Legal
Gift Card Terms & Conditions
Version 2026-11-08 · Effective November 8, 2026
Plain-English rules for buying and using a DS Gift Card. The short version: your card never expires, there are no fees after you buy it, and you can use it with the outdoor business named on it until the balance runs out.
1. Who issues your card
DS Gift Cards are issued and sold by Digital Sportsman, LLC d/b/a DS Gift Cards, a Florida limited liability company ("DS", "we", "us"). Each card is branded for, and may only be used with, one outdoor business shown on the card (the "Operator"). DS sells the card and holds the money paid for it; the Operator provides the trips, rentals or services you use it for.
These terms apply to the person who buys a card ("Purchaser") and anyone who receives or uses it ("Holder"). By buying, accepting or using a card you agree to them.
2. Closed-loop use only
Your card can only be used to pay for bookings with the Operator named on it, through the Operator's DS Pro booking system. It cannot be used with any other business, is not a credit or debit card, and cannot be reloaded.
Except where state law gives you a cash-back right (Section 9) or as stated in Section 8, cards cannot be exchanged for cash, resold for cash, or transferred to a different Operator.
3. Card values and limits
- Card values range from $10 to $1,000 per card.
- No single email address or payment card may buy more than $10,000 in gift cards in any rolling 24-hour period.
- We may limit the number of cards bought from one network or device in a short period to prevent fraud.
- Gift cards are not currently sold to purchasers with a Hawaii billing address. Orders with a Hawaii billing address are refunded in full and no card is issued.
4. The Activation Fee
A one-time Activation Fee is charged when you buy a card. It is shown in your cart before you pay and is added to the card value; the full card value goes onto the card. Current fees:
- Cards of $10–$25: $3.95
- Cards of $26–$100: $5.95
- Cards of $101–$500: $19.95
- Cards of $501–$1,000: $34.95
The fee shown at checkout is the fee you pay. It covers issuing, delivering and securing the card. The Activation Fee is refunded only if the whole order is refunded before any part of the card is used (Section 8).
5. No expiration. No fees after purchase.
Your card's value never expires. We never charge inactivity, dormancy, maintenance, service or any other fee after purchase, and your balance never goes down except when you use it.
6. Delivery
To protect against fraud, cards are delivered by email about 2 hours after payment, or on the date you scheduled, whichever is later. Please make sure the recipient's email address is correct; we are not responsible for cards sent to an address you entered incorrectly, though we will help where we can.
7. Using your card
- Enter the card code in the coupon or gift card field when you book with the Operator in DS Pro.
- You can use the card on as many bookings as you like until the balance reaches $0. If a booking costs more than your balance, you pay the difference another way.
- Your current balance is shown on your card page. Balances update shortly after each booking.
- After each booking it may take up to about 10 minutes before the code can be used again.
- If the Operator cancels or reverses a booking paid with your card, the Operator restores the amount to your card. Refunds of the remaining cost of a booking follow the Operator's own booking policy.
8. Refunds and cancellations of a card purchase
- If no part of any card in an order has been used, the Purchaser may ask for a full refund of the order, including the Activation Fee, by contacting the Operator or support@dsgiftcards.com.
- Once any part of a card has been used, the card purchase can no longer be refunded, except under a state cash-back right (Section 9) or where the law requires it.
- If a payment is refunded, reversed or disputed, the card is cancelled. If it has already been used, we may recover the used amount.
9. State cash-back rights
Some states let you get your remaining balance back in cash once it falls below a set amount. If you live in one of these states and your balance is in range, use "Request cash back" on your card page and we will send the balance to the original payment card (or arrange another payment if that is not possible):
- California: balance under $10
- New York, Colorado, Connecticut, Maine, Montana, New Jersey, Oregon, Washington: balance under $5
- Texas: balance under $2.50
- Rhode Island, Vermont: balance at or below $1
Once cash back is paid, the card is closed.
10. Lost, stolen or shared codes
Treat your card code like cash. Anyone with the code can use it. We are not responsible for value used by someone who had your code before you told us it was lost or stolen. If you contact us before it is used, we will try to cancel it and issue a replacement for the unused balance.
11. Fraud and cancellation by us
We may refuse, hold, cancel or void any order or card that we reasonably believe was bought with stolen payment details, by mistake, or in breach of these terms, or that is the subject of a payment dispute. If we cancel a card for a reason that is not your fault, we will refund the unused value.
12. If the Operator stops operating
If the Operator closes or permanently stops accepting cards, contact support@dsgiftcards.com. Because DS holds the money for unused card value, we will refund the unused balance of a card to the original payment method or another method we agree with you.
13. Your information
We use your name and email to deliver your card, send receipts and provide support. Your billing address is used only by our payment processor (Stripe) to verify your payment and is not kept in our records. Network and payment card identifiers are stored only in scrambled (hashed) form to enforce purchase limits, then deleted. We do not sell your information.
14. Disclaimers and liability
The Operator, not DS, is responsible for the trips, rentals and services you book, including their quality, safety, scheduling, weather cancellations and refunds of booking amounts over your card balance. To the extent the law allows, DS's total liability for any claim about a card is limited to the card's unused value plus the Activation Fee paid.
15. Governing law and disputes
These terms are governed by the laws of the State of Florida and applicable federal law, without regard to conflict-of-law rules, except where the law of your state gives you rights that cannot be waived. Before starting any legal claim, contact support@dsgiftcards.com so we can try to resolve it. Any claim may be brought in small claims court, or otherwise in the state or federal courts located in Florida.
16. Changes and contact
We may update these terms. Changes never shorten your card's life, add fees after purchase, or reduce rights you already have. Questions: support@dsgiftcards.com.
