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1. What is Recommend A Friend?

   Recommend A Friend is a way for Unlimited members to recommend Unlimited to their friends and get rewarded for doing so.

   For every friend that becomes an Unlimited member, you could gain an extra month free on your existing membership. Not only that, your friend has the benefit of receiving their 13th month free! The more friends you recommend and sign up for Unlimited, the more free months you'll receive. You can earn up to a maximum of 12 free months a year. Find out more by reading the monthly or annual Recommend A Friend Terms and Conditions.

2. Who can join in the Recommend A Friend Offer?

   Any Unlimited member can take part in the Recommend A Friend Offer if they have a valid email address registered with Cineworld (and their Unlimited card is valid with all subscription payments up to date). The email address is important as it enables us to administer the scheme and award you the benefits you've earned. You can check you have the correct email address registered with us by calling the Unlimited Helpline.

3. How can I Recommend a Friend?

   All you have to do is apply online for your unique code, send it on to your friends and ask them to apply for their own Unlimited membership using the code when prompted.

   To obtain your code, first go to the Recommend a Friend page, enter your Unlimited membership number and your email address. We will then email you the code which you can pass on to your friends.  Your friends will be prompted to enter your unique code when they sign up for their own Unlimited membership.  The code used by your friends will tell us they are applying as a friend of yours. We will then be able to correctly assign your reward once they have become an Unlimited member, paid their subscription fees and been an active member with us for 90 days.

   Your code may be used as many times as you like, although the number of free months you can earn from the code is limited to a maximum of 12 each year (even if the code has been used in connection with more than 12 successful recommendations during that period). 

   If you share your code with 12 friends you could earn a full year of free Unlimited cinema!

   From time to time, we may send you posters or other mailings about Recommend a Friend which you may wish to use to recommend Unlimited to your friends.

4. When can I Recommend a Friend?

   You can apply for your Recommend a Friend code and start recommending friends as soon as you become an Unlimited member.

5. What's in it for me?

   It’s really quite simple. One successful recommendation will earn you one additional month’s worth of Unlimited membership. You can benefit from up to a maximum of 12 free months in a year.

    A successful recommendation means the friend ("Friend") that you have recommended (a) is eligible to join the Unlimited Scheme in accordance with the Unlimited Card Terms and , (b) is subscribing to the Unlimited scheme for the first time, (c) successfully completes the online application process using the relevant Offer code, and (d) has successfully paid for and completed their first 90 days’ subscription.

   Please see our monthly or annual & Conditions for the Recommend a Fried Offer for more details.

6. What's in it for my Friend?

   If your friend signs up for Unlimited, inputs your unique code during the online application process and completes their first 12 months’ subscription, they will receive their 13th month of Unlimited membership free. In addition to that, once they become an Unlimited member, your friend can make their own recommendations earning more months free for themselves and their friends!

7. How many Friends can I Recommend?

   You may share your Recommend A Friend code with as many friends, family members and colleagues as you like., although the number of free months you can earn from that code is limited to a maximum of 12 each year (even if the code has been used in connection with more than 12 successful recommendations during that period). 

8. How and when will I receive my free month(s)?

   Monthly pay Premium Unlimited members – if you have been an Unlimited member for more than a year and you pay your subscription monthly, your free month will be credited to your account within 6 weeks of your friend paying for and completing their first 90 days’ membership. We’ll give you your free month by waiving your direct debit payment for the relevant month. It takes 10 days for us to apply the stop on your monthly Direct Debit, so you’ll either receive your freebie the month after it has been credited to your account or the month after that once the temporary payment stop has been applied. Normal payment will be resumed in the following month (unless you have qualified for more than one free month, in which case normal payment will be resumed after the relevant number of free months have been applied).

   Monthly pay standard (red card) Unlimited members – if you are in your first 12 months of membership and you pay your subscription monthly your free month(s) will be applied at the end of your initial 12 month membership. We’ll usually give you your free month by waiving your direct debit payment for your 13^th month. It takes 10 days for us to apply the stop on your monthly Direct Debit, so you’ll either receive your 13^th month free or your 14^th month free once the temporary payment stop has been applied. Normal payment will be resumed in the following month (unless you have qualified for more than one free month, in which case normal payment will be resumed after the relevant number of free months have been applied).

   Please don’t cancel your direct debit as the relevant direct debit payment will automatically be waived. Cancelling your direct debit arrangement will result in the automatic de-activation of your Unlimited Card.

   Annual pay Unlimited members – if you pay for your Unlimited membership annually in advance your free month(s) will be applied at the end of your 12 month subscription.

   More than one free month earned – if you have qualified for more than one free month, each free month will be applied on the same basis as above and, where a number of successful recommendations have been processed at or around the same time, your free months will be applied to your account on consecutive months.

   New members who joined Unlimited using a Recommend a Friend code - If you are the new member who signed up using your friend’s code, your additional free month will be assigned to month 13 of your membership and, if you pay for your subscription monthly, we will not take a Direct Debit payment on your usual date. Direct Debits will then resume as normal.

   Read our Recommend a Friend Frequently Asked Questions for further information or please click here if you pay monthly or here if you pay annually to view full terms and conditions of the Recommend a Friend Offer.

   Please note: If you cancel your membership, if your membership expires or if your card is deactivated at any time before your accrued free month(s) have been applied to your account or used, you will lose the free months gained by recommending friends. The rewards are only valid whilst you remain an active Unlimited member.

9. Can I get another code?

   Your Recommend a Friend code is unique to you. If you've lost it please call the Unlimited Helpline who will be able to provide it to you.

10. What happens if I cancel my membership or my card is deactivated?

    If you cancel your membership, if your membership expires or if your card is deactivated at any time before your accrued free month(s) have been credited or used, you will lose the free months gained by recommending friends. The rewards are only valid whilst you remain an active member.

11. What happens to my rewards if my Recommended Friends cancel their memberships?

    Nothing. As long as your friend paid for and remained an Unlimited member for their first 90 days' membership, you will still receive your free month.

12. My Friend has given me a Recommend a Friend code – what do I need to do?

    It's easy! Just go to the online Unlimited application page here. Complete the online application form to apply for your Unlimited membership and enter your friend’s code in the Promo Codes and Gift Cards box on the payment page. Your free month of Unlimited membership will be automatically applied to your account when you complete your first year of membership.

    Please note there is a minimum subscription period of 12 months for the Unlimited scheme. Please click Unlimited Card terms and conditions, for further details.

13. I have signed up for Unlimited using a Recommend a Friend code. How will I get my free month?

    So long as you used the valid code your friend gave you, you will automatically receive your 13th month free on completion of your first 12 months' Unlimited membership.

14. Why doesn't my code work?

    Please check you are using the correctly formatted code that your friend has provided you with. If it still does not work, please contact the Unlimited Helpline on on 0330 333 4444 (for UK) or on 0818 304 204 (for ROI) or email us at [email protected].

15. My 13th month is free, will I still be upgraded to Premium Unlimited and receive by black Unlimited card?

    If your Unlimited membership continues beyond your initial 12 months subscription you will automatically be upgraded to Unlimited Premium at no extra cost (even where you are receiving month 13 free through the Recommend a Friend offer). 

    Monthly payers - If you pay monthly by direct debit we will automatically send you your shiny new black Premium Unlimited card.

    Annual payers – if you paid for your first year of membership up front, please get in touch with our Unlimited Helpline to request your shiny new black Premium Unlimited card as we won’t automatically send you one. However, you can still use your red Unlimited card to receive all of the Premium Unlimited benefits while you remain an Unlimited member.