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MERCHANT SERVICES AGREEMENT
Last updated: 8th January 2021

This Merchant Services Agreement (hereinafter referred to as "agreement") is a legal and binding agreement between the Merchant and i-Serve.

By applying for any and all i-Serve’s services through the signing of i-Serve’s Merchant Application Form or by using i-Serve’s services as defined below, the Merchant acknowledge that the Merchant has read, understand and agree to be bound by all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Privacy Notice and all documents incorporated as reference.

BETWEEN

I-SERVE PAYMENT GATEWAY SDN BHD (Company No. 201501003085 (1128417-K)), a company incorporated in Malaysia under the Companies Act 2016 with its registered office at Unit 20-05, Level 20, Q Sentral, 2A Jalan Stesen Sentral 2, Kuala Lumpur Sentral, Kuala Lumpur 50470 W.P. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (hereinafter referred to as “i-Serve”) of the first part;

AND

The person or entity whose name and address are described in the Merchant Application Form (hereinafter referred to as “Merchant”) of the second part.

I-Serve and the Merchant shall collectively be referred to as “Parties” and individually as “Party”.

WHEREAS:

A. UPayMe is a payment service provider operating and facilitating an online bill payment system (“Service”) which allows end customers to make payments using UPayMe for services provided by the Merchant.

B. Merchant wishes to accept payments from UPayMe Customers, for services provided from the Merchant in accordance with this Agreement.

C. The Merchant is desirous of appointing i-Serve to provide payment processing services for the processing of Transactions subject to and based on the terms and conditions as set out in this Agreement

NOW IT IS HEREBY AGREED AS FOLLOWS: -

  1. DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION

    1. In this Agreement, unless the context otherwise requires, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
      Acquirer

      means an institution that i-Serve is working with to process the Payment Card and/or FPX transactions on behalf of Merchant and enables the Merchant to accept Payment Card and/or FPX as mode of payments by their customers.

      Agreement means this Merchant Service Agreement, including the recitals, schedules, annexures or appendices, the Merchant Application Form and Letter of Acceptance and such other documents which are expressly incorporated as part of the Agreement.
      AMLA means Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act 2001.
      Approval Code means a reference code in alphabetical and/or numerical format generated upon approval of a Transaction.
      BNM means Bank Negara Malaysia.
      Business Day means any day (excluding Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays) on which banks in Selangor, Malaysia are open for business.
      Card Schemes means payment networks linked to Payment Cards of which any eligible entity can become its operator or as a member and with whose the rules and regulations i-Serve is enforcing or obliged to comply.
      Card Schemes Programme means Card Schemes’ Payment Card or merchant acquiring programme.
      Card Security Code means the 3-digit numerical code being a unique check value generated using a secure cryptographic process that is displayed on the signature panel of the Payment Card.
      Cardholder means the individual to whom a Payment Card has been issued or choose to make payment via FPX.
      Chargeback means a claim for refund from i-Serve or any refusal of any payment to i-Serve by a Payment Card issuer in relation to a Transaction for whatever reason.
      Confidential Information means:
      1.   information or material proprietary of the Disclosing Party of which the Receiving Party may obtain knowledge or access, including information which may have been disclosed by the Disclosing Party to the Receiving Party prior to the execution of this Confidentiality Undertaking;
      2.   including but not limited to, the following types of information and other information of a similar nature, whether or not set forth in writing; discoveries, ideas, concepts, papers, software in various stages of development, design, drawings, specifications, techniques, models, prototypes, data, source code, object code, documentation, manuals, diagrams, flow,charts, schematics, research, process, procedures, functions,“know-how”, marking techniques and materials, marketing and development plans, customer names and other information related to customers, price list, pricing policies, financial information and business plan, information embodied in electronic devices, of all types including, but not limited to, memory devices and audio devices disks, tapes and cassettes, information in machine recognisable form including, but not limited to, electronic communications of all types, including but not limited to radio, wireless, television, satellite, cable, fibre optics and telephone, information in other forms and information in other forms developed in the future;
      3. including any information described as proprietary or designated as Confidential Information, whether or not owned or developed by the Disclosing Party, and whether or not copyrighted or information disclosed to the Disclosing Party by any third party which information the Disclosing Party is obligated to treat as confidential or proprietary information. Confidential Information shall also include all internal information of the Disclosing Party of which the Receiving Party, their employees or representatives become aware during the performance of their duties. This shall apply in particular to all internal information including but not limited to any kind of business, commercial or technical information. It shall also include Confidential Information given orally by the Disclosing Party to the Receiving Party;
      4. including (but is not limited to) the terms and conditions of this Confidentiality Undertaking, including the identity of the Parties hereto, and the fact that the Parties hereto are negotiating and/or discussing in connection with the Proposed Transaction, and the status of the said negotiations and/or discussions; and
      5. including circumstances wherein the Disclosing Party orally discloses Confidential Information to the Receiving Party.
      Easy Payment Plan means any Transaction Charges which can be paid by the Cardholder by way of interest free instalments as designated by i-Serve from time to time.
      Effective Date means the date of the Letter of Acceptance.
      Excessive Chargeback Program means a set of programs provided by the Card Schemes for acquirers to closely monitor, on an ongoing basis:
      1. its chargeback performance at the Merchant level; and
      2. to promptly determine when the Merchant has exceeded or is likely to exceed monthly chargeback thresholds.
      Floor Limit means the amount of a Transaction Charges or series of Transaction Charges by one Cardholder in one day at any outlet that the Merchant operates in excess of which, the Merchant must seek specific authorisation from i-Serve prior to completing the relevant Transaction.
      FPX means an exchange infrastructure and application platform offered by Payment Network Malaysia Sdn Bhd. This system will facilitate electronic payment transactions, which is connected to various financial institutions. FPX offers multi-layer solutions across all markets in terms of Business-to-Business (B2B) and Business to Customers (B2C)
      FSA means Financial Services Act 2013.
      Goods means merchandise or services sold by the Merchant to the Cardholders.
      Government Agency means any government or any governmental, semi- governmental, administrative, fiscal or judicial body, department, commission, authority, tribunal, agency or entity whether in Malaysia or otherwise.
      Intellectual Property means all of the following:
      1. trademarks (including trade dress), service marks, logos or trade names, whether registered or unregistered, together with the goodwill associated with any of the foregoing, and all registrations, renewals and applications for registration thereof;
      2. those rights existing under the copyright laws for those works subject to the copyright laws and copyright registrations and applications for registration thereof, including all renewals and extensions thereof;
      3. rights in trade secrets, confidential business information and other proprietary information (including concepts, ideas, designs, processes, procedures, techniques, technical information, specifications, operating and maintenance manuals, drawings, models, tools, algorithms, Software architectures, methods, know-how, technical data and databases, discoveries, inventions, research and development, formulas, modifications, extensions, improvements and other proprietary content);
      4. rights in computer software programs, including but not limited to application software, system software, firmware, middleware and mobile digital applications, including all source code, object code, and documentation related thereto, in any and all forms and media;
      5. rights in domain names, domain name registrations and web pages; and
      6. all other intellectual property rights in any and all jurisdictions throughout the world.
      i-Serve Brand means any trademark or name owned or used by i-Serve.
      i-Serve System means any i-Serve’s electronic or web-based system which i- Serve grants access to the Merchant for the purpose of the Services or that i-Serve uses to issue notices to the Merchant.
      Instalments means the minimum and maximum number of instalments to be offered under the Easy Payment Plan.
      Letter of Acceptance means the letter issued by i-Serve on the acceptance of the Merchant’s application to be i-Serve’s merchant or to confirm i- Serve’s agreement to provide the Services to the Merchant.
      Marks means the names, logos, trade names, logotypes, trademarks, service marks, trade designations, and other designations, symbols, and marks, including but not limited to any one of the Acquirers’ or Card Schemes’ brand mark and name mark, that any one of the Acquirers or Card Schemes or its affiliates or subsidiaries own, manage, license, or otherwise control and make available for use by i-Serve and other authorised entities.
      Merchant means a person or entity as specified in the Merchant Application Form.
      Merchant Application Form means the application form duly completed by the Merchant to be i-Serve’s merchant.
      Merchant Discount means the fee that the Merchant pays to -Serve for the Services and is calculated in the manner and at the rate specified in the Letter of Acceptance or at such other rate as notified by i-Serve to the Merchant from time to time.
      MID means the Merchant’s unique identification number assigned by i-Serve.
      MOTO means Mail/Telephone Order, which is a Transaction involving an order for the purchase of Goods by a Cardholder which is received by the Merchant via mail, email, telephone or facsimile.
      MOTO Programme means a programme that the Merchant participates in that allows Cardholder to purchase the Goods via MOTO.
      NFC means near field communication.
      PA-DSS means Payment Application Data Security Standard, which is a set of comprehensive security requirements developed PCI SSC to encourage and enhance Cardholder data security and facilitate the broad adoption of consistent data security measures globally.
      Payment Card means a valid card either credit, debit, prepaid, charge or virtual card or any other payment instrument bearing the symbols and programme marks together with other emblems, slogans, insignia and copyrights as adopted by Card Schemes.
      PCI DSS means Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard, which is a set of comprehensive requirements developed by PCI SSC to encourage and enhance Cardholder data security and facilitate the broad adoption of consistent data security measures globally.
      PCI SSC means Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council, a council that is responsible for the development, management, education and awareness of the PCI security standards including PA-DSS and PCI DSS.
      PDPA means Personal Data Protection Act 2010.
      Personal Data means any information that relates directly or indirectly to an individual who can be identified from that information or from other information in the Merchant’s possession including but not limited to a Personnel of i-Serve.
      Personnel means     employees,     agents,     principals,               secondees      and contractors who are individuals.
      PIN means a personal identification number issued to a Cardholder for a Payment Card or personally selected by a Cardholder for the purpose of effecting payment for Transaction at any POS Terminal with PIN verification capability.
      PIN Pad means a device that enables the Cardholder to enter a PIN at a POS Terminal.
      POS Terminal means Point of Sale Terminal, which is a device electronically activated to read and record the data of each Transaction located at the Merchant’s outlet.
      QR Code means quick response code.
      Recurring Payment means a Cardholder’s periodic Transaction Charges incurred at the Merchant which are being billed directly to the Cardholder’s Payment Card as authorised in the Standing Instruction.
      RM means Ringgit Malaysia.
      Sales Slip means a document in the form provided by i-Serve or any Acquirers or Card Schemes from time to time to the Merchant for the purpose of recording, confirming and evidencing Goods purchased by the Cardholder through the use of Payment Card to be charged or debited to the Cardholder’s Payment Card account.
      Service Fees means all fees, excluding Merchant Discount, payable by the Merchant to i-Serve in relation to the Services as specified in the Letter of Acceptance or imposed by i-Serve from time to time.
      Services means payment processing services provided by i-Serve to the Merchant including, but not limited to, UPay and UPayMe for the processing of Transactions as well as for enabling acceptance of the Payment Card and/or FPX.
      Settlement Amount means the amount payable by i-Serve to the Merchant under the Agreement for each successful Transaction based on the Transaction Charges less Merchant Discount or any other fees or charges as notified by i-Serve from time to time.
      Settlement Processing means the process carried out by the Merchant for purposes of transmitting data of Transaction Charges to i-Serve to enable i- Serve to remit the Settlement Amount to the Merchant.
      Split Sale means a Transaction where upon the authorisation was declined, the Merchant split the transaction into two (2) or more transactions using the same Payment Card to obtain authorisation approvals from i-Serve.
      Standards means any bylaws, rules, policies operating regulations and procedures of the Acquirers, Card Schemes and i-Serve or any code of practice, guidelines or standards issued by relevant regulators or industry bodies, whether or not having the force of law, including but not limited to any manuals, guides, bulletins, standards issued by the PCI SSC and any other data security standards as may be issued or amended from time to time.
      Standing Instruction means an instruction given by Cardholder that authorises the direct billing of the Cardholder’s periodic Transaction Charges incurred at the Merchant.
      Subsidiary has a meaning assigned to under Section 4 of the Companies Act 2016.
      Term means the duration of the Agreement as specified in Clause 3.
      TID means a unique identification number assigned to a Payment Card terminal that is registered under the Merchant.
      Transaction means any type of sales transaction effected through the use of the Payment Card.
      Transaction Charges means the amount charged to the Payment Card for Goods purchased by the Cardholder from the Merchant.

      UPay

      means any online payment processing services including, but not limited to, e-commerce Transaction, that i-Serve is providing to its Merchant.

      UPayMe

      means an online payment portal services provided by i-Serve to its Merchant for the payment processing services.
    2. Words bearing the singular in this Agreement shall include the plural and vice versa.
    3. Titles and headings in this Agreement are used for convenience and ease of reference only, and in no way define, limit, extend or describe the scope and intent of this Agreement or of its provision.
  2. APPOINTMENT

    The Merchant hereby appoints i-Serve for the provision of the Services in accordance with the terms of this Agreement for the duration of the term as defined in Clause 3 below and i-Serve agrees to accept the appointment of the Merchant for the provision of the Services to the Merchant.

  3. TERM

    This Agreement will take effect from the Effective Date and shall continue to be valid until terminated in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Agreement.

  4. MERCHANT’S OBLIGATIONS

    Subject to the provisions of this Agreement, the Merchant shall perform the following in accordance with the terms of this Agreement:

    1. to prepare and submit all necessary supporting documents or particulars designated in the Merchant Application Form and any other information as may be required by i-Serve from time to time.
    2. shall inform i-Serve on any change on the Merchant’s name, style, constitution or composition whether by retirement, expulsion, death or admission of any partner or parties, amalgamation, reconstruction or otherwise.
    3. shall make payment for the Application Fee and/or any Processing Fee prescribed in the Merchant Application Form for using the Services provided by i-Serve.
    4. at all times observe and comply with the guidelines and procedures on the acceptance of the Payment Card and/or FPX as provided by i-Serve and those from the Acquirers and Card Schemes, at any time during the term of this Agreement;
    5. accept all Payment Cards and/or FPX as a payment method for the Cardholder’s purchase of the Goods and/or Services;
    6. not require any Cardholder to pay any part of the Merchant Discount whether through an increase in price or otherwise or to pay any other charge or to require any security from or otherwise impose any condition on a Cardholder in connection with any Transactions;
    7. submit to i-Serve records of all Transactions performed by the Merchant;
    8. not impose or require Cardholders to pay any surcharge, commission or discount whether through any increase in price or otherwise, or any other terms and conditions whatsoever on any of the Cardholders desirous of using the Payment Card and/or FPX as opposed to any other method of payment, unless prescribed by the laws and the Standards;
    9. not impose a minimum Transaction Charges for the acceptance of an otherwise valid Payment Card and/or FPX from Cardholder as a method of payment
    10. include in the value of the Sales Slips any tax applicable to be collected and shall not collect the tax applicable separately in cash;
    11. observe and perform all obligations under the Merchant’s contract with the Cardholders including but not limit to the nature, quality and delivery of Goods sold to the Cardholders;
    12. not sell, purchase, provide or exchange Payment Card account number, Transaction, or personal information of or about a Cardholder to anyone other than to i-Serve, the Acquirers, the Card Schemes, or as required by the relevant authority. This provision applies to Payment Card imprints, TIDs (if relevant), carbon copies, mailing lists, tapes, database files, and all other media created or obtained as a result of a Transaction;
    13. provide the full description of the Goods available to the Cardholder including the cost of the Goods and the delivery or shipping charges in RM and the equivalent in such other foreign currency or currencies acceptable by i-Serve and description of any guarantees and warranties granted by the supplier or manufacturer for such Goods;
    14. ensure that the Goods comply with all laws applicable to the Merchant, i-Serve, the Acquirers, the Card Schemes, the Cardholder, the Payment Cards and the Standards;
    15. not to perform or accept any Transactions in any other locations outside Malaysia without i-Serve’s prior written approval;
    16. not to move any POS Terminal from the location approved by i-Serve without i-Serve’s prior written consent;
    17. use any POS Terminal beyond the scope of this Agreement; and
    18. attend any training instructed by i-Serve from time to time.
  5. MERCHANT’S COVENANTS, REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

    1. The Merchant hereby irrevocably and unconditionally covenants, represents and warrants as follow:
      1. if the Merchant is a company or corporation, it is a company or corporation duly incorporated and validly existing under the laws of Malaysia and has full power and authority to enter into this Agreement and the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its corporate power, have been duly authorised by all necessary corporate action, do not contravene its memorandum and articles of association and do not violate any law or regulation or any judgement, order or decree of any governmental authority, or any contract or undertaking binding on or affecting it;
      2. if the Merchant is a natural person, he has full power and authority to enter into this Agreement;
      3. this Agreement constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Merchant in accordance with their respective terms;
      4. to obtain, fulfill or perform at its own cost and expense for necessary license, authorisations, consents and approvals for own proper facility, equipment, inventory, agreement, personnel and other capabilities to conduct business;
      5. all information furnished by the Merchant in connection with this Agreement, does not contain any untrue statement or omit to state any fact the omission of which makes any statements made therein in the light of the circumstances under which they are made, misleading, and are made on reasonable grounds after due and careful inquiry and the Merchant is not aware of any material facts or circumstances that have not been disclosed to i-Serve which might, if disclosed, adversely affect the decision of a person considering whether or not to enter into this Agreement;
      6. there is no violation or contravention of any laws, directives, court orders, judgments and arbitration awards have been committed by the Merchant;
      7. shall have legal or legitimate rights to sell and market such Goods offered and posted in the Merchant’s Website and/or platform or face to face businesses;
        1. at all times, comply with the requirements prescribed in the Standards in relation to all other matters not specifically provided in the Agreement, including but not limited to:
        2. the data protection programme;
        3. the fraud control rules and maintaining a total chargeback-to-interchange sales volume ratio below the thresholds set by the Acquirers or Card Schemes;
      8. upon request by i-Serve, to furnish originals of bills/receipts or other supporting documents in relation to or in connection with the Services;
      9. permit and accept payment by the Cardholders using any of the Payment Cards in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Agreement and the Standards;
      10. honour without discrimination the Payment Cards when properly presented to the Merchant as means of payment from the Cardholder;
      11. not submit to i-Serve any Transaction that:
        1. he Merchant knows or should have known to be fraudulent, counterfeit, suspicious, wrongful or not authorised by the Cardholder;
        2. the Merchant knows or should have known to be authorised by a Cardholder colluding with the Merchant for a fraudulent, counterfeit, suspicious or wrongful purpose; or
        3. represents the refinancing or transfer of an existing Cardholder obligation that is deemed to be uncollectible or arises from the dishonour of a Cardholder’s personal cheque.
      12. shall not offer any Goods at a price lower than that which the Merchant intends to sell such Goods, or from using promotional tactics which are not commercially reasonable or acceptable;
      13. shall not provide or disclose any information in relation to or in connection with the Transactions to any unauthorised third party;
      14. shall not gain or attempt to gain, directly or indirectly unauthorised access to the provided Services for, inter alia, the purpose of obtaining the customers information of other merchants of i-Serve;
      15. shall not use the provided Services to conduct any fraudulent, immoral or illegal activities or such activities that may infringe the intellectual property rights of third parties;
      16. shall not use the information of the Cardholders, including, without limitation, the mobile telephone number of the Cardholders, for any purposes or reasons other than to obtain i-Serve’s confirmation to carry out the Transaction;
      17. shall not use any intellectual property belonging to i-Serve, including, without limitation, trademarks, trade names or patents, whether registered or not, without the prior written consent of i-Serve other than such usage permitted under this Agreement;
      18. that the Merchant shall not at any time represent to any third party as an agent of i-Serve.
      19. ensure that the Cardholder understands who is responsible for the Transactions, including delivery of the Goods, and for customer service and dispute resolution, all in accordance with the terms applicable to the Transactions;
      20. has sufficient safeguards in place to:
        1. protect Cardholder and Transactions information permitted by the regulatory guidelines to be captured from authorised disclosure or use;
        2. comply with all applicable laws; and
        3. ensure each Transaction submitted by the Merchant reflects a genuine transaction between the Merchant and the Cardholder;
      21. be financially liable for all Transactions and liable for all acts, omissions, Cardholder disputes, and other Cardholder service-related issued caused by the Merchant;
      22. be responsible and financially liable for each Transaction entered into interchange, or for any disputed Transaction, or credit;
      23. not transfer or attempt to transfer any of the Merchant financial liability by way of asking or requiring Cardholders to waive their rights to make a claim;
      24. ensure that any Transactions or any activities that is illegal or is deemed by the Acquirers or Card Schemes in its sole discretion, to damage or have the potential to damage the goodwill of the Acquirers or Card Schemes or reflect negatively on the Marks shall not be submitted into interchange;
      25. provide i-Serve, the Acquirers and Card Schemes with the necessary information, documents and records of the Transaction or Cardholder and assistance required or requested by anyone of them to maintain compliance with the Standards and laws immediately upon request by i-Serve, the Acquirers and Card Schemes at any reasonable time;
      26. be responsible for staying apprised of all applicable changes to the Standards and this Agreement and maintaining compliance with the Standards and this Agreement. Standards may be available on websites of the Acquirers or Card Schemes;
      27. undertake that none of the Goods shall relate to timeshare, membership, telemarketing, unlicensed investment scheme, unlicensed multi-level marketing scheme as stipulated in the Standards;
      28. in addition to the above provisions, the Merchant must perform the following, if the Goods provided by the Merchant is categorised as high risk business by i-Serve, the Acquirers and Card Schemes:
        1. ensure that the Transactions are not fraudulent, counterfeit, suspicious or wrongful;
        2. if the Transaction is fraudulent, counterfeit, suspicious or wrongful, the Merchant will be liable for any loss suffered by i-Serve or the Card Schemes arising from such fraudulent, counterfeit, suspicious or wrongful Transaction;
        3. if the Merchant suspects any Transactions to be a fraudulent, counterfeit, suspicious or wrongful transaction or if such the Transaction Charges for such Transaction involve a material transaction value (which amount shall be informed by i-Serve to the Merchant from time to time), the Merchant must perform card verification with the Cardholder and to submit the relevant verification document to i-Serve within three (3) Business Days after the date of the Transaction, failing which, the Merchant shall reverse the Transaction; and
        4. resolve directly with the Cardholder any claims or complaints made by the Cardholder in respect of any purchase of the Goods.
      29. shall ensure that it does not involved or engaged in the following types of business or activities or the products sold to the Merchant’s users shall not contain articles which are prohibited or restricted under any and all applicable laws and regulations, including products listed in the Appendix A below, which may be updated by i- Serve from time to time.
      30. When a Payment Card is presented to the Merchant for payment, in accepting such payment via the use of the Payment Card, the Merchant must comply with the acceptance procedure prescribed by the Standards, the Agreement or any other requirements notified by i-Serve, the Acquirers or Card Schemes from time to time.
    2. In the event if the Merchant has breached its obligations, warranties, undertaking or covenant as stipulated in this Agreement, i-Serve shall be entitled to suspend the Merchant from carrying any further Transactions or terminate this Agreement in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.
  6. PAYMENT OF SETTLEMENT

    During the term of this Agreement and in consideration of the Merchant performing its obligations under this Agreement, i-Serve shall pay the Settlement Amount to the Merchant as stipulated under Schedule 1 of this Agreement.

  7. RIGHTS TO SET-OFF AND DEDUCT BY I-SERVE

    Any fees, charges or any other damages, losses, and expenses which are recoverable by i-Serve from the Merchant, may be deducted from any money then due to the Merchant under the Agreement either by i-Serve earmarking or deducting the Merchant’s account maintained with i-Serve. If the money is insufficient for that purpose, the balance remaining unpaid shall be a debt due from the Merchant to i-Serve and may be recovered from the Merchant by i-Serve in any court of competent jurisdiction.

  8. SERVICE FEES

    1. All Service Fees shall be made in RM and no Service Fees shall be made in cash and/or cheque.
    2. From Effective Date, all Service Fees shall be payable by the Merchant in accordance with the timelines specified in the Merchant Application Form or Letter of Acceptance. The Service Fees are subject to change from time to time at i-Serve’s discretion as may be notified by i-Serve to the Merchant and will be effective on the date of the notice or the later date specified on the notice.
    3. I-Serve shall deduct the Service Fees from the Settlement Amount due to the Merchant or from any accounts that the Merchant maintains with i-Serve, in accordance with the Service Fees payment due date specified in the Merchant Application Form or Letter of Acceptance.
    4. If the Settlement Amount is insufficient for i-Serve to deduct the Service Fees, the Merchant shall, upon demand remit the payment for the unpaid Service Fees to i-Serve immediately.
    5. There shall be no refund of any Service Fees paid by the Merchant if the Agreement is terminated for any reason whatsoever.
    6. All Charges exclude all taxes and i-Serve shall be entitled to add any applicable taxes to the Service Fees and Merchant shall bear all such taxes.
  9. DISPUTED TRANSACTIONS

    1. i-Serve shall not be responsible and liable to:
      1. the Cardholders in any manner whatsoever for any goods, products or services purchased from the Merchant; and
      2. the Merchant in the event a Cardholder disputes a Transaction.
    2. Save for fraudulent Transactions alleged by a Cardholder, i-Serve shall not be under any obligation or responsibility to investigate any disputes on the Transactions between the Merchant and a Cardholder.
    3. Save for fraudulent Transactions alleged by a Cardholder, all disputes on the Transaction shall be resolved between the Merchant and the Cardholder.
  10. ACCESS TO I-SERVE SYSTEM

    1. I-Serve will, to the extent that is necessary for the Merchant to fulfill the Merchant’s obligation under the Agreement, grant access to the applicable i-Serve System for the purpose of the Agreement.
    2. he Merchant shall comply with all guidelines issued and all directions given by i-Serve from time to time in relation to access and use of i-Serve System, including interface protocols and virus checking procedures.
    3. Required equipment, software and services:
      1. The Merchant shall obtain and maintain all equipment, software and services necessary to access and use i-Serve System, as specified by i-Serve from time to time.
      2. If, for any reason, the Merchant is unable to access or use i-Serve System, the Merchant shall use other means approved by i-Serve to perform the relevant business process.
    4. If i-Serve issues a login identity and password for the Merchant to use to access i-Serve System, the Merchant shall:
      1. ensure that the login identity and password is only accessible by the Merchant’s authorised Personnel; and
      2. notify i-Serve immediately if the Merchant becomes aware that the login identity or password have become or may become known by unauthorised person.
    5. I-Serve may undertake scheduled or unscheduled maintenance of the i-Serve System from time to time and i-Serve will use reasonable endeavour to notify the Merchant of the same. I-Serve shall not be liable for any losses incurred by the Merchant arising from i-Serve’s performance of such maintenance.
    6. I-Serve may, at its absolute discretion, require the Merchant to cease accessing i-Serve System immediately.
  11. PROPRIETARY RIGHTS

    1. i-Serve hereby grants to the Merchant, for the term of this Agreement, a personal non- assignable non-exclusive license to use the Marks in connection only with its provision of the Services in accordance with such manner of use as may be stipulated or permitted by i-Serve from time to time and the Merchant agrees that it shall derive no title or interest in the Marks or any part thereof and shall not attain any goodwill in respect thereof.
    2. The Merchant undertakes to put up and display such signs and to distribute such materials at its premises relating to the Services, whether or not such materials contain the Marks, as may be reasonably required by i-Serve from time to time but not to otherwise do so without the prior written consent of i-Serve.
    3. The Merchant hereby authorizes and consents to i-Serve making reference to, using and reproducing the Merchant’s name, trademarks, logos, signs, acronyms and other insignia in any material or medium for the advertisement, publicity and promotion of the Services provided that i-Serve shall not thereby or otherwise derive any title, interest, claim, right or goodwill in the same.
  12. CONFIDENTIALITY

    1. All information disclosed or communicated by i-Serve to Merchant or obtained by the Merchant from i-Serve in connection with or in the course of its use of the Services, whether intended or by accident, shall be treated as Confidential Information unless the information:
      1. is or becomes publicly available through no fault of the Merchant;
      2. which the Merchant can prove was in its possession or known to it prior to its receipt from i-Serve;
      3. is or was rightfully received by the Merchant from a third party without a duty of confidentiality being owed by the Merchant to the third party, except where the Merchant has knowledge that the third party has obtained that information either directly or indirectly as a result of a breach of any duty of confidence owed to i-Serve; or
      4. was independently developed by the Merchant without the use of the Confidential Information.
    2. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement stating to the contrary, the obligation of the Parties under Clause 12 shall remain in full force and shall survive the termination or expiry of this Agreement.
  13. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

    1. The Merchant acknowledges that the copyright, designs, trademarks and other Intellectual Property Rights comprised in the information, text, graphics, scripts, software, technology, music, sound, photograph, logos, widgets, documents and/or any materials provided by i-Serve (“i-Serve’s IPR”) are the sole and exclusive property of i-Serve and/or its licensors.
    2. The Merchant may utilise the i-Serve’s IPR strictly in accordance with the instruction and guidelines of i-Serve issued and/or communicated by i-Serve from time to time and solely for the activities contemplated in this Agreement only.
    3. The Merchant further agrees and undertakes that save as expressly permitted in this Agreement it shall not without i-Serve’s prior written consent:
      1. reproduce, copy, reverse compile, adapt, modify, distribute, commercially exploit, display, broadcast, hyperlink or transmit in any manner or by any means or store in an information retrieval system any part of i-Serve’s IPR; and
      2. create or use derivative works from i-Serve’s IPR.
  14. COMPLIANCE WITH PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION ACT 2010 (“PDPA”)

    1. The Parties shall recognise that in the course of carrying out the covenants or obligations of this Agreement, a Party may have access to the Confidential Information belonging or pertaining to the customers, agents or employees (hereinafter referred to as “the Personal Data”) and in this respect, the Recipient Party hereby undertakes that:
      1. it shall not, at any time, use or copy the Personal Data for any reason other than for the purposes of carrying out the covenants or obligations under this Agreement; and
      2. it shall comply with all applicable laws pertaining to confidentiality and the privacy of Personal Data including the Personal Data Protection Act 2010 of Malaysia.
    2. The Recipient Party agrees to fully indemnify and hold the Disclosing Party harmless from and against any claim, loss or expense that the Disclosing Party may suffer as a result of the failure on the part of the Recipient Party or its personnel to comply with the requirements as to confidentiality herein.
    3. This indemnity shall survive the termination of the Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, entities within the Disclosing Party group shall have the full benefit of and protection under this Clause through the Disclosing Party and the definition of Confidential Information including customer information shall cover the entities within the Disclosing Party group, where applicable. The obligations herein shall survive expiration or termination of this Agreement.
    4. For the avoidance of doubt, in respect of Personal Data received from the Merchant, I- Serve shall be entitled to assume that the Merchant shall have duly procured all necessary consents from the customers, agents, or employees or otherwise the individual to whom the Personal Data belongs in performing the Services or for the purposes of carrying out the covenants or obligations under this Agreement.
  15. LIABILITY

    1. The Merchant shall not hold i-Serve and its holding company, affiliates, subsidiaries, employees and its suppliers liable in any way for any losses or liabilities and shall indemnify i-Serve against any claims for matters caused by, directly or indirectly, by the Merchant or any third parties relate to the Merchant in connection with the use of or access to the Service.
    2. If at any event, i-Serve, its employees, agents or licensees are found liable to the Merchant such liability is limited to the actual amount of direct damages.
  16. INDEMNITY

    1. The Merchant hereby indemnifies and shall keep i-Serve indemnified in respect of its employees, and servants from and against any claims, suits, demands, losses, liabilities, expenses, costs or actions whatsoever arising under any laws of Malaysia to which i- Serve, its employees, or servants may suffer due to, arising out of or in course of or by reason of the carrying out of the terms of this Agreement or resulting from any breach of this Agreement by the Merchant, including, without limitation:
      1. any act, neglect or default of the Merchant or its agents, employees, licensees or customers;
      2. any event of fraud committed by the Merchant or its agents, employees or licensees; or
      3. breaches resulting in any successful claim by any third party alleging libel or slander in respect of any matter arising from the Merchant carrying out the Transactions
  17. DATA SECURITY AND PROTECTIONS

    1. The Merchant shall comply with the Standards when handling the Cardholder’s information, including but not limited to PCI DSS and PA-DSS.
    2. Any compliance exercise (including but not limited to self-assessment questionnaire, onsite reviews by qualified security assessor, or network scans by approved scanning vendor and compliance status reports) as and when deemed necessary for the Merchant by the Acquirers or Card Schemes will be undertaken accordingly and paid fully by the Merchant.
    3. The Merchant must ensure that:
      1. a terminal or other device at the Merchant’s outlet does not display, replicate, or store any Payment Card-read data except Payment Card number (to be protected in accordance to PCI DSS requirements), expiration date, service code or Cardholder’s name;
      2. before discarding any media containing Payment Card, Cardholder or Transaction data, including such data as Card Security Code and Payment Card number, the Merchant must:
        1. render the data unreadable by ensuring that it has irretrievably and permanently destroyed;
        2. delete all such data from all its systems including its archival systems; and
        3. undertake the necessary verification of such destruction and deletion;
      3. access to Payment Card, Cardholder or the Transaction data stored in computers and terminals is limited and controlled by establishing data protection procedures that include, but are not limited to, a password system for computer remote terminal access, control over dial-up lines, and any other means of access.
    4. In the event of any breach in security which results in unauthorised use of the confidential information maintained by the Merchant, the Merchant must disclose such event to i-Serve immediately.
  18. ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING

    1. The Merchant shall:
      1. ensure that all monies involved in any Transactions and in this Agreement shall come from a lawful source of activity and not unlawful activities as defined under AMLA;
      2. provide notice to i-Serve if any Transaction was made on behalf of the Cardholder;
      3. upon receipt of i-Serve’s request, provide verification of the identity of the beneficiary and such other information as i-Serve may require including but not limited to certified true copies of any authorisation to act or documents that may be required for the purpose of verifying the information provided by the Merchant. Copies of such information may be retained by i-Serve;
      4. declare and certify that the necessary “know your customer” checks have been conducted including but not limited to the identity, existence, address and nature of the business of the beneficiary and that the monies, funds or collateral are from a lawful source of activity and not unlawful activity as defined under AMLA;
      5. disclose and furnish to i-Serve any information required or deemed necessary and to the satisfaction of i-Serve within the period specified by i-Serve in its request, whether or not for purposes of complying with the Standards; and
      6. not use the payment made via Transactions for money laundering or violate any laws relating to money laundering as defined under AMLA.
    2. In no event shall i-Serve be liable for any direct, indirect, consequential or any losses whatsoever or howsoever arising or by reason of i-Serve’s exercise of its duties under the laws for the time being in force, in particular but not limited to its statutory duties under AMLA.
  19. SUSPENSION AND TERMINATION

    1. This Agreement shall become effective after signing the i-Serve’s Merchant Application Form and shall remain in force and effect until terminated in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.:
    2. Either Party to this Agreement may elect to terminate any or all of the Merchant’s MID or TID or this Agreement by giving one (1) month’s prior notice in writing to the other Party of its intention to do so without giving any reason.
    3. Without prejudice to the rights contained in this Agreement, i-Serve may, in its absolute discretion and without affecting the accrued rights and obligations of the Parties as at the date of suspension or termination (as the case may be), suspend or terminate any or all of the Merchant's MID or TID or the Agreement immediately by giving notice in writing to the Merchant on the occurrence of any of the following events:
      1. in the event that suspension of the Agreement is necessitated by any directive or regulation from any Acquirers or Card Schemes or BNM or any authority having jurisdiction over the matters under the Agreement or due to any adverse findings by such authorities;
      2. the Merchant has breached any of the terms and conditions of this Agreement;
      3. the Merchant has breached this Agreement (other than by a breach in any material respect of any of the Merchant’s obligations under the Agreement) and, in i- Serve’s reasonable opinion, the breach:
        1. cannot be rectified; or
        2. is capable of being rectified and shall remain unrectified by the Merchant for a period of fourteen (14) days after being notified to do so;
      4. the Merchant cease, or threatens to cease, to carry on business;
      5. a judgment in any amount is obtained against the Merchant, or any distress, attachment, execution or other process of a Government Agency is issued against, levied or enforced on any of the Merchant’s asset;
      6. a receiver, receiver and manager, administrator, trustee or similar official is appointed over any of the Merchant’s assets or undertakings, an application or order is made for the Merchant’s winding up or dissolution, or a resolution is passed or any steps are taken to pass a resolution for the Merchant’s winding up or dissolution, except for the purpose of an amalgamation or reconstruction which has i-Serve’s prior consent;
      7. the Merchant suspend payment of the Merchant’s debts generally, or is or becomes unable to pay its debts when they are due, or is or becomes unable to pay the Merchant’s debts;
      8. the Merchant enters into, or resolves to enter into, any arrangement, composition or compromise with, or assignment for the benefit of, the Merchant’s creditors or any class of them;
      9. the Merchant is convicted of a criminal offence;
      10. the Merchant is fraudulent in connection with the Agreement;
      11. the Merchant becomes a Subsidiary of another corporation other than with the prior written approval of i-Serve;
      12. there have been material misrepresentations by or concerning the Merchant or any of the information provided by the Merchant in the Merchant Application Form or otherwise to i-Serve is or becomes incorrect, or false or misleading in a material respect;
      13. the Merchant’s details and other information disclosed in the Merchant Application Form materially changes, including, but not limited to, a change to the nature and type of business conducted by the Merchant;
      14. the Merchant, in the reasonable opinion of i-Serve, brought i-Serve into disrepute;
      15. the Merchant or the Merchant’s employees or agents have acted fraudulently or have otherwise misused the Services provided by i-Serve;
      16. the Merchant is known or suspected to be involved in any fraudulent or any unlawful activity whether or not related to the Merchant’s business;
      17. upon receipt of a written request from the Acquirers or Card Scheme that any of the Merchant’s activity is deemed to be in violation of the Standards; or
      18. if the Merchant fails to remit the Service Fees within the timelines prescribed by i- Serve.
    4. In the event of termination of this Agreement for whatever reason, the following provisions shall apply:
      1. the Merchant must immediately submit all pending transactions to be performed under the Service to i-Serve for processing purpose;
      2. the Merchant shall immediately cease use of the confidential information and return to i-Serve all such confidential information in the Merchant’s possession or control;
      3. the Merchant agrees and undertakes to return to i-Serve immediately all materials, books, records or otherwise pertaining to the provision of the Services, and shall not thereafter use the i-Serve Brand and Marks or any part or derivatives thereof; and
      4. the Merchant agrees and undertakes to permit i-Serve, and i-Serve shall have the right of access to the Merchant’s premises to disconnect, retrieve and remove any equipment relating to the provision of the Services which is not owned by the Merchant and any material bearing the i-Serve Brand and Marks or derivatives thereof and at the request of i-Serve, the Merchant will at its own expense assist i-Serve in this respect.
    5. In the event that i-Serve terminates this Agreement in accordance with the terms hereof, the Merchant acknowledges and agrees that no reason whatsoever needs to be communicated to the Merchant for such termination and i-Serve shall not be liable in any way for any loss or damage incurred or suffered by any Party due to such termination.
  20. TAXES

    1. All taxes and other charges imposed or to be imposed by the governments or such competent authorities in respect of the provision of Services or in connection with this Agreement shall be borne by the Merchant and the Merchant shall reimburse and indemnify i-Serve for the payment of the same in respect of the provision of Services or in connection with this Agreement.
    2. If as a result of the introduction of new laws, by-laws or regulations or the amendment of the existing laws, by-laws rules or regulations including, but not limited to, Sales and Service Tax (“SST”) which may be levied by the Government of Malaysia, the Parties hereto shall comply with the new laws and pay the tax imposed at such rate as may be determined by the Government of Malaysia.
    3. If i-Serve is required by law to deduct or withhold taxes from any payment to the Merchant under this Agreement, then i-Serve may make those deductions or withholdings (or both) to the relevant Government Agency and reduce its payment to the Merchant by such amount of deduction or withholding accordingly. I-Serve shall have no obligation to pay an additional amount to the Merchant in relation to the amount deducted or withheld.
  21. COSTS AND EXPENSES

    1. Each Party must pay its own costs and expenses in respect of the negotiation, preparation, execution and delivery of the Agreement. The stamp duty of the Agreement shall be borne by the Merchant.
    2. Any action to be taken by the Merchant in performing the Merchant’s obligations under the Agreement must be taken at the Merchant’s own cost and expense, unless otherwise expressly provided in the Agreement.
  22. NON-EXCLUSIVITY

    The Merchant acknowledge and agree that the Merchant’s appointment under the Agreement is non-exclusive and that i-Serve may appoint other persons to conduct and may itself conduct the activities under the Agreement.
  23. STATUS OF MERCHANT

    Nothing contained in this Agreement shall constitute or to be deemed to constitute a partnership between the Parties and one of the Parties shall have any authority to bind or commit the other save as authorised by this Agreement.
  24. PROHIBITION AND ENFORCEABILITY

    1. Any provision of, or the application of any provision of, the Agreement or any right which is prohibited in any jurisdiction is, in that jurisdiction, ineffective only to the extent of that prohibition.
    2. Any provision of, or the application of any provision of, the Agreement, which is void, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction does not affect the validity, legality or enforceability of that provision in any other jurisdiction or of the remaining provisions in that or any other jurisdiction.
    3. Where any clause is void, illegal or unenforceable, it may be severed without affecting the enforceability of the other provisions in the Agreement.
  25. AUDIT

    1. I-Serve, Acquirers and Card Schemes shall have the right and the Merchant grants i- Serve, the Acquirers and Card Scheme and their respective Personnel (including i- Serve’s internal and external auditors and advisors) full access at all reasonable times and upon prior reasonable notice for the following event:
      1. the Merchant’s Personnel for the purposes of obtaining information in relation to the Agreement; and
      2. the Merchant’s premises, systems, database, accounts, documents and records relating to the Merchant’s operating practices and procedures to the extent relevant to the Agreement including in the supply of the Goods by the Merchant;
    2. In cases of audits initiated by any Government Agencies or entities having authority over i-Serve (e.g. BNM and the Card Schemes), the Merchant must grant i-Serve and such Government Agencies and their respective Personnel (including internal and external auditors and advisors) full and timely access to relevant accounts, documents, system logs and records in order to allow i-Serve to meet the deadlines set by such authorities or entities.
    3. For the purposes of complying with the terms of the Agreement, the Merchant must promptly and efficiently provide i-Serve, the Acquirers and Card Schemes and their respective Personnel (including i-Serve’s internal and external auditors and advisors), any assistance which are reasonably required and shall also assist i-Serve to meet i- Serve’s internal and external audit and compliance requirements which may be more stringent than the regulatory requirements. The internal and external auditors shall have the right to copy and retain copies of any relevant records solely for the purposes of conducting the audit.
    4. I-Serve may disclose the results of any audit and investigation (including any remedial action) undertaken under this Clause 25.
    5. The Merchant shall be responsible for all costs incurred in relation to any audit and investigation (including any remedial action) undertaken under this Clause 25.
    6. If the audit establishes any deficiencies, the Merchant shall:
      1. promptly take any remedial action as required by i-Serve, the Acquirers or Card Schemes to rectify any particular problems or weaknesses arising out of the findings of the audit; and
      2. provide to i-Serve, the Acquirers or Card Schemes all documentation related to resolution of such deficiencies and the corrective actions implemented to prevent reoccurrence of the deficiencies.
    7. If any of the Acquirers or Card Schemes requests an audit to be conducted under this Clause 25, the Merchant shall notify i-Serve in writing and provide i-Serve copies of any audit reports or findings including those relating to any remedial action undertaken by the Merchant which are furnished to the Acquirer or Card Scheme.
  26. NOTICES

    1. A notice or other communication including, but not limited to, a request, demand, consent, approval, authority, acceptance or directions, to or by a Party under the Agreement must be in legible writing and in English and sent to the address specified in the Merchant Application Form or as specified to the sender by any Party by notice.
    2. If sent to i-Serve, it must be sent to the following address or such other address or facsimile number as i-Serve may specify in writing from time to time:

      Address:

      No. 2-2 & 2-3, Jalan USJ 9/5P, Subang Business Centre, 47620 UEP Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia

      Telephone Number:

      +603-7661 6211

      E-mail Address:

      salessupport@i-serve.com.my

    3. If sent to the Merchant, it shall be marked to the attention of the person nominated in the Merchant Application form unless sent via i-Serve System.
    4. A notice shall be deemed to have been given, served or delivered by the sender and received by the addressee:
      1. if by personal delivery, at the time of delivery;
      2. if by mail, three (3) Business Days after posting;
      3. if by facsimile transmission, on the day of transmission if a transmission report states that it was sent in full and without error, but if the delivery receipt is on a day which is not a Business Day or is after 4.00pm (addressee’s time), it is regarded as received at 9.00 am on the following Business Day. A facsimile is regarded as legible unless the addressee telephones the sender within two (2) hours after transmission is received and informs the sender that it is not legible; or
      4. if by e-mail, on the day of sending the e-mail, but if the e-mail is sent on a day which is not a Business Day or is after 4.00pm (addressee’s time), it is regarded as sent at 9.00 am on the following Business Day.
    5. I-Serve may also send the notice to Merchant via i-Serve System or any like or replacement system and it is the Merchant’s responsibility to check i-Serve System regularly for any notices or communications from i-Serve. If notices are posted by i-Serve on i-Serve System, they are regarded as being given by i-Serve and received by the Merchant at 9.00am on the Business Day following the day such notices are posted on i-Serve System.
    6. In this Clause 26, a reference to an addressee includes a reference to an addressee’s Personnel.
  27. WAIVER

    1. Any waiver of any rights under this Agreement shall not be valid unless in writing and signed by a duly authorised representative of each Party.
    2. Waiver by either Party of any breach of the terms and conditions of this Agreement to be performed by the other Party shall not be construed as waiver of any breach of the same or any other terms or conditions.
    3. Failure or neglect of i-Serve to enforce at any time any of the provisions hereof shall not be construed nor shall be deemed to be a waiver of such i-Serve’s rights hereunder nor in any way affect the validity of the whole or any part of this Agreement nor prejudice i- Serve’s rights to take subsequent action.
  28. FORCE MAJEURE

    1. Neither Parties shall be liable for any cost or otherwise, for any delay and/or failure in the execution of their respective obligations hereunder if such cost, delay or failure is due to Force Majeure, which for the purpose of this Agreement shall mean any unforeseeable event or cause not within the control of the Party affected which that Party is unable to prevent, avoid or remove.
    2. The events falling within Force Majeure include but are not limited to:
      1. war (whether declared or not), hostilities, invasion, armed conflict act of foreign enemy, riot, insurrection, strike, revolution or usurped power; or
      2. acts of terrorism, sabotage or criminal damage; or
      3. nuclear explosion, radioactive or chemical contamination or ionizing radiation; or
      4. natural catastrophes including but not limited to earthquake, floods and exceptionally inclement weather and subterranean spontaneous combustion; or
      5. pressure waves caused by aircraft or other aerial devices travelling at sonic or supersonic speeds; or
      6. epidemic, pandemic or quarantine.
    3. If either Party is prevented or delayed in the performance of any obligation under this agreement by events or Force Majeure, the affected Party shall give written notice thereof to the other Party within seven (7) days of the happening of such event, specifying the details constituting Force Majeure and the anticipated period during which such prevention, interruption or delay may continue.
    4. Where possible the parties shall diligently mitigate or remove the effects of Force Majeure. Either Party upon receipt of the notice of Force Majeure shall confer promptly with the other and agree upon a course of action to remove or alleviate such effect and shall seek reasonable methods of resuming full performance of its obligation and achieving the objective under this Agreement.
  29. VARIATION

    1. This Agreement may be modified, added to, deleted, varied or amended by i-Serve from time to time by giving twenty-one (21) days’ notice to the Merchant.
    2. Such amendment will be effective and binding on the Merchant from the date specified in the notice which may be given to the Merchant by posting on the i-Serve System or otherwise provided in Clause 26.
    3. The Merchant will be deemed to have accepted and agreed to such amendments if the Merchant continue to use the Services after the effective date of the amendments.
  30. ENTIRE AGREEMENT AND AMENDMENTS

    This Agreement and its Schedules constitute the entire agreement between i-Serve and the Merchant, and supersedes any prior or contemporaneous communications, representations, or agreements between the Parties, whether oral or written, regarding the subject matter of this Agreement. The terms and conditions of this Agreement may not be changed and if there is any conflict between the terms contained in this Agreement and the prior agreement, the terms contained herein shall prevail.
  31. ASSIGNMENT AND NOVATION

    1. I-Serve may assign the Agreement or its rights and novate its obligations under the Agreement:
      1. to a related corporation as defined in the Companies Act 2016;
      2. to a third person as part of a restructure of i-Serve’s business; or
      3. to its financiers as security for any credit facilities granted to i-Serve.
    2. I-Serve will notify the Merchant if it makes such an assignment or novation. The Merchant shall do all that is reasonably necessary as requested by i-serve to effect any such novation (or assignment).
    3. The Merchant shall not assign any of the Merchant’s rights or obligations under the Agreement without i-Serve’s prior written consent.
  32. SUCCESSORS IN TITLE

    This Agreement shall be binding upon the respective successors in title and permitted assigns of the Parties.
  33. TIME

    Time is of the essence of this Agreement.
  34. GOVERNING LAW

    This Agreement is governed by, and shall be construed in accordance with, the laws of Malaysia, and the Parties hereby agree to submit to the jurisdiction of the Court of Malaysia.
SCHEDULE 1
(SETTLEMENT AND PAYMENT)
  1. The payment of Settlement Amount shall be made via:
    1. telegraphic transfer to a deposit account specified by the Merchant maintained with any bank licensed by BNM in Malaysia; or
    2. any other payment methods as i-Serve deems fit.
  2. The payment timeline of Settlement Amount may be amended by i-Serve from time to time and such amendments will be notified to the Merchant before the effective date of such amendments which shall be on the date of the notice or the later date specified in the notice.
  3. Dispute of Settlement Amount

    1. If the Merchant disputes the Settlement Amount in whole or in part, the Merchant shall inform i-Serve within three (3) Business Days from the date of the Merchant’s receipt of the Settlement Amount. If the Merchant fails to notify i-Serve within the specified period, the Settlement Amount shall be deemed final and conclusive. The Merchant may notify i-Serve via its call centre or written notice.
    2. Upon i-Serve’s receipt of the Merchant’s notice under Item 3.1 of Schedule 1 above, i- Serve shall acknowledge receipt of the dispute within two (2) Business Days from the of receipt of such dispute.
    3. The Parties shall use their best endeavors to resolve the dispute within fourteen (14) Business Days from the date of i-Serve’s receipt of the notice of dispute.
    4. I-Serve shall inform Merchant if a longer time is required to address the dispute by providing appropriate rationale.
    5. Once the dispute is resolved, i-Serve shall:
      1. remit the outstanding Settlement Amount due (if any) to the Merchant within two (2) Business Days from the date of the settlement of dispute; or
      2. issue a credit note to the Merchant if the Settlement Amount paid is in excess of the actual Settlement Amount due to the Merchant, and the amount in the credit note will be deducted from the next Settlement Amount due to the Merchant.
    6. If the Parties are unable to resolve the dispute within the agreed timeline, the dispute shall be resolved in accordance with Clause 34.
  4. Merchant Discount

    1. The Merchant must pay the Merchant Discount (excluding any taxes) to i-Serve. I-Serve shall be entitled to add any applicable taxes to the Merchant Discount and all taxes shall be borne by the Merchant. The Merchant Discount shall be calculated based on the Merchant Discount rate specified in the Letter of Acceptance (“MDR”).
    2. The MDR may be amended by i-Serve from time to time and such amendments will be notified to the Merchant before the effective date of such amendments which shall be on the date of the notice or the later date specified in the notice.
  5. The Merchant shall claim the Settlement Amount from i-Serve by way of Settlement Processing within three (3) Business Days from the date of the Transaction.
  6. All payments by i-Serve in respect of the Transactions shall be made in RM.
  7. Foreign Currency

    1. I-Serve will notify the Merchant from time to time which foreign currencies are approved for the Transactions.
    2. If the Transaction is recorded in an approved foreign currency, then, unless i-Serve agree otherwise, i-Serve will process in RM (using an exchange rate determined by i- Serve at its absolute discretion) any event relating to that Transaction (such as paying for the original Transaction, making a Chargeback or a refund in respect of that Transaction).
    3. Charges to any exchange rate determined by i-Serve may be effected at any time without notice to the Merchant.
  8. Non-Payment to Merchant

    1. I-Serve may on in its absolute discretion, decline to pay the Merchant the Settlement Amount for any Transaction completed, if any of the following events occur:
      1. if the Goods are returned, whether or not any refund form is received by i-Serve;
      2. if the Transaction is completed without obtaining an Approval Code;
      3. if the Transaction is found to be a Split Sale;
      4. for Transaction where the Approval Code does not correspond with i-Serve’s record of the relevant Approval Code issued or fails to correspond with the valid Approval Code obtained through any Acquirers or Card Schemes’ records;
      5. for Transaction where the authorisation or approval request was declined by i- Serve;
      6. if the Sales Slip or MOTO form is drawn improperly or without authority;
      7. if the Sales Slip or MOTO form is illegible or incomplete;
      8. if the Sales Slip or MOTO form was prepared using a forged Payment Card or by other fraudulent means;
      9. the copy of Sales Slip presented by the Merchant to i-Serve differs from Cardholder’s Sales Slip copy;
      10. the Cardholder disputes the sales, quality or delivery of Goods purchased via the transaction or denies liability for any reason whatsoever;
      11. the Cardholder’s signature on the Sales Slip or MOTO form is missing or differs from the signature appearing on the Cardholder’s Payment Card;
      12. for Transaction with signature where there is no signature appearing on the Cardholder’s Payment Card;
      13. the Payment Card has expired or is invalid for any reason whatsoever;
      14. the Transaction involved is a cash payment, disbursement or refund;
      15. duplicate Transactions;
      16. the Transaction was drawn by, or depository credit given to the Merchant in circumstances constituting a breach of any terms, conditions, representations, warranties or of the Merchant’s obligation;
      17. the Sales Slip does not bear an imprint of the embossed legends of the Payment Card but is handwritten;
      18. where the Cardholder has refused the payment or where an authorised electronic printer is present, the Transaction information is not electronically printed but handwritten;
      19. sales of Goods or the use of a Payment Card is in violation of law, the Standards, rules or regulations of any Government Agency, local or otherwise even if i-Serve is aware of any discrepancy at the time when payment was made;
      20. the Transaction Charges presented to i-Serve for payment exceeds the amount of the same Transaction that is authorised by i-Serve;
      21. the frequency of presenting the MOTO form for the Merchant’s payment exceeds the number of instalments specified in the MOTO form;
      22. the Settlement Processing of Transaction is made more than three (3) Business Days from the date of Transaction;
      23. perform any Transactions in any other locations outside Malaysia without i-Serve’s prior written approval;
      24. the Agreement is terminated by i-Serve for any reason whatsoever; or
      25. for any other reasons i-Serve deems fit.
    2. I-Serve may withhold payment for any of the following Transactions until i-Serve has examined and verified the affected Sales Slip or refund form (if any) issued by the Merchant together with the Merchant’s copy of all other documents required by i-Serve at its sole discretion, evidencing the Transactions and for a period of up to six (6) months from the date of Transaction:
      1. any irregularities in any Transaction;
      2. if i-Serve has reasons to believe that the Transaction is fraudulent or illegal; or
      3. for any Transaction listed in Item 8.1 of Schedule 1 above.
    3. Despite Item 8.2 of Schedule 1 above:
      1. I-Serve may continue to withhold the Settlement Amount if:
        1. there are on-going investigations conducted by law enforcement agencies or any Government Agencies;
        2. I-Serve’s investigation reveals that the Transaction is fraudulent or illegal and i-Serve has reported the Transaction to the relevant law enforcement agency or Government Agencies for its further action; or
        3. required by the Acquirer or Card Scheme to facilitate the refund of the Transaction Charges for any Chargeback which is initiated by the Payment Card issuer; and
      2. if in i-Serve’s opinion the Transactions are not valid, no payment shall be made by i-Serve.
  9. Chargeback

    1. I-Serve shall process the Chargeback which complies with the Standards and the Agreement.
    2. The Merchant shall reimburse i-Serve for any payment made to the Merchant for any Chargeback Claim arising out of any breach or violation by the Merchant of the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
    3. Subject to Item 8.3 of Schedule 1 above, i-Serve may withhold amounts payable to the Merchant for Chargeback reserves or similar purposes.
    4. I-Serve shall, on an ongoing basis, closely monitor the Chargeback performance by the Merchant pursuant to the Standards including but not limited to the Excessive Chargeback Program.
SCHEDULE 2
(SPECIFIC TERMS APPLICABLE TO TRANSACTIONS)
  1. Payment Card and FPX Acceptance

    1. The Merchant must not:
      1. in any way indicate a greater preference for any method of accepting payment for the Goods other than a Payment Card and/or FPX; or
      2. solicit or promote any such method more actively than a Payment Card and/or FPX.
  2. Floor Limit

    1. I-Serve may designate a Floor Limit by way of a written notice for every Transaction conducted by the Merchant. In the absence of any such notice, the Floor Limit shall be zero.
    2. The Floor Limit may be varied by i-Serve from time to time by way of notice to the Merchant.
    3. The Merchant must ensure that:
      1. the Transaction Charges for any Transaction by any Cardholder shall not exceed the Floor Limit; and
      2. the Merchant does not perform any Split Sales for any Transaction performed by a Cardholder to circumvent the Floor Limit.
    4. If a Cardholder wishes to make a Transaction for which the Transaction Charges exceed the Floor Limit, the Merchant must:
      1. obtain i-Serve’s prior written approval manually or electronically before accepting the Transaction; and
      2. print legibly the Approval Code evidencing on the Sales Slip before completing the Transaction.
  3. Completion of Transactions

    1. For each Transaction completed by the Merchant, the Merchant must ensure that:
      1. the Transaction request submitted are in accordance with procedures notified by i-Serve to the Merchant from time to time;
      2. the following conditions are observed for Transaction completed at the Merchant’s outlet:
        1. the Payment Card is presented with its validity period as expressed on the face of the Payment Card;
        2. there is no apparent alteration or mutilation on the Payment Card;
        3. the Payment Card bears genuine programme marks or any security or distinctive features; and
        4. the signature on the Sales Slip, if applicable, appears to be the same as that on the signature panel of the Payment Card upon reasonable examination.
    2. Transactions processed via POS Terminal
      1. The Merchant must obtain an Approval Code from i-Serve for each Transaction processed via POS Terminal.
      2. Upon receipt of Approval Code, the Merchant must check to ensure that the Sales Slip, which shall be printed through the electronic printer, is printed with the following particulars:
        1. the Merchant’s name, address and MID;
        2. POS Terminal identification number;
        3. Cardholder’s card number;
        4. batch number;
        5. date and time of Transaction;
        6. Transaction Charges; and
        7. Approval Code.
      3. Transaction where signature is required
          To complete the Transaction, the Merchant must:
        1. obtain the signature of the Cardholder on the designated place of the Sales Slip;
        2. compare the Cardholder’s signature on the Sales Slip and the signature on the Cardholder’s Payment Card to ensure that both signatures are identical; and
        3. decline the Transaction if the Merchant is unable to confirm that the signatures are identical or if the signature differs.
      4. Transactions that require PIN
        The Merchant must ensure that the Cardholder key-in the PIN via PIN Pad to authorise the completion of a Transaction.
      5. For NFC Transactions
        1. The Merchant must request the Cardholder to place the Payment Card in front of the reader and wait for the transaction authorisation.
        2. No signature or PIN is required for transaction amount up to RM250.00 (or any other amount as defined by any Card Schemes, BNM or any Government Agency or relevant authority having jurisdiction over the matters).
    3. For QR Code Transactions

      The Merchant must scan the QR code via Cardholder’s mobile device with the correct Transaction Charges processed for approval.
    4. For FPX Transactions

      The Merchant shall ensure each transaction that is sent to FPX for processing has a unique payment reference number.
    5. If the Transaction request for any Approval Code is declined or refused, the Merchant must not complete the Transaction or attempt to split into two or more Sales Slip to effect the same Transaction, or accept the same Payment Card for any other transactions.
    6. the Merchant must not complete the Transaction if the Payment Card presented:

      1. has expired;
      2. has been altered, defaced or reprinted in any manner (for transaction where the physical Payment Card is presented);
      3. does not bear the signature of the Cardholder (for transaction where signature is required); or
      4. does not have the security features as advised by U Mobile from time to time.
    7. The Cardholder’s copy of the completed Sales Slip, if applicable, shall be given to the Cardholder upon completion of every Transaction.
    8. All Transactions shall be drawn in RM only. Any breach of this term resulting in currency exchange differences shall be borne by the Merchant.
  4. Refund or Return of Goods

    1. If a Cardholder returns the Goods purchased, and the Merchant accepts the return of such Goods or if for any reason a Cardholder is entitled to have the Transaction Charges reduced or refunded, then the Merchant must either:
      1. legibly complete a refund form bearing the following details and submit the completed refund form to i-Serve:
        1. the nature of the Transaction;
        2. the Transaction Charges in RM;
        3. the date the Merchant process the refund of Transaction Charges; or
        4. perform the refund transaction via Settlement Processing.
    2. The Merchant must promptly present each refund form completed pursuant to Item 4.1 of Schedule 3 above to i-Serve.
    3. Upon receipt of the refund form or refund Transaction via Settlement Processing, the Merchant must reimburse i-Serve of the amount notified less the Merchant Discount and any applicable taxes.
    4. The Merchant must not perform any refund directly to a Cardholder in any manner.
    5. The Merchant must not provide refunds to Cardholder for Transaction for Goods where at the time the Transaction took place, sufficient disclosure was provided to the Cardholder that:
      1. the Goods are non-refundable or cannot be exchanged;
      2. the Merchant only accepts Goods in immediate exchange for similar Goods with the price equivalent to the original Transaction Charges;
      3. the Merchant accepts return of Goods, and in return the Merchant will provide a credit voucher to the Cardholder for the value of the Goods returned. Such credit voucher may be used by the Cardholder for purchases at the Merchant; or
      4. subject to applicable laws and as agreed by the Cardholder, the Transaction Charges cannot be refunded, for example for Transactions involving delivery charges or insurance charges.
  5. Transaction Records

    1. The Merchant must retain the Sales Slip or refund form issued by the Merchant together with the Merchant’s copy of all other documents evidencing the Transactions for a period of at least eighteen (18) months from the date of Transaction.
    2. The Merchant must allow i-Serve, the Acquirers or Card Schemes to examine the documents specified in Item 5.1 of Schedule 2 above within seven (7) calendar days from the date of i-Serve, Acquirer or Card Scheme’s request.
    3. If the Merchant fail to produce legible and complete copy of the Sales Slips within seven (7) calendar days upon i-Serve’s request, i-Serve reserves the right to be reimbursed for the affected Transaction amount by deducting from subsequent Transactions submitted to i-Serve for payment.
  6. Direct Mailing Promotion

    1. I-Serve may at its sole discretion, assist the Merchant in a direct mailing promotion in the following manner:
      1. identify Cardholders according to the Merchant’s requirement;
      2. print labels bearing the name and address of a selected Cardholder in respect of each item of promotional material supplied by the Merchant; and
      3. manage the posting of the promotional material available to selected Cardholder or if there is insufficient promotional material.
    2. If at any time i-Serve, disapprove or disagree, for any reason whatsoever, any aspects of the Merchant’s proposed direct mailing promotion, i-Serve shall be entitled to withdraw its assistance without incurring any liability to the Merchant.
    3. If i-Serve agrees to assist the Merchant in any direct mailing promotion, the Merchant shall supply to i-Serve, the relevant promotional material in the form agreed by the Parties. These promotional materials must be ready for posting by mail (except for the recipients’ address and postal stamp).
    4. I-Serve’s fee or the method of calculating i-Serve’s (including reimbursement for all expenses incurred by i-Serve, including all postal charges) for assisting in any direct mailing promotion shall be agreed with the Merchant in advance.
    5. I-Serve shall not be liable in any way for the promotional materials provided by the Merchant, and the Merchant must indemnify i-Serve in respect of any claim arising out of the promotional materials supplied by the Merchant.
  7. Complaint by Cardholders

    1. I-Serve shall not be responsible to Cardholders in any way for any Goods sold by the Merchant.
    2. The Merchant must in good faith, satisfy any claims or complaints made by Cardholders concerning any Goods purchased from the Merchant via the Payment Card.
    3. The Merchant must indemnify i-Serve against any and all claims made against i-Serve arising out of or in relation to the Goods purchased from the Merchant via the Payment Card including all losses, costs and expenses (including legal fees) incurred by i-Serve in connection with such claims.
SCHEDULE 3
(SPECIFIC TERMS APPLICABLE TO SPECIFIC MERCHANT SERVICES)
  1. POS Terminal Merchant

    1. I-Serve may provide POS Terminals to the Merchant to be installed at the Merchant’s outlets.
    2. If i-Serve install POS Terminal at the Merchant’s outlets, the POS Terminal fee shall be paid by the Merchant to i-Serve.
    3. The Merchant may use one (1) or more POS Terminals. However, the Merchant must not use the POS Terminal for any third parties.
    4. The Merchant must use the POS Terminal with care and in accordance with the relevant equipment user guide.
    5. I-Serve or i-Serve’s appointed terminal vendor or any third party may provide training for the Merchant’s Personnel who will operate the POS Terminal and shall at their discretion provide POS Terminal instruction manual and specifications as i-Serve may deem necessary for its efficient operation.
    6. The POS Terminal training will include all aspects of the Payment Card acceptance procedure, reconciliation, Settlement Processing and operation of the POS Terminal.
    7. The cost for all subsequent POS Terminal trainings provided based on the Merchant’s request shall be determined by i-Serve and borne by the Merchant.
    8. The Merchant must:
      1. without limiting any other provisions in the Agreement, allow i-Serve or its authorised agents or sub-contractors to access the Merchant’s premises to install, repair, service, swap or retrieve the POS Terminal; and
      2. process all Transactions through the POS Terminal in accordance with the Standards and operating instructions supplied by i-Serve from time to time.
    9. I-Serve may replace or request the POS Terminal to be returned at any time for any reason as i-Serve deems fit.
    10. The provisions in this Item 1 of Schedule 3 apply to any imprinters which may be provided by i-Serve to the Merchant.
  2. E-Commerce Merchant

    1. The Merchant must bear the cost for the setting-up, maintenance, upgrading, security and integrity of the Merchant’s computer system, and related costs.
    2. The Merchant must keep all systems and media containing any information or data (whether physical or electronic) relating to Cardholders, their Payment Card accounts and Transactions in a secure manner subject to the confidentiality, privacy and data security and protection clause in the Agreement to prevent access by or disclosure to anyone other than the Merchant’s Personnel or i-Serve.
    3. If information or transaction data stored in any part of the Merchant’s system is lost, damaged, stolen, tampered with or otherwise compromised, the Merchant must report and give written notice of such loss, damage, theft or compromise to i-Serve immediately. Upon i-Serve’s receipt of the Merchant’s notice, the Merchant shall, in consultation with i-Serve, take immediate steps to remedy the situation and prevent its recurrence.
    4. If the Merchant upgrade or change the version or type of its software or hardware or any other part of its system, the Merchant must inform i-Serve of such change prior to its implementation and conduct testing with i-Serve’s system soonest possible. I-Serve shall not be liable for any loss or damage suffered by any party or for any incompatibility between the Merchant’s system and i-Serve’s system due to such changes made by the Merchant.
    5. I-Serve shall not be liable in any way, for any claims, liabilities, expenses, costs, loss or damage of whatever nature brought against, suffered or incurred by or caused to any party whosoever due to or arising out of or in connection with the Agreement or any breach or compromise of the security or integrity, or malfunction, of any encryption and identification software, any electronic code keys, any equipment provided to any party or the Merchant’s system.
    6. Website requirements:
      1. The Merchant must promptly inform i-Serve of any security breach, suspected fraudulent card account numbers or any suspicious activities that may be connected with attempts to commit a security breach or to use fraudulent card account numbers the Merchant’s security system or at the Merchant’s website.
      2. The Merchant must ensure the Merchant’s website and its content comply with all applicable law and do not infringe any third party’s intellectual property rights.
  3. Merchant Allowing Recurring Payment by Cardholder

    1. The Merchant must honour all valid Payment Cards when presented for the purchase of Goods via the Recurring Payment service if:
      1. the Transaction is made prior to the Payment Card’s expiration date; and
      2. the Merchant has obtained the duly filled and signed Standing Instruction form from the Cardholder for the Recurring Payment.
    2. The Merchant must ensure that the list of Recurring Payment Transactions:
      1. is accurate, complete and free from errors; and
      2. is submitted in an agreed format and transmission channel on a periodical basis as agreed by the Parties.
    3. The Merchant must:

      1. submit to i-Serve replacement list of Recurring Payment Transactions if the initial list submitted is faulty, corrupted, missing or unreadable; and
      2. be responsible for any unauthorised entries, errors or omissions in the list and to indemnify i-Serve against all actions, proceedings, claims, demands and losses whatsoever arising from i-Serve reliance on the list.
    4. Upon receipt of the list of Recurring Payment Transactions from the, i-Serve will debit the Cardholder’s Payment Card account for the amount as specified in the list.
    5. If i-Serve is unable to debit the Cardholder’s Payment Card account for any reason whatsoever:
      1. I-Serve shall notify the Merchant;
      2. the Merchant must notify the Cardholder of the unsuccessful debit; and
      3. the Merchant must resolve the payment issue directly with the Cardholder.
  4. Merchant Provides MOTO Service

    1. The Merchant who participates in the MOTO Programme shall deliver the Goods as set out in this MOTO Programme to Cardholders subject to the terms and conditions of this Item 4 of Schedule 4 and to terms and conditions of the Agreement which shall apply unless otherwise provided for in this clause.
    2. The Merchant must honour all valid Payment Cards when presented for the purchase of Goods via the MOTO Programme provided always that:
      1. the Transaction made is prior to the Payment Card expiration date and the Merchant has received the Approval Code from i-Serve for the Transaction; and
      2. the Merchant has obtained the proper authorisation via the MOTO form from the Cardholder for the MOTO.
    3. The MOTO form shall contain the following information:
      1. type of Payment Card;
      2. Cardholder’s full name or Cardholder’s name on the Payment Card;
      3. Payment Card number;
      4. Payment Card expiry date;
      5. Transaction Charges in RM;
      6. Transaction date;
      7. The Merchant’s name and address;
      8. brief description of the Goods supplied;
      9. Cardholder’s postal address and telephone number;
      10. method of delivery of the Goods; and
      11. Cardholder’s signature.
    4. Pursuant to Item 4.3 of Schedule 3 above, any MOTO forms that are incomplete or have been altered shall be invalid and may not be accepted by i-Serve.
    5. The cost of producing all MOTO forms or other marketing material and of altering the same in relation to any mailing programmes shall be borne by the Merchant.
    6. The Merchant shall process the MOTO (if applicable) in the following manner:
      1. the Merchant must complete and submit the MOTO form for every valid MOTO received to i-Serve;
      2. I-Serve shall obtain the Approval Codes for the respective Transactions and return the MOTO form to the Merchant for fulfilment. The Merchant must fulfil the orders placed via the MOTO form;
      3. where Cardholder has opted to pay by instalments, the Merchant must complete and submit to i-Serve the authorisation/payment form in respect of every instalment that is due; and
      4. I-Serve shall obtain the Approval Codes for the respective instalments and return the authorisation/payment form to the Merchant. The Merchant must complete and submit to i-Serve for payment within three (3) days on receipt of the MOTO form.
    7. The Merchant must provide a fourteen (14) day trial period during which time the Cardholder may reject any Goods ordered through the MOTO Programme where full refund of the Transaction Charges must be provided to the Cardholder.
  5. Merchant Provides Easy Payment Plan

    1. The Easy Payment Plan is only valid for payment made via a specific Payment Card as informed by i-Serve from time to time.
    2. I-Serve shall prescribe the minimum purchase amount to be entitled for the Easy Payment Plan and the Instalments.
    3. I-Serve may withhold payment of any amount that are not within the stipulated Instalments as specified in Item 5.2 of Schedule 3 above until i-Serve has examined the supporting document and verified with the Cardholder concerned. If in i-Serve’s opinion, the Transaction is invalid, i-Serve shall make no payment for such Transaction.
    4. I-Serve may at its absolute discretion and without any liability, with or without giving prior notice to the Merchant, restrict, limit or increase the Instalments.
    5. The Merchant must disclose in writing, electronically or by another method to the Cardholder the terms of the Easy Payment Plan, including all cost associated with the purchase of the Goods.
    6. The Merchant shall resolve all disputes or differences on the quality or quantity of the Goods with the Cardholders who opt for the Easy Payment Plan directly. I-Serve shall not be concerned with or held liable for any inadequate, defective or damaged Goods or other disputes between the Cardholder and the Merchant.
APPENDIX A
  1. Direct Marketing - Travel-Related Arrangement Services
  2. Direct Marketing - Outbound Telemarketing Merchants
  3. Outbound telemarketers
  4. Direct Marketing - Continuity / Subscription Merchants
  5. Direct Marketing - Other Direct Marketers - not elsewhere classified
  6. Direct Marketing - Inbound Telemarketing Merchants
  7. Multi-level marketing businesses, Unlicensed Multi-level marketing
  8. Rebate-based business and up-selling merchants
  9. Pyramid or Ponzi scheme, matrix program and other "get rich quick" schemes
  10. Telemarketing
  11. Time sharing
  12. Gold bar
  13. Investment scheme
  14. Buyers’ Club / Membership clubs
  15. Key-entry Telecom Merchant providing single local and long-distance phone calls using a central access number in a non–face-to-face environment using key entry
  16. Telecommunication Services including but not limited to prepaid phone services and recurring phone services
  17. File sharing services
  18. Illegal downloads of movies, music, computer and video games or software
  19. Items or downloads infringe or violate copyright, trademark, right of publicity or privacy or any other proprietary right under the laws of any jurisdiction
  20. Counterfeit designer/luxury goods
  21. Stolen goods including digital and virtual goods
  22. Drugs, Drug Proprietors, and Druggists Sundries
  23. Drug Stores, Pharmacies
  24. Drugs, drug paraphernalia and drug test circumvention aids
  25. Miracle Cures
  26. Internet pharmacies / Internet pharmacy referral site
  27. Counterfeit pharmaceutical products
  28. Cigar Stores and Stands
  29. Tobacco / Cigar / Electronic Cigarette / Nicotine content products
  30. Counterfeit tobacco products (e.g. cigarettes, cigars)
  31. Alcohol
  32. Video Entertainment Rental Stores
  33. Gambling transaction, gaming and/or any other activity with an entry fee and a prize, includes casino games, sports betting, horse, dog or greyhound racing, lottery tickets, other ventures that facilitate gambling, games of skill (whether or not it is legally defined as a lottery), sweepstakes and non-sports intrastate internet
  34. Credit Counseling / Credit repair services
  35. Credit repair or debt settlement services, credit transactions or insurance activities
  36. Credit protection / Identity thief protection
  37. Associated with purchases of annuities or lottery contracts, lay-away systems, off-shore banking or transactions to finance or refinance debts funded by a credit card
  38. Associated with the sale of traveler's checks or money orders
  39. Check cashing businesses
  40. Currency and forex
  41. Firearms / weapons
  42. Fireworks and hazardous materials
  43. Pornography and adult content
  44. Sexually oriented materials or services
  45. Items that are considered obscene
  46. Human remains and body parts
  47. Sale of a good or service, including an image, which is patently offensive and lacks serious artistic value (such as images of non-consensual sexual behavior, sexual exploitation of a minor, non-consensual mutilation of a person or body part, and bestiality)
  48. Payment aggregator
  49. Items promote hatred, racism, religious persecution or contain offensive content
  50. Items encouraging illegal activity
  51. Involve the sales of products or services identified by government agencies to have a high likelihood of being
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      1. this Terms and Conditions;
      2. the UPayMe Services any reference app/service;
      3. Your use or inability to use the Services or any reference app/service, even if UPayMe or a UPayMe authorized representative has been advised of the possibility of such damages.
    2. In no event, UPayMe’s directors, employees, agents will be liable to you for any damages, liabilities, losses, and causes of action arising out of or relating to:
      1. this Terms and Conditions;
      2. the Services or any reference app/service; or
      3. Your use or inability to use the services or any reference app/service; or
      4. any other interactions with UPayMe, however caused and whether arising in contract, tort including negligence, warranty or otherwise, beyond or in excess of the amount paid by You, if any, for using the portion of the Service giving rise to the cause of action.
    3. You acknowledge and agree that UPayMe has offered its products and services, set its prices, and entered into this Agreement in reliance upon the warranty disclaimers and the limitations of liability set forth herein, that the warranty disclaimers and the limitations of liability set forth herein reflect a reasonable and fair allocation of risk between You and UPayMe, and that the disclaimers and the limitations of liability set forth herein form an essential basis of the bargain between You and UPayMe. UPayMe would not be able to provide the services to you on an economically reasonable basis without these limitations. Applicable law may not completely allow the limitation or exclusion of liability or incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitations or exclusions will apply to you subject to applicable law. In such cases, UPayMe’s liability will be limited to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law. This paragraph shall survive the termination of this Agreement.
  7. PROPRIETARY RIGHTS

    1. All marks used in respect to the provision of Services are the trademarks of the UPayMe. You acknowledge and agree that the Services and/ or any part thereof, whether presented to you by us, other advertisers or any third party are protected by copyrights, trademarks, service marks, patents, or other proprietary rights and laws. All rights are expressly reserved. You are only allowed to use the Services as set out in the Terms and Conditions, and nothing in this Terms and Conditions or the provision of Services by us or use of the Services by you shall be construed as conferring any license or other transfer of rights to you in respect to any intellectual property of any proprietary rights of UPayMe.
  8. PRIVACY AND DATA PROTECTION

    1. For a complete description of how we use and protect your personal data, you may refer to the Privacy Policy.
    2. By continuing to access the App and using the Services, you are deemed to accept the terms of the Privacy Policy. Please do not use our Services or the App if you object to your personal data being used in the ways described in the Privacy Policy.
  9. INDEMNIFICATION

    1. Without prejudice to other clauses contained herein, you agree to fully indemnify and hold us harmless at all times from and against any and all actions, claims, suits, demands, judgments, losses, costs, expenses and/or damages whatsoever resulting and/or arising from and/or attributable and/or in connection with the use of UPayMe by you and/or to any breach of these terms and conditions by you.
    2. You shall defend and pay all costs, damages, awards, fees (including any legal fees) and judgments awarded against UPayMe arising from the above claims, and shall provide UPayMe with notice of such claims, full authority to defend, compromise or settle such claims, and reasonable assistance necessary to defend such claims, at your sole expense.
    3. For avoidance of doubt, all indemnity clause(s) in this terms and conditions shall survive the termination of the same by any reason.
  10. SUSPENSION, TERMINATION AND CANCELLATION OF ACCOUNT

    1. We reserve the right to restrict, suspend, cancel and/or terminate your UPayMe’s account at any time and without incurring any liability by giving you a notice in writing with immediate effect in the event that:-
      1. You breach any terms and conditions stated herein and/or any applicable laws including but not limited to laws relating to terrorism financing and money laundering;
      2. You use or UPayMe reasonably suspect that you use UPayMe for any unlawful purposes and/or to conduct any unlawful activity including but not limited to fraudulent, money laundering and/or terrorist financing activity;
      3. UPayMe reasonably suspects that the person logged onto UPayMe using your email address, username and password is not you or a person authorized by you or where UPayMe suspects that the access UPayMe’s account is for illegal, fraudulent or unauthorised uses; or
      4. UPayMe reasonably suspects that the information provided by you is misleading and/or false and/or untrue.
    2. UPayMe may reject any payment that is believed to be unauthorized or made by someone other than the account holder, may violate any law, rule or regulation, or if UPayMe has reasonable cause not to honour it.
    3. If any single transaction is investigated and is determined to be fraudulent, UPayMe may terminate the relevant user’s account and such default and fraudulent transaction may be reported to legal authorities.
    4. UPayMe may request more information relating to your use of the Services to seek to identify any non-acceptable use listed above. You agree to cooperate in any investigation and to provide confirmation of your identity and any information you provide to us, as we may require.
    5. If we have reason to believe that you have engaged in any non-acceptable use, UPayMe may in its sole discretion and at any time, take any or all of the following actions:
      1. Close, suspend, or limit your access to your account or the Services;
      2. Not processing your payment until we are satisfied that it’s towards an acceptable use, return, or reclaim funds;
      3. Update inaccurate information you provided to UPayMe;
      4. Refuse to provide Services to you in the future;
      5. Contact your bank or notify other Users, law enforcement, or impacted third parties of your actions;
      6. Take legal action against you.
    6. UPayMe will provide you with notice of any of the above actions. If applicable, UPayMe may request more information regarding your use of the Services to better determine whether any non-acceptable usage has occurred.
  11. AMENDMENT AND MODIFICATION OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS

    1. UPayMe reserves the right at its absolute discretion, from time to time, to vary, add to, delete or otherwise amend these Terms and Conditions or any part thereof immediately of such changes, additions, or deletions. Your continued use of the Service after the effective date of any variation, addition, deletion or amendments to these Terms and Conditions shall constitute your unconditional acceptance of such variation, addition, deletion or amendments. You are advised to visit the UPayMe’s App from time to time to keep updated of the latest variation to these Terms and Conditions.
  12. ASSIGNMENT

    1. You shall not assign or in any other way transfer your rights or obligations under these Terms and Conditions or part thereof. UPayMe may assign these Terms and Conditions in whole or in part to any third party at its discretion.
  13. FORCE MAJEURE

    1. We shall not be liable to you for any failure or delay in providing the services on UPayMe arising from an act of God, insurrection or civil disorder, military operations or act of terrorism, all emergency, acts or omission of Government, or any competent authority, labour trouble or industrial disputes of any kind, fire, lightning, subsidence, explosion, floods, acts or omission of persons or bodies for whom UPayMe has no control over or any cause outside UPayMe’s reasonable control.
    2. The Service may occasionally be affected by interference caused by objects beyond UPayMe’s control such as buildings, underpasses and weather conditions, electromagnetic interference, equipment failure or congestion in the Payment System. In the event of such interference, UPayMe shall not be responsible for any liability to use or access the Service, interruption or disruption of the Service.
  14. NOTICES

    1. All notices including but not limited to any complaints which are required to be given hereunder shall be in writing and shall be sent to us at: -
      I-Serve Payment Gateway Sdn Bhd
      No. 2-2, 2-3, Jalan USJ 9/5P,
      Subang Business Centre, Subang Jaya,
      47260 Selangor.
  15. SEVERABILITY

    1. In the event that any of the terms and conditions shall be void or unenforceable, then the same shall be deemed severable and all other terms and conditions stated herein shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect.
  16. GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION

    1. The terms and conditions stated herein shall be governed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of Malaysia and disputes arising thereof and/or in connection with these terms and conditions shall only be submitted to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Courts of Malaysia.
  17. MISCELLANEOUS

    1. This Agreement constitutes the whole agreement between the parties and supersedes all previous understanding, agreement and arrangement between the parties, and all obligations pursuant to all previous understanding, agreement and arrangement between the parties are hereby terminated and cease to have effect.
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