Terms and Conditions

This Program is organized by PRM Marketing Services Pte. Ltd (“Organizer”), the company designated by HPE Aruba for the development, administration and execution of the entire online rewards and loyalty Platform called "Aruba Action Partner Club".

PROGRAM PERIOD

1st November 2022 – 31st October 2023

WHO IS ELIGIBLE?

Partners who do not have Silver or Gold or Platinum Partner level status according to the HPE Partner Ready for Aruba Program.

PROGRAM ELIGIBILTY CRITERIA

Participants must meet and maintain all the below criteria to be eligible for this Program:

1. Partners with Silver or Gold or Platinum Partner status according to the HPE Partner Ready for Aruba Program, or certain Service Providers or System Integrators or OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) are not eligible. In the event that the participating Partner enters either of these levels during the course of participation in the Program, they will become ineligible to participate.
2. Participants must be eligible for promotional pricing for the Eligible Products.
3. Participants registered with E-Commerce Partner Program or any local Aruba Instant ON Reseller Program will be ineligible to participate and claim Incentive under Aruba Action Program.
4. For a Participant to qualify for receiving one free Access Point (AP22/R4W01A for US, R4W02A for Canada) unit, they must sell a minimum of 10 APs during a Quarter (HPE financial year Quarter). If a Participant does not sell a minimum of 10 APs or a multiple of 10 APs during a Quarter, they will not be able to claim the free Access Point.
5. Similarly, to be eligible for receiving one free switch (1830/JL812A) unit, Participants must sell a minimum of 10 switches during a Quarter (HPE financial year Quarter). If a Participant fails to sell a minimum of 10 switches or a multiple of 10 switches during a Quarter, they will not be able to claim the free switch. All partners in North America participating in Aruba Action Program will be also eligible to participate under additional Awards for Discover Aruba Instant On Incentive
6. Participants must be from United States of America and Canada
7. Each Participant must register online at https://action.Arubainstanton.com and complete the required personal information, read and accept the corresponding terms and conditions.
8. The Participant must accept the terms and conditions of the Program when registering and acknowledge that their participation does not create or constitute an employment or commercial relationship with Aruba.
9. All Participants must register their Tax ID to participate in this Program. The Tax Identification will be used as the unique identification key to verify the information of the Participant.
10. Both the established goals and the partial and final results of this Program can be viewed within the Aruba ACTION Platform only. Within the indicated Platform, only people with an Owner and/or Manager profile can visualize these results.
11. For the Aruba ACTION Program details, review the Aruba ACTION Program letter on the Aruba Platform here: https://action.Arubainstanton.com.

HPE may terminate the participation of a Partner in this Program with immediate effect if the Partner fails to comply with any Program Eligibility Criteria defined in these Program Terms.

ELIGIBLE PRODUCTS

The following products will qualify as eligible products under this Program (“Eligible Products”):

• Full Products list is available in Program letter on Action Partner Club Portal: action.arubainstanton.com: The focus product lines are I5 and 3P.

INCENTIVE

The Partner HQ of Participants will be rewarded with vouchers on the purchase of 10 APs or 10 switches belonging to the list of Authorized Products. (“Incentive”):

1. Program Incentive-
• Participants are eligible to redeem 1 free Access Point (AP22/R4W01A for US, R4W02A for Canada) unit when accumulating 10 APs sold each Quarter (HPE Financial Year) from the eligible products by Partner branches, all combined. Partner HQ of Participants are eligible to redeem 1 free Switch (1830/JL812A) unit when accumulating 10 switches sold from the eligible products by Partner branches, all combined.
• Participants will be eligible to $100 credit for successful registration into Action Program. The Participant can claim $100 registration credit only once upon proof of successful registration into the Action Program. The credit can be only redeemed for purchasing Instant On demo unit.
2. Discover Aruba Instant On Incentive- Participants under this Program who have not sold 3P or I5 Product line will be entitled upon invitation for specific period to an e-voucher of $100 when selling their first switch, and $50 when selling their first Access Point of Eligible Products (“Award”). The maximum value of the cumulated Awards earned by a participant to ACTION Partner Club is limited to 2000 USD per quarter for partners who do not have valid Agreements in place and to 4000 USD per quarter for Aruba Business Partners.

WINNING CRITERIA

• The total reward value of free units received per quarter will be capped at USD 2000 per quarter for the Partner HQ of Participants who do not have a valid agreement in place with Aruba and USD 4000 per quarter for the Partner HQ of Participants with Business Partner level status according to the HPE Partner Ready for Networking Program.
• Applicable only for Partner entity with Branch(es)- If both Headquarters and Branch(es) are registered in Action Partner Club, incentive calculation will be consolidated at Headquarters level and will be paid to Headquarters. If only Branch(es) are registered in Action Partner Club, incentive will be paid to each branch, as per Eligible Sales and Incentives Rules.
• Sales are not retroactive. Sales after registration date are taken into account for the quarterly reward, as long as, the Participant completes the registration and accepts the terms and conditions on the Platform.
• To redeem the Incentives, the Participant has up to sixty (60) days from the end of the quarter, of which the required number of products were purchased. Quarters being HPE financial quarters To redeem, Participant must visit https://action.arubainstanton.com/. Once an Incentives has been redeemed, it cannot be modified or canceled. Incentives are non-transferable. All decisions about the Program made by Aruba are final.

Note: Only Authorized Products sold through Aruba Distributors, with the identification of the end user/owner of the product at Point of Sales, are valid for incentives.

PROGRAM CONTACT

Name: Andrew Dragotta
E-mail: andrew.dragotta@hpe.com
Title: Aruba SMB Sales Director- North America

Program Support: https://support.arubareward.com/

PROGRAM TERMS AND CONDITION

1. These terms (“Terms”) are an integral part of Participants’ HPE Partner Agreement and shall govern the subject matter of this Program in case of any conflict between these Terms and the HPE Partner Agreement.
2. Participants agree that they are authorized to enter into this Program and their participation in the Program constitutes acceptance of these Terms.
3. This Program runs from 1st November 2022 – 31st October 2023 (inclusive). All sales registrations and submittal should be completed at the latest on 31st December 2023.
4. Only sales/activities involving Eligible Products and sales to commercial customers are eligible for this Program. Deal registrations and sales involving public sector customers are excluded.
5. Public Sector entities and their employees are ineligible for this Program. The following are “Public Sector entities”: Any national, regional, local, or other government agency or department; any public international organization; royal families; candidates for public office and political parties; and any entity that is owned or controlled by any of the foregoing. In the United States, HPE also considers all private and public K-12 educational institutions and libraries to be “Public Sector entities”.
6. The Program is valid in the following countries: United States and Canada.
7. HPE reserves the right to review, modify, extend or discontinue any and/or all aspects of the Program without prior notice. The Program may be extended by HPE at its sole discretion.
8. In the event the Award needs to be distributed/allocated to a certain number of Winner employees due to the nature of the award (such as a trip, event, gift cards etc.), the Winner shall be entitled to nominate the employee representatives that shall benefit from the Award (“Representative”). Each Winner shall be entitled to appoint up to a maximum of 2 Representative under this Program.
9. Representatives nominated by the Winners must be an employee of the Winner at the time of the event and/or receipt of the Award in order to claim the Award.
10. HPE will fund the Award as outlined above. All other expenses will be the responsibility of the Winners and/or the Representative as determined between them (eg. spending money).
11. Program rewards are for the Winners’ (or their elected Representatives’) personal use only. Winners (or Representatives) are not entitled to substitution, cash redemption or transfer of awards.
12. Awards provided under this Program may be subject to taxation and reporting, pursuant to applicable local laws. Each Winner and / or its employee who receives an Award is solely and directly responsible for any tax liabilities (including tax withholdings and employment taxes), social security and insurance contributions, tax implications, and tax reporting, arising from or under this Program. HPE shall not have any liability for taxes (including tax withholdings and employment taxes), social security and insurance contributions, or tax reporting arising from or under this Program.
13. The company(ies) that own the trademarks for the Awards referenced herein are not sponsors of, participants in, and have not endorsed this Program. All third party trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
14. Each Winner shall ensure that its nominated Representative participating in the event/award is covered by health and accident insurance. Participants agree to hold HPE and its directors, officers, employees, licensees and assigns harmless against all and any liability and claims and injuries that may arise from or be based upon participation, winning, acceptance and/or use of the award received in connection with this Program including but not limited to liability for personal injury, property damages or other injury or accident.
15. HPE, its affiliates, subsidiaries, parent corporations, and its officers, directors, shareholders, employees, and agents and any and all internet servers and access provider(s) are not responsible for: any incorrect or inaccurate entry information; human error; technical malfunctions or defects of computer systems or websites utilized in the Program, theft, tampering, destruction, or unauthorized access to, or alteration of entries; data processing that is processed late or incorrectly or is incomplete or lost; and any entries that are late, lost, incomplete, misdirected, stolen, mutilated or illegible. Submitting false, fraudulent, or misleading information in connection with the Program may result in adverse actions including, but not limited to, in disqualification from this Program, future HPE Programs, and civil or criminal liability to the submitter. HPE reserves the right to audit information provided in registration and the supporting documentation for all claims made under this Program.
16. For the purposes of this Program, HPE cannot guarantee the performance of any third party and to the extent permitted by applicable law shall not be liable for any act or default by a third party.
17. Participants agree that they are familiar with the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”) and other similarly applicable legislation, and shall not in connection with participation in the Program make any payment or transfer anything of value to, offer, promise or give a financial or other advantage to, or request or agree to receive or accept a financial or other advantage from, either directly or indirectly: any government official or employee (including employees of a government corporation or public international organization), political party, or candidate for public office; or to any other person with an intent to obtain or retain business or gain an improper business advantage.
18. Any personal data which you may provide when you participate in this Program will only be used by HPE in accordance with its Privacy Statement available at https://www.hpe.com/us/en/legal/privacy.html and if applicable, its subcontractors or service providers, for the purposes of this Program and Participants consent to use of their data for these purposes.
19. To the extent permitted by applicable law, HPE has the final decision regarding all matters related to this Program.
20. This Program shall be governed and construed by the laws specified in the Participant’s currently valid HPE Partner Agreement and be subject to the jurisdiction of the courts stated thereunder.