AUTHORIZE.NET PAYMENT GATEWAY MERCHANT SERVICES
AGREEMENT
The Authorize.net Payment
Gateway Merchant Services Agreement (the “Agreement”) is a legally
binding contract between your company
(“Customer”) and Authorize.net LLC (“Authorize.net”)
(each, a “party” and collectively, the “parties”). This Agreement sets out the terms and
conditions under which Customer may utilize the Transaction Services. Customer
should read this Agreement carefully.
By clicking on the “I AGREE” button or a
similar affirmation, or by acknowledging acceptance of the Agreement by any
other method allowed by Authorize.net, or by using or accessing the Transaction
Services through any means permissible including, without limitation via an internet
portal, user interface or a mobile application, Customer acknowledges and agrees
that: (i) it has reviewed and understands the Agreement; (ii) it agrees to be
legally bound by the terms and conditions of the Agreement; and (iii) its use
of the Transaction Services and any related products or services will be
governed by this Agreement. If Customer
does not agree or is not willing to be bound by the terms and conditions of
this Agreement, Customer should not click on the “I AGREE” button and
should not seek to obtain or use the Transaction Services.
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Customer’s
Capacity and Related Matters. By
accepting the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Customer represents and
warrants that (a) the person executing this Agreement on behalf of Customer is eighteen
(18) years of age or older and has the authority to enter into this Agreement
on behalf of Customer, (b) all information Customer has provided to Authorize.net
is true and correct in all respects, and (c) Customer will update Authorize.net
by email with any changes to information Customer has previously supplied.
Customer further represents and warrants that Customer has the legal authority
to accept the terms and conditions of this Agreement and that such acceptance
will be binding on Customer. Authorize.net
reserves its right, in its sole discretion, to refuse to provide Customer with
any Authorize.net Service. Words and phrases with initial letters capitalized
and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning set forth in Section 15.
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Authorize.net
Undertakings.
2.1 Transaction Services. Authorize.net shall provide to Customer the Transaction Services at the
rates set forth in the Fee Schedule and in accordance with the terms and
conditions of this Agreement.
2.2 Customer Service. During the Term of this Agreement, if Customer is current in the payment
of all fees owing to Authorize.net and is otherwise not in default under this
Agreement, Authorize.net shall provide customer service to Customer, as set
forth in the Contact Us section of the Authorize.net website at the URL https://support.authorize.net >.
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Customer’s Undertakings.
3.1 ID and Password.
Customer must select a unique identifier (“ID”) and password to
enable Customer to access Customer’s payment gateway account and use the
Transaction Services. Customer will restrict access to such ID, password, and
account to Customer’s employees and agents as may be reasonably necessary
consistent with the purposes of this Agreement and will ensure that each such
employee and agent accessing and using the account is aware of and otherwise
complies with all applicable provisions of this Agreement regarding such use
and access. Customer is solely responsible for maintaining adequate security
and control of any and all IDs, passwords, or any other codes for purposes of
giving Customer access to the Transaction Services. Authorize.net shall be
entitled to rely on information it receives from Customer and may assume that
all such information was transmitted by or on behalf of Customer. Customer shall comply with all Authorize.net
recommendations and notices regarding the security of Customer’s ID,
password and payment gateway account(s).
3.2 Relationship to Merchant Service Providers. Customer may have enrolled in the Transaction Services
via a Merchant Service Provider. In addition to any other agreement Customer
may have with the Merchant Service Provider, the terms and conditions of this
Agreement govern Customer’s use and Authorize.net's provision of the
Transaction Services. In the event
of conflict between this Agreement and Merchant Service Provider agreement, the
terms of this Agreement control. Customer
expressly acknowledges and agrees that Authorize.net may share information
about Customer and Customer’s account with its Merchant Service
Providers.
3.3 Compliance. In connection with the exercise
of Customer’s rights and obligations
under this Agreement (including, without limitation, any related to individual
privacy), Customer will comply, at Customer’s own expense, with Applicable
Law, including those applicable to Customer, this Agreement, Personal
Information or the Transactions and/or orders of any governmental authority or
regulatory body having jurisdiction over the subject matter hereof, including,
without limitation, the Payment Network Rules, the Federal Trade Commission and Services Documentation. Authorize.net
reserves the right to amend, modify or change the Services Documentation at any
time. Customer shall not use the Transaction Services in any manner, or in
furtherance of any activity that violates Applicable Law or that may cause Authorize.net
to violate Applicable Law or be subject to any fines, penalties, investigation,
prosecution, or legal action.
3.4 Third Party
Products and Services. Customer’s use of third party products and
services shall be governed by and subject to separate third party product,
service, software, and/or license agreements. Authorize.net will not be a party to
such third party agreements and is not liable for and does not warrant or
guarantee any third party product or service.
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Data
Collection, Privacy and Security.
4.1 Customer.
a.
Customer is solely
responsible for the security of data residing on servers owned or operated by
Customer, or a third party designated by Customer (e.g., a Web hosting company,
processor or other service provider). Customer shall comply with all applicable
laws, policies and regulations governing the security, privacy, collection,
retention and use by Customer of End User data, including, without limitation,
financial information, card account numbers, and all other Personal Information.
Customer agrees to provide notice to End Users on Customer’s website that
discloses how and why personal and financial information is collected and used,
including uses governed by this Agreement.
b.
Customer will
comply with Applicable Law and take such security measures, as applicable,
including without limitation, issued by Payment Networks and the Federal Trade
Commission, associated with the collection, security, dissemination and
destruction of End-User and Transaction data, and expressly including the PCI DSS. Customer will establish and
maintain policies, procedures, and technical, physical, and administrative
safeguards, designed to (i) ensure the security and confidentiality of all
personal information and any other Confidential Information that Customer
receives, stores, maintains, processes or otherwise accesses in connection with
the provision of Transaction Services, (ii) protect against any reasonably
foreseeable threats or hazards to the security or integrity of personal
information or other Confidential Information, (iii) protect against
unauthorized access to or use of personal information or other Confidential Information,
(iv) maintain reasonable procedures to detect and respond to any internal or
external security breaches, and (v) ensure appropriate disposal of personal
information or other Confidential Information. In the event that Customer’s system is breached and an
unauthorized third party has access to or has accessed End-User data or
Transaction data, Customer shall immediately notify Authorize.net of such
breach. Customer shall take all reasonable action to
remedy the breach and mitigate any loss which results therefrom. Customer shall make all commercially
reasonable efforts to prevent such breaches from occurring in the future.
c.
Customer agrees
that Customer will comply with all Authorize.net security protocols and
security advisories in effect during the Term of this Agreement. Customer is
solely responsible for verifying the accuracy and completeness of all
Transactions submitted and processed by Authorize.net associated with
Customer’s account and verifying that all corresponding funds are
accurately processed. Customer acknowledges that Authorize.net shall not be
liable for any improperly processed or unauthorized Transactions or illegal or
fraudulent access to Customer’s account, End-User or Transaction data. Authorize.net’s
liability for improperly processed or unauthorized Transactions solely
attributable to the negligence of Authorize.net is limited pursuant to Section
12.
4.2 Authorize.net.
a.
Authorize.net will
collect, retain, and disclose information and Personal Information collected
from Customer and End Users in accordance with the Services Documentation and the
Authorize.net Data Processing Agreement. In addition, Authorize.net, its
subsidiaries, Merchant Service Providers, Affiliates, partners, suppliers
and/or their agents/contractors may transfer data amongst themselves as
necessary for the purpose of the provision and management of the Transaction
Services, perform its obligations and exercise its rights under the Agreement,
detect data security incidents, or improve and develop products and solutions. Authorize.net may transfer and
share such information: (i) with third parties assisting Authorize.net in
evaluating Customer’s eligibility for, provision of, administration and
management of the Transaction Services; (ii) with non-affiliated entities that
assist Authorize.net in providing products and services that Customer has requested; (iii) with
companies that provide support services
to Authorize.net or with which Authorize.net has agreements to
provide marketing services on its behalf; or (v) as otherwise permitted by law. While Authorize.net uses
commercially reasonable efforts to safeguard data, Authorize.net does not
warrant that End-User data and Transaction data will be transported without
unauthorized interception or modification or that data will not be
accessed or compromised by unauthorized third parties. Customer agrees that Authorize.net
and its Affiliates may access and use Personal Information for
improving/enhancing underlying products and services, detecting data security
incidents, or improving and enhancing security and fraud prevention tools for
use by Customer and/or any other customers and clients of Authorizee.Net or its
Affiliates. Authorize.net transfers and stores Personal Information in the
United States to perform its obligations and exercise its rights under the
Agreement. The Authorize.net Data Processing Agreement describes how
Authorize.net Processes Personal Information to provide the Transaction
Services. Customer acknowledges and agrees that Authorize.net may modify the
Data Processing Agreement to the extent required by Applicable Data Protection
Laws by posting an updated version at the link set forth below.
b.
During the Term of
this Agreement, Authorize.net will maintain compliance with the PCI DSS. Authorize.net
acknowledges that Authorize.net is responsible for the security of End User
cardholder data while in Authorize.net’s possession.
4.3 Data Retention.
Customer is solely responsible for compiling and retaining permanent records of
all Transactions and End-User data for Customer’s reference and in
accordance with Applicable Law. Except as otherwise provided herein, at no time
shall Authorize.net have an obligation to store, retain, report or otherwise
provide any copies of or access to any records of Transactions or End-User data
collected or processed by Authorize.net.
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Fees; Taxes
5.1 Authorize.net
Service Fees. Customer shall pay to Authorize.net the fees
set forth in the Fee Schedule located in the Merchant Interface, which is
hereby incorporated into the terms of this Agreement by reference. For clarity,
Authorize.net retains the right to change the fees as set forth in the Fee
Schedule at any time, provided that it provides Customer prior notice of any
fee changes via the Merchant Interface. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary and if agreed upon by the parties, a Merchant Service Provider may
charge, bill, and collect such fees from Customer, in the amounts stated in and
in accordance with the terms and conditions of the agreement between Customer
and such Merchant Service Provider. If Customer’s relationship with a
Merchant Service Provider expires or terminates and such Merchant Service
Provider was billing Customer for certain fees, Customer agrees to pay Authorize.net
for any further use of the Transaction Services upon such expiration or
termination in accordance with the terms herein.
5.2 Account Fees
5.2.1
Late Payment Fee. Authorize.net will invoice Customer in accordance with the Section 6. If Customer does not remit payment in
full for any invoice on or before the fifteenth (15th) day of the month in
which the invoice is due, Customer will be subject to a late payment fee, in
the amount set forth in the Fee Schedule. If Customer has not paid all amounts
due before the last day of the month in which they were due, Customer’s
ability to use the Transaction Services shall automatically be suspended at the
end of the month in which the invoice is due.
5.2.2
Abandoned Account Fee. If Customer’s
account becomes an Abandoned Account with a balance due to Customer, Customer
shall be assessed a monthly Abandoned Account Fee in the amount set forth in
the Fee Schedule. In addition, all costs incurred by Authorize.net in
managing Customer’s Abandoned Account, including costs associated with
attempting to locate Customer to deliver Customer’s account balance or
incurred with respect to escheating Customer’s funds to the appropriate
governmental agency will be deducted from Customer’s account, as
applicable.
5.3 Taxes. The
fees described above are exclusive of all taxes. Customer agrees to pay
all applicable taxes for the Transaction Services, except taxes assessed on Authorize.net’s
income. Customer agrees that the payment of fees to Authorize.net shall be made
without deduction or withholding for any taxes. If Customer is required
to withhold any taxes, the amount paid by Customer to Authorize.net shall be
increased to the extent necessary to yield to Authorize.net (after withholding
of such taxes) a net amount equal to the amount Authorize.net would have
received had no such withholding been made. Customer bears the ultimate
responsibility for the proper payment of taxes applicable to Customer’s
sale of its products or services.
5.4 Opening/Closing
Accounts. If Customer fails to pay
fees due under an Authorize.net account (“Original Account”) and
subsequently opens another Authorize.net account (“Subsequent
Account”), Customer acknowledges that Authorize.net reserves the right to
invoice the Subsequent Account for amounts due under the Original Account
whether or not the Original Account was closed.
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Billing and Payment
Terms.
6.1 Authorize.net Bills Customer.
6.1.1
Billing Terms. Authorize.net
shall bill Customer for all Transaction Services provided by Authorize.net commencing
on or after the Effective Date. Authorize.net
service fees are due and payable to Authorize.net on a monthly basis, and the
first payment shall be due on the first day of the month immediately following
the billing effective date. Unless otherwise specified herein, fees and
payments for any subsequent time periods shall be due on the first day of the
month. Payments will be made in U.S. Dollars.
a.
Customers with U.S. Bank Accounts. Customer hereby
authorizes Authorize.net to initiate transaction entries to Customer’s
depository account(s) provided in its Customer application for all amounts due
to Authorize.net by Customer under this Agreement. This authority is to remain in full
force and effect until the expiration or termination of
this Agreement. If Customer
provides Authorization.Net written notification of its intent to terminate this
Agreement, Authorize.net will be afforded a commercially reasonable opportunity
to acknowledge and respond to the request.
If Customer’s depository account(s) number and/or federal income
tax ID number changes, Customer shall promptly update its account information
in the Merchant Interface. Entries
initiated to or from Customer’s depository account will be in accordance
with the rules of the National Automated Clearing House Association and/or any
other regulatory body or agency having jurisdiction over the subject matter
hereof.
b.
Customers without U.S.
Bank Accounts. If Customer does not have
an account with a banking institution based in the United States, Customer
hereby authorizes Authorize.net to charge Customer’s credit card provided
in its Customer application for all amounts due to Authorize.net by Customer
under this Agreement. This authority is to remain in full force and effect until the expiration or
termination of this Agreement. If
Customer provides Authorization.Net written notification of its intent to
terminate this Agreement, Authorize.net shall be afforded a commercially reasonable
opportunity to acknowledge and respond to the request. If Customer’s
credit card number and/or federal income tax ID number changes, Customer shall
promptly update its account information in the Merchant Interface. Charges or credits to Customer’s
credit card account will be in accordance with Payment Network Rules and/or any
other regulatory body or agency having jurisdiction over the subject matter
hereof.
6.1.2
Disputes. The parties shall promptly investigate
any disputed fees under this Agreement. A dispute will not relieve Customer of
its payment obligations herein. If
it is determined that Customer paid an incorrect fee, Authorize.net will credit
the Customer’s account in an amount equal to the incorrect fee. All disputes must be made in good faith
and in writing within thirty (30) days of the date of the disputed billing
statement. Fees billed shall be
deemed accepted where written objections are not lodged within such thirty (30)
day period.
6.2 Merchant Service Provider Bills Customer. Notwithstanding Section 6.1, if Customer is to be
billed by a Merchant Service Provider for some or all of the fees associated
with Transaction Services, Customer shall pay the Merchant Service Provider in
accordance with the terms mutually agreed upon between Customer and such
Merchant Service Provider.
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Term. The Term of this Agreement shall commence on the Effective
Date and remain in full force and effect until terminated pursuant to Section
8.
8
Termination and
Suspension.
8.1 Termination by Customer. Customer may terminate this Agreement at any time and
for any reason, with or without cause, upon providing written notice to Authorize.net,
as set forth in Section 14.4. For clarity, Customer shall remain responsible to
Authorize.net for all fees and activity incurred by Customer for the remainder
of the then-current term and shall not receive any prorations or credits upon
such termination. In the event Customer
is billed by a Merchant Service Provider in accordance with Section 6.2, Customer
hereby authorizes the Merchant Service Provider to terminate this Agreement on Customer’s
behalf.
8.2 Termination by Authorize.net. Authorize.net
may terminate this Agreement and/or Customer’s access to the Transaction
Services, at any time and for any reason, with or without cause, upon thirty
(30) days’ written notice.
8.3 Termination or Suspension of Customer by a Merchant
Service Provider. If Authorize.net is
to be paid for Customer’s access to and use of the Transaction Services
by a Merchant Service Provider, and if Authorize.net receives notice from such
Merchant Service Provider that it has terminated or suspended its relationship
with Customer, Authorize.net may suspend and/or terminate Customer’s
right to access and use the Transaction Services and/or this Agreement without
notice and without liability. In addition, Authorize.net may suspend and/or
terminate the Transaction Services and/or this Agreement without notice and
without liability upon receipt of notice from Customer’s Processor or
acquiring bank that Customer is no longer entitled to send an authorization
message, settlement message, or other message or payment data related to a card
transaction to Customer’s Processor.
8.4 Threatening
Condition. In the event that Authorize.net
reasonably believes that Customer is in violation of its obligations hereunder,
including, without limitation, selling products or services that violate Applicable
Law, or that Customer’s conduct poses a threat to Authorize.net’s
systems, equipment, processes, or Intellectual Property (the “Threatening
Condition”) Authorize.net may immediately suspend Customer’s
Account(s). In any event, Authorize.net may terminate this Agreement if the
Threatening Condition remains uncured more than thirty (30) calendar days after
Customer is notified of the Threatening Condition.
8.5 Effect of Termination. Upon termination of the Agreement for any reason, all
rights and obligations of the parties under this Agreement shall be
extinguished, except that (a) all payment obligations hereunder shall survive
such termination; and (b) the rights and obligations of the parties under
Sections 9.1, 10, 11, 12, 13 14 and 15 shall survive such termination.
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Intellectual
Property.
9.1 Authorize.net.
The parties agree that Authorize.net owns and retains all right, title and
interest in and to the Authorize.net Trademarks, Transaction Services, Intellectual
Property and any related technology utilized under or in connection with this
Agreement, including but not limited to all Intellectual Property rights
associated therewith. No title to or ownership of any of the foregoing is
granted or otherwise transferred to Customer or any other entity or person
under this Agreement. Customer will not reverse engineer, disassemble,
decompile or otherwise attempt to discover the source code or trade secrets for
any of the Transaction Services or related technology.
9.2 API and Services Documentation License. Subject to the terms of this
Agreement, Authorize.net hereby grants to Customer and Customer hereby accepts
from Authorize.net a personal, limited, revocable, non-exclusive,
non-transferable license and right to the Authorize.net API and accompanying
Services Documentation for the following purposes:
i.
install and use the Authorize.net API on as many machines as reasonably
necessary (which machines are and shall be maintained in facilities owned,
occupied, or leased by Customer) to use the Transaction Services for the
purpose of selling products and services to End-Users;
ii.
use the accompanying Services Documentation solely for the purpose of
using the Authorize.net APIs and Transaction Services; and
iii. create a reasonable number of
copies of the Authorize.net API and Services Documentation, with all copyright
notices intact, for archival purposes only.
9.3 Authorize.net Trademarks License. Subject to the terms and conditions contained herein, Authorize.net
hereby grants to Customer a non-exclusive, royalty-free, fully-paid up right to
use, reproduce, publish, perform and display the Authorize.net Trademarks on
Customer’s website in connection with Customer’s offering of
payment options to End Users.
9.4 Customer’s Marks License. Subject to the terms and conditions contained herein,
Customer hereby grants to Authorize.net a non-exclusive, royalty-free,
fully-paid up right to use, reproduce, publish, perform and display
Customer’s Marks as necessary in connection with the performance of the
Transaction Services or in marketing materials to be developed and distributed
by Authorize.net.
9.5 Use of Trademarks. Each party shall strictly comply with all standards with respect to the
other party's Trademarks contained herein or which may be furnished by such
party from time to time. Further, neither party shall create a combination mark
consisting of one or more Trademarks of the other party. uses of the other party's Trademarks
shall inure to the benefit of the party owning such Trademark. Either party may
update or change the list of Trademarks usable by the other party hereunder at
any time by written notice to the other party.
9.6 Use the Appropriate ® or ™ Symbol. Customer
must reproduce any Authorize.net Trademarks exactly as shown in Appendix A,
including the exact reproduction of any proprietary markings or legends and
including the appropriate ® or ™ symbol at the first and most
prominent reference, or as soon as practicable thereafter.
9.7 Trademarks and Domain Registration. Except as otherwise provided herein, Customer shall
not use, register or attempt to register any (a) Authorize.net Trademarks or (b)
marks or domain names that are confusingly similar to any of the Authorize.net Trademarks
or the Domain(s).
9.8 Trademark Restrictions. Customer
shall not (a) use the Authorize.net Trademarks except as expressly authorized
in this Agreement; (b) take any actions inconsistent with Authorize.net’s
ownership of the Authorize.net Trademarks and any associated registrations, or
attack the validity of the Authorize.net Trademarks, its ownership thereof, or
any of the terms of this Agreement; (c) use the Authorize.net Trademarks
in any manner that would indicate Customer is using such Authorize.net Trademarks
other than as a licensee of Authorize.net; nor (d) assist any third party do
any of the same.
10 Confidential
Information.
10.1 Each party, its directors, officers, Affiliates, employees,
agents, and representatives (each a “Receiving Party”) hereby
agrees (i) to hold the Confidential Information of the other Party, its
directors, officers, Affiliates, employees, agents, and representatives (each a “Disclosing Party”)
in strict confidence and to take reasonable precautions to protect such
Confidential Information (including, without limitation, all precautions the
Receiving Party employs with respect to its own confidential materials), (ii)
not to divulge any such Confidential Information or any information derived
therefrom to any third person; (iii) not to make any use whatsoever at any time
of such Confidential Information except as contemplated hereunder, (iv) not to
remove or export from the United States or re-export any such Confidential
Information or any direct product thereof, except in compliance with, and with
all licenses and approvals required under, applicable U.S. and foreign export
laws and regulations, (v) not to copy or reverse engineer any such Confidential
Information, and (vi) that any employee, subcontractor, or agent given access
to any such Confidential Information must have a legitimate “need to
know” and shall be bound in writing to comply with the Receiving
Party’s confidentiality obligations, whether generally or specific to
this Agreement.
10.2 Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, within
thirty (30) calendar days of the expiration or termination of this Agreement,
the Receiving Party shall, destroy all materials that constitute Confidential
Information and/or Intellectual Property of the Disclosing Party and upon
request provide to the Disclosing Party written certification signed by an
authorized officer of the Receiving Party that all such information was so
destroyed. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each party may retain Confidential
Information that is (i) stored on archival or back-up files or (ii) required
for compliance with Applicable Law, Payment Network Rules or its obligations
pursuant to this Agreement, provided that such party continues to maintain
confidentiality of such Confidential Information pursuant to the terms of this
Agreement.
10.3 Notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement to the
contrary, each party may disclose Confidential Information of the other party
to the extent it is required to be disclosed pursuant to a valid order or
requirement of a governmental agency or court of competent jurisdiction.
11 Representations and Warranties; Disclaimers
11.1 Mutual Warranties. Each party represents and warrants to the other that (a) it has all
necessary right, power and ability to execute this Agreement and to perform its
obligations therein; (b) no authorization or approval from any third party is
required in connection with such party's execution, delivery or performance of
this Agreement, (c) this Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding
obligation, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, (d) the
party's obligations under this Agreement do not violate any law, policy or
regulation or breach any other agreement to which such party is bound; and (e)
it has all right, title or interest, or valid license to use its respective Trademarks,
and that its grant of rights associated therewith do not violate any Intellectual
Property or other proprietary rights of any third party.
11.2 Authorize.net Warranty.
11.2.1
With respect to
the Transaction Services, Authorize.net represents and warrants that the Transaction
Services provided to Customer hereunder will conform substantially to
specifications set forth in the applicable Services Documentation, as may be
amended from time to time at Authorize.net’s sole discretion. The
preceding warranty will not apply if (a) any Transaction Services or products
provided hereunder are used in material variation with this Agreement or Services
Documentation; (b) any Transaction Services or products have been modified without
the prior written consent of Authorize.net; or (c) a defect in any Transaction
Services or products has been caused by any of Customer’s malfunctioning
equipment or software. Customer
expressly acknowledges that the Transaction Services are computer network-based
services, which may be subject to outages, interruptions, attacks by third
parties and delay occurrences.
11.2.2
In the event Customer
discovers that any Transaction Services or products are not in conformance with
the representations and warranties made in Section 11.2.1 and report such
non-conformity to Authorize.net or if the Transaction Services are subject to
outages, interruptions, attacks by third parties and delay occurrences, Authorize.net
shall use commercially reasonable efforts to remedy material interruptions and
will provide adjustments, repairs and replacements, within its capacity, that
are necessary to enable the Transaction Services to perform their intended functions
in a reasonable manner. Customer
acknowledges that Authorize.net does not warrant that such efforts will be
successful. If Authorize.net's efforts are not successful, Customer may immediately
terminate this Agreement. The foregoing shall constitute Customer’s sole
remedy, and Authorize.net's sole liability, in the event of interruption,
outage or other delay occurrences in the Transaction Services. Authorize.net does not warrant the
services of any third party, including without limitation, the Merchant Service
Provider, bank or any third party processor.
11.2.3
DISCLAIMER. THE TRANSACTION SERVICES ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS
IS,” “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS WITHOUT ANY REPRESENTATIONS OR
WARRANTIES. AUTHORIZE.NET DOES NOT REPRESENT OR WARRANT THAT THE TRANSACTION
SERVICES WILL BE AVAILABLE, ACCESSIBLE, UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE,
ACCURATE, COMPLETE, OR ENTIRELY ERROR-FREE. CUSTOMER MAY NOT RELY UPON ANY
REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY REGARDING THE TRANSACTION SERVICES BY ANY THIRD
PARTY IN CONTRAVENTION OF THE FOREGOING STATEMENTS, INCLUDING REPRESENTATIONS
OR WARRANTIES OF ANY MERCHANT SERVICE PROVIDER. EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH
IN SECTION 11.2.1, AUTHORIZE.NET SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ALL REPRESENTATIONS,
WARRANTIES, AND CONDITIONS WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, ARISING BY STATUTE,
OPERATION OF LAW, USAGE OF TRADE, COURSE OF DEALING, OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING
BUT NOT LIMITED TO, WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, OR TITLE WITH RESPECT TO THE TRANSACTION
SERVICES, OR OTHER SERVICES OR GOODS PROVIDED UNDER THIS AGREEMENT. CUSTOMER
UNDERSTANDS AND AGREES THAT AUTHORIZE.NET SHALL BEAR NO RISK WITH RESPECT TO CUSTOMER’S
SALE OF PRODUCTS OR SERVICES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY RISK
ASSOCIATED WITH CARD FRAUD OR CHARGEBACKS.
11.3 Customer’s Warranties. Customer represents
and warrants that during the Term of this Agreement: (i) all representations and
statements made by Customer in this Agreement, or in any other document
relating hereto by Customer or on Customer’s behalf, are true, accurate
and complete in all material respects; (ii) it is engaged in a lawful business and
has all necessary rights and authorizations to sell and distribute its products
and/or services; (iii) that prior to transmitting Personal Information to Authorize.net it will
provide all applicable disclosures and/or obtain all applicable consents from
each End-User regarding the intended disclosures and uses of its Personal
Information; and(iv) Customer will comply, at Customer’s own expense, with all Applicable
Laws, policies, guidelines, regulations, ordinances or rules applicable to
Customer, this Agreement, Personal Information or the Transactions, including,
without limitation: (a) the Payment Network Rules; (b) PCI DSS; (c) any
regulatory body or agency having jurisdiction over the subject matter hereof;
and (d) the Services Documentation.
11.4 Third Party Programs. Customer acknowledges that the Transaction Services are designed for
use with certain third party programs, including, without limitation, certain internet
browser and software programs developed and owned by third parties. Customer will look solely to the
developers and manufacturers of such programs with regard to warranty,
maintenance or other support regarding the same. Authorize.net does not warrant
and shall not be responsible for
services or software provided by unaffiliated third party vendors. Customer authorizes Authorize.net to disclose to any third party vendor information concerning Customer to the extent required to deliver the
requested service.
12 LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY AND DISCLAIMERS.
12.1 LIMITATIONS. UNDER
NO CIRCUMSTANCES (I) WILL AUTHORIZE.NET
OR ANY OF ITS PARENTS, AFFILIATES OR VENDORS (OR ANY OFFICERS, DIRECTORS,
EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS OF THE PARTIES, OR ITS PARENTS, AFFILIATES OR VENDORS) BE
LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGE OR LOSS SUFFERED OR INCURRED BY
CUSTOMER, REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF ACTION, OR ANY LOSS OF REVENUE, PROFITS OR
BUSINESS, ANTICIPATED SAVINGS, LOSS OF GOODWILL OR REPUTATION, COSTS OF DELAY, LOST
OR DAMAGED DATA, OR THE INCURRING OF LIABILITY FOR LOSS OR DAMAGE OF ANY NATURE
WHATSOEVER SUFFERED BY THIRD PARTIES, ALL WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY
OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), REGARDLESS OF WHETHER IT HAS BEEN ADVISED OF
THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES; OR (II) WILL AUTHORIZE.NET’S
TOTAL AGGREGATE LIABILITY TO CUSTOMER UNDER THIS AGREEMENT EXCEED THE GREATER
OF THE AGGREGATE COMPENSATION AUTHORIZE.NET RECEIVED FOR PROVIDING THE TRANSACTION
SERVICES TO CUSTOMER DURING THE SIX (6) MONTHS PRECEDING THE DATE ON WHICH THE
CLAIM AROSE OR ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($1,000). NOTHING
IN THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE DEEMED TO EXCLUDE OR LIMIT LIABILITY THAT CANNOT BE
EXCLUDED OR LIMITED AS A MATTER OF LAW.
12.2 DISCLAIMER. EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN THIS
AGREEMENT, CUSTOMER EXPRESSLY AGREES THAT AUTHORIZE.NET SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR
ANY LOSS (HOWEVER OCCURRING, INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), ARISING
FROM OR RELATED TO: (A) CUSTOMER’S FAILURE TO
PROPERLY ACTIVATE, INTEGRATE OR SECURE CUSTOMER’S MERCHANT ACCOUNT;
(B) FRAUDULENT TRANSACTIONS PROCESSED THROUGH CUSTOMER’S
PAYMENT GATEWAY ACCOUNT(S); (C) DISRUPTION OF TRANSACTION SERVICES,
SYSTEMS, SERVER OR WEBSITE BY ANY MEANS, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, DDOS
ATTACKS, SOFTWARE VIRUSES, TROJAN HORSES, WORMS, TIME BOMBS, OR ANY OTHER
TECHNOLOGY; (D) ACTIONS OR INACTIONS BY ANY THIRD PARTY, INCLUDING WITHOUT
LIMITATION, A MERCHANT SERVICE PROVIDER, PAYMENT PROCESSOR OR BANK; OR (E) THE LIMITATION OF THE FUNCTIONING OF ANY TRANSACTION
SERVICES OR SOFTWARE, HARDWARE, OR EQUIPMENT ASSOCIATED THEREWITH.
12.3 THIRD PARTY PRODUCTS AND SERVICES. AUTHORIZE.NET
MAKES NO REPRESENTATION, WARRANTY OR GUARANTEE WHATSOEVER IN RELATION TO THIRD
PARTY PRODUCTS OR SERVICES. CUSTOMER’S
USE OF THIRD PARTY PRODUCTS AND SERVICES IS AT CUSTOMER’S OWN RISK. AUTHORIZE.NET
ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY LIABILITY FOR CLAIMS OF
LOSS AND/OR FRAUD INCURRED RESULTING FROM THE USE OF OR CONCLUSIONS DRAWN FROM
ANY THIRD PARTY PRODUCT OR SERVICE, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER OR NOT AUTHORIZE.NET
IS A RESELLER OF OR REFERRAL AGENT FOR SUCH PRODUCT OR SERVICE.
13 Indemnification.
13.1 Indemnification by Customer. Customer shall defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Authorize.net
and its affiliates, parents, and/or subsidiaries, and any of their officers,
directors, agents and employees, from and against any and all claims, actions,
proceedings, and suits and all related liabilities, damages, settlements,
penalties, fines, costs or expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees and
other litigation expenses) incurred by Authorize.net, arising out of or
relating to (a) any breach or alleged breach by Customer of any representation,
warranty, or obligation of Customer set forth in this Agreement; (b) any damage
or loss caused by negligence, fraud, dishonesty or willful misconduct by Customer
or any of Customer’s employees, agents or customers; (c) the reliability,
accuracy, or legitimacy of payment data or purchase orders submitted by Customer
to Authorize.net; (d) payment card transactions submitted by Customer to Authorize.net
and rejected by Authorize.net or an issuing bank; (e) any alleged infringement
of a patent, copyright, trademark or other Intellectual Property right
resulting from Customer’s actions; (f) claims by End Users, including, without limitation,
claims relating to the disclosure of End User or consumer data; or (g) any
alleged or actual violation by Customer of any Applicable Laws, regulations,
the Payment Network Rules or any regulatory body or agency having jurisdiction
over the subject matter hereof. In
the event Customer causes fines and/or penalties to be charged to Authorize.net
by the Payment Networks or any other entity, Customer agrees to immediately
reimburse Authorize.net for said fines or penalties.
13.2 Indemnification Procedure. The obligations of Customer (“Indemnitor”)
under this Section 13 to defend, indemnify and hold harmless Authorize.net (“Indemnitee”)
shall be subject to the following: (a) Indemnitee shall provide Indemnitor with
prompt notice of the claim giving rise to such obligation; provided, however,
that any failure or delay in giving such notice shall only relieve Indemnitor
of its obligations under this section to the extent it reasonably demonstrates
that its defense or settlement of the claim or suit was adversely affected
thereby; (b) Indemnitor shall have control of the defense and of all
negotiations for settlement of such claim or suit; and (c) Indemnitee shall
cooperate with Indemnitor in the defense or settlement of any such claim or
suit, provided that Indemnitee shall be reimbursed for all reasonable
out-of-pocket expenses incurred in providing any cooperation requested by
Indemnitor. Subject to clause (b) above, Indemnitee may participate in the
defense of any such claim or suit at its own expense. Indemnitor shall not,
without the consent of the Indemnitee, enter into any settlement that
reasonably can be expected to require a material affirmative obligation of,
result in any ongoing material liability to or materially prejudice Indemnitee
in any way.
13.3 Exceptions. If
Customer is an agency or instrumentality of a state of the United States and
are precluded by the law of Customer’s state from entering into
indemnification obligations, then the obligations under Sections 13.1 and 13.2 shall
apply only to the extent permitted by such state law.
14 General Provisions.
14.1 Marketing. Except as provided in this Agreement or in any announcement
intended solely for internal distribution or any disclosure required by legal,
accounting or regulatory requirements beyond the reasonable control of either
party, all media releases, public announcements or public disclosures
(including, but not limited to, promotional or marketing material) by either
party or its employees or agents relating to this Agreement or its subject
matter, or including the name, trade name, trademark, or symbol of the other
party, are prohibited without the prior written consent of both parties. Notwithstanding the foregoing, either
party shall be entitled to disclose the existence of the relationship formed
hereunder between Authorize.net and Customer without the prior written consent
of the other party and Authorize.net shall be entitled to include
Customer’s name and/or logo in customer lists within Authorize.net
corporate presentations without prior written consent.
14.2 Non-exclusivity.
Each party acknowledges and agrees that the rights granted to the other party
in this Agreement are non-exclusive, and that, without limiting the generality
of the foregoing, nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed or construed to
prohibit either party from participating in similar business arrangements with
similar entities as those described herein.
14.3 Relationship of the Parties. The parties are independent contractors and nothing in
this Agreement shall make them joint venturers, partners, employees, agents or
other representatives of the other party. Neither party shall make any
representation that suggests otherwise. Customer further recognizes that if Customer
contracted for the Transaction Services with a Merchant Service Provider, such Merchant
Service Provider is an independent contractor and is not a joint venturer, partner, or agent of Authorize.net.
14.4 Notices. All
notices to Customer shall be given electronically, sent to the electronic mail
address provided by or for Customer during registration for the Transaction
Services and/or posted in the announcement section of Customer’s payment gateway
account(s). Service termination notices to Authorize.net shall be given
electronically from within Customer’s Authorize.net Merchant Interface or
by phone, chat, or by opening a support case. Customer can log into Merchant Interface
at <https://secure.Authorize.net/>, click to chat, submit a support case or send a
letter. Service termination notices
sent via electronic mail shall be deemed given the next business day following
the date delivered. All other
notices to Authorize.net must be in writing and sent to Authorize.net LLC, 900
Metro Center Blvd. Foster City, CA 94404, Attention: ANET Legal. Such written notice will be deemed given
upon personal delivery, or three
(3) days after the date of mailing if sent by certified or registered mail,
postage prepaid.
14.5 Amendment; Modifications. No amendment, modification, or change to any provision
of this Agreement, nor consent to any departure by either party therefrom, will
in any event be effective unless the same will be in writing and signed by the
other party, and then such consent will be effective only in the specific
instance and for the specific purpose for which given. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, Authorize.net may amend this Agreement, at any time, upon written or
electronic notice to Customer of not less than ten (10) days prior to the
effective date of such amendment; provided that the addition or change of
service fees, will become effective upon at least thirty (30) days' notice. If Customer
does not agree to such amendments, Customer’s sole remedy is to
immediately terminate this Agreement upon written notice to Authorize.net.
14.6 Severability; Headings. If any provision of this Agreement is held to be
invalid or unenforceable for any reason, the remaining provisions will continue
in full force without being impaired or invalidated in any way. The parties
agree to replace any invalid provision with a valid provision, which most
closely approximates the intent and economic effect of the invalid provision.
Headings are used for convenience of reference only and in no way define,
limit, construe or describe the scope or extent of any section, or in any way
affect this Agreement.
14.7 Governing
Law; Consent to Jurisdiction. This
Agreement will be deemed entered into in the State of California, USA and will
be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of
California, USA excluding (i) that body of law known as conflicts of law and
(ii) the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of
Goods. The parties agree that any dispute arising under this Agreement will be
resolved in the state or federal courts in San Mateo County, California, USA
and the parties hereby expressly consent to jurisdiction therein.
14.8 Arbitration. Any
dispute arising out of or relating to this Agreement, including the breach,
termination or validity thereof, must be brought to, and shall be finally
resolved by, arbitration in accordance with the International Institute for
Conflict Prevention and Resolution (“CPR”) Rules for Administered
Arbitration of International Disputes by three arbitrators, of whom each party
shall designate one, with the third arbitrator to be appointed by CPR. Judgment upon the award rendered by the
arbitrator(s) may be entered by any court having jurisdiction thereof as set
forth in Section 14.7. The seat of the arbitration shall be San Francisco,
California. The language of the arbitration shall be English.
14.9 Waiver. The
failure of any party to insist on or enforce strict performance of any
provision of this Agreement or to exercise any right or remedy under this
Agreement or applicable law will not be construed as a waiver or relinquishment
to any extent of the right to assert or rely upon any such provision, right or
remedy in that or any other instance; rather, the same will be and remain in
full force and effect. Waiver by either party of a breach of any provision
contained herein must be in writing, and no such waiver will be construed as a
waiver of any other and/or succeeding breach of such provision or a waiver of
the provision itself.
14.10 Assignment. Except
as provided in this Agreement, Customer will not have the right or the power to
assign any of Customer’s rights or delegate the performance of any of Customer’s
obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of Authorize.net,
including in the case of a merger.
14.11 Force Majeure.
Neither party will be liable for any losses arising out of the delay or
interruption of its performance of obligations under the Agreement due to any
acts of God, acts of civil or military authorities, civil disturbances, wars,
strikes or other labor disputes, fires, transportation contingencies,
interruptions in telecommunications, utility, Internet services or network
provider services, acts or omissions of a third party, infiltration or
disruption of the Transaction Services by a third party by any means, including
without limitation, DDoS attacks, software viruses, Trojan horses, worms, time
bombs or any other software program or technology designed to disrupt or delay
the Transaction Services, or other catastrophes or any other occurrences which
are beyond such parties' reasonable control (each a “Force Majeure
Event”), provided that the party delayed will provide the other party
notice of any such delay or interruption as soon as reasonably practicable,
will use commercially reasonable efforts to minimize any delays or
interruptions resulting from the Force Majeure Event and in no event will any
failure to pay any monetary sum due under this Agreement be excused for any
Force Majeure Event.
14.12 Telephone Recording, Chat Notice. Customer
acknowledges, agrees and consents to Authorize.net monitoring
and recording any customer service telephone conversations or internet chat communications
with Customer at any time, without additional further notice to the parties to
such conversations.
14.13 Entire Agreement. This Agreement together with its exhibits, appendices, addenda and all
of Authorize.net's policies referenced herein sets forth the entire
understanding and agreement of the parties and supersedes any and all prior or
contemporaneous oral or written agreements or understandings between the
parties, as to the subject matter of this Agreement. Customer acknowledges that
this Agreement reflects an informed, voluntary allocation between Authorize.net
and Customer of all risks (both known and unknown) associated with the Transaction
Services.
14.14 Survival. The provisions of this Agreement relating to any
fees or other amounts owed, payment of interest on unpaid fees,
confidentiality, warranties, limitation of liability, indemnification,
governing law, severability, headings and this paragraph shall survive
termination or expiration of this Agreement.
14.15 Mobile Device
Application. If Customer chooses to download and use
the Authorize.net mobile device application, Customer’s use of the
application shall be subject to the additional usage terms governing such
application located within the application service provider’s user
interface.
14.16 Affiliates. The
rights, duties and/or obligations of Authorize.net under this Agreement may be
exercised and/or performed by Authorize.net and/or any of Authorize.net’s
Affiliates, or any of their subcontractors and/or agents. All liabilities arising under or as a
consequence of this Agreement, whether arising from the acts or omissions of Authorize.net
or any of Authorize.net’s Affiliates, or any of their subcontractors
and/or agents, shall be solely Authorize.net’s and not those of any of Authorize.net’s
Affiliates, or any of their subcontractors and/or agents. Customer agrees to bring any claim and
or action relating to the foregoing against Authorize.net only and not against
any of Authorize.net’s Affiliates, or any of their subcontractors and/or
agents.
14.17 Government
Entity Obligations. If Customer is a
governmental or quasi-governmental entity, Customer agrees that it has informed
Authorize.net, and will inform Authorize.net of any changes or updates, in
writing, of any law, regulation, ordinance, policy, or ethical requirement that
would restrict or require disclosure of any political contributions made by Authorize.net
or its directors, officers, or employees because of the existence of a contract
between Customer and Authorize.net.
14.18 Export
Control. Customer understands and acknowledges
that Authorize.net is subject to regulation by agencies of the U.S. government
which prohibits export or diversion of certain products and technology to
certain countries, persons, or other entities. Any and all obligations of Authorize.net
to provide the Transaction Services shall be subject to all applicable export
laws and restrictions and regulations. Customer agrees to comply with all
applicable export laws and restrictions and regulations and not to export or
re-export any Authorize.net Intellectual Property (i) into (or to a national or
resident of) any country to which the U.S. has embargoed goods including,
without limitation, Iran, Russia, Cuba, Syria, Sudan, the Crimea Region of the Ukraine, and North Korea; or (ii) to
any person on the U.S. Treasury Department’s list of Specially Designated
Nationals or the U.S. Commerce Department’s Denied Person’s List.
14.19 Additional Services. In the event Customer
enrolls in and/or utilizes any Additional Services, the following terms will
apply and form part of the Agreement:
i. Payment Terms. If fees are applicable to the Additional
Services Customer agrees to pay the Additional Services fees in accordance with
the billing and payment terms set forth in Section 6 of this Agreement and in
the amounts set forth in the Fee Schedule located in the Merchant Interface
and/or in the Additional Services documentation page accessed during enrollment
in the applicable Additional Service.
The Additional Service Fee Schedules are incorporated herein by
reference. By clicking the “I
ACCEPT” button next to an Additional Service Fee schedule, Customer
acknowledges Customer’s acceptance of such fees, Customer’s
obligation to pay the fees and the terms and conditions applicable to the Additional
Service.
ii. Customer’s Warranty. In addition to the warranties set forth
in the Agreement, Customer represents, warrants, and covenants to Authorize.net
that its use of the Additional Services and any information gathered by it in
connection with use of an Additional Services: (a) will be fully compliant with
all Applicable Law including local, state and federal laws, rules, and
regulations; (b) will be in accordance with all applicable Services
Documentation; and (c) will not be used for any purpose other than in connection
with the Additional Services.
iii. Acknowledgement. Customer
understands, acknowledges, and agrees that (a) Customer will be solely
responsible for ALL Transactions processed through its payment gateway
account(s), regardless of whether such Transactions are monitored by or
transmitted through an Additional Service; (b) Customer will be solely
responsible for its use of the Additional Service including, without limitation
(i) configuring, maintaining and updating, as Customer deems necessary, the
applicable settings for its Additional Service account; and (ii) with respect
to each Transaction processed via your payment gateway account(s), and
regardless of any data, analysis, or information generated or not generated by
the Additional Service, as applicable, determining the appropriate action for
each such Transaction (i.e., approve, void, decline, reject); (c) under certain
circumstances, it may be necessary for Authorize.net to adjust Customer’s
Additional Service security settings, with or without notice to Customer, to guard against fraudulent activity and
that such actions may inadvertently cause legitimate transactions to expire, be
rejected or delayed; and (d) Authorize.net
shall not be liable under any theory of law, including negligence, for any loss
associated with any of the foregoing.
iv. DISCLAIMER. IN
ADDITION TO ANY LIMITATIONS OR DISCLAIMERS SET FORTH IN THE AGREEMENT, CUSTOMER
ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT THE TRANSACTION SERVICES AND ANY ADDITIONAL
SERVICES ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS,” “AS AVAILABLE”
BASIS WITHOUT ANY REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES. AUTHORIZE.NET DOES NOT
REPRESENT OR WARRANT THAT THE TRANSACTION SERVICES, INCLUDING ANY ADDITIONAL
SERVICES, WILL BE AVAILABLE, ACCESSIBLE, UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE,
ACCURATE, COMPLETE, OR ENTIRELY ERROR-FREE. CUSTOMER MAY NOT RELY UPON ANY REPRESENTATION
OR WARRANTY REGARDING THE TRANSACTION SERVICES OR ANY ADDITIONAL SERVICES BY
ANY THIRD PARTY IN CONTRAVENTION OF THE FOREGOING STATEMENTS, INCLUDING
REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY MERCHANT SERVICE PROVIDER. AUTHORIZE.NET
SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ALL REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES, AND CONDITIONS WHETHER
EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, ARISING BY STATUTE, OPERATION OF LAW, USAGE OF TRADE,
COURSE OF DEALING, OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, WARRANTIES OR
CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE,
NON-INFRINGEMENT, OR TITLE WITH RESPECT TO THE TRANSACTION SERVICES AND ADDITIONAL
SERVICES, OR OTHER SERVICES OR GOODS PROVIDED UNDER THE AGREEMENT. CUSTOMER
UNDERSTANDS AND AGREES THAT AUTHORIZE.NET SHALL BEAR NO RISK WITH RESPECT TO
CUSTOMER’S SALE OF PRODUCTS OR SERVICES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION,
ANY RISK ASSOCIATED WITH CARD FRAUD OR CHARGEBACKS.
v. Risk, Security and Disclosure. In addition to the data collection,
privacy and security obligations set forth in the Agreement, Customer
understands and agrees that the risk and security suggestions provided in the
Services Documentation for any of the Additional Services are solely for
illustrative purposes to show best industry practices. Customer is solely
responsible for choosing the appropriate settings and parameters for its
account.
vi. Integration. If Customer elects to use any of the Additional
Services subsequent to the Effective Date and is presented with updated Additional
Services Terms and Conditions, the latter version of the Terms and Conditions
will apply to Customer’s use of the Additional Service(s).
vii. Termination. Termination or expiration of the
Agreement shall likewise terminate access to the Additional Services.
15 Definitions
“Abandoned Account” means any inactive account through which no
Transactions have been processed for a minimum of six (6) months AND for which all contact information
(address, phone numbers, fax numbers, email address) and billing information
(ABA routing number and bank account number and/or card number) is no longer
valid.
“Account” means a
top-level gateway identifier that is issued by Authorize.net to Customer to
enable Customer’s use of Transaction Services hereunder. For each
business unit within Customer’s organization that requires invoices to be
sent to an address different than the primary Account, a new Account is
required.
“Additional
Services” means any service or product that may be offered by Authorize.net
or its Affiliates in the future, including, without limitation, fraud
protection, account management, risk and billing solutions
“Authorize.net Affiliates”
means any entity that controls, is controlled by, or is under common control
with a party, including its parents and subsidiaries.
“Authorize.net
Data Processing Agreement” means
the agreement located at https://www.authorize.net/en-us/about-us/dpa.html.
“API” means application programming interface.
“Applicable
Law” means any laws, statutes, writs, policies, guidelines,
regulations, ordinances, rules, decrees or orders of any governmental or
regulatory authority, whether domestic or foreign, including without limitation
all federal and state laws, including those imposed by any administrative,
executive, judicial or legislative body.
“Batch(es)”
means any batch settlement
submitted to a Processor by Authorize.net consisting of any card authorization,
credit, ticket only, decline transaction or other related transaction.
“Domain(s)” means any website or sites operated
by or for Authorize.net, including without limitation the website located at https://www.Authorize.net.
“Effective Date” means the earlier of the date Customer acknowledges and
agrees to the Agreement terms and conditions by (a) clicking the “I
AGREE” button associated with the Agreement; (b) acknowledging Customer’s
acceptance of the Agreement by any other method allowed by Authorize.net,
including without limitation execution of a Merchant Service Provider
application that incorporates the Agreement by reference; or (c) by using the Transaction
Services.
“End User” shall mean any person that purchases any of Customer’s
goods or services, whose information Customer will submit to Authorize.net
during the course of Customer’s use of the Transaction Services.
“Federal Trade Commission” means the United States Federal Trade Commission or any successor
agency thereto.
“Fee Schedule” means a list of fees and charges to be paid by Customer
to Authorize.net. The Fee Schedule
is located in the Merchant Interface.
“Intellectual Property” shall mean all (i) copyrights (including, without
limitation, the right to reproduce, distribute copies of, display and perform
the copyrighted work and to prepare derivative works), copyright registrations
and applications, trademark rights (including, without limitation,
registrations and applications), patent rights, trade names, mask-work rights,
trade secrets, moral rights, author’s rights, privacy rights, publicity
rights, algorithms, rights in packaging, goodwill and other proprietary rights,
and all renewals and extensions thereof, regardless of whether any of such
rights arise under the laws of any state, country or jurisdiction; (ii)
intangible legal rights or interests evidenced by or embodied in any idea,
design, concept, technique, invention, discovery, enhancement or improvement,
regardless of patentability, but including patents, patent applications, trade
secrets, and know-how; and (iii) all derivatives of any of the foregoing.
“Merchant
Interface” means the user
interface available to Merchants at https://secure.Authorize.net.
“Merchant
Service Provider” for purposes
of this Agreement, a Merchant Service Provider shall mean any third party
through whom Authorize.net may offer the Transaction Services to Customer,
including but not limited to a reseller, Independent Sales Organization
(“ISO”), application service provider, merchant aggregator,
acquiring bank and financing agency.
“National Automated Clearing House Association” or “NACHA” means the
national trade association for electronic payments associations, which
establishes the rules, industry standards, and procedures governing the
exchange of commercial, automated clearing house payments by depository
financial institutions.
“Payment Networks” means Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover
Financial Services, and any affiliates thereof or any other payment network
applicable to this Agreement.
“Payment Network Rules” means the operating rules, bylaws, schedules,
supplements and addenda, manuals, instructions, releases, specifications and
other requirements, as may be amended from time to time, of any of the Payment
Networks.
“Payment
Card Industry Data Security Standard” or “PCI DSS” means the data security requirements
and standards promulgated by the Payment Networks, as may be revised from time
to time.
“Personal
Information” has the meaning provided in the Authorize.net Data
Processing Agreement.
“Processor” means a card processor that accepts Transactions from Authorize.net
and processes Transactions for Customer.
“Services
Documentation” means
collectively, the operating instructions, user manuals, and help files, in
written or electronic form, made available to Customer and that are intended
for use in connection with the Transaction Services.
“Trademark(s)” means all common law or registered trademark, service
mark, trade name and trade dress rights and similar or related rights arising
under any of the laws of the United States or any other country or
jurisdiction, whether now existing or hereafter adopted or acquired.
“Transaction(s)” means any card authorization, credit, ticket only, capture
or settlement request, decline transaction, or other related transaction,
completed or submitted under Customer’s account to Authorize.net.
“Term” means the period of time that the Agreement is in
effect, commencing on the Effective Date through the date on which this
Agreement expires or terminates.
Appendix
A- Trademarks
I. Authorize.net
Marks
For
purposes of this Agreement, “Authorize.net Trademarks” means those
trademarks listed below and such other trademarks as Authorize.net may from
time to time notify Customer in writing to be “Authorize.net Trademarks”
within the meaning of this Agreement.
Authorize.net®
Authorize.net Advanced Fraud
Detection Suite™
Authorize.net Automated
Recurring Billing™
CyberSource®
eCheck.Net®
II. Customer’s
Marks
For
purposes of this Agreement, “Customer’s Marks” means Customer’s
customary name and logo, and such other trademarks as Customer may from time to
time notify Authorize.net in writing to be “Customer’s Marks”
within the meaning of this Agreement.