Cashback earned through Klarna can only be spent within Klarna and may not be paid out if the store does not approve it, if your cookie settings block tracking, or for other reasons outside your control.
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The broad list of factors that can prevent cashback from being issued, including cookie settings you may have adjusted for privacy reasons, means that advertised cashback rewards are not guaranteed and may be withheld without the consumer having done anything wrong in a traditional sense.
Interpretive note: The full cashback terms are contained in a separate linked document; the scope of exclusions beyond those listed (cookie settings, store approval, product exclusions) is described only as 'other factors beyond our control,' which is ambiguous.
Provision name changed from 'Cashback Program Contingency Disclosure' to 'Cashback Conditionality and Exclusions' with identical content.
View full change record →Consumers relying on cashback as part of their Klarna purchase decision may find rewards withheld due to cookie settings, store approval issues, or product exclusions, and any cashback earned is locked within the Klarna ecosystem rather than transferable to a bank account.
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"Earn cashback on Klarna App purchases. Klarna balance account required and funds can only be used within Klarna. Cashback issuance depends on store approval and may be affected by cookie settings, combining offers, product exclusions, or other factors beyond our control. Klarna may get a commission. Limitations, terms and conditions apply.Excerpt from Klarna's Terms of Service
REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: The FTC Act prohibits unfair or deceptive acts or practices; advertising cashback rewards that are subject to broad, undisclosed, or difficult-to-understand exclusion conditions may warrant review under FTC deceptive practices standards.
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The broad list of factors that can prevent cashback from being issued, including cookie settings you may have adjusted for privacy reasons, means that advertised cashback rewards are not guaranteed and may be withheld without the consumer having done anything wrong in a traditional sense.
Consumers relying on cashback as part of their Klarna purchase decision may find rewards withheld due to cookie settings, store approval issues, or product exclusions, and any cashback earned is locked within the Klarna ecosystem rather than transferable to a bank account.
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