Effective Date: March 1, 2006
Table of Contents
- General Description
of Agreement
- What This
Agreement Covers
- Accepting
the Agreement
- Services
- Services for Consumers and Businesses
- Additional
Services
- Description
of Services
- ACH Transactions
- Check Transactions
- Credit Card Transactions
- Limitations
and Dollar Amounts for Debits and Payments
- Canceling Debits
- Our Liability
for Failure to Cancel or Stop the Payment
- Other Terms
and Conditions
- Changes to Your Account or Personal Information
- Other Charges
- Service Hours
- Participation By Payees
- Changes to Agreement
- Cancellation
- Use of Email Address
- Contact
by Payment Systems Group, Inc. or Affiliated Parties
- Initiating Debit and Payment Inquiries
- Disclosure of Account Information
- Authorization to Discuss My Account with Payee
- Additional Provisions
- Limitation
of PSG ’s Liability
- Our Liability
for Failure to Complete Transactions
- Acknowledgment
of Commercially Reasonable Security Procedures
- Funds Holding Period
- Notices and Contacting PSG
- Electronic Disclosure and Consent
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I. General Description of Agreement |
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A. What This Agreement Covers
This Agreement between you and Payment Systems Group, Inc. (PSG) governs
the use of Payment Services. These services permit Payment Systems Group, Inc. customers (partners, resellers, payments processors, consumers, and other
business customers) to perform a number of Payment Service functions
on accounts linked to our Service.
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B. Accepting the Agreement
When you use any of the Services described in this Agreement,
or authorize others to use them, you agree to the terms and conditions
of the entire Agreement.
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II. Services |
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A. Services for Businesses and Consumers
You may use our Services to:
- Process ACH and credit card transactions.
- Access accounts for you or your customers.
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B. Additional Services
PSG offers businesses (partners, resellers, and payment processors) additional services and
reports.
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III. Description of Payment Services |
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A. ACH Transactions
- Processing of ACH Transactions
- ACH transactions will be made from designated checking or savings
accounts according to the schedule established and agreed upon.
- Cut-off Times for ACH Transactions
- Changes to any scheduled transaction must be made by 12 PM CST the banking date prior to the scheduled transaction date.
Banking days do not include weekends or banking holidays as determined by the Federal
Reserve (http://www.fededirectory.frb.org/).
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B. Check Transactions
- Processing of Checks
- Checks will be printed from a designated account under the control
of Payment Systems Group, Inc.
- Cut-off Times for Payments
- Changes to any scheduled transaction must be made by 12 PM CST the banking date prior to the scheduled transaction date.
Banking days do not include weekends or banking holidays as determined by the Federal
Reserve (http://www.fededirectory.frb.org/).
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C. Credit Card Transactions
Payments, credits, and chargebacks will be done according to the rules and regulations of the issuing card bank and processor.
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D. Limitations and Dollar
Amounts for Transactions
Transactions can be for any amount between $0.01 and $99,999.99.
If you do not have a sufficient balance, including available credit
under any overdraft protection plan, we may refuse to complete the
transaction. In either case, we reserve the right to impose Non-Sufficient
Funds (NSF) fees, and no further attempt may be made by PSG to
issue the payment or process the transfer request. If your transfer
exceeds the maximum amount stated above, it will not be processed.
PSG is under no obligation to notify you if it does not complete a
payment or transfer due to non-sufficient funds or credit, incorrect bank information, or any other reason. In all cases you are responsible
for verifying the successful completion of the transaction.
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E. Canceling Transactions
You cannot change or cancel a transaction after the cut-off
date (see Section III. Paragraphs A. and B.)
In order to cancel future-dated transactions, you must either cancel your
account online, arrange for a different schedule online, or request cancellation
of services in writing.
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F. Our Liability for Failure
to Cancel or Stop the Transaction
If you attempt to cancel a payment in accordance with the above instructions
and we do not do so, we will be liable for your verified bank charges
only.
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IV. Other Terms and Conditions |
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A. Changes to Your Account or Personal
Information
It is your sole responsibility to contact PSG if
any account information changes. You must notify PSG
in writing within three (3) business days of any changes related to your account, including but not limited to personal information, bank account
information, or any other transaction-related information. You are responsible
for making your own account changes online or notifying PSG in writing.
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B. Other Charges
You may incur charges under the following circumstances:
- An NSF fee may apply if you schedule payments or transfers
and your available balance is not sufficient to process the transaction
on the date scheduled.
- We may charge you a research fee of $60.00 per hour for an inquiry
about a transaction that occurred more than 180 days before the date
you make the inquiry. This fee will be waived if we determine that
an error occurred.
- A $25 stop payment fee may apply to stopped checks.
- Collections fees will be applied to all delinquent accounts.
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C. Service Hours
Online services are available 365 days a year and 24 hours a day, except
during system maintenance and upgrades. When this occurs, a message
will be displayed on-line when you visit the affected web site.
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D. Participation by Payees
Occasionally a Payee may choose not to participate in our Service
or may require additional information before accepting payments. We
will work with these Payees to encourage them to accept an electronic
or paper draft payment from PSG. If we are unsuccessful, or if we determine
that the Payee cannot process payments in a timely manner, we may decline
future payments to this Payee. In the unlikely event that this occurs,
we will promptly send you a notice. Any obligations that you wish to
pay through our Services must be payable in U.S. dollars to a Payee
located in the United States. We reserve the right to restrict categories
of Payees to whom payments may be made using our Service.
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E. Changes to this Agreement
We may change this Agreement at any time. For example, we may add,
delete, or amend terms or services. It is your responsibility to visit this page to view the current Agreement. If you maintain your services
after the effective date of a change, you indicate your agreement with
the change.
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F. Cancellation
Your Services remain in effect until they are terminated by
you or Payment Systems Group, Inc. You may cancel your service at any
time by notifying us of your intent to cancel in writing, by fax, email
or letter. Any in-progress or scheduled debit(s) or payment(s) are
subject to the terms of Section III. Paragraphs A. and B.
If you choose to cancel your Services, any unprocessed payments
may be canceled. You may, at the time of cancellation, determine whether
any remaining funds in balance are to be forwarded to the Payee or
refunded to you.
We may terminate your participation in our Services for any reason,
including NSF, suspected fraud, reversed debits, or inactivity, at
any time. We will try to notify you in advance, but we are not obligated
to do so.
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G. Use of Email
Address
With our Services, we may send messages to your email
address relating to agreement changes, debit and payment activity.
If for any reason your email address changes or becomes disabled
please notify PSG immediately so
that we can continue to provide you with automated messages. You may
change your email address online or notify us through our Contact
Form.
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H. Contact by Payment Systems Group, Inc. or Affiliated Parties
No Payment Systems Group, Inc. or Payee employee, nor any company affiliated
with PSG Services will contact you via email or phone requesting
your user name or password. If you are contacted by anyone requesting
this information please contact us immediately.
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I. Initiating Transaction Inquiries
To initiate a transaction inquiry, please contact the appropriate Customer Service
Center for the Service you are using. You may also contact us by using our Contact
Form.
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J. Disclosure of Account
Information
We will disclose information to third parties about your account
or your transactions:
- When it is necessary for completing transactions
or to investigate or resolve a problem related to a transactiont.
- To comply with a government agency or court orders or with the
request of a federal regulator.
- If we reasonably believe there has been fraudulent activity.
For more information on our Privacy Policy for Consumers please
read our Privacy Policy.
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K. Authorization to Discuss
My Account with Payee
I authorize Payment Systems Group, Inc. to give instructions to and
receive information from my Payee for the life of the account.
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V. Additional Provisions |
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A. Limitation of PSG's Liability
Contact us immediately if you believe your Services password
has been compromised or if someone has changed the loan payable information
on your account. The best way to minimize your loss is to contact us immediately.
The unauthorized use of your Services could cause you to lose
funds that are collected to be paid on your loans.
When you give someone your user name and password, you are authorizing
that person to use your account, and you are responsible for all transactions
that person performs while using your account. All transactions that
person performs, even those transactions you did not intend or want
performed, are authorized transactions.
Transactions that you or someone acting with you initiates with fraudulent
intent are also authorized transactions.
For your protection, logout after every online session and
close your browser to ensure confidentiality.
If we fail or delay in making a payment or transfer pursuant to your
instructions, or if we make a payment or transfer in an erroneous amount
that is less than the amount per our agreeement, unless otherwise required
by law, our liability shall be limited to contacting the Payee
and requesting that any charges or fees be waived. If we make a payment
or transfer in an erroneous amount that exceeds the amount per your
service agreement, unless otherwise required by law, our liability
will be limited to a refund of the amount erroneously paid. Unless
otherwise required by law, in no event will PSG be liable to you
for special, indirect or consequential damages including, without limitation,
lost profits or attorney’s fees, even if we are advised in advance
of the possibility of such damages.
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B. Our Liability for Failure to
Complete Transactions
If we do not complete a transaction for your account on time, or
in the correct amount according to our Agreement with you, we will
be liable for your bank fees only. However, there are some exceptions.
For instance we will not be liable:
- If, through no fault of ours, you do not have sufficient
funds in your account (or available credit under your overdraft protection
plan), or credit to cover the transaction or transfer.
- If online Services were not working properly, and you knew about
the malfunction when you started the transaction.
- If circumstances beyond our control (such as fire or flood) prevented
the transaction, despite reasonable precautions
taken.
- If there are postal delays, misdelivered mail, or processing delays
by the Payee.
There may be other exceptions not specifically mentioned.
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C. Acknowledgement of Commercially Reasonable Security
Procedures
By using our Services, you acknowledge and agree that this Agreement
sets forth security procedures for electronic banking transactions
that are commercially reasonable. You agree to be bound by instructions,
whether authorized or unauthorized, which we implement in compliance
with these procedures.
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D. Funds Holding Period
Funds subject to cancellation or refund activities may be subject
to a three (3) banking day holding period for clearing purposes.
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VI. Notices and Contacting PSG
All notices required or permitted in this Agreement shall be in writing
and may be delivered via U.S. Mail, courier services, fax, or email
to the appropriate party at the address specified herein, or to such
other address as Payment Systems Group, Inc. may designate, pursuant
to this Paragraph. Such notices shall properly identify the customer
and the account. Any notices not properly identifying the customer
and account may be ignored. PSG will not be obligated to respond to
any inquiry with incorrect contact information, including, but not
limited to, email or phone number(s).
For general questions, to request cancellation of debits and/or payments,
or to report unauthorized transactions please contact us using our Contact Form.
Payment Systems Group, Inc.
5988 Mid Rivers Mall Dr.
Saint Charles, MO 63304
Fax (314) 754-9978
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VII. Electronic Disclosure
and Consent
You agree that we may provide you with all disclosures, notices and
other communications, about our Services, including this
Agreement and any future amendments, in electronic form. We will provide
all future notices by posting them on the Home Page for a
period of at least 30 days.
You have the right to withdraw this consent, but if you do, we will
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