From the Lenovo website
Get $100 in points to spend
Join MyLenovo loyalty program today to get $100 in points straight away.
Redeem points on your next purchase made within 2 weeks of credit. Offer expires 31st July.
Points appeared instantly in my account and I was able to use them against my purchase immediately.
Office of the Australian Information Commissioner
I'm genuinely angry over this privacy data breach.
Edit: Just emailed Lenovo now, this is a pretty big screw up & it was with my 15+ year primary email as I had already made orders before this with Lenovo. This may seem pedantic like the normal meme of complaining to the ACCC, but sharing everyone's emails is a serious breach of the Privacy Amendment Act of 2012.
This isn't about the 10,000 points or the terms that didn't specify they could reneg them, sharing your primary email to all their other customers and getting 20 unsolicited emails from them already today is a genuine legal issue.
mind sending what you sent to Lenovo just as a template?
Just sent it to you as a message, I forgot to include anything about the Australian Info Commission or the fact they actually did it three times now today.
Privacy breach. They better compensate us
$100 store credit me thinks
Mate, the shipped has sailed for just $100, I'm holding out for $100 & a $11 mouse.
And mean our orders get canceled?
Pretty sure all existing orders should be shipped, the email was just to say that the remaining points you had on your account has been removed
Also got the email (and a bunch of email addresses). Debating whether I should initiate a Paypal dispute to get my 1c back….
If they cancel your order I'm sure you'll get your 1c back
I just received a recalled email from Lenovo for the 'Points removed - system error' email received earlier.
Very messy!
You bastards having a casual OzBargain conversation in my inbox 😄
https://www.oaic.gov.au/privacy/privacy-complaints/before-yo…
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Lame for a cancel email. Yet happy for me to sign up and get all my details…
Now people are starting to go crazy with the email, this is the perfect Lenovo storm for a Monday.
Better everyone ask for the compensation for the breach. The points :D
recalling email mean they ll honour it ?
Bastards removing everyone's points and breaching privacy disclosing every participants email addresses
Hmm no cancellation email and no shipping, was due to be shipped July 29
Did you order a monitor?
Nope, tablet
Now they're recalling their recall!
I'll get interested when they recall their recalled recall
Interested now then?
Yes, but needs more recalls
Total Recall?
MyLenobargain Reshareemails
ok who's going to lead the class action on privacy breach?
Yes, the United Nations needs to know about this. NATO too
All the personal accounts got points removed but I think the LenovoPro accounts that had orders are still being honoured
crap i forgot to use mine
I received the webcam I ordered from the Lenovo Pro account today! Didn’t use personal account points though was CC’ed on that points removal email..
I tried to unsubscribe with ABRA KEDABRA and STOP and it didn't work
Did you try asking Lenovo to send another email without your email address?
I actually didn't use my points, was planning to put them towards a laptop purchase.
Guess who won't be buying Lenovo anymore.
it was bound to happen as soon as it was posted on ozbargain 💀
I’m the one. Deleted the Lenovo accounts.
My lord, some intern better be getting fired after this CC all incident
Respect for blurring out identifiable information!
ah yes, came here to check after the funny emails. 124 new messages what a great afternoon
The default number of allowed recipients in Office 365 is 500. That will explain why we see around 500 email addresses.
they probably would've gotten away with cancelling the orders/points if they didn't CC us all in the email hahahaha
I feel somewhat dubiously honoured to be on this latest Lenovo kerfuffle. OzBargain for the win!
I’m on the email list too, but I can’t reply since my mobile app crashes mid way!! What a stuff up by Lenovo.
Also keen to know if anyone ordered multiple orders to the same address and got both orders shipped?
2 orders
Same address
Different account
Different name
Both shipped.
One normal account and one pro.
I had a normal account from a previous purchase, which had the $100 but made an ABN account and only used the $200 from that one. Now that everyone who did the right thing is missing out, I regret waiting.
To be fair I purchased two Thinkpad last year and one thunderbolt 4 dock so this was a bonus for me. I didn't create a new account.
@4kbargain: How did you get your bonus points on your existing account? Nothing showed up on my LenovoPro account.
There is no privacy laws in China?
It looks like after the 3rd or 4th email sent out they began using BCC instead of CC, the email i received at 1:59PM does not have any email addresses listed at all
How long do you think we can keep the email conversation going? Days? Maybe years even.
No idea, i'm not part of it because I unfortunately was not included in the CC ones
Perhaps Lenovo is adding to the list
It's like a silent "F U" from lenovo to be on the cc list
Lenovo Enquiries_Australia would like to recall the message, "Points Removed - System error". Lol
what a hillarious email thread…
I'm missing out on all the laughs :(
$100 worth of laughs? Is this what Lenovo is actually delivering
If they're going to cancel my $100 worth of headphone they better be delivering $100 worth of laughs to make up for it
No email for me yet. Ordered a webcam that said it would ship it in up to 3 weeks. Had an existing account as I bought a laptop earlier in the year. Still a chance perhaps?
Mine was an existing account as well, so they might be treating those differently?
🤞🏽
LOL @ the chain email with 500 of us on it.
How can we get them for privacy breach?
Reply All with that question.
Already see them being sold on marketplace and gumtree.
What is 'them' referring to? Just Lenovo products? lol
New lenovo tabs
Anyone got their order still waiting to be shipped after estimated shipping time passed?
Yup
Hahaha this is what happens when you get Aussies working for you. Had the same thing happen at my local gym chain. They didn't realise they accidentally sent every members name age, address, and email all compiled in a spreadsheet lol
'Aussies'??
wtf
I guarantee you there is not a single Aussie working for Lenovo
Just filed a complaint
The reason they stated makes no sense.
You cant end a promo retrospectively.
Any company can withdraw their promo anytime they want but remove points already received that is another question
What do you say when they say the promo ended early and the rewarded points after the early end date were due to system error?
Just depends if they believe them or not.
If they have history of being dodgy, they wont buy that reason
Plus will cost them more than $100 of resources lol
How could they think giving people $100/$200 free credit with no minimum spend is a good marketing idea is beyond me… and then acts surprised when it gets abused lol
$100/$200 free credit with no minimum spend
Any no limit how many people could get it.
Bloody heck, they really stuffed up didn't they.
And the spam begins after the lenovo email sharing mistake
Just got this email from [email protected]
Subject: Ozbargain Discord
Join the Ozbargain Discord to access exclusive deals
The idiot even shared the emails again and didnt use BCC
This IS OZBARGAIN!!!! Thanks for the lol
Not sure why I was cc'd in that email — already used all my points
Guess Lenovo is really in shambles at the moment
They only emailed the people who did the right thing and hadn't used their points yet, everyone who abused it got rewarded.
How is not using points 'doing the right thing'?
It's not like they were not going to use their points…
Don't understand why someone would leave negative feedback for this comment…
If only they weren't so efficient with despatch, this could have played out quite differently.
Must have had a tonne of stock laying around… Should be thankful we cleared out the warehouse for the next promotion.
24" 1/2 price monitor delivered today. Thanks OP
Got my Logitech C903e webcam today . Wasn't supposed be shipped till 4th August. Thanks OP.
I didn't use my points either because I couldn't find anything to buy. I was like forget about it. And now this shit happened. So hilarious. 🤣
Omg they are so bad.
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