These terms and conditions ("Protect Plus Terms") set out the rules which cover our relationship with you if you subscribe for the premium version of ClearScore Protect, called “Protect Plus” (“Protect Plus”). These Protect Plus Terms explain our responsibilities and yours, and how you can use Protect Plus. These apply to you if you have subscribed for Protect Plus and are legally binding so please read them. You may also want to print them out or save them on your device in case you ever want to come back to them in the future.
Our ClearScore Terms & Conditions also apply to your use of Protect Plus. If these Protect Plus Terms are inconsistent with our main ClearScore Terms and Conditions, then these Protect Plus Terms will apply in relation to your use of Protect Plus. You should read these Protect Plus Terms along with our ClearScore Privacy Policy (“Privacy Policy”), which explains how we use your personal information when you use our services, including Protect Plus.
Both Protect Plus Terms and the ClearScore Terms apply to you if you have subscribed for Protect Plus and are both legally binding so please read them. You may also want to print them out or save them on your device in case you ever want to come back to them in the future. and you should also read the ClearScore Terms carefully before subscribing for Protect Plus.
You should also read our ClearScore Privacy Policy, which explains how we use your personal information when you use our services (including Protect Plus).
ClearScore NZ Limited (“ClearScore”) is a limited company registered in Auckland, New Zealand with New Zealand Company Number 8713780. Our registered office is at Suite 14472, 17b Farnham Street, Parnell, Auckland, 1052, New Zealand.
Services. If you have subscribed to Protect Plus, in addition to all the features in ClearScore Protect (see our Terms and Conditions for more information), you will also benefit from:
✔Daily dark web monitoring – we will conduct daily dark web monitoring checks of personal information you provide us, such as your personal email address(es), passport details and driver’s license and will notify you of any incidences of data breaches
✔Dedicated fraud case management – our dedicated fraud experts will be on hand to assist you
✔ Additional email checks – we will monitor two additional personal email addresses of your choice
✔ Results for additional data fields - the cybercheck will also display results for leaked names, date of birth, addresses, phone numbers, passport details and driver’s license
✔ Access to potential protection against identity loss – Access to a third party provider who may be able to provide you with protection against identity loss and expert help to resolve cyber security issues
Exclusions and restrictions.Certain exclusions and restrictions apply to your Protect Plus cover. For more information about these exclusions and restrictions, please read the Protect Plus product information document.
Subscription fee. As a subscriber to Protect Plus, you will be able to enjoy the services described above for a subscription fee billed monthly or annually. You can find more information on the subscription fee here.
Promotional offers. From time to time, we may offer free trials or other promotional offers on the Protect Plus subscription for a specified period of time (each a "Promotional Offer").
Unless otherwise communicated, the Promotional Offer begins at the moment you sign-up to it, which is when you submit your payment details. In submitting your payment details, you:
- Confirm your acceptance of the Promotional Offer as advertised;
- Accept and agree to these Protect Plus Terms and the ClearScore Terms.
Unless otherwise communicated otherwise, Promotional Offers may be only be used once and existing Protect Plus subscribers or previous users of that Promotional Offer may not redeem the offer again.
Activating the Promotional Offer. To sign up for a Promotional Offer, your must select between a monthly or annual Protect Plus subscription plan and provide a valid payment method. The Promotional Offer will automatically start when you submit valid payment details.
Free Trial End. Unless you cancel the Promotional Offer at least 1 (one) day before the Promotional Offer period ends, you will automatically become a subscriber to your chosen Protect Plus subscription plan, and you will automatically be charged the relevant applicable subscription fee(s).
Cancelling. If you cancel the Promotional Offer during the Promotional Offer period, you will lose access to the Protect Plus service at the end of that Promotional Offer period. After this, your account will automatically switch to the free version of the ClearScore Protect service. To cancel, you should visit ‘Protect’ under the ‘My Account’ section of your ClearScore account. There are no cancellation fees and you can start or stop your subscription at any time. Following cancellation, you will continue to have access to the Protect Plus service through to the end of the Promotional Offer period.
Changes to Promotional Offers. Except where prohibited by law, ClearScore reserves the right to modify, suspend or terminate any Promotional Offer at any time and for any reason, at its sole discretion.
When you become a Protect Plus subscriber, we will ask you to pay the subscription with a debit card or credit card. By subscribing, you authorise us to charge you for your initial subscription period and if you select a monthly subscription plan, you authorise us to charge you a recurring monthly subscription fee at the then current rate. Your Protect Plus subscription will continue until cancelled.
If you opted for monthly billing, we will take the subscription fee from that payment method on the same day every month while you remain a Protect Plus subscriber. If you opted for annual billing, we will take the subscription fee on each anniversary of your subscription date. If we can't take payment from your card for any reason (for example, because it has expired), we will ask you to register another card which will become your new stored card.
Generally, payments are non-refundable and we do not provide refunds or credits for any partial subscription periods, unless we cancel the service for reasons other than your breach of these Protect Terms or the ClearScore Terms. If you decide to cancel your subscription, your subscription will end at the end of your subscription term.
Please note that cancellations of annual subscriptions will only be effective at the end of the month in which you request the cancellation, which means you will be charged subscription fees until the end of that month.
You will continue to have access to Protect Plus until the effective date of cancellation.
Payment methods. You may edit your payment method information by editing it in your device settings. If a payment is not successfully settled, due to expiration, insufficient funds or otherwise, you will still remain responsible for any uncollected amounts and authorise us to continue billing the payment method or any other updated or alternative payment method you have provided, including in the event you attempt to create a new account, reactivate the unsettled account or sign up for a new account. This may result in a change to your payment billing dates. If we cannot charge your account, we reserve the right, but are not obligated, to cancel your access to Protect Plus and/or to the ClearScore services generally.
If you do not pay the subscription fee upon it becoming due, your subscription will be automatically cancelled. We may also take legal steps to collect the payment. If we do, you may be responsible for our costs in doing so.
Cancellation. You can cancel your subscription at any time through the My Account section of your ClearScore account. There are no cancellation fees and you can start or stop your subscription at any time. Protect Plus services are offered as an unbreakable bundle and cannot be sold separately. If you wish to end any single Protect Plus service, you must do so by cancelling your entire Protect Plus subscription
You will continue to have access to the Protect Plus service through to the end of the month in which you cancelled.
We may end your Protect Plus subscription immediately if:
- We suspect you are behaving fraudulently (for example, if you try to use your cover to cover someone else’s expenses);
- Any one of our Cybercheck Partners has ceased to provide us with the necessary information to provide you with the Protect Plus service;
- You haven't given us the information we need, or we have good reason to believe that the information you have given us is false;
- You have breached these Protect Plus Terms or the ClearScore Terms and Conditions;
- You owe us money and, despite us asking you to pay us, you have not done so within a reasonable period of time;
- You've been declared bankrupt; or
- We must do so under any law, regulation, court order or ombudsman's instructions.
We may also end your subscription for other reasons, but we will give you at least one months' notice.
Provider details. CyberScout Ventures Limited, a company registered in the Republic of Ireland, with registered offices at Block 1, 2nd Floor, GFSC, Moneenageisha Road, Galway, Ireland, H91 N8KK (“Cyberscout”).
What this Protect Plus service offers you. Cyberscout holds insurance for identity loss events (as specified in its policy of insurance) affecting Protect Plus subscribers (each an Identity Loss Event) underwritten by certain underwriter(s) at Lloyd's, London. Cyberscout is the policyholder in terms of the Cyberscout insurance policy and is responsible for the payment of all premiums. You can find details of the insurance policy held by Cyberscout here.
As part of your Protect Plus subscription, we provide you with a way to get in touch with Cyberscout directly via the “make a claim” Protect Plus subscription section on the ClearScore app, to see if Cyberscout is able to provide you with any compensation in connection with your Identity Loss Event.
This Protect Plus service simply provides you with a way to access Cyberscout directly to request compensation in connection with your Identity Loss Event. ClearScore has no involvement in any claim you may make to Cyberscout for compensation, nor responsibility or liability for any acts or omissions of Cyberscout relating to that claim. However, if you would prefer to speak with ClearScore first about your claim, please get in touch via our support page. If you send any claim to us, we will pass it on to Cyberscout without dealing with it. If your claim is successful, your claim will be paid out to you by Cyberscout.
Eligibility and suitability. To be eligible for any protection offered by Cyberscout, you must be aged 18 or over and permanently reside in New Zealand.
Please make sure this Protect Plus service is suitable for you by reading the relevant documents provided to you when you access the Protect Plus service (including these Protect Plus Terms, the Protect Plus product information document and the ClearScore Terms). It is important that you understand what is and what isn’t covered under your Protect Plus subscription and that the Protect Plus service meets your needs and requirements.
Not insurance. This Protect Plus service does not constitute insurance, and neither Cyberscout nor ClearScore acts as an insurer (or an insurance intermediary) under this Protect Plus service.
Other important disclaimers. By offering you this Protect Plus service, we are not providing you with any advice, opinion or recommendation on the service provided by Cyberscout or any financial advice product. You should make your own assessment as to the suitability of the Cyberscout offering before subscribing for Protect Plus.
We do not make any guarantees or representations in relation to whether Cyberscout will provide you with the claimed compensation or when any such payments will be made to you by Cyberscout.
Inquiries and complaints. If you want to make an inquiry or complaint in connection with this particular Protect Plus service or any claim you have made (or wish to make) to Cyberscout, please contact Cyberscout directly. You can find out how to do this in the ClearScore app. You can also address complaints regarding claims under Protect Plus, directly with Cyberscout, as follows :
- Phone: +64 800 746 313
- Email: ukcustomerrelations@transunion.com
Complaints. If you wish to contact us or make a complaint about our services (other than the Cyberscout service referred to above), you can get in touch with us by emailing help@clearscore.com.
We may change these terms, our subscription plans and the price of our service from time to time and these will apply no earlier than 30 days following notice to you. If a change does not affect your rights or obligations with regards to Protect Plus, and it constitutes a mere update of information, we may choose to not notify you directly or provide less than 30 days’ notice of the update. Please check this page from time to time to take notice of any updates made to the information here. If we choose to notify you, we will do so by sending you an email notification, posting a notice on our website or app, or through the services, or in any other manner we deem appropriate.
Any information provided to you as part of our services is only as accurate, complete and up to date as the information supplied to us by you, the Credit Reference Agency, our Cybercheck Partners or other third party we use to obtain this information. We don’t check the information we receive from you or third parties for accuracy, currency or completeness.
We do not control your credit score or credit report and we cannot change that information for you. If you think the information provided about you on your credit report may be incorrect, you can dispute it with the Credit Reference Agency directly.
If you think any other information we have provided to you has been incorrectly displayed, please let us know as soon as possible by contacting help@clearscore.com.
We don’t assume responsibility for the timeliness, accuracy, deletion, non-delivery or failure to receive or store any user information, communications or personalisation settings.
We may change the content or functionality of our apps, website or any other method which allows access to our services at any time. Their content may be out of date at any given time, and we are under no obligation to update it. We cannot guarantee that our website or apps or any content on them or provided as part of our services, will always be available, uninterrupted or error free.