ShareCar Referral Programme Terms

Last updated: November 10, 2026

These terms apply to the invite-a-friend (referral) programme in the ShareCar: Carpool & Rideshare app (com.sharecar.app), run by TECHTENSTEIN INC (“ShareCar”, “we”). They add to our Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy. If these terms and the Terms and Conditions disagree about the referral programme, these terms apply.

1. When the programme is available

The referral programme is not always running. Rewards apply only while the programme is switched on in the app for your country. When it is off, the invite screen is hidden and codes cannot be entered or rewarded. Seeing this page does not mean the programme is currently available to you.

The reward amounts, limits and time windows can change. The values that apply to an invite are the ones shown in the app at the time your friend enters your code. We may pause, change or end the programme at any time; rewards already added to your account before that are kept, subject to section 7.

2. What the rewards are

• Rewards are ShareCar Points, not money. Points have no cash value, cannot be withdrawn, exchanged for cash, transferred to another person or bought, and are never added to your ShareCar wallet.
• Points can only be used inside the app towards your own seat bookings paid in the app, up to the limit the app shows when you book. They cannot be used on cash bookings.
• ShareCar funds the points part of a booking, so using points never reduces what the driver receives. Drivers do not receive points, cash or bonuses as income from this programme.

3. Who can take part

• You need an active ShareCar account in good standing. Blocked or suspended accounts cannot invite or be rewarded.
• A new member can be referred only once, and only by one code.
• You cannot refer yourself, including through a second account, an account on the same device, or an account with the same phone number as yours.
• You must be 18 or older to take part. The programme is open in every country where the app is available, but rewards apply only while it is switched on in your country.

4. How a friend joins with your code

• Share your personal invite link or code from the app. Your friend can open the link, install the app from it, or type the code on the sign-up screen.
• The code must be entered within the number of days after sign-up shown in the app, and before your friend makes their first booking. After that, a code can no longer be added.
• A device or phone number can receive the new-member welcome reward only once, and a device used by too many accounts cannot join the programme.

5. The new member’s welcome reward

• When the code is accepted, the new member receives the welcome points shown in the app.
• Welcome points can be used only on the new member’s first booking, and expire a set number of days after sign-up (shown in the app). Unused welcome points are lost when they expire.
• Welcome points can be used only where the app lets you redeem points at checkout, and only on fares at or above the minimum shown in the app.

6. The inviter’s reward

You earn the inviter reward shown in the app when the friend you invited completes their first qualifying ride as a passenger. A ride qualifies only if all of these are true:

• It is the friend’s first ride paid in the app, and the payment is confirmed by our payment system. Cash rides never qualify.
• The amount paid and the trip distance meet the minimums shown in the app for your country.
• The ride is completed and checked in through the app.
• You are not the driver of that ride, and the friend has not already taken more than a small number of rides with that driver.
• The friend does not share a device with you or with the driver, and pays with their own payment method, not one used by another account.

Once the ride qualifies, your reward is held for a short period (shown in the app) and then added to your balance. If the qualifying ride is cancelled, refunded or charged back during that period, the reward is cancelled. Points added to your balance expire after the period shown in the app.

Inviting drivers

Where the driver invite option is switched on, you can also earn the inviter reward when a driver you invited completes the number of rides shown in the app, each with paying passengers, from a minimum number of different passengers (not including you). The invited driver does not receive points or cash for this.

7. Limits, checks and fraud

• There is a limit on how many inviter rewards one person can receive each month and each year. Referrals above the limit are reviewed by our team, who decide whether a reward is given.
• We run automated checks for abuse, such as many sign-ups from the same network, many accounts on one device, rides arranged between the same people to collect rewards, and app integrity checks. Referrals that raise a concern, including some app installs that cannot be verified automatically, are held for manual review.
• We may refuse, cancel or take back points (including points already added to your balance) if we find a referral was not genuine, broke these terms, or the qualifying ride was refunded. We may also suspend accounts involved in abuse under our Terms and Conditions.
• Spamming, paid advertising that uses the ShareCar name, or posting codes on coupon or deal sites is not allowed.

8. Your data

To run the programme and prevent fraud we record who invited whom, the referral status, and protected (hashed) device, network and payment identifiers. In the app you see the short name (first name and initial) and referral status of each person you invited; your friend sees the status of their own referral. See our Privacy Policy for how we handle personal data.

9. Changes and contact

We may update these terms. The “last updated” date above shows the current version, and the version in force when your friend entered your code applies to that referral. These terms are governed by the laws of India, and the courts of India have jurisdiction over any dispute about them.

Questions about a referral? Email support@sharecar.net or contact support.