Terms and Conditions

1.1 “Account” means a commercial checking or demand deposit account maintained by Merchant referred to in Section 5.16 for the crediting of collected funds and the debiting of fees and charges under this Agreement.

1.2 “ACH” means the Automated Clearing House paperless entry system controlled by the Federal Reserve Board.

1.3 “Agreement” means the Application Form, these terms and conditions, any supplementary documents referenced herein, and valid schedules and amendments to the foregoing.

1.4 “American Express” means the Cards bearing the Marks of, and Card Brand operated by,American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc. or its affiliates.

1.5 “Application Form” or “Merchant Application” means the ISO application form completed by the Merchant.

1.6 “Authorization” means a computerized function or a direct phone call to a designated number to examine individual Transactions to obtain approval from the Card Issuer to charge the Card for the amount of the sale.

1.7 “Card” means (i) a valid credit or debit card in the form issued under license from Visa U.S.A., Inc. Visa International, Inc., Discover®, Mastercard International, Inc., American Express, or UnionPay; or (ii) any other valid credit or debit card accepted by Merchant by agreement with Servicer.

1.8 “Card Brand” means Visa U.S.A., Inc., Visa International, Inc., Discover, MasterCard International, Inc., American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc., China UnionPay Co. Ltd., any affiliate of the foregoing, or any other Card networks that provide Cards accepted by Merchant pursuant to an agreement with Servicer.

1.9 “Card Issuer” means the financial institution or company which has provided a Card to a Cardholder.

1.10 “Card Not Present (CNP)” means that an Imprint of the Card is not obtained at the point-ofsale.

1.11 “Cardholder” (sometimes referred to as “Card Member” in certain Card Brand materials) shall mean any person authorized to use the Cards or the accounts established in connection with the Cards.

1.12 “Cardholder Information” means any non-public, sensitive information about a Cardholder, including any combination of Cardholder name plus the Cardholder’s social security number, driver’s license or other identification number or credit or debit card number, or other bank account number.

1.13 “Chargeback” means the procedure by which a Sales Draft (or disputed portion thereof) is returned to Servicer by a Card Issuer because such item does not comply with the applicable Card plan's operating regulations.

1.14 “Credit Voucher” means a document executed by a Merchant evidencing any refund or price adjustment relating to Cards to be credited to a Cardholder account.

1.15 “Imprint” means (i) an impression on a Sales Draft manually obtained from a Card through the use of an imprinter, or (ii) the electronic equivalent obtained by swiping a Card through a terminal and electronically capturing Card Data and printing a Sales Draft.

1.16 “Mid or Non-Qualifying Transaction” means any sale Transaction that fails to qualify for lowest interchange rate assigned by the applicable Card Brand for Merchant’s standard card industry code and which may be charged fees as set forth in Schedule A.

1.17 “mPOS” means any mobile point of sale, including smartphones, tablets, or any other dedicated wireless devices that perform the functions of a cash register or electronic point of sale terminal.

1.18 “ISO Marks” means the names, marks, designs, slogans, signs, acronyms and other insignia (whether registered or unregistered) used or to be used by ISO including all variations thereof and amendments thereto from time to time.

1.19 “Public Announcement” means disclosure in a press release reported in the associated press or comparable national news service or in a document publicly filed by ISO.

1.20 “Sales Draft” means the paper form, whether electronically or manually imprinted, evidencing a sale Transaction.

1.21 “Transaction” means any sale of products or services, or credit for such, from a Merchant for which the Cardholder makes payment through the use of any Card and which is presented to Servicer for collection.

1.22 “Voice Authorization” means a direct phone call to a designated number to obtain credit approval on a Transaction from the Card Issuer, whether by voice or voice-activated systems.

2.1 Honoring Cards.

Merchant will accept all valid Cards when properly presented by Cardholders in payment for goods or services, subject to applicable Card Brand rules requiring Merchant to elect whether it will accept credit only, debit only or both debit and credit Cards. Merchant’s election is set forth in the Application Form. Merchant may not establish minimum or maximum amounts for Card sales as a condition for accepting any Card. Merchant may not require any Cardholder to pay as a surcharge any part of any discount or charge imposed upon Merchant by this Agreement, whether through any increase in price or otherwise require a Cardholder to pay any charge or price as a condition of sale that is not also required from a customer paying cash. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, Merchant may impose a surcharge on certain Card Transactions, but only where permitted by federal law, state law and the Card Brand rules. Merchant (and not Servicer) is solely responsible for ensuring that it is permitted by federal law, state law and the Card Brand rules to impose a surcharge. Merchant may be required to provide notification to the Card Brands if it imposes a surcharge and hereby authorizes Servicer to provide such notification and furnish any necessary documentation, on Merchant’s behalf, to the Card Brands. However, Merchant may not, by this term, be prevented from offering discounts to Cardholders for cash purchases. Merchant may not engage in a Transaction (other than a mail, internet, telephone order, or preauthorized sale to the extent permitted under this Agreement) if the person seeking to charge the purchase to his or her Card account does not present the Card to permit Merchant to compare the signature on the Card to the signature on the Sales Draft and obtain an Imprint or otherwise use the physical Card to complete the Transaction.

2.2 Advertising.

Merchant will prominently display the promotional materials provided by Servicer in its place(s) of business. Merchant’s use of promotional materials and use of any trade name, trademark, service mark or logo type (“Marks”) associated with a Card is limited to informing the public that the Card will be accepted at Merchant's place(s) of business. Merchant’s use of promotional materials and Marks is subject to the Servicer’s direction. Merchant may use promotional materials and Marks only during the term of this Agreement and will immediately cease use and return any inventory to Servicer upon termination thereof. Merchant may not use any promotional materials or Marks associated Visa, American Express, Discover, Mastercard and UnionPay in any way which suggests or implies that either endorses any goods or services other than payment Card services. Merchant is required to display UnionPay service hotline at Merchant’s place of business.

2.3 Card Acceptance.

When accepting a Card, Merchant will follow the steps provided by Servicer for accepting Cards and will: (a) determine in good faith and to the best of its ability that the Card is valid on its face; (b) obtain Authorization from the Card Issuer to charge the Cardholder's account; (c) unless the Sales Draft is electronically generated or is the result of a mail, internet, phone or preauthorized order, (i) obtain an Imprint of the Card including embossed data from the merchant imprinter plate; and (ii) obtain the Cardholder's signature on the Sales Draft and compare that signature to the signature on the Card; (d) enter a description of the goods or services sold and the price thereof (including any applicable taxes); (e) deliver a true and completed copy of the Sales Draft to the Cardholder at the time the goods are delivered or services performed, or, if the Sales Draft is prepared by a point-of-sale terminal, at the time of the sale; (f) offer the Sales Draft to Servicer for purchase according to Servicer's procedures and the terms of this Agreement; and (g) make a Card Imprint, if the Transaction is not based upon a mail, internet, phone or pre-authorized order.

2.4 Authorization.

Merchant will obtain an Authorization for all Card sales. If Merchant cannot, for any reason, obtain an electronic Authorization through the use of a terminal, Merchant will request a Voice Authorization from Servicer's designated authorization center and will legibly print the authorization number on the Sales Draft. Merchant will not obtain or attempt to obtain authorization from Servicer's authorization center unless Merchant intends to submit to Servicer a Transaction for the authorized amount if Authorization for the Transaction is given. Merchant may not divide a single Transaction between two or more Sales Drafts on a single Card to avoid Authorization limits that may be set by the Card Issuer. The Merchant shall not use Sales Drafts (paper or electronic), for purposes outside of the scope of the Merchant Agreement, nor shall a third party not included in the agreement be allowed to use them. Merchant acknowledges that an Authorization provides only that the Cardholder account has sufficient credit available to cover the amount of the current sale and that an Authorization is not a guarantee that the Transaction will not be subject to dispute or Chargeback and does not warranty the Cardholder’s identity. Merchant may not attempt to obtain an authorization by successively decreasing the sale amount. Servicer may refuse to purchase or process any Sales Draft presented by Merchant: (a) unless a proper authorization or approval code has been recorded on the Sales Draft; (b) if Servicer determines that the Sales Draft is or is likely to become uncollectible from the Cardholder to which the transaction would otherwise be charged; or (c) if Servicer has reason to believe that the Sales Draft was prepared in violation of any provision of this Agreement. Merchant will use, and may not circumvent, fraud identification tools requested by Servicer, including Address Verification System processing and CVV2/CVC2/CID processing, and acknowledges that the use of these tools may prevent Merchant from accepting certain Cards as payment. Merchant acknowledges that its use of fraud identification tools may not prevent fraudulent Card usage, and agrees that any fraudulent Transaction may ultimately result in a Chargeback, for which Merchant retains full liability under this Agreement.

2.5 Retention and Retrieval of Cards.

Merchant will use its best efforts, by reasonable and peaceful means, to retain or recover a Card when receiving such instructions when making a request for Authorization or if Merchant has reasonable grounds to believe the Card is counterfeit, fraudulent or stolen. Merchant’s obligations under this section does not authorize a breach of the peace or any injury to persons or property, and Merchant will hold Servicer harmless from any claim arising from any injury to person or property or other breach of the peace in connection with the retention or recovery of a Card.

2.6 Multiple Transaction Records; Partial Consideration.

Merchant may not prepare more than one Sales Draft for a single sale or for a single item but will include all items of goods and services purchased in a single Transaction in the total amount on a single Sales Draft except under the following circumstances: (a) for purchases in separate departments of a multiple department store; (b) For partial payment, installment payment, delayed delivery or an advance deposit; or (c) for delayed or amended charges governed by rules for travel and entertainment merchants and Transactions.

Telephone Orders, Mail Orders, Internet, Preauthorized Orders and Installment Orders.

Unless Merchant has been approved by Servicer to accept mail, internet or telephone orders, Merchant warrants that it is a walk-in trade business, located in a retail business place where the public moves in and out freely in order to purchase merchandise or obtain services. If Servicer determines Merchant has accepted unapproved Card Transactions which are placed by telephone, generated through telephone solicitation, mail order or other means that does not create a Sales Draft that bears the Card imprint and Cardholder's signature, this Agreement will be immediately terminated and the value of all Sales Drafts collected from the first day of processing may be charged back to Merchant and all funds therefrom held as provided in Article IV. Unless approved by Servicer, this Agreement does not contemplate regular acceptance of Cards for sales accepted by mail, internet or telephone nor through preauthorized orders. If an occasional Card Transaction is made by mail, phone or preauthorized order, the Sales Draft may be completed without the Cardholder's signature or an Imprint, but in such case Merchant will create a sales slip containing Cardholder data, an Authorization number, the sale amount and the letters “MO”, “TO” or “PO”, as appropriate. Receiving an Authorization will not relieve the Merchant of liability for Chargeback on any Transaction for which the Merchant did not obtain an Imprint or the Cardholder's signature.

2.8 Lodging and Vehicle Rental Transactions.

Merchant must estimate and obtain Authorization for the amount of the Transaction based upon the Cardholder's intended length of stay or rental. Additional Authorization must be obtained and recorded for charges actually incurred in excess of the estimated amount. Regardless of the terms and conditions of any written preauthorization form, the Sales Draft amount for any lodging or vehicle rental Transaction must include only that portion of the sale, including any applicable taxes, evidencing a bona fide rental of real or personal property by Merchant to the Cardholder and may not include any consequential charges. Nothing contained herein is intended to restrict Merchant from enforcing the terms and conditions of its preauthorization form through means other than a Card Transaction.

2.9 Returns and Adjustments; Credit Vouchers.

Merchant's policy for the exchange or return of goods sold and the adjustment for services rendered will be established and posted in accordance with operating regulations of the applicable Card Brand's regulations. Merchant will disclose, if applicable, to a Cardholder before a Card sale is made, that if merchandise is returned: (a) no refund, or less than a full refund, will be given; (b) returned merchandise will only be exchanged for similar merchandise of comparable value; (c) only a credit toward purchases will be given; or (d) special conditions or circumstances apply to the sale (e.g., late delivery, delivery charges, or other non-credit terms). If Merchant does not make these disclosures, a full refund in the form of a credit to the Cardholder's Card account must be given. Disclosures must be made on all copies of Sales Drafts or invoices in letters approximately 1/4" high in close proximity to the space provided for the Cardholder's signature or on an invoice issued at the time of the sale or on an invoice being presented for the Cardholder's signature. Any change in Merchant’s return or cancellation policy must be submitted in writing to Servicer not less than 14 days prior to the change. Servicer may refuse to process any Sales Draft made subject to a revised return or cancellation policy of which Servicer has not been notified as required herein.

2.10 Cash Payments.

Merchant may not receive any payments from a Cardholder for charges included in any Transaction resulting from the use of any Card nor receive any payment from a Cardholder to prepare and present a Transaction for the purpose of affecting a deposit to the Cardholder's Card account.

2.11 Cash Advances; Scrip Purchases.

Merchant may not deposit any Transaction for the purpose of obtaining or providing a cash advance either on Merchant's Card or the Card of any other party and may not accept any Card at a scrip terminal, and either action will be grounds for Servicer’s immediate termination of this Agreement.

2.12 Duplicate Transactions.

Merchant may not deposit duplicate Transactions. Servicer may debit Merchant for any adjustments for duplicate Transactions and Merchant is liable for any Chargebacks resulting therefrom.

2.13 Deposit of Fraudulent Transactions.

Merchant may not accept or deposit any fraudulent Transaction and may not under any circumstances present for processing or credit, directly or indirectly, a Transaction which originated with any other merchant or any other source other than Transactions arising from bona fide purchases from Merchant for the goods and services for which Merchant has been approved under this Agreement. If Merchant deposits any prohibited Transaction, Servicer may: (a) immediately terminate this Agreement; (b) withhold funds and demand an escrow as provided in this Agreement; (c) report Merchant to Visa, American Express, Discover, Mastercard and UnionPay under Section 4.04. Merchant’s employees’ actions are chargeable to Merchant under this Agreement.

2.14 Merchant violations.

The following actions are prohibited for Merchant: (i) alteration of the amount on transaction receipts, split transactions, cash out, acceptance of credit cards listed in the card recovery bulletin, excessive usage above the authorized limit, insufficient signature and expiry date checking, refund in cash, late presentment, submitting false transactions to Acquirer, obtaining extra credit from a Card Issuer by using transaction types of pre-authorization, purchase cancellation & purchase cancellation reversal, pre-authorization completion cancellation & pre-authorization completion cancellation reversal etc.

2.15 Collection of Pre-existing Debt.

Merchant may not prepare and present to Servicer for purchase any Transaction representing the refinancing of an existing Cardholder obligation including, but not limited to, obligations: (a) previously owed to Merchant; (b) arising from the dishonor of a Cardholder's personal check or relating to a Chargeback; or (c) representing the collection of any other pre-existing indebtedness, including collection of delinquent accounts on behalf of third parties.

2.16 Data Security/Personal Cardholder Information.

Merchant may not, as a condition of sale, impose a requirement on Cardholders to provide any personal information as a condition for honoring Cards unless such information is required to provide delivery of goods or services or Merchant has reason to believe the identity of the person presenting the Card may be different than that of the Cardholder. Merchant will not, under any circumstances, release, sell or otherwise disclose any Cardholder Information to any person other than Servicer or the applicable Card Brand, except as expressly authorized in writing by the Cardholder, or as required by law.

(a) Safeguards. Merchant will maintain appropriate administrative, technical and physical safeguards for all Cardholder Information. These safeguards will (a) ensure the confidentiality of Cardholder Information; (b) protect against any anticipated threats or hazards to the security or integrity of Cardholder Information; (c) protect against unauthorized access to or use of Cardholder Information that could result in substantial harm or inconvenience to any Cardholder; and (d) properly dispose of all Cardholder Information to ensure no unauthorized access to Cardholder Information. Merchant will maintain all such safeguards applicable to Merchant or Servicer in accordance with applicable federal and state laws, rules, regulations and guidance. Merchants transacting in electronic commerce must: offer Cardholders secure transaction methods such as SSL or 3-D Secure; install and maintain network firewalls; regularly update security patches; restrict and track employee access to all data relating to Cardholders and Card transaction (“Data”); encrypt all stored Data sent over open networks; use only approved or validated payment software applications; establish policies for properly managing use and allocation of passwords; and consistently assess and revise security systems and processes.

(b) Compliance with Card Brand Rules. Merchant represents, warrants and covenants that it is and will remain throughout the term of this Agreement in compliance with Card Brand bylaws, operating regulations and rules related to data security, data integrity and the safeguarding of Cardholder Information including the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (“PCI”) (https://www.pcisecuritystandards.org/security_standards/), Visa's Customer Information Security Program (“CISP”) (http://usa.visa.com/merchants/risk_management/cisp.html), Discover's Information Security and Compliance (DISC) program (http://www.discovernetwork.com/merchants/data-security/disc.html), Mastercard’s Site Data Protection Program (“SDP”) (http://www.mastercard.com/us/company/en/whatwedo/site_data_protection.html) and the American Express Data Security Requirements (“DSR”) (http://www.americanexpress.com/dsr) in effect, and Merchant will cause all of its service providers, subcontractors and agents to comply with PCI, SDP, CISP, DSR and DISC requirements at all times. Merchant will report any non-compliance immediately to Servicer. To accomplish the foregoing, Merchant will encrypt all debit, credit or stored value card numbers whether in storage, transport or backup and will not store data security codes on its systems, network or software.

(c) Annual Certification. Merchant will provide an annual certification to Servicer if requested by Servicer (in a form acceptable to Servicer) certifying compliance with the data security provisions of this Agreement, including compliance with applicable Card Brand requirements such as PCI, SDP, CISP, DSR and DISC. Merchant will provide annual certifications for Merchant’s service providers, subcontractors and agents.

(d) Information Use Limitations. Merchant may not sell, disclose, or otherwise make Cardholder Information available, in whole or in part, in a manner not provided for in this Agreement, without Servicer’s prior written consent. Merchant may, however, disclose Cardholder Information to its service providers, subcontractors and agents who have a need to know such information to provide the Services described in this Agreement, provided that those individuals or entities have assumed confidentiality obligations in accordance with this Agreement, or as may be required by legal process or applicable federal and state laws, rules, regulations and guidance and have entered into a written agreement with Merchant containing Merchant’s and such individuals’ or entities’ agreement to the foregoing data security provisions including compliance with Card Brand rules, regulations or bylaws.

(e) Response to Unauthorized Access. Merchant will notify Servicer within 24 hours after it knows of any breach in security resulting in an unauthorized access to Cardholder Information. Merchant will provide any assistance that Servicer, the issuing bank of any Cardholder, and their regulators and the Card Brands deem necessary to contain and control the incident to prevent further unauthorized access to or use of Cardholder Information. Such assistance may include, but not be limited to, allowing Servicer and Card Brands to use its risk information for normal business practices, preserving records and other evidence and compiling information to enable Servicer and the issuing bank(s) or the Card Brands to investigate the incident and provide assistance and cooperation to: (a) file suspicious activity reports (as applicable); (b) notify their regulators (as applicable); and (c) notify the affected Cardholder (as required). Unless the unauthorized access was due to Servicer’s acts or omissions, Merchant will bear the cost of notifying affected Cardholder. Servicer has the right to immediately stop all transactions, enforce rectification and terminate the Merchant Agreement immediately for cause if Merchant trespasses the transaction security protocol or uses mPOS without Servicer’s authorization

(f) Miscellaneous. Merchant may not make a claim against Servicer or hold Servicer liable for the acts or omissions of other merchants, service providers, Card Brands, financial institutions or others that do not have a written contractual relationship with Servicer or over which Servicer has no control. These provisions supplement, augment and are in addition to obligations of indemnification, audit, confidentiality and other similar provisions contained in this Agreement. This Section 2.16 and each of its subsections will survive this Agreement’s termination. Merchant may not store in any system or in any manner discretionary Card read data including without limitation CVV2/CVC2/CID data, PIN data, address verification data or any other information prohibited by Card Brand rules. Merchant agrees that Provider may disclose to any Card Brand information regarding Merchant and Merchant’s Transactions to any Card Brand, and that such Card Brand may use such information to perform its responsibilities in connection with its duties as a Card Brand, promote the Card Brand, perform analytics and create reports, and for any other lawful business purposes, including commercial marketing communications purposes within the parameters of Card Brand Card acceptance, and transactional or relationship communications from a Card Brand. A Card Brand may use the information about Merchant obtained in this Agreement at the time of setup to screen and/or monitor Merchant in connection with the Card Brand marketing and administrative purposes. Merchant agrees it may receive messages from a Card Brand, including important information about Card Brand products, services, and resources available to its business. These messages may be sent to the mailing address, phone numbers, email addresses or fax numbers of Merchant. Merchant may be contacted at any telephone numbers, including cellular phone numbers, and the communications sent may include autodialed short message service (SMS or "text") messages or automated or prerecorded calls. Merchant agrees that it may be sent fax communications. As a service provider, ISO acknowledges that it is responsible for the security of Cardholder data it possesses, stores, processes or transmits on behalf of Merchant.

2.17 Compliance with Card Brand Rules.

Merchant will comply with and conduct its Card activities in accordance with all applicable Card Brand rules and regulations. Failure to comply with such rules and regulations may result in Merchant being terminated for cause and listed on various Card Brand and industry databases, including the Consortium Merchant Negative File (CMNF), the CTMF (Combined Terminated Merchant File) and the Merchant Alert to Control High Risk Merchants file (“MATCH”). Merchant may not: (a) accept Cardholder payments for previous Card charges incurred at the Merchant location; (b) establish a minimum or maximum transaction amount as a condition for honoring a Card; (c) require a Cardholder to complete a postcard or similar device that includes the Cardholder’s account number, card expiration date, signature, or any other card account data in plain view when mailed; (d) add any surcharge to transactions; (e) add any tax to transactions, unless applicable law expressly requires that Merchant be permitted to impose a tax (any tax amount, if allowed, must be included in the transaction amount and not collected separately); (f) enter into interchange any transaction receipt for a transaction that was previously charged back to Servicer and subsequently returned to Merchant, irrespective of Cardholder approval (Merchant may pursue payment from the Cardholder outside the Card Brand system); (g) accept a card for an unlawful Internet gambling transaction; (h) request or use an account number of any purpose other than as payment for its goods or services; (i) disburse funds in the form of travelers cheques, if the sole purpose is to allow the Cardholder to make a cash purchase of goods or services from Merchant; (j) disburse funds in the form of cash, unless: (i) Merchant is a lodging or cruise line merchant disbursing cash to a Cardholder, (ii) Merchant is dispensing funds in the form of travelers cheques, Cards, or foreign currency, or (iii) Merchant is participating in the Card Brand cash back service; (k) accept a Card for the purchase or scrip; (l) accept a Card for manual cash disbursement; (m) accept a Card to collect or refinance existing debt that has been deemed uncollectible by the Merchant providing the associated goods or services; (n) enter into a Transaction that represents collection of a dishonored check. Merchant will pay all Card Brand fines, fees, penalties and all other assessments or indebtedness levied by Card Brands to Servicer which are attributable, at the Servicer’s discretion, to Merchant’s Transaction processing or business or (o) charge a convenience fee which does not meet the criteria set by the Card Brand rules.

2.18 Merchant's Business.

Merchant will notify Servicer immediately if it intends to (a) transfer or sell any substantial part of its total assets, or liquidate; (b) change the basic nature of its business, including selling any products or services not related to its current business; (c) change ownership or transfer control of its business; (d) enter into any joint venture, partnership or similar business arrangement whereby any person or entity not a party to this Agreement assumes any interest in Merchant's business; (e) alter in any way Merchant's approved monthly volume, average, or maximum ticket; (f) changes its return policies or to another fulfillment house different from those identified in Merchant Application; or (g) changes to its Account. Merchant will notify Servicer promptly in writing if it becomes subject to any voluntary or involuntary bankruptcy or insolvency petition or proceeding. Merchant’s failure to provide notice as required above may be deemed a material breach and will be sufficient grounds for termination of Merchant and for Servicer’s exercise of all its rights and remedies provided by this Agreement. If any change listed above occurs, Servicer may immediately terminate this Agreement.

2.19 Merchant’s Warranties.

Merchant represents and covenants that: (a) all information contained in the Merchant Application or any other documents delivered to Servicer in connection therewith is true and complete and properly reflects Merchant's business, financial condition and principal partners, owners or officers; (b) Merchant has power to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement, and this Agreement is duly authorized, and will not violate any provisions of law, or conflict with any other agreement to which Merchant is subject; (c) Merchant holds all licenses, if any, required to conduct its business and is qualified to do business in every jurisdiction where it is required to do so; (d) there is no action, suit or proceeding at law or in equity now pending or to Merchant's knowledge, threatened by or against or affecting Merchant which would substantially impair its right to carry on its business as now conducted or adversely affect its financial condition or operations; (e) each Sales Draft presented to Servicer for collection is genuine and is not the result of any fraudulent or prohibited Transaction or is not being deposited on behalf of any business other than Merchant as authorized by this Agreement; (f) each Sales Draft is the result of a bona fide Card Transaction for the purchase of goods or services from Merchant by the Cardholder in the total amount stated on the Sales Draft; (g) Merchant has performed or will perform all of its obligations to the Cardholder in connection with the Card Transaction evidenced thereby; (h) Merchant has complied with Servicer's procedures for accepting Cards, and the Card Transaction itself does not involve any element of credit for any other purposes other than as set forth in this Agreement, and is not subject to any defense, dispute, offset or counterclaim which may be raised by any Cardholder under the Card Brands' rules, the Consumer Credit Protection Act (15 USC §1601) or other relevant state or federal statutes or regulations; and (i) any Credit Voucher which it issues represents a bona fide refund or adjustment on a Card sale by Merchant with respect to which a Sales Draft has been accepted by Servicer.

2.20 False Statements.

During the term of this Agreement and for two years following its expiration or termination, Merchant shall not make, publish or communicate to any person or entity or in any public forum any false statements (written or oral) about Servicer, its directors, officers or employees, or its products or services, where such statements harm or are likely to harm the goodwill, reputation, stature or profitability of Servicer or deter others from doing business with Servicer.

3.1 Acceptance.

Servicer will accept from Merchant all Sales Drafts deposited by Merchant under the terms of this Agreement and will present the same to the appropriate Card Issuers for collection against Cardholder accounts. Merchant must transmit Sales Drafts and Credit Vouchers to Servicer or its processing vendor on the same or next business day immediately following the day that such Sales Drafts and Credit Vouchers have been originated. All presentment and assignment of Sales Drafts, collection therefor and reassignment or rejection of such Sales Drafts are subject to the terms of this Agreement and regulations of the Card Brand. Servicer will only provisionally credit the value of collected Sales Drafts to Merchant's Account and reserves the right to adjust amounts collected to reflect the value of Chargebacks (actual and anticipated), fees, penalties, late submission charges, reserve deposits, negative Sales Draft batch deposits and items for which Servicer did not receive final payment.

3.2 Endorsement.

By presenting Sales Drafts to Servicer for collection and payment, Merchant agrees to sell and assign all its right, title and interest in each Sales Draft completed in conformity with Servicer's acceptance procedures and constitutes an endorsement by Merchant to Servicer of such Sales Drafts. Servicer may supply such endorsement on Merchant's behalf.

3.3 Prohibited Payments.

Servicer may receive payment of any Sales Draft presented by Merchant and paid by Servicer unless and until there is a Chargeback. Unless specifically authorized in writing by Servicer, Merchant may not collect or attempt to collect any Sales Draft, including Chargebacks, and will hold in trust for Servicer and promptly deliver in kind to Servicer any payment Merchant receives, in whole or in part, of the amount of any accepted Transaction, together with the Cardholder's name and account number and any correspondence accompanying payment.

3.4 Chargebacks.

Merchant will accept for chargeback any sale for which the Cardholder disputes the validity of the sale according to prevailing Card Brand regulations, or a Card Issuer or Servicer determines that Merchant has in any way failed to comply with Card Brand regulations or Servicer's procedures in accepting a Card and presenting the resulting Sales Draft to Servicer for purchase. Section 2.03 notwithstanding, Servicer may charge back the amount of a Card sale for which the Cardholder disputes that authorizing the charge if Merchant failed to obtain the Card Imprint or the Cardholder’s signature. Merchant may not initiate a sale Transaction in an attempt to collect a Chargeback. Merchant will pay the current published fees for each Chargeback as listed on Schedule A of the Merchant Application.

3.5 Reserve Account.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, Servicer may establish (without notice to Merchant) and Merchant agrees to fund a non-interest bearing reserve account (the “Reserve Account”), or demand other security or raise any discount, transaction or other fees. This account may be established at any time or for any reason. Specific examples might include: (a) Merchant engages in any charge processing that creates an overcharge to a Cardholder by duplicating charges; (b) any activity designed by Merchant to circumvent a “call center” message when attempting to process a transaction; (c) Merchant breaches this Agreement, violates any representation, covenant or warranty herein, violates any applicable Card Brand rule or applicable law; (d) Merchant’s application is in any way inaccurate or becomes inaccurate subsequent to Servicer’s approval of the application; (e) Merchant changes its type of business without Servicer’s prior written approval; (f) fraud, Merchant processes an unauthorized charge, or other action that violates Servicer’s applicable risk management standards or is likely to cause a loss; (g) Merchant has chargebacks exceeding 1% of the total number of transactions completed by Merchant in any 30 calendar day period; (h) excessive numbers of requests from consumers or issuing Servicers to retrieve documentation; (i) Merchant’s financial stability is in question or Merchant ceases doing business; or (j) Merchant terminates this Agreement. Once the Reserve Account is established, collected funds will be placed in the Reserve Account. Before releasing funds after this Agreement is terminated, Merchant will pay any equipment cancellation fees and any outstanding charges, losses or amounts, and Chargebacks for which Merchant has provided indemnification under this Agreement. Further, Servicer may require Merchant to deposit additional amounts based upon Merchant's processing history and/or anticipated risk of loss to Servicer into the Reserve Account. Once established, unless Servicer determines otherwise at its sole discretion, the Reserve Account will remain in place for 180 days and a reasonable period thereafter during which Cardholder disputes may remain valid under applicable Card Brand rules. The provisions of this Agreement relating to account debits and credits apply to the Reserve Account and survive this Agreement’s termination until Servicer terminates the Reserve Account. Any balance remaining after chargeback rights have expired and all of Servicer’s other expenses, losses and damages have been paid will be disbursed to Merchant.

4.1 Term.

This Agreement will be effective once Servicer accepts it, and unless otherwise terminated in accordance with Section 4.2 below, will continue on a month-to-month basis unless Merchant provides written notice of non-renewal at least 15 days before the end of the then-current monthly term.

4.2 Termination.

(a) Without Cause. Servicer may terminate this Agreement, without cause, upon 30 days advance written notice to Merchant. Merchant may terminate, without prior notice, this Agreement in the three (3) day period following Servicer’s acceptance of the Merchant Application (the “Cooling Off Period”).

(b) For Cause. Servicer may terminate this Agreement in its sole discretion, effective immediately, upon written or verbal notice, or by closing Merchant’s point-of-sale terminal, if Servicer reasonably determines that any of the following conditions exists: (i) Merchant has violated any provision of this Agreement; (ii) there is a material adverse change in Merchant’s financial condition; (iii) if any case or proceeding is commenced by or against Merchant under any federal or state law dealing with insolvency, bankruptcy, receivership or other debt relief; (iv) any information which Merchant provided to Servicer, including Application Form information, was false, incomplete or misleading when received; (v) at any time during the term of this Agreement, Merchant has had a monthly ratio of Chargebacks to total transactions exceeding Card Brand requirements or 1%, or Chargebacks exceed 3% of any monthly dollar amount of total transactions; (vi) an overdraft in the settlement account exists for more than three days; (vii) Merchant or any of Merchant’s officers or employees has been involved in processing transactions arising from fraudulent or otherwise unauthorized transactions;(viii) Merchant is or will be unable or unwilling to perform its obligations under this Agreement or applicable law; (ix) Merchant has failed to timely pay Servicer any amount due; (x) Merchant has failed to promptly perform or discharge any obligation under its settlement account or the Reserve Account; (xi) any of Merchant’s representations or warranties made in connection with this Agreement was not true or accurate when given; (xii) Merchant has defaulted on any agreement it has with the Servicer; (xiii) Servicer is served with legal process seeking to attach or garnish any of Merchant’s funds or property in Servicer’s possession, and Merchant does not satisfy or appeal the legal process within 15 days of such service; (xiv) any Card Brand rules are amended in any way so that the continued existence of this Agreement would cause Servicer to be in breach of those rules; (xv) any guaranty supporting Merchant’s obligations is revoked, withdrawn, terminated or altered in any way; (xvi) if any circumstances arise regarding Merchant or its business that create harm or loss of goodwill to any Card Brand; (xvii) termination is necessary to prevent loss to Servicer or Card Issuers; (xviii) Merchant’s type of business indicated on the Application Form or as conducted by Merchant could endanger the Servicer’s safety or soundness; (xix) Merchant’s owner, officer, guarantor, or corporate entity has a separate relation- ship with the Servicer and that relationship is terminated, (xx) Merchant appears on any Card Brand's security reporting; or (xxi) Servicer’s security for repayment becomes impaired, (xxii) failure to comply with the Servicer’s requirements repeatedly and refusal to remedy any violations; (xxiii) Merchant delays the response to inquiries or the fulfillment of retrieval requests deliberately or without good reason; or (xxiv) Merchant incurs an increased risk due to other activities of the Merchant.

4.3 Effect of Bankruptcy.

Any account or security held by Servicer will not be subject to any preference, claim or stay by reason of bankruptcy or similar law. The parties expressly agree that the acquisition of Card Transactions hereunder is a financial accommodation and if Merchant becomes a debtor in any bankruptcy or similar proceeding, this Agreement may not be assumed or enforced by any other person and Servicer will be excused from performance hereunder.

4.4 Effect of Termination.

When termination becomes effective, the parties’ rights and obligations existing under this Agreement survive. If this Agreement is terminated, regardless of cause, Servicer may withhold and discontinue the disbursement for all Cards and other Merchant Transactions in the process of being collected and deposited. If Merchant is terminated for cause, Merchant acknowledges that Servicer may be required to report Merchant's business name and the names and other identification of its principals to the MATCH file maintained by Visa, Mastercard American Express and/or the CMNF file maintained by Discover. Merchant expressly agrees and consents to such reporting if Merchant is terminated for any reason requiring listing on the MATCH file or CMNF. Merchant waives and will hold harmless Servicer from any claims that Merchant may raise as a result of Servicer’s MATCH file reporting, or Discover's CMNF reporting. Merchant will also immediately cease requesting Authorizations. If Merchant obtains any Authorization after termination, the fact that any Authorization was requested or obtained will not reinstate this Agreement. Further, Merchant will return all Servicer property, forms, or equipment. All obligations for Transactions prior to termination (including payment for Chargebacks and Servicer’s expenses relating to Chargebacks) survive termination. Servicer is not liable to Merchant for damages (including prospective sales or profits) due to termination. Following termination, Merchant will upon request provide Servicer with all original and electronic copies of Sales Drafts and Credit Vouchers that have been retained by Merchant as of the date of termination. Upon termination, any amounts due to Servicer will accelerate and be immediately due and payable, without any notice, declaration or other act whatsoever by Servicer. Servicer shall terminate the acceptance of Cards by Merchant upon the termination of the Merchant Agreement.

4.5 Data After Termination.

The delivery of data to Merchant by Servicer further to the expiration or termination of this Agreement shall be made at a cost and on terms and conditions to be then agreed upon. If Merchant does not request the delivery of data within 30 days of the expiration or termination hereof or if Merchant and Servicer fail to agree on such cost, terms and conditions, Servicer shall, unless prohibited by law or the Card Brand rules, have the right to delete any such data found in Servicer’s systems or otherwise under Servicer’s control.

5.1 Account Monitoring.

Merchant acknowledges that Servicer will monitor Merchant’s daily deposit activity. Servicer may upon reasonable grounds suspend disbursement of Merchant's funds for any reasonable period of time required to investigate suspicious or unusual deposit activity. Servicer will make good faith efforts to notify Merchant promptly following suspension. Servicer is not liable to Merchant for any loss, either direct or indirect, which Merchant may attribute to any suspension of funds disbursement.

5.2 Forms.

Merchant will use only the forms or modes of transmission of Sales Drafts and Credit Vouchers that are provided or approved in advance by Servicer, and Merchant may not use such forms other than in connection with card transactions.

5.3 Indemnification.

Merchant will defend, indemnify and hold Servicer and its officers, directors, members, shareholders, partners, employees, agents, subcontractors and representatives harmless from and against any and all fines, penalties, claims, damages, expenses, liabilities or fees of any nature whatsoever, including attorneys’ fees and costs (“Damages”), asserted against or incurred by Servicer arising out of, relating to or resulting from, either directly or indirectly: (a) a breach of the security of the system safeguarding Cardholder Information resulting in unauthorized access to Cardholder Information; (b) a breach of any representation, warranty or term of this Agreement, including, but not limited to, the data security provisions by Merchant, or any service provider, subcontractor or agent of Merchant; (c) the negligence, or willful misconduct of Merchant in the performance of its obligations under this Agreement, including, but not limited to, the data security provisions; (d) any violation of applicable federal and state laws, rules, regulations and guidance and Card Brand rules by Merchant; and (e) all third party claims arising from the foregoing. Notwithstanding the preceding, Merchant is not liable to Servicer if Damages are caused by, related to or arise out of Servicer’s negligence, or willful misconduct, or Servicer’s breach of this Agreement. Merchant will promptly reimburse Servicer for any assessments, fines, fees or penalties imposed by the Card Brand in connection with this Agreement, including the data security provisions, and authorizes Servicer to deduct any such sums from amounts to be cleared and settled with Merchant.

5.4 Records.

In addition to any records Merchant routinely furnishes to Servicer under this Agreement, Merchant will preserve a copy of actual paper Sales Drafts and Credit Vouchers and any written authorization of the Cardholder for at least two years after the date Merchant presents the Transaction to Servicer. Merchant shall bear financial losses incurred due to inappropriate retention or loss of transaction receipts.

5.5 Requests for Copies.

Immediately after Merchant receives the request by Servicer, Merchant will provide to Servicer either the original or a legible copy (in a size comparable to the actual Sales Draft) of the paper Sales Draft and any other documentary evidence available to Merchant that Servicer reasonably requests to meet Servicer's obligations under law (including its obligations under the Fair Credit Billing Act) or otherwise to respond to questions concerning Cardholder accounts.

5.6 Compliance with Law.

Merchant will comply with all laws applicable to Merchant, Merchant's business and any Card Transaction, including without limitation all state and federal consumer credit and consumer protection statutes and regulations.

5.7 Fees and Charges.

Merchant will pay to Servicer the fees and charges set forth in Schedule A including any additional charges applied to Transactions that fail to meet Card Brand requirements for the lowest interchange levels. “Cost Plus Surcharge”, as appears in Schedule A, is calculated by adding: (i) the interchange fee; plus (ii) applicable surcharge fees; plus (iii) up to 100 basis points for credit card Transactions and 100 basis points for debit card Transactions (as the case may be); plus (iv) access fees, dues and assessments as determined by Servicer.

Where applicable, Merchant shall also pay the following fees: Voice/ARU Authorization: $0.95 per authorization request; ACH Modifications: $25.00 per event; ACH Return: $25 per return; Operator Assisted Voice Auth.: $2.95 per call; Dispute Resolution Fee: $25; Third Party Helpdesk Calls: $5.00 per call; Unsupported Terminals: $20 per call. Security/Compliance Fee: $139.80 annually, if applicable; PCI Non-Compliance Monthly Fee: $19.99; Handling Fee: $69 for accounts approved yet inactivated. A monthly minimum of $25 or 100 basis points on Merchant’s approved monthly volume, whichever is greater, shall apply. Pass-through Brand fees include Visa Acquirer Processing fee, Visa Misuse of Auth. fee, Visa International Service Assessment (ISA), Visa Zero Floor Limit fee, Visa International Acquirer fee, MC Acquirer Program Support fee, MC Cross Border fee, and the MC Network Access and Brand Usage (NABU) fee. Account will be debited through ACH or withheld from daily payments to Merchant for such amounts and for any other fees, charges or adjustments incurred or owed by Merchant hereunder. Upon 30 days written notice to Merchant, Servicer may change fees, including adding fees for additional services utilized by Merchant and/or increasing fees for any adverse change to Merchant’s risk profile, as reasonably determined by Servicer.

With respect to American Express, in addition to those fees set forth in Schedule A, Merchant shall pay the following fees where applicable: Technical Specifications of Non-Compliance Fee: 0.75% of the face amount of the Charge; Data Quality Fee: 0.75% of the face amount of the Charge. Data Incident Non-Compliance Fee: refer to DSOP for applicable amounts; Data Security Non-Validation Fee: refer to DSOP for applicable amounts; Existing AXP Merchant Access Fee: 0.3% of the face amount of the Charge; Amex Inbound Fee: 0.40% of the face amount of the Charge; Non-swiped Application-initiated Transaction Fee: 0.30% of the face amount of each non-swiped Charge.

American Express may assess a Data Pass Violation Fee from Merchant as follows: (i) where charge volume is less than $1,000,000, a fee of $2,500 and warning specifying date of correction shall apply to the first violation and a fee of $5,000 and final notice shall apply to the second violation; (ii) where charge volume is between $1,000,000 and $10,000,000, a fee of $5,000 and warning specifying date of correction shall apply to the first violation and a fee of $10,000 and final notice shall apply to the second violation and; (iii) where charge volume is above $10,000,000, a fee of $25,000 and warning specifying date of correction shall apply to the first violation and a fee of $50,000 and final notice shall apply to the second violation.

American Express may also assess an Excessive Dispute Fee as follows: $5 per dispute charge if the merchant is enrolled in the Immediate Chargeback Program or $15 per disputed Charge if the Merchant is not enrolled in the Immediate Chargeback Program.

ISO will provide Merchant with monthly electronic statements reflecting the fees and charges to be paid by Merchant. Merchant must review the statements and inform Servicer of any errors within 60 days of the date of the statement. Servicer will have no obligation to provide refunds for errors that the Merchant fails to report within such 60-day period.

5.8 Security Interest.

To secure payment of Merchant’s obligations under this Agreement, Merchant grants to Servicer a security interest in all now existing or hereafter acquired: (a) Transactions, Sales Drafts, Credit Vouchers and other items submitted to Servicer for processing by or for Merchant; (b) accounts receivable and payment rights relating to or arising from this Agreement, including all amounts due Merchant (including any rights to receive credits or payments hereunder); (c) accounts including without limitation all deposit accounts maintained with the Servicer or any institution other than Servicer, including the Reserve Account, in the name of or for the benefit of, Merchant or any guarantor of Merchant’s obligations under this Agreement; (d) deposits, regardless of source, to Merchant’s or any guarantor’s accounts with Servicer or any institution other than Servicer, including the Reserve Account; (e) all deposits and all other property and funds deposited by Merchant or withheld by Servicer, including funds and property withheld as the result of security monitoring; and (f) proceeds of the foregoing. If Servicer reasonably determines that Merchant has breached any obligation under this Agreement, or that proceeds of Merchant's future card sales are unlikely to cover anticipated Chargebacks, credits, fees and adjustments, as reasonably determined by Servicer (whether because this Agreement has been terminated or for any other reason), Servicer may setoff or otherwise exercise its security interest without notice or demand by immediately withdrawing from or freezing any account or otherwise exercising its rights under this Agreement or those rights available under applicable laws, including the Utah Uniform Commercial Code, or in equity. In addition to the collateral pledged above, Servicer may require Merchant to furnish such other and different security as Servicer deems appropriate in its sole discretion to secure Merchant’s obligations under this Agreement. Servicer may fully or partially prohibit withdrawal by Merchant of funds from Merchant's deposit accounts maintained with Servicer or financial institutions other than Servicer, pending Servicer’s determination from time to time to exercise its rights as a secured party against such accounts in partial or full payment of Merchant’s obligations to Servicer. Merchant will execute any documents and take any actions required to comply with and perfect any security interest under this paragraph, at Merchant’s cost. Merchant represents and warrants that no other party has a security interest or lien in any of the collateral pledged above, and Merchant will obtain Servicer’s written consent before it grants a lien or security interest in that pledged collateral to any other person. Merchant shall not assign to any third party any payments due to it under this Agreement, and all indebtedness arising from Transactions will be for bona fide sales of goods and services (or both) at its business locations and free of liens, claims, and encumbrances other than ordinary sales taxes; provided, however, that Merchant may sell and assign future Transaction receivables to Servicer, its affiliated entities and/or any other cash advance funding source that partners with Servicer or its affiliated entities, without consent from any Card Brand. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Servicer prohibits Merchant from selling or assigning future Transaction receivables to any third party without Servicer’s prior written consent.

5.9 Modifications to Agreement.

This Agreement is subject to amendment to conform with Card Brand regulations, as amended from time to time. From time to time Servicer may amend any provision or provisions of this Agreement, including, without limitation, those relating to the discount rate or to other fees and charges payable by Merchant by sending written notice to Merchant of the amendment prior to the effective date of the amendment, and the amendment will become effective unless Servicer receives Merchant's notice of written termination of this Agreement before such effective date. Amendments required due to changes in either Card Brand's rules and regulations or any law or judicial decision may become effective on such shorter period of time as Servicer may specify if necessary to comply with the applicable rule, regulation, law or decision. The term of this Agreement shall be automatically extended an additional three years in the event of a price decrease or the introduction of a new product or service used by Merchant (including any equipment upgrade), effective as of the date such price change is implemented or new product-service accepted by Merchant.

5.10 Warranty Disclaimer.

SERVICER MAKES NO WARRANTIES REGARDING THE USE, OPERATION OR PERFORMANCE OR NON- PERFORMANCE OF SOFTWARE AND SYSTEMS UTILIZED FOR THIS AGREEMENT, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AND SERVICER EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE

5.12 Waiver.

Servicer’s failure by Servicer to enforce one or more of the provisions of this Agreement will not constitute a waiver of the right to enforce the same or other provision in the future.

5.13 Written Notices.

All written notices and other written communications required or permitted under this Agreement will be deemed delivered immediately when hand-delivered or sent via facsimile or email and the sender obtains a fax or email confirmation receipt, and upon mailing when sent first class mail, postage prepaid, addressed as follows:

(a) If to ISO: Nuvei Technologies Inc., 5000, Legacy Drive, Suite 320, Plano, Texas, 75024, Facsimile: 877-669-5703, Attn: Loyalty Department;

(b) If to Merchant::At the facsimile number, email address or address provided as the billing address, and to the contact listed on the Merchant Application.

A written notice shall also be deemed sent and received if notification is given to the Merchant: (i) through any technological platform offered by Servicer and used by Merchant to access its account; or (ii) by way of Merchant billing statement, whether such billing statement is sent via a technological platform or mail.

5.14 Choice of Law; Jurisdiction.

This Agreement shall be governed exclusively by Texas law, without regard to its choice of law provisions. Merchant agrees that any legal action or proceeding arising out of or relating to the relationship between Servicer and Merchant shall be instituted solely in the state or federal courts of the State of Texas and hereby submits to the jurisdiction of such courts in any such action or proceeding. Merchant hereby waives releases and agrees not to assert any rights it may have under any foreign law or regulation that would be inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement as governed by Texas law. Merchant also waives its right to a trial by jury of any disputes arising from its relationship with Servicer.

5.15 Entire Agreement; Assignability.

This Agreement expresses the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and except as provided herein, may be modified only in writing executed by Servicer and Merchant. This Agreement may not be assigned by Merchant, directly or by operation of law, without Servicer’s prior written consent. Servicer may assign this Agreement, without notice to Merchant. This Agreement will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties' respective heirs, personal representatives, successors and assigns.

5.16 Deposit Account.

Merchant will at all times maintain an Account at a bank that is a member of the Federal Reserve ACH system and will provide Servicer with proper authorization to debit the Account. All credits for collected funds and debits for fees, payments and Chargebacks and other amounts for which Merchant is liable under the terms of this Agreement will be made to the Account. Merchant may not close or change the Account without written notice to Servicer. Merchant will be solely liable for all fees and costs associated with the Account and for all overdrafts. Merchant hereby grants to Servicer a security interest in the Account to the extent of any and all fees, payments and Chargebacks and other amounts due which may arise under this Agreement, and Merchant will execute any document and obtain any consents or waivers from the bank at which the Account is maintained as requested by Servicer to protect its security interests therein.

5.17 Credit and Financial Inquiries; Additional Locations; Inspections.

Servicer may make, at any time, any credit inquires which it may consider necessary to accept or review acceptance of this Agreement or investigate Merchant's deposit or Card acceptance activities subsequent to acceptance of this Agreement. Such inquiries may include, but are not limited to, a credit and/or criminal check of the business including its proprietor, partners, principal owners or shareholders or officers. Upon Servicer’s request, Merchant will provide the written consent of any person for which an inquiry has been or is to be made if such person has not executed this Agreement and will provide any financial statements, income tax and business tax returns and other financial information as Servicer may consider necessary to perform initial or periodic reviews of Merchant's financial stability and business practices. Merchant may accept Cards only at locations approved by Servicer. Additional locations may be added, subject to Servicer's approval. Any party to this Agreement may delete any location by providing notice as provided herein. Merchant will permit Servicer, at any time and from time to time, to inspect locations to confirm that Merchant has or is adhering to the terms of this Agreement and is maintaining the proper facilities, equipment inventory, records and license or permit (where necessary) to conduct its business. However, nothing in this paragraph may be deemed to waive Merchant's obligation to comply in all respects with the terms of this Agreement. Servicer, its internal and external auditors, and its regulators may audit compliance with this Agreement, compliance with federal and state laws, rules, regulations and guidance applicable to the services, Card acceptance and Transaction processing, and data security provisions, including Card Brand compliance. Merchant will make available its records maintained and produced under this Agreement, and Merchant’s facilities will be made accessible, upon notice during normal business hours for examination and audit. Nothing in this section may be construed to require Merchant to give access to its facilities, personnel or records in a manner that unreasonably interferes with its business operations. Each party will bear its expenses of any audit.

5.18 Marketing of Payment Card Services.

From time to time, Servicer may offer to Merchant certain additional products and services which may or may not be related to the processing of credit card Transactions. If such offers are made, Merchant may decline the offers or be deemed to have accepted the offers and be liable for payment therefor.

5.19 Force Majeure.

The parties will be released from liability hereunder if they fail to perform any obligation where the failure occurs by reason of any act of God, fire, flood, storm, earthquake, tidal wave, communications failure, sabotage, war, military operation, terrorism, national emergency, mechanical or electronic breakdown, civil commotion or the order, requisition, request or recommendation of any governmental authority, or either party’s compliance therewith, or governmental regulation or priority, or any other similar cause beyond either party’s reasonable control.

5.20 No Third Party Beneficiary.

No other person or entity may be deemed to be a third party beneficiary of this Agreement.

5.21 Exclusivity.

Merchant agrees that Servicer will be Merchant’s exclusive acquirer for Visa, American Express, Mastercard and Discover transactions. Accordingly, Merchant shall not use the services of any Servicer, corporation, entity or person other than Servicer for authorization and/or processing of payment Transactions during the term of this Agreement.

5.22 Inconsistency.

In the event of any inconsistency between the terms of this Agreement and the Merchant Application, the provisions of the Merchant Application shall prevail.