Puffinpass Terms & Conditions

1. The below terms and conditions apply to the issue and use of the puffinpass. Please read
these terms and conditions to ensure you understand them fully. SCI Ltd Guernseyreserves
the right to amend these terms and conditions from time to time and to post any
amendments.

2. SCI Ltd Guernsey is the authorised bus service contractor from March 2012 on behalf of
The Environment and Infrastructure Department. Its principal place of business is SCI
Ltd,1st & 2nd Floors, Elizabeth House, Ruettes Brayes, St. Peter Port, GY1 1EW, Guernsey
Should you require any further assistance please contact the Customer Service team.

3. What is a puffinpass?

a) puffinpass is a transport smart card that customers can use to travel on all Guernsey bus
services and is issued by SCI Ltd.

b) The puffinpass can be issued in various forms; i.e. for concessionary travel* use, as a pre-paid travel product or period passes. In the case of PAYG, credit can be added to your puffinpass as and when needed and fares will be deducted as and when travel is undertaken on our services.

*Concessionary travel is subject to status.

c) By purchasing a puffinpass you agree to be bound by these terms and conditions and
agree to be bound by and adhere to the CONDITIONS OF TRAVEL applicable on our
services.

4. Who can buy a puffinpass?

There are a number of different products in puffinpass family. puffinpass products available at present are the Pay As You Go puffinpass (PAYG), the Student puffinpass, Senior Concession Card, prepaid and weekly or monthly unlimited puffinpass. The PAYG product is available for anyone to purchase and use.

5. How to purchase and start using a puffinpass

a) puffinpass pay as you go (PAYG) is bought initially for £4. You then add £5/£10/£15 to be used as credit on the buses. Fares are then deducted at the appropriate rate. N.B. Night Bus services charge a higher fare.

b) Top ups can currently be done either at The Town Terminus Shop or on the buses in multiples of £5. The pass will not hold more than £100 credit. The maximum credit limit is £100 and the pass will not permit top-ups that will exceed this overall limit.

c) The puffinpass will remain the property of The Environment and Infrastructure Committee
at all times and may be withdrawn or cancelled or blocked if you fail to comply with these terms and conditions or if it is believed the puffinpass has been altered, tampered with or misused. Once cancelled, a puffinpass cannot be “reactivated”.

d) SCI Ltd Guernseyreserves the right to charge an administration fee (currently £5) for the re-issue of a puffinpass if yours is lost or stolen. SCI Ltd Guernseywill not charge an administration fee if your puffinpass card is faulty unless the fault/s are as a result of misuse or the card has been tampered with so as to make it electronically or visually unreadable.

e) If SCI Ltd Guernseyreplaces, withdraws, blocks or cancels your pass in line with these terms and conditions we will transfer any balance on your pass to a new pass, or, where SCI Ltd Guernseyrefuses to provide a new card in line with these terms and conditions, we will refund to you an amount equivalent to the balance on your puffinpass card within 14 days. A refund of any remaining balance on your puffinpass will be subject to the payment of a £5.00 administration fee.

h) Under the direction of the Environment and Infrastructure Committee the puffinpass scheme maybe withdrawn at any time. The customer will be entitled to a full refund of any remaining value or season ticket validity on the puffinpass and no administration fee will apply where the scheme is withdrawn by The Environment Infrastructure Committee.

6. Using your puffinpass

You must have your valid puffinpass available for inspection when travelling at any time. You may only travel with your puffinpass if you present your pass at the time of travel. If you are not able to present your pass when travelling you will be required to pay for your journey separately even though you may have credit available on your pass. A puffinpass can be registered at the puffinpass online shop (see 7A)

a) To use the puffinpass on any participating bus service you must rest it on the card reader after you have advised the driver of your destination.

b) If using puffinpass pay as you go (PAYG), by resting your card on the reader you authorise SCI Ltd Guernsey to debit your balance by an amount equivalent to the value of the journey you are taking.

c) When you next top up your puffinpass pay as you go (PAYG) (minimum top up of £5 applies) if you go overdrawn, any overdrawn amount will be debited automatically from the amount credited to your account.

d) You may not use your puffinpass pay as you go (PAYG) in partial payment with cash for any journey.

e) A student puffinpass can be used for any daytime journeys, including weekends and school holidays. A student puffinpass cannot be used for journeys on the night bus.

f) Applications for a student puffinpass are available at the Town Terminus Shop.

7. Adding credit to your puffinpass pay as you go (PAYG)

a) Cash, debit or credit card top-up is available at the Town Terminus Shop customer service desk.

b) Only contactless payment top ups are available on the bus.

c) All Pay as You Go top ups are done in multiples of £5.

d) Online top-up is available at the puffinpass online shop (see 7A)

7A. puffinpass online shop

a) The puffinpass online shop is for registration of your pass. Once registered you may top- up your Pay As You Go puffinpass. The shop is accessed through the www.buses.gg website, click on the tab ‘shop’.

b) A 7 day ‘unlimited’ puffinpass. Once registered, the 7 day unlimited product can be renewed online.

c) Note it can take up to 48 hours for a top up or renewal to be active. You may not see the top up or renewal if you travel before that time.

d) The 7 day puffinpass will activate as you first use it. A renewal will not start until your previous time has expired. If you do not travel after your previous time has expired, your renewal will only begin when you first use the bus again.

e) A registered pass can be ‘hotlisted’, with the remaining funds transferable to your new puffinpass. Note that replacement puffinpasses are £4. A £5 credit transfer administration fee may also apply. Credit will then be transferred to the nearest £5 multiple with you paying the cash amount to get to that figure.

8. What to do if your puffinpass is lost or stolen

a) If there is value on your puffinpass pay as you go (PAYG), you will only be liable for any fares charged up to the point at which you notify SCI Ltd Guernseythat your pass is lost or has been stolen.

b) Subject to 8a above, any remaining credit on a registered puffinpass pay as you go (PAYG) will be transferred to your replacement puffinpass. See point 6 and 7A for details of registering a puffinpass. Note that replacement puffinpasses are £4. A £5 credit transfer administration fee may also apply.

c) Puffinpass cards will be taken out of circulation if they have been hotlisted. When a card is
reported by the owner as lost it will be hotlisted, any replacement card printed will also hotlist
an older card. The company may also remove from circulation any cards that are being fraudulently used, for example by a person other than the one pictured. The company may also remove any defaced card, for example where the picture image has been scratched or graffitied. Replacing a pass costs £4.

9. Our liability to you

a) SCI Ltd’s liability to you is limited to the amount of credit on your puffinpass pay as you go (PAYG) at any given time to the extent permitted by Guernsey law.

b) SCI Ltd Guernseyis not liable to you for any indirect or consequential losses or damage arising from any failing or fault of your puffinpass or the smart card system generally.

c) SCI Ltd Guernseyaccepts no liability to you for any loss or damage suffered, or any failure
to inform us that your puffinpass has been lost, damaged or stolen under as provided under
clause 8a above.

d) SCI Ltd Guernseyshall not be liable to you for any loss suffered as a result of any ticket being purchased where a service fails to run for any reason.

e) Should a bus stop or bus route not be able to operate fully or partly due to external reasons beyond our control (but not limited to) roadworks, diversions, accidents and severe weather, SCI Ltd shall not be liable to refund journeys/trips/credit/days on any puffinpass.

10. Data protection and your personal information

a) SCI Ltd Guernseyis a data controller for the purposes of the Data Protection (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 2017. SCI Ltd Guernseywill process your data in accordance with the Act
and will use your data for the following purposes:

• To provide you with the service you applied for and for ongoing administration of the
service.

• To allow us to improve products and services we offer to our customers.

• For research and analysis including travel patterns.

• To enable us to provide anonymous data to the States of Guernsey if requested by them.

• To enable us to conduct surveys.

• For the prevention and detection of crime including fare evasion.

• To enable us to comply with our legal and regulatory obligations.

• To ensure that we follow your instructions correctly and to improve customer service, we may monitor and/or record any communication between you and SCI Ltd.

b) We may use your information for marketing purposes as follows:

• To let you know about related products and or services

• To send you offers on behalf of selected third parties which we believe to be appropriate.

c) We may contact you for the above purposes by post, email, telephone or text messaging to SMS enabled devices depending on the information you have provided to SCI Ltd Guernsey.

d) If you do not wish to receive such information you may choose not to do so by notifying SCI Ltd Guernsey by post, telephone, or email as set out at clause 2. above. You may change your mind about your contact preferences at any time.

e) We will only disclose your information to others in the following circumstances:

• When we are legally obliged to do so

• When there is a duty to disclose in the public interest

• Where disclosure is necessary to protect SCI Ltd’s interest (i.e. to detect crime or fare evasion)

• Where you give us permission to do so

f) We will retain your information for the period that you have a puffinpass registered in your name in order to comply with these terms and conditions.

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