...appreciate the response, but perhaps I bundled too much into my post..

"still works beyond the 1 year period (so far only a few days)"

meaning the terms (in the e-mail link) indicate it is PAST its validity, yet it is still CURRENTLY VALID?!

hence my confusion and conundrum...

I thought this might be a bit of an unusual scenario, so again, any clarity or insight would be greatly appreciated..