POS Merchant
POS Merchant
This Merchant Services Agreement (the “Agreement”) is entered into at Chennai on the day and date (“Execution Date”) specified in the application form appended to this Agreement(“Application Form”) By And Between; the
merchant (details furnished in the Application Form), a sole proprietorship/partnership firm registered under the provisions of the Indian Partnership Act /limited liability partnership/company incorporated under the Companies Act, 1956/2013/ An
Individual having its office at the address as specified in Application Form(hereinafter referred to as “Merchant”/ “Merchant Establishment” /”ME”, which expression shall unless repugnant to the subject or context shall mean and
include (i) in the case of the Merchant being a sole proprietary concern / individual, the heirs, administrators, executors, legal representatives and permitted assigns of the Proprietor; (ii) in the case of the Merchant, being a partnership firm, the
partners for the time being and from time to time of the firm, the survivor or survivors of them, their respective heirs, administrators, executors, legal representatives and permitted assigns and (iii) in the case of the Merchant, being a company ,
its successors and permitted assigns (as the case may be) (iv) in the case of the Merchant being a Trust, the trustees from time to time of the trust, administrators, beneficiaries and the survivor or survivors of them, executors, legal
representatives and permitted assigns (as the case may be) of the One Part; And Skilworth Technologies Private Limited having its registered office at No. 20C/2A Sarangapani Street, T. Nagar , Chennai–600017 (hereinafter
referred to as the “STPL”, which expression shall unless repugnant to the subject or context shall mean and include its successors and assigns) of the Second Part (STPL and the Merchant are individually referred to as a “Party” and
collectively as the “Parties”).
WHEREAS: fraudulent use/service related/quality related/misuse of marks in the representation, form and manner therein, (b) (b) termination of this Agreement. STPL shall be entitled
A. Merchant is inter alia engaged in the business as the personal and financial information of the Customer by all common law rights in the words and names in India or to use details of the Merchants in any promotional
stated in the Application Form (“Business”). any unauthorized person; and (v) subject to applicable anywhere else in the world; and (c) all rights to bring an materials.
B. STPL is engaged in the business of providing software law, any other dispute received from bank/ Card action for passing off, infringement or any other action in 2.5 Equipment: In order to process Transactions,
application programming interfaces and other proprietary Association/service provider ,business associate or respect thereto; (29)Transaction: shall mean a Merchant must be equipped with properly installed and
technology to provide and enable payment processing circumstance that may result in the existence of a claim financial transaction conducted by the Customer using programmed Equipment capable of transmitting,
services to merchants including but not limited to for reversal of any Transaction as determined reasonably Payment Services for the purchase/rental of goods and/or receiving and communicating Card transaction data.
providing point of sale card machines, facilitating by STPL; (12) Confidential Information: shall services, resulting in the generation of a Chargeslip; Merchant may purchase or lease such Equipment. If the
payment by merchant’s customers using payment mean any documents, data, or information related to each (30)POS/EDC/Terminal/Equipment: shall mean Merchant elects to lease the Equipment, the lease of the
instruments, collection of such payments and onward Party's business and/or the Customer that is not generally point of sale electronic data capture devices referred as Equipment shall be subject to the terms of this
remittance of such payments to the merchants and other known to the public including, but not limited to, all Mpos & Digital POS, printers and other peripherals and Agreement. The Merchant agrees that the Equipment
values added services, more specifically set forth in tangible, intangible, visual, electronic, present, or future accessories, including pin pads and necessary shall remain in the Premises at all times and the
Schedule B hereto (“Payment Services”) . information such as (a) financial information; (b) technical applications and software to run the devices in respect of Merchant shall not create any encumbrance on the same
C. The Merchant is desirous of availing the Payment information, including but not limited to research, or in connection with regard to all EDC devices (leased and the Equipment shall not be pledged, sold or
Services of STPL for enabling electronic payment development, procedures, data, designs, and technical and/or purchased) provided by STPL or its Service transferred by the Merchant. Any leased or rented
acceptance transactions of its Customers (as defined know-how; (c) business information, including but not Providers; (31)Valid Card: shall mean a Card issued Equipment provided by STPL are for the Merchant’s
hereinafter). limited to operations, planning, marketing interests, and by an Issuer, bearing signature of the holder whose name exclusive use and will not become Merchant’s property,
D. Based on the representations, warranties and services (d) personal information/data of any customers is embossed on the same but shall not include (i) a card and shall be returned to STPL on demand, upon
covenants provided by the Merchant, STPL has agreed (e) all information or data which the Parties have access listed on any communication from the Card Association or termination of this Agreement or upon Merchant ceasing
to provide the Payment Services in accordance with the to in connection with performance of the present STPL informing the Merchant of any lost, stolen, invalid to do Business, whichever is the earliest. The operating
terms hereof. Agreement, whether before or after execution of the and cancelled cards or (ii) an expired card or a card not instructions provided by STPL (or as explained by its
present Agreement (f) all confidential or proprietary yet operational or (iii) a card that cannot be used in India authorized representatives) will explain to the Merchant,
NOW THEREFORE it is acknowledged by and concepts, documentation, reports, lists, files, data, or (iv) a damaged or torn card. the manner of proper use of the Equipment and the
agreed between the Parties hereto as follows: specifications, software, source code, object code, flow Merchant shall use and operate the Equipment only in
charts, databases, data files, inventions, information, 2. SCOPE OF THE AGREEMENT: such manner as provided therein. Merchant shall be
1. DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATIONS know-how and trade secrets, whether or not patentable or 2.1 Vide execution of the Application Form and this liable to protect the Equipment from loss, theft, damage
Definitions: copyrightable; (13) Data Plan: means the service Agreement, the Merchant offers to receive and, subject to or any legal encumbrance and will allow STPL and its
In addition to the terms defined in the introduction to this provided by a third party that enables the transfer of data acceptance of the offer by STPL and the payment of the designated representatives reasonable access to
Agreement and other parts of this Agreement, wherever over its network. ME is responsible for paying for any relevant fees and charges by the Merchant, the Merchant Premises for their repair, servicing, replacement,
used in this Agreement, unless repugnant to the meaning charges associated with this service. (14) Fees: shall agrees to avail Payment Services on the terms set out in removal, modification, installation and relocation.
or context thereof, the following expressions shall have mean such fee that has been agreed between the Parties this Agreement and agrees to comply with all the terms 2.6 Merchant acknowledges that some Equipment
the meanings set forth below: payable by the Merchant to STPL for Payment Services, and conditions provided in this Agreement and other provided under this Agreement is embedded and/or
(1)Affiliate: in case of a Party being a body corporate, and as detailed in Schedule B hereto; (15) Issuer: applicable laws including but not limited to the Rules, integrated with proprietary technology owned by or
any entity that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled means a licensee of a Card Association issuing a Card; directives, notifications issued by the regulatory licensed to STPL (“Software”). In connection with
by, or is under the common control of that Party; (16) ME Commission / Merchant Discount authorities from time to time. It is hereby clarified that availing the Payment Services, the Merchant hereby
(2)Authentication: shall mean the process by which Rate (MDR): means the commission payable to STPL STPL in its sole discretion reserves the right to accept or agrees to the installation of Software and hardware
Cardholder identification is authenticated in the by Merchant Establishment (“ME”) for facilitating a reject the Merchant’s application. solutions to integrate the Merchant’s billing system with
Processing Mechanism; (3) Authorization: shall Transaction; (17) Mobile Device: means any smart 2.2 Exclusive Provider: The Merchant hereby the Equipment, the costs of which shall be borne solely
mean the process by which the Bank approves a mobile phone or tablet enabled with android or any other agrees and acknowledges that during the Term (as by the Merchant. Merchant shall not obtain title,
Transaction as stipulated by the Issuer from time to time compatible operating system with Bluetooth connectivity defined hereinafter) of this Agreement, the Merchant copyrights or any other proprietary right to any Software.
{i.e whether the Valid Card of the Card Holder has the compatible with the device provided to the ME by STPL; shall avail Payment Services solely from STPL. The At all times, STPL or its licensors retain all rights to such
required credit limit/funds (as the case may be) to make (18) Mobile Point of Sale or mPOS”: means a Payment Services shall be performed by STPL directly or Software, including but not limited to updates,
payments for a Transaction} and includes approval Mobile Device with card-acceptance and software by any of its Affiliates and/or Service Providers. The enhancements and additions. Merchant shall not
delivered on the Equipment at the Premises. An application installed on it; (19) Payment Channels: Affiliates and/or Service Providers may also assist in disclose such Software to any party, convey, copy,
Authorization indicates only the availability of the shall mean the routing mechanism vide which the provision of the Equipment and local support functions in license, sublicense, modify, translate, reverse engineer,
Cardholder’s credit limit at the time the Authorization is Payment Services are rendered in respect of the Payment connection with this Agreement. decompile, disassemble, tamper with, or create any
requested and is not a guarantee that a Transaction is Modes processed on the Equipment; (20) Payment 2.3 Nothing in this Agreement shall prohibit STPL from derivative work based on such Software. Merchant’s use
valid; (4) Bank: means Bank, with whom STPL is the Modes: shall mean payment via credit cards, debit providing services similar to those provided under this of such Software shall be limited to that expressly
Merchant of Record; (5) Batch: means a single cards, pre-paid cards, EMI, UPI, AEPS, Bharat QR, Agreement to others, including competitors of the authorized by STPL. STPL’s licensors are intended third
submission of Transaction(s) for settlement by the Adhaar Pay, MOTO or any other payment mode as Merchant. party beneficiaries of this Agreement to the extent of any
Merchant. A batch usually re-presents a day’s worth of applicable; (21) PADSS: means Payment Application (i) STPL may offer additional services as may be decided terms herein pertaining to such licensors’ ownership
Transactions or Transactions worth between two batches, Data Security Standard Council; (22) PCIDSS: means by STPL from time to time (“Additional Services”), rights. If Merchant provides any software or equipment or
if Merchants are provided with the facility to settle multiple Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards being an to the Merchant. If the Merchant agrees to avail one or utilizes third party system vendors, Merchant is solely
batches during the day; (6) Card: means a credit, debit information security standard defined by the Payment more Additional Services, the terms and conditions of the responsible for all aspects of compatibility, installation,
or any other payment card issued by an Issuer; (7)Card Card Industry Security Standards Council; (23) Point same shall be set forth in writing and considered as an operation, security and systems integrations that will
Association(s): Card Association(s) shall mean any of Sale or POS: means the EDC Terminal at the addendum to this Agreement. For any customization or comply with the Rules and STPL’s processing
of VISA, MasterCard, NPCI, Amex, Maestro, Rupay, Premises, used for accepting the Payment Modes;(24) modification required in Payment Services, the Merchant requirements.
Diners, Discover or any other card association as may be Premises: shall mean the place of business of the ME shall pay per man day or as may be mutually agreed
specified by STPL from time to time; (8) Cash @ as stated in the Application Form; (25)Rules: means between the Parties in writing. The Parties hereby agree 3. PAYMENT SERVICES:
POS/Cash withdrawal @ POS: means payment the rules, bylaws, operating regulations, guidelines, that STPL reserves the right to modify, alter and impose 3.1 STPL facilitates payments made by Customers
of cash by the Merchant to the Card Holder as per the RBI procedures and also amendments, interpretations, or additional terms and conditions as may be decided by through any of the Payment Modes vide the Payment
Guidelines, such guidelines being subject to change from modifications issued by the Payment Gateway Networks, STPL at its sole discretion and the same shall be effective Channels and provides technological and payments
time to time; (9) Card Holder/Customer: means a Card Associations, Reserve Bank of India and any other and binding on the Merchant. support in relation to Transactions, so as to enable
person to whom a Valid Card is issued or who is governmental authorities that govern the usage and 2.4 Branding/Promotion: Merchant shall indicate receipt of such payments by the Merchant. In this regard,
authorized to use that Valid Card and utilizes the same acceptance of Cards or are otherwise applicable to the the Card(s) accepted and display the Card logos, STPL the ME shall procure a Data Plan required to complete
while availing services or products of the Merchant vide Merchant services or Payment Service including but not Trademarks and other materials in its Premises. STPL the Transactions, at its own costs. In the event the SIM
the Payment Services; (10) Charge slip: shall mean limited to PCIDSS; (26) Refund(s): means the grants a nonexclusive, limited, revocable, non-transfer- for the Data Plan is provided by STPL, the Merchant
receipt produced electronically or manually as applicable amount to be repaid by ME to Card Holder for reasons set able and non-sublicensable license to use, display and shall be in compliance with the declaration stated in
by any and all type of POS ie Digital / Paper GPRS and out in Clause 7.2; (27)Service Providers: shall reproduce the Trademarks and logos of STPL solely in Clause 6.1(d) at all times, during the Term of this
Mpos on completion of Authorization of a Valid Card mean banks, financial institutions, white labeled solution connection with the performance of Merchant obligations Agreement.
transaction; (11) Chargeback: shall mean a providers or aggregators, software providers, third party and provisions of the services in accordance with the term 3.2 To enable the provision of Payment Services, the
transaction that refers to the reversal of any transaction service providers and any other person authorized to and conditions of the Agreement. During the Term of this Merchant shall be provided with a ‘merchant
on account of (i) any alleged forgery of the Card or other issue or process payments or any persons acting on their Agreement, Merchant shall make no other use of the code/merchant identification number’ or Terminal
details (ii) any charge/debit made on a Card that has been behalf, and in case of specific MPOS devices/GPRS emblems or Trademarks of any Card Association or STPL Identification number, obtained by STPL directly from the
listed as a hot listed card or otherwise listed on the Card terminals provided by STPL; (28) Trade Marks: without STPL’s prior written consent and shall use these Bank or through its Service Provider.
Association warning bulletins (iii) duplicate processing of means (a) all trademarks and service marks, whether they logos or Trademarks in compliance with the requirements 3.3 The procedure to be followed by ME for every
the Transaction; (iv) any amount required to be refunded are registered, unregistered or pending registration, in of the Rules and the specifications of STPL. Merchant Transaction and the process flow for Authorization and
due to, denial of Transaction by the Customer as wrongly India and/ or the rest of the world, that are owned by, used shall immediately discontinue use of all such Trademarks, settlement of a Transaction is outlined herein
charged payment/ extra payments and/or due to the by or applied for, and includes the trademark and service logos, emblems or names upon (a) direction of STPL; or https://bijlipay.co.in/ The Merchant agrees and
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties here to have caused this Agreement to be executed by their respective duly authorized officers as of the date first above
written.
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Name: Name:
Date: Date: