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Cardstream Standard Terms and Conditions of Supply of Services to Merchants.

AGREED TERMS:

1   INTERPRETATION AND APPLICATION

1.1   The definitions and rules of interpretation in this condition apply in these terms and conditions (conditions):

1.1.1   Availability: the total duration, expressed as a percentage of the total Duration of the calendar month concerned, of the availability of Cardstream’s Core Service.

1.1.2   Business Day: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday with the exception of UK Bank Holidays.

1.1.3   Cardstream:  Cardstream Partners Limited, Birches Corner, Heron Gate, Taunton, TA1 2LP being a company registered in United Kingdom.

1.1.4   Cardstream's Equipment:   any equipment, including tools, systems, cabling or facilities, provided by Cardstream or its subcontractors and used directly or indirectly in the supply of the Services that are not the subject of a separate agreement between the Parties under which title passes to the Merchant.

1.1.5   Charges:  collectively, the Throughput Charges and any other additional amounts payable to Cardstream by the Merchant pursuant to these conditions as amended from time to time in accordance with these conditions.

1.1.6   Commencement Date:  the effective start date of the Contract being the date the Merchant submits the Signup Form to Cardstream.

1.1.7  Contract:  the Signup Form, all applicable Special Conditions (if any) and these conditions.

1.1.8   Core Service:  transaction authorisation and payment settlement.

1.1.9   Customer:  the person or entity that is transacting with the Merchant in an e-commerce context.

1.1.10   Data Protection Legislation:  all privacy laws applicable to the data that is processed under or in connection with this Agreement, including EU Directive 94/96/EC and 2002/58/EC, as interpreted by the DPA (or equivalent local laws), all regulations made pursuant to and in relation to such legislation and including the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003 (or equivalent local regulations) together with all codes of practice and other guidance on the foregoing issued by any relevant Data Protection Authority, all as amended from time to time and including the General Data Protection Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2016/679) (the “GDPR”) from 25 May 2018.

1.1.11   Document:  includes, without limitation, in addition to any document in writing, any drawing, map, plan, diagram, design, picture or other image, tape, disk or other device or record embodying information in any form.

1.1.12   DPA:  Data Protection Act 2018 (as amended or replaced from time to time).

1.1.13   Duration:  the total time, usually expressed in minutes, comprising any particular calendar month.

1.1.14   Fixed Charge:  an annual or monthly fixed charge, payable in advance either per annum or per calendar month of the Contract in respect of the Merchant being given access to the Services (including, without limitation, the issuing of a user name and password to the Merchant by Cardstream for this purpose).

1.1.15   Intellectual Property Rights (“IPR”):  all patents, rights to inventions, utility models, copyright and related rights, trade marks, service marks, trade, business and domain names, rights in trade dress or get-up, rights in goodwill or to sue for passing off, unfair competition rights, rights in designs, rights in computer software, database right, knowhow, topography rights, moral rights, rights in confidential information (including know-how and trade secrets) and any other intellectual property rights, in each case whether registered or unregistered and including all applications for and renewals or extensions of such rights, and all similar or equivalent rights or forms of protection in any part of the world.

1.1.19   Merchant:  the person, firm or company including its officers, employees and agents that purchases Services from Cardstream as set out on the Signup Form.

1.1.21   Merchant Device:  any device that is provided to the Merchant that is essential to the successful completion of an e-commerce transaction between the Merchant and his Customer wherein Cardstream is the authorisation gateway.

1.1.22   Merchant Equipment:  any equipment, hardware, computer, systems, cabling or facilities provided by the Merchant and used directly or indirectly in the supply of the Services.

1.1.23   Merchant Information:  data and any other materials (in whatever form) published or otherwise made available (directly or indirectly) by the Merchant or on behalf of the Merchant by using the Services or relating to the Services. Merchant Information may include information about the Merchant itself (including individual employees or representatives) or permitted users or clients of the Merchant (or prospective clients) that may include personal data subject to laws or regulations.

1.1.24  Minimum Monthly Payment:  is the monthly charge applicable as set out in the Signup Form.

1.1.25   MPTV:  maximum permitted transaction volume set at 10 concurrent transactions per second as standard and may be increased with advance notice.

1.1.26   Non-Availability:  the total duration, expressed as a percentage of the total Duration of the calendar month concerned, of the non-availability of Cardstream’s Core Service except where such non-availability arises as a result of any Excluded Incident or as a result of anything additionally specified below.

1.1.28   pa:  per annum.

1.1.29   Party(ies):  Cardstream and the Merchant as named in the Signup Form.

1.1.30   PCI:  the Payment Card Industry.

1.1.31   PCI:DSS:  the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard.

1.1.32   pm:  per month

1.1.34   Services:  the services to be provided by Cardstream under the Contract for the authorisation and payment of credit, debit, purchase, fuel, charge and like card transactions (“Core Services”) together with the provision of the necessary interface through which authorisation and payment of credit/debit/charge card transactions takes place (“Ancillary Services”).

1.1.35   Signup Form:  the form completed and submitted online to Cardstream by the Merchant agreeing, inter alia, to these Terms and Conditions

1.1.35   Special Conditions:  special conditions relating to particular aspects of the Service required as set out in the Contract or otherwise that applies more particularly agreed between the Parties.

1.1.36   Support:  the first line support services relating to diagnosis of errors, restoration of functionality and mandatory system upgrade by way of correction, re configuration, patch provision, driver update, software re-load, interface guideline update or user guidance to remedy a fault and the implementation of mandatory updates, adjustments, additions or modifications to the Services as Cardstream may prescribe from time to time. On rare and critical occasions Cardstream can call out and provide assistance.

1.1.37   Term:  the period for which the Parties are contracted, being a rolling 30 day term unless terminated pursuant to either Clause 10.1 or 10.2 hereof.

1.1.38   Third Party Provider:  a service or goods provider that is unconnected with Cardstream and provides solutions different from and complementary to Cardstream’s.

1.1.39   Throughput Charge:  a monthly charge payable in arrears for each month of any Term based upon either (a) the actual number of transactions processed by the Services in that calendar month at the rate set out in the Order Form; or (b) the Minimum Monthly Charge, whichever is the higher

1.1.41   Transaction:  a transaction includes 3D Secure authentication requirements and is defined as a successful or declined pre-authorisation, full authorisation or refund.

1.1.42   VAT:  value added tax chargeable under English law for the time being and any similar additional tax.

1.3    A person includes a natural person, corporate or unincorporated body (whether or not having separate legal personality).

1.4    References to gender include all genders.

1.5    Terms defined in the Data Protection Legislation, such as "personal data" "processed" "data subject" "data processor" and "data controller" will bear the same meanings where used in this Contract, as those definitions apply from time to time.

1.6    The Schedules form part of the Contract. A reference to writing or written includes writing whether in human or machine readable form.

1.7    All notices or other communications may be sent by delivery of the communication either in person; or by pre-paid first class post; or by recorded delivery; or by commercial courier; or by e-mail and will be deemed to have been received as set out in condition 20 below..

1.8    Any obligation in the Contract on a person not to do something includes, without limitation, an obligation not to agree to, allow, permit or acquiesce to that thing’s being done.

1.9    References to conditions, Schedules and appendices are to the conditions, Schedules and appendices of the Contract.

1.10    These conditions will:

1.10.1    apply to and be incorporated into the Contract; and

1.10.2    prevail over any inconsistent terms or conditions (whether express or implied) contained, or referred to, in any Merchant purchase order, confirmation of order, acceptance of a quotation, or specification or other Document supplied by the Merchant, or that have been or may be entered into between the Parties implied by law, trade custom, practice or course of dealing.

1.10.3    In the event of any conflict between a) the Signup Form; b) any Special Conditions; c) these general terms and conditions; d) any Schedules; and e) any appendices, the conflict will be resolved in that order of priority, with the Signup Form taking precedence. Where the Merchant has elected to purchase the Omnichannel service, and has entered into the Omnichannel Schedule, the terms of the Omnichannel Schedule will take effect as Special Conditions, but only in respect of the Omnichannel and not in respect of any other Services.

1.10.4    A Contract for the supply and purchase of the Services on and subject to these conditions will be established at such time as the Merchant has submitted the Signup Form. The Merchant's standard terms and conditions (if any) attached to, enclosed with or referred to in any purchase order or other Document will not govern the Contract.

1.10.5    Quotations are given by Cardstream on the basis that no Contract will come into existence except in accordance with these conditions. Any quotation can be withdrawn or amended by Cardstream at any time prior to a Contract being formed.

2   COMMENCEMENT AND DURATION

The Contract will commence on the Commencement Date and continue unless terminated by either Party’s giving no less than 30 days’ notice of termination in writing.

3   CARDSTREAM’S OBLIGATIONS, RIGHTS AND SERVICE LEVEL AGREEMENT (SLA)

Cardstream’s Obligations

3.1    Cardstream will aim to provide Availability of ≥ 99.9% minus any Excluded Incident Suspension;

3.2    Cardstream may terminate the Contract under conditions 10.1 or 10.2;

3.3    Cardstream may suspend the Services or any part thereof (“Excluded Incident Suspension”) at any time with immediate effect for operational reasons; and

3.4    Cardstream may not be held responsible for internet infrastructure issues beyond its own system.

4   MERCHANT'S OBLIGATIONS

4.1   The Merchant will:

4.1.1    allow Cardstream to use and copy the Merchant Information to enable Cardstream to carry out its obligations under the Contract, including providing PCI compliant fraud screening services, as provided for in Section 29 of the Data Protection Act 2018;

4.1.2    be responsible for the security and proper use of all user identities (“User IDs”) and passwords in connection with the Services and inform Cardstream immediately if there has been (or is likely to be) a breach of security or misuse of the Service;

4.1.3    promptly change any or all of the passwords used in connection with the Service when requested to do so by Cardstream, where Cardstream reasonably believes that there is or is likely to be a breach of security or misuse of the Services;

4.1.4    promptly inform Cardstream if any of the information supplied on or in relation to the Signup Form changes;

4.1.5    not store card details on its systems whether in plain text or encrypted form;

4.1.6    immediately notify Cardstream if it becomes aware of any unauthorised use of all or any part of the Services;

4.1.7    only access the Services as permitted by the Contract and not make any attempt to circumvent the system security of the Services or those of Cardstream at any time;

4.1.8    acknowledge and accept that Cardstream will have no responsibility for nor any liability to the Merchant in respect of any Authorisation and/or Settlement process provided by any Third Party Provider;

4.1.9    comply with all legislation, instructions or guidelines issued by any regulatory authority, relevant licensors and any other codes of practice that apply to the Merchant;

4.1.10    not hold Cardstream liable in respect of any misuse of Cardstream’s Services by Merchant;

4.1.11    identify Cardstream as appropriate for purposes of integration with acquirers.

5   CHARGES AND PAYMENT

5.1    Cardstream will invoice the Merchant on the last Business Day of each calendar month in respect of the monthly amount due in respect of all Charges arising from the use of the Services by the Merchant in that calendar month;

5.2    payment will be due on receipt of invoice, without any set-off, withholding or counterclaim;

5.3    the Merchant agrees for all Charges payable pursuant to the Contract to be paid to Cardstream by Direct Debit; or credit or debit card; or by direct bank transfer as determined by Cardstream and the Merchant will provide Cardstream with a signed Mandate to effect such payment;

5.5    the Charges will be invoiced and paid in pounds sterling. Cardstream will (where applicable) add value added tax (or any other applicable tax or charge in any country where the Services are provided) to the Cardstream invoices;

5.6    Cardstream will charge interest at the rate of 5% above the base lending rate of Lloyds Bank PLC on overdue sums or suspend the provision of its Services until payment has been made in full in cleared funds.

6   INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

6.1   All Intellectual Property Rights in the Services will be owned by Cardstream.

7  NON-DISCLOSURE, CONFIDENTIALITY AND CARDSTREAM’S PROPERTY

7.1    The Merchant and Cardstream both agree that all commercial arrangements including the names of Third Parties, their customers, all Charges, Special Conditions and Services within this agreement will not be disclosed to any third party and will remain strictly confidential.

7.2   Both the Merchant and Cardstream will keep in strict confidence all technical or commercial know-how, specifications, inventions, processes or initiatives that are of a confidential nature and have been disclosed to their employees, agents, consultants or subcontractors.

7.3   Either Party may disclose such information:.

7.3.1    if is publicly available or already known by the receiving party provided such knowledge has not been obtained in breach of the Contract;

7.3.2    to its employees, officers, representatives, advisers, agents or subcontractors who need to know such information for the purposes of carrying out its obligations under the Contract; and

7.3.3    as may be required by law, court order or any governmental or regulatory authority.

7.4    Each Party will ensure that its employees, officers, representatives, advisers, agents or subcontractors to whom it discloses such information comply with this condition 7.

7.5    Each Party will not use any such information for any purpose other than for the purposes of the Contract.

7.6    All materials will, at all times remain the exclusive property of the originating Party (or any relevant Third Party).

7.7    The Merchant agrees that once the Contract has been entered into, Cardstream may issue a press release (or any other form of public communication) relating to the entry into the Contract. The Merchant will have the opportunity to approve such a release and such approval will not be unreasonably withheld or delayed.

8  LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

Neither Party will be liable to the other Party or any Third Party for consequential, indirect or punitive damages, losses or costs; and the total liability of either Party for direct damages or losses, however arising, together with their reasonable legal costs in any twelve month period will not exceed the Charges payable during that twelve month period.

9  DATA PROTECTION

9.1    The Parties agree that they will perform their obligations under the Contract in strict compliance with the Data Protection Legislation. For the purposes of the Contract, references to "the Merchant's personal data" will include personal data obtained from Third Parties and individuals using Third Party services. Merchant warrants and undertakes that it has and will only process personal data obtained from Third Parties on the basis of a valid and recorded legal basis. The Merchant further warrants and undertakes that its Third Party agreements will permit Cardstream to process the personal data of Third Parties and the individual users of their services as contemplated by the Contract.

9.2   The Merchant acknowledges that the Merchant's personal data will be processed by and on behalf of Cardstream in connection with its provision of the Services for the purposes of performing the Contract and for the purposes of Cardstream's legal and regulatory obligations and its legitimate interests.

9.3   In processing Merchant’s personal data obtained from Third Parties and individuals using Third Party services as contemplated by clause 9.1, Cardstream will act as data processor for the Merchant and accordingly the Parties acknowledge that:

9.3.1   The Merchant alone will determine the purposes for which and the manner in which personal data (as defined in the DPA) are, or are to be, processed in the performance of the Services;

9.3.2   Cardstream will be the data processor (as defined in the Data Protection Legislation) in respect of the personal data processed as required for performance of the Services.

9.4   The Merchant warrants and undertakes that any instructions given by it to Cardstream (whether specific or non-specific) in respect of the processing of personal data will at all times be in accordance with the requirements of the Data Protection Legislation and that compliance with such instructions by Cardstream in its provision of the Services will not put the Merchant or Cardstream in breach of the Data Protection Legislation.

9.5   Any obligation on Cardstream or the Merchant under this condition 9 to do, or refrain from doing, any act or thing will include an obligation on Cardstream or the Merchant respectively to procure that its employees, agents and sub-contractors (if any) also do, or refrain from doing, such act or thing.

9.6   In respect only of personal data that Cardstream processes on behalf of the Merchant in connection with the Services, Cardstream will:

9.6.1   only process the personal data in such a manner as is necessary for the provision of the Services or as is required by law or any regulatory body or otherwise as appropriate including, where necessary, involving credit reference, fraud prevention and law enforcement agencies and other organisations in relation to preventing fraud and money laundering;

9.6.2   promptly notify the Merchant if it receives a request from a data subject (as defined in the Data Protection Legislation) to have access to personal data or any other complaint or request relating to the Merchant’s obligations under the Data Protection Legislation and provide full co-operation and assistance to the Merchant in relation to any such complaint or request (including, without limitation, by allowing data subjects to have access to their personal data); and

9.6.3   otherwise provide reasonable assistance to the Merchant as necessary to allow the Merchant to comply with the Data Protection Legislation.

10  TERMINATION

10.1   The Merchant may terminate the Contract without liability to Cardstream immediately on giving written notice to Cardstream if Cardstream commits a material breach of any of the terms of the Contract and, if such a breach is remediable, fails to remedy that breach within 30 days of Cardstream’s being notified in writing of the breach.

10.2   Cardstream may immediately suspend the provision of the Services and/or terminate the Contract or any part of the Contract without liability to the Merchant immediately on giving written notice to the Merchant if the Merchant fails to pay any amount due under the Contract on the due date for payment and remains in default not less than (30) thirty days after being notified in writing to make such payment.

10.3   On termination of the Contract for any reason:

10.3.1   the Merchant will immediately pay to Cardstream all of Cardstream's outstanding unpaid invoices and interest.

10.3.2   the Merchant will promptly return all and any of Cardstream's Equipment; and

10.3.3   the accrued rights and liabilities of the Parties as at termination and the continuation of any provision expressly stated to survive or implicitly surviving termination will not be affected.

10.4   On termination of the Contract for any reason, the following conditions will survive and continue in full force and effect:

10.4.1   condition 6 (IPR);

10.4.2   condition 7 (Non-Disclosure, Confidentiality and Cardstream’s Property);

10.4.3   condition 8 (Limitation of Liability);

10.4.4   condition 9 (Data Protection);

10.4.5   condition 10 (Termination);

10.4.6   condition 12 (Non-Solicitation) and

10.4.7   condition 21 (Governing Law and Jurisdiction).

11  FORCE MAJEURE

Neither party will be liable to the other under the Contract if it is prevented from, or delayed in performing, its obligations under the Contract or from carrying on its business by acts, events, omissions or accidents beyond its reasonable control, including (without limitation) strikes, lock-outs or other industrial disputes; failure of a utility service or transport network; failure of or interruption to the internet or any other communication network; act of God and natural disaster; war, riot, civil commotion, malicious damage; compliance with any law or governmental order, rule, regulation or direction; accident; breakdown of plant or machinery; fire, flood, storm; or default of suppliers or subcontractors.

12  NON-SOLICITATION

12.1   Each Party agrees that it will not, without the prior written consent of the other Party, at any time from the date of the Contract to the expiry of 12 months after the last date of supply of the Services or termination of the Contract, solicit or entice away from the other or employ (or attempt to employ) any person who is, or has been, directly engaged as an employee or as a consultant or subcontractor.

12.2   In the event that one Party gives consent in accordance with condition 12.1 above, the requesting Party agrees to pay the other Party, on demand, an amount that is equal to 30% of the relevant gross annual salary (or average annual income arising from working for the requesting Party) of each person employed, solicited or enticed in circumstances set out in condition 12.1.

13  VARIATION AND SCOPE CHANGE

13.1   Cardstream may, from time to time and without notice, change the Services in order to comply with any applicable safety or statutory requirements or PCI standard guidance, provided that such changes do not materially affect the nature, scope of, or the Charges for the Services. If Cardstream requests a change to the scope of the Services or the Terms of the Contract for any other reason, the Merchant will not unreasonably withhold or delay consent to it.

13.2   No variation of the Contract or these conditions or of any of the documents referred to in them will be valid unless it is in writing and signed or acknowledged by or on behalf of each of the Parties.

14   WAIVER

14.1 A waiver of any right under the Contract is only effective if it is in writing and it applies only to the circumstances for which it is given.

15  SEVERANCE

15.1   If any provision of the Contract (or part of any provision) is found by any Court to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that provision or part-provision will be deemed not to form part of the Contract and the validity and enforceability of the other provisions of the Contract will not be affected and the Parties will negotiate in good faith to amend such provision so as to achieve the Parties' original commercial intention.

16  ENTIRE AGREEMENT

16.1   The Contract constitutes the whole agreement between the Parties and supersedes all previous agreements between the Parties relating to its subject matter.

16.2   Subject to condition 16.3, each Party acknowledges that, in entering into the Contract, it has not relied on, and will have no right or remedy in respect of, any statement, misrepresentation, assurance or warranty (whether made negligently or innocently), other than as expressly provided in the Contract.

16.3   Nothing in this condition 16 will limit or exclude the liability of either Party for fraud.

17  ASSIGNMENT

17.1   Cardstream reserves the right to assign, transfer, charge, mortgage, subcontract, or deal in any other manner with all or any of its rights and obligations under the Contract and should apprise the Merchant of any such assignment.

17.2   The Merchant having rights under the Contract is acting on its own behalf and not for the benefit of another person.

18  NO PARTNERSHIP OR AGENCY

Nothing in the Contract is intended to, or will be deemed to, constitute a partnership or joint venture of any kind between any of the Parties, nor constitute any Party the agent of another Party for any purpose. No Party will have authority to act as agent for, or to bind, the other Party in any way.

19  RIGHTS OF THIRD PARTIES

A person who is not a Party to the Contract will not have any rights under or in connection with it pursuant to the Contract (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 but nothing in the Contract will affect any right or remedy of a Third Party that exists or is available otherwise than as a result of that Act.

20  NOTICES

20.1   Any notice required to be given under the Contract and its Schedules will be in writing and will include delivery of the communication to the address listed below in this subsection either in person; or by pre-paid first class post; or by recorded delivery; or by commercial courier; or by e-mail from the email address listed below in this subsection to the email address of the other party listed below in this subsection.

20.2   Addresses and numbers to be used for delivery are as follows:

Cardstream Partners Limited            Merchant
Birches Corner                                     As set out in the Signup Form
Heron Gate
Taunton
TA1 2LP
email: legal@cardstream.com

20.3   Any notice will be deemed to have been duly received if delivered personally, when left at the address as specified on the Order Form or as otherwise notified to the other Party in writing; or, if sent by pre-paid first-class post or recorded delivery, at 9.00 am on the second Business Day after posting; or, if delivered by commercial courier, on the date and at the time that the courier's delivery receipt is signed; or, if sent by email from the email address listed above in 20.2 to the email address of the other party listed above in 20.2.

20.4   This condition 20 will not apply to the service of any documents in any proceedings or any legal action.

21  GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION

21.1   The Contract and any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with it or its subject matter or formation (including non-contractual disputes or claims), will be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of England and Wales.

21.2   The Parties irrevocably agree that the Courts of England and Wales will have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute or claim that arises out of or in connection with the Contract or its subject matter or formation (including non-contractual disputes or claims).