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least twenty (20) days prior to the effective date of the
amendment.
However, for changes in the Association Rules or for security reasons,
certain changes in Card procedures may become effective on shorter
notice.
19 Events of Default
19.1 If any of the following events shall occur (each an “Event of Default”)
we may immediately terminate this Merchant Agreement without notice: a)
a material adverse change in your business, financial condition, business
procedures, prospects, products or services; or b) any assignment or
transfer of voting control of you or your parent; or c) a sale of all ora
substantial portion of your assets; or d) irregular Card sales by you,
Excessive Chargebacks, or any other circumstances which, in our sole
discretion, may increase our exposure for your Chargebacks or otherwise
present a financial or security risk to us; or e) nonconformance with any
applicable data security standards, as determined by Servicers, any Card
Association, or any other entity, or an actual or suspected data security
breach; or f) any of your representations or warranties in this Agreement
are breached in any material respect or are incorrect in any material
respect when made or deemed to be made; or g) you shall default in any
material respect in the performance or observance of any term, covenant,
condition or agreement contained in this Agreement, including, without
limitation, the establishment or maintenance of funds in a Reserve Account,
as detailed in section 20; or h) you shall default in any material respect in
the performance or observance of any term, covenant or condition
contained in any agreement with any of our affiliates; or i) you shall default
in the payment when due, of any material indebtedness for borrowed
money; or j) you shall file a petition or have a petition filed by another party
under the Bankruptcy Code or any other laws relating to bankruptcy,
insolvency or similar arrangement for adjustment of debts; consent to or fail
to contest in a timely and appropriate manner any petition filed against it in
an involuntary case under such laws; apply for or consent to, or fail to
contest in a timely and appropriate manner, the appointment of, or the
taking of possession by, a receiver, custodian, trustee or liquidator of itself
or of a substantial part of its property; or make a general assignment for the
benefit of creditors; or take any corporate action for the purpose of
authorizing any of the foregoing; or k) your independent certified
accountants shall refuse to deliver an unqualified opinion with respect to
your annual financial statements and your consolidated subsidiaries; or |) a
violation by you of any applicable law or our reasonable belief that
termination of this Agreement or suspension of Services is necessary to
comply with any law including without limitation the rules and regulations
promulgated by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the US Department
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of the Treasury or your breach, as determined by Servicers, of section 27.6
(“Compliance with Laws”).
19.2 After termination of this Agreement for any reason whatsoever, you
shall continue to bear total responsibility for all Chargebacks, fees, credits
and adjustments resulting from Card transactions processed pursuant to
this Agreement and all other amounts then due or which thereafter may
become due under this Agreement.
19.3 In the event you file for protection under the Bankruptcy Code or any
other laws relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, assignment for the benefit of
creditors or similar laws, and you continue to use our services, it is your
responsibility to open new accounts to distinguish pre and post filing
obligations. You acknowledge that as long as you utilize the accounts you
established prior to such filing, we will not be able to systematically
segregate your post-filing transactions or prevent set-off of the pre-existing
obligations. In that event, you will be responsible for submitting an
accounting supporting any adjustments that you may claim.
19.4 The Associations often maintain lists of Merchants who have had their
Merchant Agreements or Card Acceptance rights terminated for cause. If
this Merchant Agreement is terminated for cause, or if you voluntarily
terminate this Agreement and grounds for termination for cause exists, you
acknowledge that we may be required to report your business name and
the names and other information regarding your principals to the
Associations for inclusion on such list(s). You expressly agree and consent
to such reporting if you are terminated as a result of the occurrence of an
Event of Default or for any reason specified as cause by Visa, MasterCard
or Discover Network or if such reasons exist at the time of your voluntary
termination. Furthermore, you agree to waive and hold us harmless from
and against any and all claims which you may have as a result of such
reporting.
20 Reserve Account; Security Interest
20.1 You expressly authorize us to establish a Reserve Account in an
amount to be set by us in our sole discretion, based upon, among other
things, your processing history and the potential risk of loss to us as we
may determine from time to time. If your funds in the Reserve Account are
not sufficient to cover the Chargebacks, adjustments, fees and other
charges due from you, or if the funds in the Reserve Account have been
released, you agree to promptly pay us such sums upon request.
20.2 Such Reserve Account may be funded by all or any combination of the
following: (i) one or more debits to your Settlement Account or any other
accounts held by Bank or any of its affiliates, or any other account at any
financial institution vested in the name of Merchant, any of its principals, or
any of its guarantors, or if any of same are authorized signers on such
account; (ii) any payments otherwise due to you, including any amount due
from TeleCheck; (iii) your delivery to us of a letter of credit; or (iv) if we so
agree, your pledge to us of a freely transferable and negotiable certificate
of deposit. Any such letter of credit or certificate of deposit shall be issued
or established by a financial institution acceptable to us and shall be ina
form satisfactory to us. In the event of termination or expiration of this
Agreement by any party, an immediate Reserve Account may be
established without notice in the manner provided above. Any Reserve
Account will be held by us for the greater of ten (10) months after
termination or expiration of this Agreement or for such longer period of time
as is consistent with our liability for Card transactions and Chargebacks in
accordance with Association Rules. Your funds will be held in an account
commingled with reserve funds of our other Merchants, without
involvement by an independent escrow agent. Unless specifically agreed in
writing by us or specifically required by applicable law, funds held by us in a
Reserve Account shall not accrue interest. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
we shall be entitled to accrued interest on any such held funds.
20.3 To secure your obligations to Servicers and our affiliates under this
Agreement and any other agreement for the provision of related equipment
or related services (including any obligations for which payments on
account of such obligations are subsequently invalidated, declared to be
fraudulent or preferential, set aside or required to be repaid to a trustee,
receiver or any other party under any bankruptcy act, state or federal law,
common law or equitable cause), you grant to Servicers a first priority lien
and security interest in and to:- (i) the Reserve Account; and (ii) any of your
funds pertaining to the Card transactions contemplated by this Agreement
now or hereafter in the possession of Servicers, whether now or hereafter
due or to become due to you from Servicers. Any such funds, money or
amounts now or hereafter in the possession of Servicers may be
commingled with other funds of Servicers, or, in the case of any funds held
pursuant to the foregoing paragraphs, with any other funds of other
customers of Servicers. In addition to any rights now or hereafter granted
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under applicable law and not by way of limitation of any such rights,
Servicers are hereby authorized by you at any time and from time to time,
without notice or demand to you or to any other person (any such notice
and demand being hereby expressly waived), to set off, recoup and to
appropriate and to apply any and all such funds against and on account of
your obligations to Servicers and their affiliates under this Agreement and
any other agreement with Servicers or any of Servicers’ affiliates for any
related equipment or related services (including any check guarantee and
check verification services), whether such obligations are liquidated,
unliquidated, fixed, contingent, matured or unmatured. You agree to duly
execute and deliver to Servicers such instruments and documents as
Servicers may reasonably request to perfect and confirm the lien, security
interest, right of set off, recoupment and subordination set forth in this
Agreement.
21 Financial and Other Information
21.1 You will provide to us financial statements and other information
concerning your business and your compliance with the terms and
provisions of this Merchant Agreement as we may reasonably request. You
will provide us with written notice of any judgment, writ, warrant of
attachment, execution or levy against any of your assets not later than
three (3) days after you become aware of same. You authorize us to obtain
from third parties financial and credit information relating to you in
connection with our determination whether to accept this Merchant
Agreement and our continuing evaluation of the financial and credit status
of you. We may also access and use information which you have provided
to Bank for any other reason. Upon request, you shall provide to us or our
representatives reasonable access to your facilities and records for the
purpose of performing any inspection and/or copying of your books and/or
records deemed appropriate.
21.2 From time to time, we may determine that an inspection of your
business location is necessary. In such event, you shall pay the costs
incurred by us for such inspection, including, but not limited to, costs
incurred for airfare and hotel accommodations. Prior to the imposition of
such costs, we shall notify you in writing of our intention to impose such
costs and provide you with an estimate as to the amount of such costs.
Your written consent to pay such costs shall not be unreasonably withheld.
22 Indemnification
22.1 You agree to indemnify and hold us harmless from and against all
losses, liabilities, damages and expenses: a) resulting from any breach of
any warranty, covenant or agreement or any misrepresentation by you
under this Agreement; b) arising out of your or your employees’ or your
agents’ negligence or willful misconduct, in connection with Card
transactions or otherwise arising from your provision of goods and services
to Cardholders; c) arising out of your use of our Service; or d) arising out of
any third party indemnifications we are obligated to make as a result of
your actions (including indemnification of any Association or Card Issuer);
provided, however, that attorney's fees are not recoverable as a loss,
liability or expense.
22.2 We agree to indemnify and hold you harmless from and against all
losses, liabilities, damages and expenses resulting from any breach of any
warranty, covenant or agreement or any misrepresentation by us under this
Agreement or arising out of our or our employees’ gross negligence or
willful
