Other if I trade in iPhone and Apple emails me Apple Gift Card, is it valid forever?

[BlueMoose]

if I trade in iPhone and Apple emails me Apple Gift Card, is it valid forever?

 

[Shadowbech]

Gift card should not have an expiration date.

 

[0128672]

The gift cards don't have an expiration date. But there's some important things to know about how to use them and some restrictions about using them at Apple Retail Store if you add the card to your Apple Account Balance. Take a look at the Restrictions on Use of Gift Card section here in the latest terms and conditions:

Legal - iTunes Gift Cards and Codes - Apple

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[BlueMoose]

The gift cards don't have an expiration date. But there's some important things to know about how to use them and some restrictions about using them at Apple Retail Store if you add the card to your Apple Account Balance. Take a look at the Restrictions on Use of Gift Card section here in the latest terms and conditions:

If I don't add the card to my Apple account balance, isn't it kind of risky if some hacker breaks into my email or something? I want to hold on to the $500 until iPhone 12+1 comes out(which is what I'll be calling it because I really don't want to buy anything with the number 12+1 after it). The nearest Apple Store is also 5 hours away from me, so I have never purchased anything there anyway....

Thanks!