. Reward will be credited in the Referrer’s bank account within 15 working days from the timeline specified in Table B, provided Referrer has shared the required bank account details on time.
2. Cash Reimbursement :- Reward will be credited in the Referrer’s bank account within 40 working days from the timeline specified in Table B, provided Referrer has shared the required bank account details on time within 3 months from the date of receiving a request from upGrad or such other timeline as communicated by upGrad failing which the Referrer will forfeit the payout.