Boost Mobile Terms: e-transaction/e-signature, Privacy Policy, and Terms & Conditions
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eSignature Agreement
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Your Consent
By using the Services, you agree that any communications we provide to you, and anything you sign or agree to with us relating to the Services (such as, for example, the Terms & Conditions), may be in electronic form. Your consent applies to this transaction and all future transactions. You agree that you are providing consent on behalf of yourself and all others using your account.
Withdrawing Consent
You may withdraw your consent without charge, or change your email and contact preferences whenever you want by logging in to your Boost Mobile account. A withdrawal of your consent to receive electronic communications will be effective only after we have had a reasonable period of time to process your withdrawal. After you withdraw your consent, you will no longer receive any communications from us electronically. We may still send you communications electronically that we are not required by law to provide “in writing.”
You may withdraw your consent, by logging in to My Boost at my.boostmobile.com.
Updating Contact Information
You must provide us with an accurate and up-to-date email address, phone number, and other contact information. You can update your contact information at any time by contacting 833-50-BOOST (833-502-6678) or by logging in to My Boost at my.boostmobile.com.
Availability of Paper Records
You can get a paper copy of any electronic Communications at any time by printing out a copy from My Boost at my.boostmobile.com or at no charge by visiting a participating Boost Mobile store. You can call us at 833-50-BOOST (833-502-6678) for assistance in finding your nearest Boost Mobile location.
Hardware and Software Requirements
By using our Services, you agree that you have the necessary hardware and software to communicate with us electronically. In order for us to communicate with you electronically, you will need access to the following:
- A valid email address and the ability to view PDFs
- A Phone with SMS texting enabled
Termination of, or Changes to, How We Provide Electronic Communications
We have the right to stop providing electronic communications or change the terms by which we provide electronic communications at any time. We will give you notice of any such termination or change as required by law. If we do change this agreement, you agree to be bound to the terms of the revised agreement by continuing to use our Services.
Privacy Policy
Effective Date: January 1, 2025
This Privacy Notice (“Notice”) explains how Boost Mobile and its affiliates collect, use, and disclose information about Boost subscribers and others who visit Boost’s websites, view Boost's advertisements, or interact with Boost products or services (the “Services”). In this Notice, the terms “Boost”, “we”, “us”, and “our” refer to Boost Mobile and its affiliates, which collectively own and/or operate the Boost Mobile branded products and services including both websites and apps. The term “you” refers to you as a subscriber to or user of our Services.
California Notice at Collection
We collect the categories of personal information (as defined in the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)) listed in the table below.
Category of Personal Information Collected | Sold or Shared |
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Identifiers, including names, postal addresses, email addresses, online identifiers, IP addresses, account names, and other similar identifiers. | Yes |
Personal information categories listed in the California Customer Records statute, including bank account numbers, credit/debit card numbers, and other financial information. | No |
Protected classification characteristics under California law, including sex/gender, marital status, and age (over 40). | No |
Commercial information, including information regarding products or services purchased, obtained, or considered, or other purchasing or consuming histories or tendencies. | Yes |
Internet or other electronic network activity information, including information regarding interactions with an internet website, application, or advertisement. | Yes |
Imprecise geolocation data, such as general location of devices or IP address. | Yes |
Audio, electronic, visual, or similar information, including phone call recordings, chat recordings, and chatbot recordings. | No |
Professional or employment-related information, including employment status and history. | No |
Education information, including education history. | No |
Inferences, meaning inferences drawn from any of the information in the above-listed categories of information to create profiles about consumers. | Yes |
Sensitive personal information, including account log-in information in combination with passwords, precise geolocation, and biometric information. | No |
As further described in this Notice, we generally collect and use the above-listed categories of personal information to provide and manage the Services and achieve legitimate business or commercial purposes.
As noted in the table above, we “sell” or “share” (as these terms are defined in the CCPA) certain categories of personal information, and you may exercise your right to opt out of such disclosures by following the instructions provided in the footer link at https://www.boostmobile.com/yourprivacychoices.
We retain each category of personal information that we collect for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this Notice, including to satisfy legal or reporting requirements.
MORE INFORMATION, INCLUDING A DESCRIPTION OF YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS, CAN BE FOUND BELOW IN THE “STATE PRIVACY RIGHTS” SECTION.
- Personal Information We Collect
- How We Use Personal Information
- Personal Information We Disclose
- Information We Use for Advertising Purposes
- Network and Information Security
- Information Choices and Changes
- Third-Party Services and Websites
- State Privacy Rights
- Boost Family Guard
- Biometric Information
- Questions or Concerns
Personal Information We Collect
There are several ways we collect information about you.
Information you give us:
The personal information we collect includes information you give us, such as name, postal address, telephone number, email address, date of birth, government issued identification, social security number or other government identification number, demographics, activities, location information, profile picture, and personal preferences. You may give us information in a variety of ways, including when you sign up for or use Services, communicate with Customer Care or register for one of the Services.
If we have trouble processing your order, the contact information you provide is used to get in touch with you. We also use this contact information to provide you with updates regarding your current phone or service and to provide you with information about Boost Mobile promotions and special offers.
We may offer the opportunity to participate in contests, giveaways, or other similar promotions we sponsor. Except as explained otherwise in the rules for a particular contest, giveaway, or promotion, any personal information you provide will be used in accordance with this Notice.
Usage Information:
Certain types of information are collected whenever you use our Services. This includes:
- Information about your device such as the type, version of operating system, signal strength, and whether it is on and how it is functioning.
- Information about how you use the device and services available through it, such as your call and data usage and history, your location, websites you have visited, applications purchased, downloaded or used, and other similar information.
We may use systems or tools to analyze your use of our Services and other applications, along with analysis of network and device information.
We may link information we automatically collect with other personal information, such as information you give us at registration and check out.
Cookies and Other Technologies
We and/or other companies we work with may use cookies, web beacons, pixels, tags, and similar technologies on or through our Services, as well as third parties' websites, platforms, and electronic communications to understand users online behavior and to collect certain information, including statistics about website and platform usage, broad demographic information, IP addresses, browser type, device type, Internet Service Provider, referring/exit pages, platform type, date/time stamp, number of clicks, and other similar information. We also may use session replay software, which collects information about your interaction with the Services, including keystrokes, mouse movements, and form field entries, and may monitor your interactions with the Services, including for our compliance verification purposes. If you use our website chat function, we collect and store information in connection with your use of that function, including personal identifiers and the content of the chat. You can access our Services even when you’ve disabled certain cookies, but you may not be automatically recognized upon revisiting.
Google Analytics
We use Google Analytics and Signals in Google Analytics. This updates existing Google Analytics features (advertising reports, remarketing, cross-device reports, and reports on interests and demographics) to provide aggregated and anonymized information about you, provided you have allowed personalized ads in your Google Account. You can learn more about Google’s data practices and your privacy choices by visiting google.com/policies/privacy/partners/. Google provides an opt out of Google Analytics by downloading and installing the browser add-on located at tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout/.
Information From Other Sources
We may obtain information about you from outside sources, including public sources, and add to it or combine it with your account information. For example, we receive information from the retailer from whom you purchased your Boost Mobile phone or device prior to initiating service with us. We also may use demographic and marketing information from third parties to help us better serve you or inform you about products or services that we think will be of interest to you.
Children's Information
We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 16 without the permission of their parent or guardian. We do not knowingly sell the personal data of children under 16. We also do not knowingly share the personal data of children under 16 for advertising purposes.
How Long We Keep Your Information
We retain personal information about you for the amount of time necessary to provide our Services and for as long as required to satisfy legal or tax requirements, for fraud prevention, or for other business purposes. If we de-identify information, we will maintain and use the information in de-identified form and not attempt to re-identify the information except as required or permitted by law.
How We Use Personal Information
We use the personal information we collect primarily for business or commercial activities, which may include using your personal information to:
- provide, operate, and maintain our Services;
- carry out billing and collection activities;
- communicate with you (e.g., to contact you for administrative purposes or to send you important updates and communications about this Notice and/or other applicable terms);
- confirm that you are receiving the level(s) of service requested and are properly billed;
- identify when changes are made to your account or services;
- tell you about products or services from Boost Mobile or others that may be of interest, including, and as permitted by law, by email, telemarketing, direct mail and wireless messages;
- understand your use of our Services in order to make improvements and personalize them;
- administer user surveys to collect your recommendations, reviews, and feedback;
- send you marketing and promotional communications, including emails about the Services and products or services of select business partners;
- deliver addressable or tailored advertising to you within the Services, via email, or through third-party websites and platforms;
- detect fraud and unauthorized reception of our Services;
- determine whether applicable policies and terms of service are being violated;
- perform statistical or qualitative research and analysis;
- maintain our “do not contact” lists;
- comply with applicable law;
- support our business operations and business transactions; and
- carry out other uses as necessary to provide our Services.
We will also use your personal information as described to you at the point of information collection or with your consent. Additionally, we will use your personal information as we believe necessary or appropriate to protect our rights, privacy, safety, property, and/or those of others.
We may aggregate, and/or de-identify information such that it does not reasonably identify you and use such information for other business and marketing purposes.
We may combine the various types of information we collect and receive from and about you, including account information, usage information, information collected offline, across other computers or devices that you may use, and information received from corporate affiliates and third-party sources. Where applicable, we will use, disclose, and protect the combined information as described in this Notice.
Personal Information We Disclose
We may disclose information we collect from and about you with others as follows:
EchoStar affiliates:
We disclose your personal information to EchoStar and EchoStar affiliates, such as AirTV, DISH, Hughes, HughesNet, and Sling TV.
Our service providers:
We disclose personal information to third parties that provide business, marketing, payment processing, or technical support services to us and/or administer activities on our behalf. Our service providers may also include professional advisors (e.g., lawyers, accountants, auditors, etc.).
Our analytics providers:
We disclose your personal information to parties that assist us in performing analytics and help us measure the effectiveness of the Services and our marketing and advertising efforts.
Payment history and credit-check:
We may share credit-related, payment history, and transactional information while checking eligibility for some of our Services.
Group account holders:
For business and government customers, family customers, and other group account holders ("Group Accounts"), the account holder will have access to certain personal information of others using the account. The account holder is the person that buys the service or product for its employees, family members, or other authorized users.
Mailing list partners:
We may disclose your name and postal address to other parties, such as charities, marketing organizations, corporate affiliates, or other businesses for “mailing list” purposes. Any such disclosure for “mailing list” purposes would be limited to your name and postal address, and the disclosure would not reveal, directly or indirectly: (i) the extent of your viewing or use of a television service or the Services; or (ii) the nature of any transactions facilitated by us.
Corporate entities for business transfers:
We may transfer your personal information if we are involved, whether in whole or in part, in a merger, sale, acquisition, divestiture, restructuring, reorganization, dissolution, bankruptcy, or other change of ownership or control. For example, if another entity acquires us or any of our assets, personal information we have collected may be transferred to such entity. In addition, if any bankruptcy or reorganization proceeding is brought by or against us, personal information we have collected may be considered an asset of ours and may be sold or transferred to third parties. Should such a sale or transfer occur, we will use reasonable efforts to try to require that the transferee use personal information we have collected in connection with the Services in a manner that is consistent with this Notice.
Law enforcement or other third parties for legal, compliance, and safety purposes:
We may be required by law to comply with a valid legal process, such as a subpoena, court order, or search warrant, or where there is a lawful request, to disclose information about you. We may also disclose information about you to protect our customers, employees, or property; in emergency situations; and to enforce our rights under our terms of service and policies, in court or elsewhere.
Disclosure of de-identified or aggregated information:
- Aggregated and de-identified information
We may disclose information collected or received from or about you in de-identified and/or aggregate formats. We may disclose this information to companies that collect and compile consumer data, including those that create reports about what programs people watch.
- To advertisers and companies that provide advertising services
We may also disclose information with our advertisers and our advertising service providers about when, where, and how (e.g., streaming device, mobile device, or computer) an advertisement was viewed. We may also tell them certain pieces of demographic information about your household. We will not tell the advertiser which individuals or households watched the advertisement. Advertisers, advertising technology companies, and service providers that perform advertising-related services for us and our business partners may use cookies, web beacons, tags, and other technologies to collect information from or about you to tailor advertisements, measure advertising effectiveness, and enable other enhancements. For more information about advertising, see the “Information We Use for Advertising Purposes” section below.
Information We Use for Advertising Purposes
We may use information about you for marketing or advertising purposes in the following ways:
- To provide you with advertising for our Services. We may use information we have collected or received from or about you through use of the Service or from third parties to provide you with marketing information, offers and advertisements for our Services or to exclude you from receiving certain marketing information, offers or advertisements. Our activities with respect to such marketing information, offers and advertisements may occur through our Services or third-party websites and platforms.
- To provide you with more relevant online advertising. We and our advertising partners may also use information obtained about you through your use of our Services or from third-parties, or gathered through cookies and similar technologies, to deliver more relevant online advertising to you across other computers, devices, websites, and online services that you may use (“interest-based advertising”). Advertisers, advertising technology companies, and service providers that perform advertising-related services for us and our business partners may use cookies, web beacons, tags, and other technologies to collect information from or about you to tailor advertisements, measure advertising effectiveness, and enable other enhancements. You may be able to opt out of certain types of interest-based advertising as described below in the “Information Choices and Changes” section.
- To provide others with more relevant advertising. We and our advertising partners may also use information collected from or about you by us or our advertising partners and information we obtain about you from third parties to deliver advertising that is targeted for individuals with similar interests. We may combine aggregated and/or de-identified information to create groups based on actual or assumed shared interests and/or factual characteristics. We also combine information about the programming that our customers watch on the Services with their common interests to help us figure out what advertising may be most relevant.
Network and Information Security
We maintain a variety of safeguards. These safeguards help protect your personal information from loss, misuse, and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction. Be sure to use a strong password to access your information on our Services, and not one you use for other services.
Information Choices and Changes
Marketing and promotional communications:
You can opt out of receiving marketing and promotional communications from us or manage your preferences at any time through your account settings. You can also opt out of receiving marketing and promotional communications from us by following the instructions included in any such communication that you receive from us. Please note that even if you opt out of receiving marketing and promotional communications from us, you will still receive non-marketing or transactional messages from us, including messages about your account and responses to your inquiries/requests.
Cookies and Do Not Track:
Certain parts of our Services require cookies. You may adjust your device or Internet browser settings to limit certain tracking or to decline cookies, but by doing so, you may not be automatically recognized upon revisiting and may not be able to use certain features of the Services or take full advantage of all of our offerings. Please refer to your device’s settings or your Internet browser’s “Help” section for more information on how to delete and/or disable your device or browser from receiving cookies or controlling your tracking preferences.
We might not recognize “Do Not Track” requests or headers from some or all Internet browsers.
Interest-based online advertising choices:
In addition to the privacy choices provided by Boost, some of our partners may also provide you with choices about how they handle your information. To understand your choices for receiving more relevant online advertising from members of the Digital Advertising Alliance, members of the Network Advertising Initiative, Trade Desk, and LiveRamp, please review the information below:
- To learn more about interest-based advertising, and to opt out of collection and use of information about your online activities for interest-based advertising by the Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA) participating companies, please visit www.aboutads.info/choices/. To opt out of targeted advertising through mobile applications, please visit youradchoices.com/appchoices.
- To opt out of collection and use of information about your online activities for interest-based advertising by Network Advertising Initiative (NAI) member companies, please visit www.networkadvertising.org/choices/.
- To opt out of certain interest-based advertising provided by the Trade Desk you can visit adsrvr.org/.
- To opt out of personalized advertising delivered by LiveRamp visit liveramp.com/opt_out/.
Even if you opt out, you will still receive advertising from us and third parties. You may also still receive advertising from us or third parties that is customized based on information we’ve collected or received from or about you or on information about your online activities from third parties that are not DAA or NAI participating companies.
If you would like to change certain Boost account information, you may create an online account and manage your account online. For more information, visit our website.
Third-Party Services and Websites
When you access a third-party service, application, or website, even when doing so through our Services, you should review the privacy statements of the third party to understand what information they may collect and keep. We are not responsible for the practices of such third parties.
You may also choose, when available, to connect your account with third-party accounts, including with third-party social networks. If you share information about your usage of or activities on our Services with such third-party accounts, then the collection, use, and disclosure of such information will be subject to that third party’s privacy policies, which may differ from our own. We are not responsible for the practices of such third parties.
State Privacy Rights
California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Iowa, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Oregon, Texas, Utah and Virginia
California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Iowa, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Oregon, Texas, Utah and Virginia give residents the right to know what categories of personal information are collected about them and how it will be used, disclosed, and sold or shared. The purpose of this section of the Notice is to provide residents of these states with a description of our practices regarding the collection, use, disclosure, correction, deletion, and sale or sharing of personal information.
Categories of Personal Information Collected
We have collected the following categories of personal information about consumers in the preceding 12 months.
Types of Personal Information We Collect | Examples | Primary Purpose for Collection |
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Identifiers | Identifiers such as name, postal address, device identifiers, internet protocol (IP) address, email address, and account name. | Account creation, personalization and facilitating usage of the Service, internal marketing, to prevent fraud and detect security incidents, to communicate important information; internal operations and compliance. |
Personal information categories listed in the California Customer Records statute | Name, postal address, telephone number, bank account number, and credit/debit card information, and other financial information | Account creation, personalization and facilitating usage of the Service, internal marketing, to prevent fraud and detect security incidents, to communicate important information; internal operations and compliance. |
Characteristics of protected classifications under state or federal law | Gender, marital status, age | Account creation, personalization, and marketing. |
Commercial information | Information regarding products or services purchased, obtained, or considered, credit score, or demographic information | Account creation, personalization, internal marketing, internal operations and compliance. |
Audio, electronic, visual, thermal, olfactory, or similar information | Customer service call recordings and website chat interactions, or other communications with Boost, including personal identifiers, call and chat content and other website interactions. | Training, to prevent fraud and criminal activity, operational analytics, and to comply with applicable laws |
Internet or other electronic network activity information | Information regarding a consumer’s interaction with an internet website, application, or advertisement, browser information, web analytics, including IP address, time of visit, page(s) visited, cookies, pixel tags, and other similar technologies; information about your use of our network | Facilitating usage of the Services, personalization, internal marketing and operations, and to prevent fraud and detect security incidents |
Geolocation data | Imprecise location data, such as general location of devices or IP address. | Provision, development, and optimization of our Services; marketing and interest-based advertising; and to comply with applicable laws |
Education information | Education history | Account creation and facilitating usage of service |
Professional or employment-related information | Employment status and history | Account creation and facilitating usage of service |
Inferences drawn from any of the above information to create a profile about a consumer | Consumer preferences, characteristics, trends, and behavior | Development and optimization of Services, personalization, and internal marketing |
Sensitive personal information | 1. A consumer's account log-in, financial account, debit card, or credit card number in combination with any required security or access code, password, or credentials allowing access to an account 2. Precise geolocation of children’s devices that have been enrolled in Boost Family Guard; internet usage of children’s devices that have been enrolled in Boost Family Guard 3. Precise Geolocation 4. Biometric information | 1. Account creation/management 2. For users of Boost Family Guard services with consent of parent or guardian 3. Provision, development, and optimization of our Services 4. Identity verification, fraud prevention |
Categories of Personal Information Sold or Shared
We sell or share the following categories of personal information: identifiers, imprecise geolocation such as IP address, inferences, commercial information and internet or other electronic network activity information. We sell or share these categories of personal information to data analytics providers, advertising partners and/or networks, social networks, and data brokers. We do not knowingly sell or share personal information about persons under the age of sixteen.
Categories of Sources of Personal Information
We collect the personal information identified in the chart above from the following categories of sources:
- From you and your transactions with us, such as when you request a product or service, or give us your contact information
- From our affiliates
- From others, including consumer reporting agencies and third parties that provide us with demographic and other information
- From publicly available sources
Personal Information We Disclose for a Business Purpose
There are a number of circumstances where we disclose personal information to companies who work on our behalf to help us provide the Services. We disclose the categories of personal information described in the chart above to affiliates and other companies to provide the Services; measure the performance of our network and your devices; and for eligibility verification, fulfillment, and administrative purposes.
Your Data Rights
Residents of California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Iowa, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Oregon, Texas, Utah and Virginia have the right to request certain actions with respect to their personal information. Residents of these states may:
- Request that we disclose what categories and specific pieces of personal information we collected about you in the preceding 12 months, the business purposes for such collection, the categories of sources from which we collected the information, the categories of personal information we sold or disclosed for a business purpose, and the categories of recipients of such information
- Request deletion of any personal information about you that we have collected from you subject to certain legal exceptions
- Correct inaccuracies of any personal information about you we have collected from you
- Opt-out of the sale or sharing of your personal information, or of targeted advertising
- Appeal the denial of any of your access requests
Residents of Delaware and Oregon may request a list of specific third parties with which we have shared any personal data.
If you choose to exercise these rights, you will not receive discriminatory treatment by us for your exercise of your rights.
How to Submit an Access, Deletion, or Correction Request
If you would like to submit a privacy rights request for access, deletion, or correction please contact us at (833-502-6678) or visit our Privacy Portal at boostmobile.com/yourprivacychoices.
How to Opt Out of the Sale or Share of Personal Information, or of Targeted Advertising
To opt out of the sale or sharing of your personal information or targeted advertising, please please contact us at (833-502-6678) or visit our Privacy Portal at boostmobile.com/yourprivacychoices.
Verification of Your Identity
To process your request for access, deletion, or correction we must be able to verify your identity to a reasonable degree of certainty. To do so, you must provide the required identifying information when completing the online request form or making a request through one of our customer service agents. We will ask you to provide your contact information and an additional identifier based on your relationship with us. Before we process your request, we will match these data points with data points we currently maintain to verify your identity and your relationship with us.
Responding to Your Deletion Requests
Please note that we may not be required to delete information under certain circumstances such as exemptions for data that is necessary to complete a transaction, detect security incidents, or for certain other internal purposes.
Authorized Agent Requests
You can designate an authorized agent to make a request to know, delete, correct, or opt-out on your behalf. When you use an authorized agent to submit a request for access or deletion, you must provide the authorized agent with written permission to do so, and, in certain circumstances, we may ask you to verify your own identity directly with us. We may deny a request from an authorized agent that does not submit proof that they have been authorized by you to act on your behalf.
Limit the Use of My Sensitive Personal Information
California residents have the right to limit the use of their sensitive personal information. Boost Mobile does not use or disclose sensitive personal information without your consent for purposes other than those specified in the CCPA.
Nevada
Nevada SB 220
Nevada law permits Nevada residents to make certain requests about how their personal information is shared with third parties or affiliated companies. To make such a request, please visit our Privacy Portal at boostmobile.com/yourprivacychoices.
Boost Family Guard
Boost Family Guard is a service that allows parents or guardians to manage and control their children’s online activities and the location of their children’s devices. Boost and its service provider, Smith Micro, collect the following information with the consent of the parent or guardian:
- Geolocation Data: this tells us the location of your child’s device. This information is stored for 7 days.
- Profile name and photo: these are used to customize the service.
- Internet usage and history: this is used to provide content filtering services. This information is stored for 7 days.
- Time zone: this is used to provide the service.
Boost uses the information it collects through Family Guard only to provide the service.
You can revoke your parental consent at any time and delete your child’s data either by deleting your child’s profile or canceling your Boost Family Guard subscription.
If you have questions regarding Boost Family Guard please contact us at [email protected].
Biometric Information
With your consent, we may process your biometric information for verifying your identity and detecting and preventing fraud. Biometric information can include scans of your facial geometry and information related to how you interact with your devices. We retain biometric information until the initial purpose of its collection is complete unless we are legally required to keep it for a longer period.
Questions or Concerns?
If you have any questions about, or complaints that concern this Notice, please click on the Customer Support tab or call Boost Customer Care toll-free at 833-50-BOOST (833-502-6678). If you prefer, you also may write us at DISH Legal Department, Attn: Privacy, P.O. Box 6655, Englewood, CO 80155-6655.
Changes to This Notice
We may modify this Notice at any time. We will notify you of any material changes (or changes required by applicable law) through written, electronic, or other means as permitted by law.
Terms & Conditions
Thanks for choosing Boost Mobile!
In the spirit of transparency, we drafted reader-friendly, terms, rules, policies and other helpful information. These Terms & Conditions are an agreement between you and Boost Mobile and by accessing or using Boost Mobile, you agree to all of these Terms & Conditions.
PLEASE NOTE: AN ARBITRATION PROVISION AND CLASS ACTION WAIVER APPLY TO THIS AGREEMENT. IF WE CAN'T WORK OUT A DISPUTE BETWEEN US, WE REQUIRE ARBITRATION AND DON'T ALLOW CLASS ACTIONS. YOU'LL HAVE TO WAIVE YOUR ABILITY TO BRING A CLASS ACTION OR TO HAVE A TRIAL BY JURY.
Definitions: A Helpful Glossary to Clarify Some Terms.
Here is a helpful glossary of words and phrases used throughout these Terms & Conditions. These will help you better understand what you’re reading and what you’re signing up for when you use Boost Mobile.
Terms & Conditions We will use the phrase “Terms & Conditions” to refer to your contract with us in general. The Terms & Conditions include details about how you can use our Services. The Terms & Conditions is an agreement between you and us and has several parts to it. Some of the other parts of the Terms & Conditions are listed below, and when we say the Terms & Conditions we mean all of its parts, including:
- The Offer
- Dispute Resolution Policy
- Privacy Policy
- Emergency Services Limitations and Regulatory Disclosures
- Acceptable Use Policy
- Electronic Signature and Communications Disclosure and Consent
- Do Not Contact Policy
- RCS Chats
- Caller Identification Policy
- Boost Mobile App Terms and Conditions
- Return Policy
- Unlocking Policy
We/Us/Our/Boost Mobile. We use “we”, “us”, and “our” interchangeably with Boost Mobile when referring to ourselves (DISH Wireless L.L.C.) to make this easier to read.
Affiliates We sometimes use our subsidiaries, parents, or companies that one of our parent companies owns or controls, to provide the Service or help us provide the Service. We refer to these companies as “affiliates”. While these companies might help us provide the Services, the Terms & Conditions is an agreement between us (You and Boost Mobile).
You/Your. Boost Mobile Customers will be referred to as “you” or variations on that (such as, “your”). If the account is your account but others use it (e.g., family and friends where allowed), then “you” means each person using the account. Everyone using the account is bound by the Terms & Conditions.
Device. The word “Device” is a universal term for any phone, tablet, watch, or any other product or accessory used with our Services. We call every product that you might use as part of our services a “Device”.
Services. We use the word “Service(s)” as a general term referring to any and all Boost Mobile-branded wireless services, offers, rate plans, options, payment services, apps, programs, products, software, etc. Devices and Services you order from us are covered by the Terms & Conditions.
Offers. A variety of different Device plans may be made available to you. We refer to each plan as an “Offer”. The Offer you select explains how, and how much, you will pay for your Services (including any Value Added Services you’ve selected), and what you will get such as data allowances, the ability to use talk and text, apps we might provide, etc. The current available Offers are available at: https://boostmobile.com/plans. Your Offer, along with the Terms & Conditions and the Acceptable Use Policy, may also tell you the parameters of your Services, such as data limitations, as well as Value Added Services you may be able to purchase for an extra fee, such as Hotspot, and information about and the limitations of each one.
How do I accept the Terms & Conditions?
It’s important that you read all of the Terms & Conditions carefully. They explain how we will provide Services, some of the limits on the Services and some things we require when you use the Services. The Terms & Conditions begin as soon as you sign up for an account or use our Services. You have to accept the Terms & Conditions to set up your account and to sign up for Services. We may make changes to the Terms & Conditions from time to time. Any changes we make will apply right away if you decide you want to continue using our Services. It’s a good idea to check the Terms & Conditions from time to time to see if they have been updated.
Activation and Account.
An account holder that is at least 18 years old will need to set up an account with us to receive a Device (whether you purchase it outright or finance one with us) and to activate Services. Activation includes starting and maintaining an account balance to pay charges to use the Services and any subscription charges based on the Offer you selected. If you get a Device from Boost Mobile or a Boost Mobile authorized retailer without paying the full price for it, you agree that you will activate the Device within 30 days and use the Device on the Boost Mobile network. You may not resell or trade in a Device that you purchased or financed from Boost Mobile until you have activated it and used it on the Boost Mobile network and until you have met all your other financial and contractual obligations to us, such as paying the full price for the Device. If you do not activate your Services or maintain your account in good standing with us we may require you to immediately pay the full price of any Devices you selected. We can use a credit card or any other payment means we have on file for your account. If you don’t meet your obligations to us we can choose to take action against you, such as charging you for the remaining balance for your Device (including taxes) and seeking damages. Make sure all account information you give us is accurate and remains current. If you provide false or inaccurate information, we have the right to refuse to provide Services, or if you’re already receiving Services, terminate them. You are responsible for any activity that occurs on or through your account.
You’re also responsible for keeping your account information like passwords, personal identification number (PINs), social security numbers, and other personal information secure. We recommend that you safeguard any sensitive or personal information when your Device is out of your possession or control. By submitting your Device to us for any reason (such as repairs), you agree that our employees, contractors, or vendors may access all of the information on your Device. If you exchange, return, or recycle your Device through us, we will attempt to erase all data on your Device, but you are responsible for removing all data from your Device before you provide it to us. If someone accesses your account illegally, immediately contact us at 833-50-BOOST (833-502-6678).
By using your wireless service, you agree that we can use any information associated with your account, like email address or phone number, to communicate with you about your account. (This includes sending you important account information, or items we think you will be interested in, or topics that help improve your experience.) You agree that we may contact you at any time regarding your bill. You may opt-out of receiving marketing materials only, whether by email, phone or SMS, by calling customer care at 833-50-BOOST (833-502-6678) or making a request at https://www.dish.com/donotcontact/wireless/.
Network Coverage and Management
Realistically, we can’t guarantee service absolutely everywhere, all of the time. Factors such as your Device, location, surrounding environment, weather, geography, topography, server speeds of the websites you access, network problems, network or internet congestion, software, signal strength, or actions of third parties can all impact the speed of your Service.
As a result, you may occasionally experience Service interruptions, delays, or have your experience limited in other ways. We do our best to provide the best service we can, but ultimately, we aren’t responsible for any interruptions, delays, or limitations of your Service caused by these or other factors.
We don’t provide 7-digit dialing in any area we cover. All calls must be made using 10-digit dialing. On rare occasions, we may give you a telephone number that is not in your home rate center. If we do that, there could be long-distance charges to landline users if they call your Device.
Boost Mobile partners with third-party carriers to provide you with the best wireless experience. Customers connecting via certain partner networks and using more than the premium data allocated to their plan will experience speeds lowered to 512kbps. Most customers connecting via Boost Mobile’s own network or via certain other partner networks will not experience slower speeds after exceeding the allocated premium data.
Roaming
“Roaming” means coverage on a network other than ours. While you’re roaming, the storage, treatment and transfer of your personal data may be subject to different regulations than the regulations of your home country. As a general heads up, our right to provide coverage on another carrier’s network may change from time to time, and roaming coverage may change without notice and may not always be available. Separate charges or limits for voice or data Services may apply while roaming.
Canceled or Suspended Services
If you want to cancel your Service, you can do that at any time by visiting a Boost Mobile store or by calling us at 833-50-BOOST (833-502-6678).
If you cancel, you may still have some obligations to us. For example, you still have to pay any amount still owed to us, such as charges for Services for the billing cycle, or for the Device you financed from us.
If you (or we) cancel your Service before the end of your billing period, you will be charged for the full billing cycle — your charges won't be refunded or prorated. You will have access to your Services until the end of the billing cycle. If you cancel your Service within the first thirty (30) days of your order, you will be eligible for a refund (on Service only) under the 30-Day Money-Back Guarantee Policy.
We can cancel, modify, or suspend your Service at any time, for any reason. Here are some of the reasons we might do this:
- If a court or government agency says we have to.
- We or you lose, for any reason, the right to use networks or other facilities required to provide your Services.
- You violate the Terms & Conditions or any related policies, including, without limitation, the Acceptable Use Policy.
- You behave badly online, such as abusing our employees or representatives, using our Services in ways that we believe are illegal or harm others, providing us with false information, using the Services in a way that harms our network or another network we rely on, or using the Service for things like spam or abusive, threatening or offensive messages.
If your Service ends for any reason, your right to use any software you got in connection with your Service also ends, and we have the right to delete any data, files, or other information associated with you, your account, or Services. You must also pay all charges for the Service up until the date your Services end. This applies whether it was you or us who decided to cancel or terminate your Service.
If we suspend your Service, you must still pay any charges while it is suspended.
Billing and Payment
You agree to pay all charges for your Service each month. If your Offer requires it, you may also need to add money to your account each month to maintain an account balance. The ways you may add money to your account will depend on the Offer terms. An additional fee may apply to assisted replenishment methods. Some plans may let you add money to your account automatically through Autopay using a credit or debit card or automatic debit from a bank account. Some of these ways of paying may have limits (such as the number of times an account may be debited or charged in a particular time period). We have the right to keep your card or banking information on file, to change the type of payment methods accepted at any time, for any reason, and to contact you at any time regarding your bill.
If your Autopay method fails, you give us the right to retry your payment method. We can do this multiple times until we are able to obtain payment. We may remove you from Autopay at any time and/or remove your payment method that we have on file. You have a 10-day grace period to pay by updating your method of payment or calling us at 833-50-BOOST (833-502-6678). If you don’t pay even after the grace period, including if you disagree with charges we make to your card, we have the right to suspend or terminate your Services until the charges are paid or the dispute is resolved.
You are still responsible for all charges if your payment method is rejected or if charges are disputed. The reason for rejection, or dispute information, is available by calling us at 833-50-BOOST (833-502-6678).
What If I Fail to Maintain an Account Balance?
Your Service will be interrupted if you don’t maintain an account balance for prepaid Services or if you don’t pay your charges on time for postpaid Services. For example, if you are on a monthly prepaid plan, your account balance will be due every month on the day and time (within the hour) that you signed up for service. When your Service is interrupted, you will still have some time (which varies depending on the Offer terms) to make a payment on your account. If you don’t pay within this time period, your account will be canceled. If your account is canceled, you may lose any phone number, identification number, or email address associated with your account if you choose to restart your Service after cancellation.
Charges
The Offer and your Offer summary at checkout describe how much we will charge you for your Services. Some of the charges you may see each month are:
- Recurring charges for your Services;
- Activation, prepayment, reactivation, program, or other fees;
- Monthly charges for Devices you finance with us;
- Charges for content or services provided by third parties that you purchase or order from us;
- Taxes and fees charged by governmental entities, including any surcharges the government makes us include. For more information, visit our Taxes & Fees information page.
You’re responsible for paying all charges specified in the Terms & Conditions and your Offer.
Account Funds, Payments and Cancelation
Funds can be added to your account using an approved payment method. Payments are not refunded if you cancel and they are not prorated if you make changes before the next payment due date. Certain Services expire every month and, if you don’t use them within the month, they won’t carry forward. For any prepaid Services, the maximum transaction is $200.00 and your account balance can’t be more than $400.00. You can’t transfer funds between accounts. We will withdraw money from your account on the monthly payment date and when you are required to pay for other services you use (such as content, apps, or other things you might buy from third-parties, meaning people or companies who aren’t us). For any prepaid Services, if you don’t have enough funds in your account when the period you paid for ends, your Services might be interrupted, so make sure you have enough in your account if you want to prevent that. If your account for prepaid Services is suspended, you will need to make sure you pay all outstanding charges within 120 days of suspension or your account will be canceled and any remaining funds in your account and your phone number will be lost. We may collect payment using other funding sources, including any registered credit/debit cards on file.
Advance Payment
For any prepaid Services, funds in your account will be applied automatically to the next monthly service payment when they equal or exceed the payment amount due. You can cancel advance payment in My Account up to one hour before the payment is due.
Third-Party Billing
Certain apps, games, or other mobile services may attempt to place charges on your account but we don’t allow third-party charges from any party not affiliated with us, including charges for 900 and 976 services. We automatically block third-party charges from unaffiliated parties for all customers, at no additional cost. You are not required to request blocking for third-party charges and we cannot accommodate any requests to unblock a customer's account to allow for third-party charges.
Re-Boost Refund Policy
Can I Get A Refund of “Re-Boost” Charges? Unfortunately, no. We do not offer refunds or accept returns on Re-Boost cards. Also, we are not responsible for lost, stolen, misused, or damaged Re-Boost cards. Please ask your Boost retailer any questions you have about its return policy. All Re-Boost sales are final and non-refundable regardless of who uses or possesses your Device after you purchase Services, even if you didn’t consent to or know about the use of your Device.
Be Careful With Content
You can use many different types of content using our Services and your Device, such as the internet, email, text, games, video, music, graphics, sound, applications, and other materials. You can also use your Device to create and store pictures, video, and/or audio recordings.
We probably don’t need to tell you this, but be careful when you’re on the internet. We have no control over, or any responsibility for, the content that you access, create, or store using your Device and Service.
We are not responsible for any damage caused by any content that you access or create using your Device and Services.
Safety & Emergencies
At Boost Mobile, we want you and all of our customers to be as safe as possible. So, we’d like to highlight some info about how we collect and use your information for emergency services that help keep you safe. We work hard to give you reliable 911 emergency service so you can ask for help from first responders and to provide you with Wireless Emergency Alerts that you can choose to receive from authorities about emergency situations in your area. But, we have to tell you about some limits of those services. We highlight a few things here, but you should familiarize yourself with the details by reviewing our Emergency Services Policy because your use of our Service means that you agree to how we choose to handle emergency situations, like info about where you are located.
911 and alert services rely on the location and other information obtained from your Device, and from you. We are required to collect and use location information when you contact 911 so that police, fire, and rescue people can find you, and we want you to receive only the Wireless Emergency Alerts that apply to the area you're in.
But, even as hard as we work, these and other systems face real-world limits that we cannot do anything to change. For example, our ability to locate your Device for a 911 emergency or to transmit an alert relies on radio waves that can be blocked in many different ways. And, there are other factors that could prevent you from contacting 911 or receiving Wireless Emergency Alerts. For example, if you are in an area without coverage or you are a prepaid customer who does not pay a bill in time. If you're using our Wi-Fi calling service, you must provide physical location information when you start that service, and to keep that info current.
Don't get us wrong: We are proud of all the stuff we've done to keep you safe, but we need you to know that nothing is perfect, even as hard as we try. These are just a few examples of some things that could go wrong, and you should check out the full details on how we collect and use your information to keep you safe in an emergency on our website.
Privacy and Customer Proprietary Network Information (“CPNI”)
We collect some information, known as CPNI, about the products and Services you use. We use this information to provide the Services to you, to protect you from fraud, and for other purposes allowed by law. See our Privacy Policy for more information about information we collect.
Disclaimer of Warranties
The Service is provided “as is” and “as available,” without warranties of any kind. In some cases, your Device’s manufacturer may give you a warranty directly. To the maximum extent allowed by law, we make no representations or warranties, express or implied, including any warranty of non-infringement, any implied warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose, including security or authentication purposes, concerning any service or other product we provide, including your Device, the Service, or any applications or software on your Device. We also don’t authorize anyone to make any warranties on our behalf.
Because of the risk of fraud, including, but not limited to, SIM-swap fraud and port-out fraud, we strongly recommend that, where possible, you do not use your mobile service for SMS two-factor authentication for other accounts that you may have, such as any accounts in which you hold cryptocurrency. We strongly suggest that you follow any and all recommendations your account providers make with regard to account security.
We are not responsible for any software, applications, or other products or services provided by third parties. If someone gains unauthorized access to your communications, that’s usually against the law. However, we can’t guarantee that this won’t happen or that your communications will be private or secure as a result.
That’s why we don’t represent or make any assurance that your communications using the Service will be private or secure. This includes, but is not limited to, the availability and reliability of 911, E911, and Text-to-911. We make no representation and can provide no assurance that 911, E911, Text-to-911, location services, or any other services or software provided by third parties will work in either emergency or non-emergency situations. Please refer to our Emergency Services Policy.
If you download or obtain in any way any data, software, technology, or information using the Service, your Device, or third-party services, devices, applications, or software, this is your responsibility and you take all risks. We are not liable or responsible for any damage that such information, software, technology or data may cause.
Limitation of Liability
WE ARE NOT LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, ALLEGED, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, LOST PROFITS AND ALL BUSINESS OR OPERATIONAL RELATED LOSSES, IF ANY) ARISING OUT OF, OR RELATED TO, YOUR SERVICES, AND/OR ANY PRODUCTS OR SERVICES PROVIDED BY THIRD PARTIES PURSUANT TO THE TERMS & CONDITIONS OR OTHERWISE OBTAINED FROM US. OUR TOTAL LIABILITY FOR ALL REASONS ARISING OUT OF, OR RELATED TO, THE SERVICE OR YOUR DEVICE(S) IS LIMITED TO SERVICE CREDITS THAT WILL NOT EXCEED FIVE HUNDRED US DOLLARS ($500).
Indemnification
Unless limited by law, you agree to defend, indemnify, and hold us and our past, present and future directors, officers, employees, agents, licensors, parent company, representatives, and affiliates harmless from any and all claims of any person or entity for damages, fines, penalties, or expenses of any nature arising out of or relating to, directly or indirectly:
- Your access to, use of, or inability to access or use the Service;
- Your violation of the terms of the Terms & Conditions or any of its parts;
- Your negligence, willful misconduct, violation of law, or infringement of anyone’s intellectual property rights;
- Any other claim, demand, action, or complaint by any person or entity claiming by or through you that in any way arises out of or relates to the Services;
- Any unauthorized access to or use of the Service by any third party, regardless of whether such unauthorized access is unintentional, accidental, intentional, or fraudulent and regardless of whether you had knowledge of such unauthorized access.
License
As long as you comply with the Terms & Conditions and all of its parts, you have a revocable, nonexclusive, non-transferable, limited right to install and use software we provide to you solely for your personal, lawful, non-commercial use on your Device and only as permitted by the Terms & Conditions.
Your use of any software is at your own risk. You agree not to, directly or indirectly:
- Reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, or otherwise attempt to discover the source code or underlying ideas or algorithms of the Service, including your Device;
- Modify, translate, or create derivative works based on the Services and/or your Device;
- Remove any proprietary notices or labels on the Services, or your Device;
- You may not assign, transfer, sublicense, copy, reproduce, redistribute, or resell any software we provide to you unless applicable law requires us to allow it.
Intellectual Property
Devices, software, and Services that we provide to you are protected by copyright, trademark, patent law and/or other laws.
You agree not to delete or alter the copyright, trademark, and other proprietary rights notices or markings appearing on, or in connection with your Service, or appearing on software or applications we provide to you or that appear on your Device.
Any third-party intellectual property included in the Service or your Device is the property of the owner of such intellectual property and may be protected by law and any terms or conditions that the third party imposes. Nothing in the Terms & Conditions gives you any right or license to any trademarks and/or trade names (whether registered or unregistered), signs, logos, icons, slogans, banners, screen shots, visual branding, links or other brand features of Boost Mobile. You cannot use these without our prior written consent. We can give or deny such consent for any reason or no reason.
Notices
Sometimes we need to inform you about certain things about your Service in writing. We will send these to the contact information provided by you, as shown in your account records. We will send these notices and communications using any of the following that we have in our records or that you provide to any of our affiliates or agents (like an employee at a Boost Mobile branded store, for example):
- Your email address(es)
- Any Device being used in connection with your Service
- Two-day delivery service (FedEx or USPS) to your physical or postal address
Any notice(s) to us pursuant to the Terms & Conditions must be sent to us, with some form of tracking, at:
DISH Wireless L.L.C.
5701 S. Santa Fe Drive
Littleton, Colorado 80120
Attn: General Counsel
Third-Party Beneficiaries
The Terms & Conditions and all of its parts are between you and us and do not, and are not intended to provide any benefit or any rights to any other person or entity.
Miscellaneous
You acknowledge and agree that you are not relying on any information, representations, or warranties other than as included in the terms of the Terms & Conditions and the Offer. You may not make any changes to the Terms & Conditions, and if you try to do so, those changes will not be valid. If we do not enforce strict compliance with any provision of the Terms & Conditions at any time, this is not a waiver of our right to do so at another time.
If we, or you, do things that conflict with, or are not permitted by the Terms & Conditions, those actions do not change the Terms & Conditions in any way. You may not assign The Terms & Conditions without our prior written consent. The Terms & Conditions is binding on you and us, including personal and legal representatives, successors, and permitted assigns.
If any part of the Terms & Conditions is held to be invalid or unenforceable, that will not affect the validity and enforceability of the remaining terms. If, for any specified timeframe or deadline, the last day or the deadline is a weekend or holiday, the time frame or deadline will automatically extend to the next business day. Agreement headings are provided for reference purposes only.
California Notice
The Complaint Assistance Unit of the Division of Consumer Services of the California Department of Consumer Affairs may be contacted in writing at 1625 N. Market Blvd., Suite N 112, Sacramento, California 95834, or by telephone at (800) 952-5210.
Contact Us
If you have any feedback, questions, or comments, please contact us at:
DISH Wireless L.L.C.
5701 S. Santa Fe Drive
Littleton, Colorado 80120
DISPUTE RESOLUTION, MANDATORY AND BINDING ARBITRATION AND CLASS ACTION WAIVER (THE “ARBITRATION PROVISION”)
Mandatory Binding Arbitration
If you and Boost Mobile have a Dispute (as defined below), Boost Mobile will first try to resolve it informally with you. If we can’t, then you and Boost Mobile agree to resolve the Dispute either through binding arbitration or in small claims court, instead of courts of general jurisdiction (i.e. courts other than small claims courts), unless the Dispute is covered by one of the few exceptions we describe below, under “Exceptions.” You acknowledge and agree that, if you or Boost Mobile start an action in small claims court to resolve a Dispute, but the small claims court can’t resolve the Dispute for any reason (for example, if it does not have jurisdiction over the claim), then the Dispute can only be resolved by arbitration. Arbitration means that you and Boost Mobile will have a hearing before a neutral arbitrator rather than before a judge or jury in a court. The arbitrator is the person who will oversee and decide the Dispute. Arbitrators can award the same remedies that a court can award. In arbitration, discovery (where you and Boost Mobile get to ask each other for information about a dispute) is limited, and decisions made by arbitrators are final and only subject to limited review by courts.
BY ENTERING INTO THIS AGREEMENT, YOU AND BOOST MOBILE ARE EACH AGREEING TO WAIVE THE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY OR BY A JUDGE (OTHER THAN IN SMALL CLAIMS COURT), EXCEPT WHERE PROHIBITED OR OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN THIS AGREEMENT.
You and Boost Mobile both agree that the Federal Arbitration Act (the “FAA”) governs this Arbitration Provision. You still have the right to bring any concerns you may have to the attention of federal, state or local agencies (for example, the Federal Communications Commission) and if the law allows, those agencies can seek relief against us on your behalf.
Dispute Defined
When we use the term “Dispute” (with the capital D), it means any and all claims, disputes, or disagreements you and Boost Mobile currently have, might have in the future, or had in the past. A Dispute can be about anything related to the Terms & Conditions, the Offer, or the Service, and can involve the terms of the Terms & Conditions, the Offer, any type of law (such as a statute, regulation or ordinance), tort (examples are fraud, misrepresentation, fraudulent inducement, negligence or any other intentional tort) or anything else that courts or arbitrators have the authority to decide. Whether the Arbitration Provision is valid or enforceable, and what it covers, is one type of Dispute. “Dispute” should be interpreted as broadly as is allowed. Some other examples of what a Dispute might be based on are:
- The Terms & Conditions, the Offer or any other agreement between you and us;
- Boost Mobile devices or products (such as your Phone);
- Billing, collection and credit reporting;
- Telephone calls, texts, faxes and emails from Boost Mobile and/or a party acting or claiming to act for us; and/or
- Boost Mobile’s or our agents’ collection, retention and/or disclosure of your personally identifiable information.
For purposes of this Arbitration Provision, any reference to “Boost Mobile” includes DISH Wireless L.L.C., EchoStar Corporation, and any of its direct and indirect subsidiaries, past or present.
Informal Dispute Resolution; Notice and Opportunity to Resolve
Before starting an arbitration or small claims matter, you and Boost Mobile both agree to try to resolve any Dispute informally (“Informal Process”). This means that neither you nor Boost Mobile is allowed to start arbitration or an action in small claims court for at least sixty (60) days after you or Boost Mobile give notice of a Dispute to the other. Either you or Boost Mobile may start the Informal Process to resolve a dispute by sending the other a written document titled a “Dispute Resolution Notice.” A Dispute Resolution Notice must include the following information:
- Your name, account number, and contact information;
- A description of what the Dispute is about; and
- How the party giving the Dispute Resolution Notice wants to resolve the Dispute.
You must send your Dispute Resolution Notice to: DISH Wireless L.L.C., Attn: Dispute Resolution, P.O. Box 9040, Littleton, Colorado 80120-9040 (“Legal Dispute Notice Address”). We must send our Dispute Resolution Notice to the address we have for you in our records when we sent it. If you and Boost Mobile can’t resolve the Dispute within sixty (60) days after the Dispute Resolution Notice is received, then either you or Boost Mobile have the right to start binding arbitration or begin an action in small claims court, according to the procedures explained in this Arbitration Provision.
Arbitration Procedures
This paragraph explains how you and Boost Mobile participate in an arbitration to resolve a Dispute. Unless you and Boost Mobile agree to different procedures in writing, the Consumer Arbitration Rules (the “AAA Rules”) of the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) will apply (except that any rules for class or collective actions will not apply). The AAA will run the arbitration process, and a single, neutral arbitrator will be in charge of the Dispute. The AAA Rules are available online at the AAA’s website (as of July 2, 2024, www.adr.org/rules). If you prefer, we will give you a copy of the AAA Rules if you make a written request to DISH Wireless L.L.C., Attn: Dispute Resolution, P.O. Box 9040, Littleton, Colorado 80120-9040. The party who decides to start arbitration must open a case by filing a “Demand for Arbitration” with the AAA. To start arbitration, the requesting party must:
- Make a demand in writing for arbitration;
- Pay the administrative filing fee; and
- Give the AAA a copy of this Arbitration Provision.
This process can be completed using an “AAA WebFile” (you can find this on the AAA’s website (www.adr.org)), or at any AAA office, even if the hearing will not be in that location. The arbitration will take place in the county where your billing address is located (according to our records on the date the Dispute Resolution Notice is sent). However, you and Boost Mobile can instead agree, or the arbitrator can order, that the arbitration will: happen at a different location; be remote, using video or telephones; or be based only on things you and Boost Mobile submit in writing. The arbitrator will be bound by the terms of the Terms & Conditions, including this Arbitration Provision. The arbitrator, and not any agency or court, will make the decisions about the Dispute.
The Arbitrator’s Decision (aka The Arbitrator’s Award)
The arbitrator’s decision will resolve each of the Disputes presented by the Demand for Arbitration (including things such as the amount one side has to pay the other, and things one side might have to do, etc.) and explain in writing his or her important findings and conclusions. The arbitrator’s decision is a final and binding resolution of the Disputes between you and us, but shall not be binding on Boost Mobile with regard to any other Boost Mobile customer. If you or Boost Mobile ask a court to review the decision, the court’s ability to review is limited. An Award by the arbitrator can be filed with any court with jurisdiction (which means the legal power of a court to review the Arbitrator’s decision), in order to enforce the award.
Costs of Arbitration
If you start the arbitration process and agree to seek less than $75,000 in damages, once Boost Mobile receives notice of arbitration, then we will reimburse you for the filing fee. We will also pay the AAA directly for any fees it charges for case management and for the arbitrator’s services. However, if you start arbitration and don’t agree to seek less than $75,000 from us, or if we start the arbitration process, then AAA Rules will apply to determine who pays any fees.
Class Action Waiver
All Disputes between you and Boost Mobile must be resolved on an individual basis. Except as otherwise specified herein, you and Boost Mobile agree that all Disputes between you and Boost Mobile will be litigated in small claims court individually or arbitrated individually.
NEITHER YOU NOR BOOST MOBILE SHALL BE ENTITLED TO JOIN OR COMBINE CLAIMS MADE BY, OR AGAINST, OTHER PEOPLE OR OTHER ENTITIES, OR BRING A CLAIM AS A REPRESENTATIVE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, AS PART OF A CLASS ACTION OR AS A “PRIVATE ATTORNEY GENERAL” FOR ANY DISPUTE.
Additionally, unless both you and Boost Mobile agree in writing:
- the arbitrator may not combine any dispute with other claims, and
- the arbitrator may not preside over any kind of representative or class action.
If any of this Arbitration Provision is found to be unenforceable, then, except for choice of law and informal dispute resolution provisions, this entire Arbitration Provision is null and void.
Small Claims
As noted above, either you or Boost Mobile may choose to have appropriate Disputes against each other resolved in small claims court, if the Dispute falls within the applicable small claims court’s jurisdiction and does not fall within an exception identified in this Arbitration Provision. A small claims court includes any court designated as small claims, or any similar court of limited jurisdiction in which claims are only resolved on an individual basis. Either you or Boost Mobile may elect to have an eligible Dispute resolved in small claims court by filing their claim in the small claims court or, after the other party has filed a claim in arbitration, by sending written notice to the other party and the AAA of this election within fifteen (15) days after receipt of notice of an arbitration, in which case the arbitration-filing party must re-file in small claims court in order to pursue the claim. In the event that there is any disagreement between you and Boost Mobile concerning whether the Dispute is within the jurisdiction of the small claims court, only the small claims court (and not an arbitrator or an arbitration administrator) may resolve that disagreement. If the small claims court determines that it lacks jurisdiction to hear the Dispute, then the Dispute shall be submitted to arbitration in accordance with the terms of this Arbitration Provision, unless the Dispute falls within an exception identified in this Arbitration Provision. If the small claims court determines that it has jurisdiction over part of that Dispute, then that part shall first be resolved in small claims court, and any remaining issues in the Dispute shall be resolved thereafter in accordance with the terms of this Arbitration Provision. After receiving timely notice of an election to move a Dispute from arbitration to small claims court, the AAA shall suspend the arbitration unless and until the small claims court denies its jurisdiction altogether or completes its exercise of jurisdiction over the parts of the Dispute to which its jurisdiction extends.
Applicable Law
For Disputes in small claims court, the law of the state that court is located in applies. For Disputes in arbitration, the law of the state that your billing address is in (according to Boost Mobile’s records on the date the Dispute Resolution Notice is sent) will apply. If, for any reason, the Dispute does not go to arbitration or to a small claims court, or this Arbitration Provision is found to be invalid, then the laws of Colorado will apply to the Terms & Conditions and everything relating to it, including Boost Mobile’s products and Services.
Rights to Opt-Out
If you do not agree to this Arbitration Provision, you have 30 days after you set up an account with us, start your Services, or you receive a Phone, whichever happens first, to opt out of this Arbitration Provision. To do that, send a written notice to Boost Mobile at DISH Wireless L.L.C., Attn: Dispute Resolution, P.O. Box 9040, Littleton, Colorado 80120-9044.
You may download and use the form Opt-Out Notice from our website. (https://www.boostmobile.com//content/dam/boost/web/en/docs/bm_legaldocs_2024/Arbitration_OptOut.pdf) If you decide to opt out of this Arbitration Provision, it won’t negatively affect your relationship with us or our delivery of Services. If we get a notice to opt out postmarked after the thirty-day period described above, it won’t be valid and you will be bound by this Arbitration Provision.
Future Changes to this Arbitration Provision; Costs
We may make changes to this Arbitration Provision in the future. If we do, unless it’s a change to the Legal Dispute Notice Address, you may reject those changes by sending a written notice to the Legal Dispute Notice Address within thirty (30) days after we inform you of the changes (or at any time if we don’t inform you of the changes). If you reject changes we make in the future, you are still required to resolve Disputes using the version of the Arbitration Provision that doesn’t include those changes.
The thirty (30) day period for you to reject the change starts when we give you notice of the change. We will be deemed to have given you notice of changes to this Arbitration Provision as follows:
- In the event that we send you notice by U.S. mail (including, without limitation, on a mailed bill, bill insert, notice, letter, or postcard), then it will be considered given three (3) days after it is first deposited in the U.S. mail, addressed to you at your billing address then appearing in our records;
- In the event that we send you notice electronically (including, without limitation, via an e-mail, text message, electronic bill, social media message, or attachment), then it will be considered given at the time we first send an electronic communication containing such notice or notifying you of the availability of such notice (or the electronic bill in which it is included) to the electronic contact information (including, without limitation, e-mail address, phone number, or social media (e.g., Facebook, Twitter) identifier) then appearing in our records; and
- In the event that we send you notice on your Boost Mobile app (including, without limitation, through pop-up messages) or through publication on boostmobile.com or other website, then it will be considered given when first broadcast, sent, or published.
Expenses Outside of Arbitration
If either you or Boost Mobile start a case with a court of general jurisdiction, that case involves a Dispute that was supposed to go to arbitration under this Arbitration Provision, and the sued party successfully gets the Dispute sent to arbitration, then the party that started the case must pay the sued party’s reasonable attorneys’ fees, expenses, and court costs related to moving the case to arbitration.
Exceptions
If you are getting Services from us that you were not authorized to receive and that you didn’t pay for, whether through theft or otherwise, then that Dispute shall not be covered by this Arbitration Provision and may only be decided by a court with appropriate authority. In addition, if either you or Boost Mobile bring a claim that seeks “public injunctive relief” (an injunction that seeks to prevent injury to members of the public, other than just the party seeking the injunction), then that claim may only be decided by a court with appropriate authority. However, any related claim for damages based on a Dispute must still be resolved on an individual basis in arbitration or small claims court. In the case of each exception, you and Boost Mobile agree that the arbitrator lacks the authority to decide such claims.
Updated 2 months ago