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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 ppid408tc Payment Processing Inc., is a registered ISO/MSP for Wells Fargo Bank. N.A., Walnut Creek, CA. an FDIC insured bank. All trademarks, service marks and trade names referenced in this material are the property of their respective owners. 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 © 2008 Payment Processing Inc. All rights reserved Page 5 of 8 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

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