The following describes the Terms of Service and Conditions of Use for our website.
PLEASE READ THIS DOCUMENT CAREFULLY BEFORE ACCESSING OR USING OUR WEBSITE. BY ACCESSING OR USING OUR WEBSITE, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SET FORTH BELOW. IF YOU DO NOT WISH TO BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, YOU MAY NOT ACCESS OR USE OUR WEBSITE. IF YOU DO NOT UNDERSTAND THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, DO NOT USE OUR WEBSITE. WE MAY MODIFY THIS AGREEMENT AT ANY TIME WITHOUT INDIVIDUAL, SPECIFIC NOTICE TO YOU, AND SUCH MODIFICATIONS SHALL BE EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY UPON POSTING OF THE MODIFIED AGREEMENT ON OUR WEBSITE. YOU AGREE TO REVIEW THE AGREEMENT PERIODICALLY TO BE AWARE OF SUCH MODIFICATIONS AND YOUR CONTINUED ACCESS OR USE OF OUR WEBSITE AFTER SUCH NOTICE SHALL BE DEEMED YOUR CONCLUSIVE ACCEPTANCE OF THE MODIFIED AGREEMENT, INCLUDING ANY AND ALL MODIFICATIONS, ADDITIONS, DELETIONS, OR OTHER CHANGES.
OUR WEBSITE AND CONTENT ARE PROVIDED ON AN ‘AS IS’ BASIS WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND. OUR WEBSITE AND ITS SUPPLIERS, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, INCLUDING (BUT NOT LIMITED TO) THE WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTIES RIGHTS, AND THE WARRANTY OF FITNESS FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSE. OUR WEBSITE AND ITS SUPPLIERS MAKE NO WARRANTIES ABOUT THE ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, COMPLETENESS, OR TIMELINESS OF THE CONTENT, SERVICES, SOFTWARE TEXT, GRAPHICS, AND LINKS.
By using this website, you agree to obey these Terms of Service and Conditions of Use. Please read them carefully.
Our CPOS Merchant Services website (and other “internal” websites stemming from it, such as specific membership sites or webpages pertinent to the main website or weblog) is an online (and, periodically, offline) information service and is subject to your compliance with the terms and conditions set forth below (all parts and parties collectively referred to as our website).
Any other policies, notices, or other legal/administrative pages contained in our website are necessarily incorporated into these Terms of Service and Conditions of Use. This may include, without limitation, a DMCA Policy, Privacy Policy, Disclaimer, Copyright Notice, Anti-Spam Policy, and FTC Compliance Policy.
You agree to obey all applicable laws and regulations regarding your use of our https://cpos.com/en website and the content and materials provided in it.
Our website is an independent, stand-alone entity that has no relationship, connection, or affiliation whatsoever with any company, person, outfit, organization, or group mentioned herein, even if such name appears in our website name, domain, URL, or otherwise. You should assume no other party, by mere mention of their name, has endorsed anything you see here. The aim is simply to provide useful resources for our readers, some of which we may be compensated for. You should simply assume at all times we are being compensated and, while that may not prompt us to make unsound recommendations, you should always be responsible for your own financial decisions, be it investing, purchasing, donating, or otherwise.
- Copyright, Licenses and Idea/User Submissions The following describes the Copyright Notice for our website.
The entire contents of our website are protected by intellectual property law, including international copyright and trademark laws. The owner of the copyrights and/or trademarks are our website, and/or other third party licensors or related entities.
You do not own rights to any article, book, ebook, document, blog post, software, application, add-on, plugin, art, graphics, images, photos, video, webinar, recording or other materials viewed or listened to through or from our CPOS Merchant Services website or via email or by way of protected content in a membership site. The posting of data on our website, such as a blog comment, does not change this fact and does not give you any right in the data. You surrender any rights to your content once it becomes part of our website.
YOU MAY NOT MODIFY, COPY, REPRODUCE, REPUBLISH, UPLOAD, POST, TRANSMIT, OR DISTRIBUTE, IN ANY MANNER, THE CONTENT ON OUR WEBSITE, INCLUDING TEXT, GRAPHICS, CODE AND/OR SOFTWARE. You must retain all copyright and other proprietary notices contained in the original content on any copy you make of the content. You may not sell or modify the content or reproduce, display, publicly perform, distribute, or otherwise use the content in any way for any public or commercial purpose. The use of paid content on any other website or in a networked computer environment for any purpose is prohibited. If you violate any of the terms or conditions, your permission to use the content automatically terminates and you must immediately destroy any copies you have made of the content.
You are granted a nonexclusive, nontransferable, revocable license to use our website only for private, personal, noncommercial reasons. You may print and download portions of material from the different areas of the website solely for your own non-commercial use, provided that you agree not to change the content from its original form. Moreover, you agree not to modify or delete any copyright or proprietary notices from the materials you print or download. Also note that any notice on any portion of our website that forbids printing & downloading trumps all prior statements and controls.
As a user, you agree to use the products and services offered by our website in a manner consistent with all applicable local, state and federal laws and regulations. No material shall be stored or transmitted which infringes or violates the rights of others, which is unlawful, obscene, profane, indecent or otherwise objectionable, threatening, defamatory, or invasive of privacy or publicity rights.
Our https://cpos.com/en website prohibits conduct that might constitute a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability or otherwise violate any law. Any activity that restricts or inhibits any other user from using the services of our website is also prohibited. Unless allowed by a written agreement, you may not post or transmit advertising or commercial solicitation on our website.
You agree to grant to our website a non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide, irrevocable, perpetual license, with the right to sub-license, to reproduce, distribute, transmit, create derivative works of, publicly display and publicly perform any materials and other information (including, without limitation, ideas contained therein for new or improved products and services) you submit to any public areas of our website (such as bulletin boards, forums, blog, and newsgroups) or by e-mail to our website by all means and in any media now known or hereafter developed. You also grant to our website the right to use your name in connection with the submitted materials and other information as well as in connection with all advertising, marketing and promotional material related thereto. You agree that you shall have no recourse against our website for any alleged or actual infringement or misappropriation of any proprietary right in your communications to our website.
Trademarks Publications, products, content or services referenced herein or on our website are the exclusive trademarks or service marks of our CPOS Merchant Services website or related parties. Other product and CPOS Merchant Services mentioned in our website may be the trademarks of their respective owners.
Links to Our Website You may provide links to our website, provided you do not change, remove, or obscure the copyright notice or other notices on our website. Your website or other source of links must not engage in illegal or pornographic activities. Finally, you may link provided you understand that you must stop linking to our website immediately upon request by our website.
- Use of our website You agree, acknowledge, and accept that we are not trained professionals and do not purport to render professional or expert advice in any arena.
Data contained on or made available through our https://cpos.com/en website is not intended to be, and does not constitute, legal advice. Our website, and your use of it, does not create an attorney-client relationship. We do not warrant or guarantee the accuracy, adequacy, or recency of the data contained in or linked to our website.
Data contained on or made available through our website is not intended to be, and does not constitute, medical or health advice. Our website, and your use of it, does not create a physician-patient relationship. We do not warrant or guarantee the accuracy, adequacy, or recency of the data contained in or linked to our website.
Data contained on or made available through our website is not intended to be, and does not constitute, financial/investing advice. Our website, and your use of it, does not create an advisor-client relationship. We do not warrant or guarantee the accuracy, adequacy, or recency of the data contained in or linked to our website.
Your use of our CPOS Merchant Services website or materials linked to our website is completely at your own risk. You should not act or depend on any data on our website, where applicable, without seeking the counsel of a competent lawyer licensed to practice in your jurisdiction for your particular legal issues. You should not act or depend on any data on our website, where applicable, without seeking the counsel of a competent physician licensed to practice in your jurisdiction for your particular medical issues. You should not act or depend on any data on our website, where applicable, without seeking the counsel of a competent financial advisor licensed to practice in your jurisdiction for your particular financial needs and issues.
We may make changes to the features, functionality or content of our website at any time. We reserve the right in our sole discretion to edit or delete any data appearing on our website.
Your Duty To Other Users Your use of our website is for your own personal, non-commercial benefit. In no way are you to leverage our website in a way that mines for the personal information of other, whether in blog comments or otherwise, for your own use or for the benefit of others. This includes, but is not limited to, spam (unsolicited commercial email).
If you inadvertently obtain personal information about other users, you shall not share this with anyone else.
Restricted access Access to certain areas of our https://cpos.com/ website is restricted. We reserve the right to restrict access to other areas of our website, or indeed our whole website, at our discretion.
If we provide you with a user ID (username) and password to enable you to access restricted areas of our website or other content or services, you must ensure that that user ID and password is kept confidential. You may not share your user ID and/or password with anyone for any reason, either directly or indirectly. You accept responsibility for all activities that occur under your user ID or password.
We may disable your user ID and password at our sole discretion or if you breach any of the policies or terms governing your use of our CPOS Merchant Services website or any other contractual obligation you owe to us.
Third-Party Products/Services You understand that, except for information, products or services clearly identified as being supplied by our website, our website does not operate, control or endorse any information, products or services on the Internet in any way. Except for information identified by our website as such, all information, products and services offered through our website or on the Internet generally are offered by third parties that are not affiliated with our website, and we may be compensated.
Viruses, etc. You also understand that our CPOS Merchant Services website cannot and does not guarantee or warrant that files available for downloading through our website will be free of infection or viruses, worms, Trojan horses or other code that manifest contaminating or destructive properties. You are responsible for implementing sufficient procedures and checkpoints to satisfy your particular requirements for accuracy of data input and output, and for maintaining a means external to our website for the reconstruction of any lost data.
Assumption of Risk YOU ASSUME TOTAL RESPONSIBILITY AND RISK FOR YOUR USE OF OUR WEBSITE AND THE INTERNET. OUR WEBSITE PROVIDES OUR WEBSITE AND RELATED INFORMATION “AS IS” AND DOES NOT MAKE ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, REPRESENTATIONS OR ENDORSEMENTS WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION WARRANTIES OF TITLE OR NONINFRINGEMENT, OR THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE) WITH REGARD TO THE PRODUCT OR SERVICE, ANY MERCHANDISE INFORMATION OR SERVICE PROVIDED THROUGH THE SERVICE OR ON THE INTERNET GENERALLY, AND OUR WEBSITE SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY COST OR DAMAGE ARISING EITHER DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY FROM ANY SUCH TRANSACTION. IT IS SOLELY YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO EVALUATE THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS AND USEFULNESS OF ALL OPINIONS, ADVICE, SERVICES, MERCHANDISE AND OTHER INFORMATION PROVIDED THROUGH THE SERVICE OR ON THE INTERNET GENERALLY. OUR WEBSITE DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE OR THAT DEFECTS IN THE SERVICE WILL BE CORRECTED.
YOU UNDERSTAND FURTHER THAT THE PURE NATURE OF THE INTERNET CONTAINS UNEDITED MATERIALS SOME OF WHICH ARE SEXUALLY EXPLICIT OR MAY BE OFFENSIVE TO YOU. YOUR ACCESS TO SUCH MATERIALS IS AT YOUR RISK. OUR WEBSITE HAS NO CONTROL OVER AND ACCEPTS NO RESPONSIBILITY WHATSOEVER FOR SUCH MATERIALS YOU MIGHT SOMEHOW ACCESS.
Limitation of Liability The content may contain inaccuracies or typographical errors. Our https://cpos.com/en website makes no representations about the accuracy, reliability, completeness, or timeliness of the content or about the results to be obtained from using our website or the content on it. Use of our website and the content is at your own risk. Changes are periodically made to our website, and may be made at any time.
OUR WEBSITE DOES NOT WARRANT THAT OUR WEBSITE WILL OPERATE ERROR-FREE OR THAT OUR WEBSITE AND ITS SERVER ARE FREE OF COMPUTER VIRUSES AND OTHER HARMFUL GOODS OR CONDITIONS. IF YOUR USE OF OUR WEBSITE OR THE CONTENT RESULTS IN THE NEED FOR SERVICING OR REPLACING EQUIPMENT OR DATA, OUR WEBSITE IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THOSE COSTS.
Express Disclaimer of Consequential Damages IN NO EVENT WILL OUR WEBSITE, ITS SUPPLIERS, OR ANY THIRD PARTIES MENTIONED AT OUR WEBSITE BE LIABLE FOR (I) ANY INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, INDIRECT OR OTHER DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF PROGRAMS OR INFORMATION, AND THE LIKE) ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICE, OR ANY INFORMATION, OR TRANSACTIONS PROVIDED ON THE SERVICE, OR DOWNLOADED FROM THE SERVICE, OR ANY DELAY OF SUCH INFORMATION OR SERVICE. EVEN IF OUR WEBSITE OR ITS AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVES HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, OR (II) ANY CLAIM ATTRIBUTABLE TO ERRORS, OMISSIONS, OR OTHER INACCURACIES IN THE SERVICE AND/OR MATERIALS OR INFORMATION DOWNLOADED THROUGH THE SERVICE.
BECAUSE SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. IN SUCH STATES, LIABILITY IS LIMITED TO THE GREATEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, RESULTING IN THE SMALLEST DOLLAR AMOUNT PERMITTED FOR THE AGGREGATE LIABILITY FOR BOTH OUR WEBSITE AND AFFILIATED PARTIES FOR A CLAIM DERIVING FROM OR RELATED TO OUR WEBSITE. THIS IS IN PLACE OF ANY AND ALL OTHER REMEDIES OTHERWISE AVAILABLE.
Links to Other Websites Our website contains links to third party Websites. Our CPOS Merchant Services website makes no representations whatsoever about any other website which you may access through this one or which may link to this website. When you access a website from our website, please understand that it is independent from our website, and that our website has no control over the content on that website. These links are provided solely as a convenience to you and not as an endorsement by our website of the contents on such third-party Websites. Our website is not responsible for the content of linked third-party Websites and does not make any representations regarding the content or accuracy of material on such third party Websites. If you decide to access linked third-party Websites, you do so at your own risk. We do not necessarily endorse, recommend, suggest or otherwise make any overture or prompt for action regarding any product or service offered. You should assume we are compensated for any purchases you make. Again, any income claims should be construed as atypical results and you assume the risk that inferior results obtain, including losses, for which we carry no responsibility or liability.
User Submissions As a user of our https://cpos.com/en website, you are responsible for your own communications and are responsible for the consequences of their posting. You must not do the following things: post material that is copyrighted, unless you are the copyright owner or have the permission of the copyright owner to post it; post material that reveals trade secrets, unless you own them or have the permission of the owner; post material that infringes on any other intellectual property rights of others or on the privacy or publicity rights of others; post material that is obscene, profane, defamatory, threatening, harassing, abusive, hateful, or embarrassing to another user of our website or any other person or entity; post a sexually-explicit image; post advertisements or solicitations of business; post chain letters or pyramid schemes; or impersonate another person.
Our website does not represent or guarantee the truthfulness, accuracy, or reliability of any communications posted by other users of our website or endorse any opinions expressed by users of our website. You acknowledge that any reliance on material posted by other users of our website will be at your own risk.
Our CPOS Merchant Services website does not necessarily screen communications in advance and is not responsible for screening or monitoring material posted by users of our website. If observed by our website and/or notified by a user of communications which allegedly do not conform to this agreement, our website may investigate the allegation and determine in good faith and its sole discretion whether to remove or request the removal of the communication. Our website has no liability or responsibility to users of our website for performance or nonperformance of such activities. Our website reserves the right to expel users of our website and prevent their further access to our website for violating this agreement or any law or regulation, and also reserves the right to remove communications which are abusive, illegal, or disruptive.
Social Media Warning (Divulgence of Personal & Private Information) Social media has provided a platform for internet users to disclose much personal information about themselves, in a way that seems innocuous, if not proper and expected. However, more than a few folks have already lived to regret personal information that was shared either by them or others. This has long been true of simple email. It is exponentially true of social websites and applications for social media on any other website, including this one. You are cautioned against carelessly disclosing information.
- Indemnification You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless our CPOS Merchant Services website, its members, officers, directors, employees, agents, licensors, suppliers and any third party information providers to our website from and against all losses, expenses, damages and costs, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, resulting from any use of our website or violation of this Agreement (including negligent or wrongful conduct) by you or any other person accessing our website.
- Third Party Rights The provisions of paragraphs 2 (Use of the Service), and 3 (Indemnification) are for the benefit of our website and its owners, officers, directors, employees, agents, licensors, suppliers, and any third party information providers to the Service. Each of these individuals or entities shall have the right to assert and enforce those provisions directly against you on its/their own behalf.
- Term; Termination We reserve the right to investigate complaints or reported violations of these Terms of Service and Conditions of Use and to take any action we deem appropriate, including but not limited to reporting any suspected unlawful activity to law enforcement officials, regulators, or other third parties and disclosing any data necessary or appropriate to such persons or entities relating to your profile, email addresses, usage history, IP addresses and traffic data.
This Agreement, in whole or in part, may be terminated by CPOS Merchant Services without notice at any time for any reason. The provisions of paragraphs 1 (Copyright, Licenses and Idea Submissions), 2 (Use of the Service), 3 (Indemnification), 4 (Third Party Rights), 6 (Hiring an Attorney / No Attorney-Client Relationship), and 7 (Miscellaneous) shall survive any termination of this Agreement, in whole or in part.
- Hiring an Investment Advisor, Attorney, or Medical or Other Professional / No Attorney-Client Relationship or Fiduciary Capacity Choosing a lawyer, doctor, or investment advisor is a serious matter and should NOT be based solely on data contained on our website or in advertisements.
The law is constantly changing and the data may not be complete or accurate depending on your particular legal issue. Each legal issue depends on its individual facts and different jurisdictions have different laws and regulations. This is why you should seriously consider hiring licensed, professional counsel in your jurisdiction.
Medical issues are complex, and can often stem from both organic and psychological factors. Never should a website be used as a source of diagnosing or treating medical problems.
Financial matters are highly individualistic. Risk tolerance is just one factor to consider before making any investments or financial decisions. For these, and other, reasons, you should look to the guidance of a trained professional, not a website.
You may send us email, but in no instance will this communication in any way be construed as initiating an attorney-client relationship, or other professional relationship, and so the contact should not include confidential or sensitive data because your communication will not be treated as privileged or confidential.
- Miscellaneous
Governing Law This Agreement shall treated as though executed, set in force, and performed in the State of State. Accordingly, it shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of State in terms of those applicable to agreements, without regard to conflict of law principles.
Disputes Any cause of action by you with respect to our https://cpos.com/en website must be instituted within one (1) year after the cause of action arose or be forever waived and barred. All actions shall be subject to the limitations set forth in these Terms of Service and Conditions of Use. Any legal claim arising out of or relating to these Terms of Service and Conditions of Use or our website, excluding intellectual property right infringement and other claims by us, shall be settled confidentially through mandatory binding arbitration per the American Arbitration Association commercial arbitration rules. The arbitration shall be conducted in State. Each party shall bear one half of the arbitration fees and costs incurred, and each party shall bear its own lawyer fees. All claims shall be arbitrated on an individual basis, and shall not be consolidated in any arbitration with any claim or controversy of any other party.
Modification Neither the course of conduct between the parties nor industry trade practice shall act to modify any provision of this Agreement.
Assignability Our website may assign its rights and duties under this Agreement to any party at any time without notice to you.
Contra Preferentum The language in these Terms of Service and Conditions of Use shall be interpreted as to its fair meaning and not strictly for or against any party. Any rule of construction to the effect that ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting party (i.e. – “contra preferentum”) shall not apply in interpreting these Terms of Service and Conditions of Use, as the Agreement shall be construed as having been co-authored by the parties.
Severability Should any part of these Terms of Service and Conditions of Use be held invalid or unenforceable, that portion shall be construed as much as possible consistent with applicable law and severability shall apply to the remaining portions, so that they remain in full force and effect.
This Agreement Prevails To the extent that anything in or associated with our website is in conflict or inconsistent with these Terms of Service and Conditions of Use, these Terms of Service and Conditions of Use shall take precedence.
Waiver Our failure to enforce any provision of these Terms of Service and Conditions of Use shall not be deemed a waiver of the provision nor of the right to enforce the provision.
Our rights under these Terms of Service and Conditions of Use shall survive any termination of this agreement.
Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved to CPOS Merchant Services.
CHANGE NOTICE As with any of our administrative and legal notice pages, the contents of this page can and will change over time. Accordingly, this page could read differently as of your very next visit. These changes are necessitated, and carried out by CPOS Merchant Services, in order to protect you and our https://cpos.com/en website. If this page is important to you, you should check back frequently as no other notice of changed content will be provided either before or after the change takes effect.
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Contact Information: CPOS INC 3601 Highway #7 East, Suite#400, Markham, ON L3R 0M3. (844) 236-7811
WHEREAS Vendor provides point-of-sale equipment (“Equipment”) and related services (“Services”) concerning debit card, credit card or other eligible card transactions (“Transactions”); AND WHEREAS Merchant has to agreed to purchase or lease Equipment and wishes to obtain Services from Vendor; THEREFORE the parties agree as follows:
1.LEASE OR SALE OR RENTAL OF EQUIPMENT – Merchant agrees to (i) purchase the Equipment for the price as specified; or (ii) lease the Equipment from a third party, the terms of such lease to be determined by separate agreement.(iii) rent the equipment from Vendor. If the third party lease agreement is declined by the third party, the equivalent monthly equipment price shall be billed by Vendor as a monthly rental.
2.SERVICES CONDITIONAL ON ACCEPTANCE – the provision of Services is conditional upon the acceptance (“Acceptance”) of Merchant by Vendor and by Emergis Inc. (“Emergis”) or any other of Vendor’s partners.
3.TERM – This Agreement will become effective upon Acceptance and continue for four (4) years (the “Initial Term”) unless terminated as set forth herein. Thereafter, this Agreement will be automatically renewed for successive four (4) year terms (each, a “Successive Term”) unless the Merchant notifies the Vendor in writing of its intention not to renew this Agreement at least three (3) months prior to the commencement of a Successive Term.
4.(a)WARRANTY & REPAIR – Vendor will remotely diagnose and/or replace defective Equipment as long as Merchant: (i) has processed a Transaction within the past sixty (60) days; (ii) Merchant is not in arrears to Vendor; and (iii) is not in possession of unreturned Equipment. Merchant will be responsible for (i) returning defective Equipment to Vendor; and (ii) all costs associated with Equipment damaged as a result of neglect, abuse, spillage or similar occurrences. Unreturned Equipment will be subject to a fee of $99 per item of Equipment per month. (b) The warranty described in Paragraph 4(a) is specifically limited to the warranties allowed for and described in the manufacturer’s product warranty(s), all of which the Merchant states it is aware of, or is deemed to be aware of, and agrees constitutes CPOS Inc. limit of liability and is in breach of any other warranty of merchantability, quality, fitness and durability. CPOS Inc. shall not be responsible for any incidental, third party, or consequential damages arising from any breach of warranty. By this clause, the parties to this agreement accept that all warranties relating to the Vendors products have been disclosed, and there are no material claims with regard to any of those warranties.
5.PROVISION OF SERVICES – Vendor hereby agrees to use its reasonable efforts to provide the following Services: (a) connection of the Equipment to a transaction processor for the processing of Transactions; (b) settlement (“Settlement”) of the Transactions to Merchant’s bank account (the “Account”) for the face amount of all Transactions, less any related transaction fees (“Fees”) and all refund Transactions; and (c) Settlement of surcharges (“Surcharges”), if any;
6.FEES AND SURCHARGES – Merchant acknowledges that: (a) each Transaction will be subject to the Fees set out herein or as otherwise agreed to and that the Vendor’s share of such Fees will be deducted from the Account at any time and from time to time; (b) Fees apply to both approved and denied Transactions, key exchanges, totals and Settlement; and (c) a portion of the Surcharges are the property of and shall be held in trust for the Vendor and the Vendor’s share of such Surcharges will be deducted from the Account from time to time. Minimum Processing fees of $20 per month will be billed monthly starting 60 days from terminal activation.
7.ACCEPTANCE OF DELIVERY – Refusal to accept delivery of the Equipment will result in the Merchant being charged a $500 re-stocking fee per Equipment, which fee the Merchant authorizes the Vendor to deduct directly from the Account.
8.VERIFICATION OF INSTALLATION – Failure to verify that the Equipment has been installed within one (1) business day of its delivery or failure to make the requisite lease payments under the lease will result in the Merchant being charged the accelerated sum of the remaining lease payments, which the Merchant authorizes the Vendor to deduct directly from the Account.
9.REMOVAL – The Merchant acknowledges and agrees that the Equipment may only be removed from the Merchant’s premises with the Vendor’s prior written consent and at the Merchant’s sole cost and expense.
10.EQUIPMENT AT THE RISK OF THE MERCHANT – The Merchant assumes all of the obligations and risks of an absolute owner, and the Equipment is at the sole and exclusive risk of the Merchant from its date of delivery. The Merchant is liable for any loss, damage or destruction to the Equipment, however caused. The Merchant will be billed an ‘extended warranty’ no charge terminal swap fee of $3.00 per month for replacement of terminals due to normal wear and tear. Out of warranty damage is the sole responsibility of the Merchant due to abuse, exposure to elements, etc. This fee will be initialized 6 months after terminal activation. Merchants can request removal from this coverage by providing 30 days notice, subsequently Merchants will incur the terminal swap cost of $199 plus shipping.
11.INSURANCE – Merchant must keep the Equipment insured against all risks of loss or damage from any cause whatsoever for not less than the full replacement value thereof. Merchant must carry public liability insurance, both personal injury and property damage, covering the Equipment. All such insurance must be in form and with companies satisfactory to Vendor and name Vendor as Loss Payee. Merchant must pay the premiums for such insurance and deliver to Vendor satisfactory evidence of same. Proceeds of such insurance payable as a result of loss or damage to the Equipment must be applied towards Merchant’s obligations hereunder, and Merchant irrevocably appoints Vendor as its attorney-in-fact to make a claim for, receive payment of and execute and endorse all documents, cheques or drafts received in payment for loss or damage under any such insurance policy.
12.INSURANCE NON-COMPLIANCE – In the event Merchant fails to comply with its obligations under s.11 to deliver to Vendor evidence of insurance naming Vendor as Loss Payee, or upon cancellation or non-renewal of the required insurance, Merchant may be subject to an Insurance Non-Compliance Charge in the amount of $4.95 per month, per item of Equipment, such amount to be deducted from the Account during the remaining term of this Agreement or until such time as satisfactory evidence of insurance coverage has been provided. The Insurance Non-Compliance Charge is not an insurance premium and will not be used to obtain insurance for the Merchant, and will not relieve Merchant of any obligation under s. 11.
13.DATA PLAN – The overage rate for all cellular data plans is $.05/kilobyte. In addition to the cellular data fees set out herein, any data transmission while roaming will be subject to roaming charges, which rates vary by carrier.
14.TRANSACTIONAL DATA – Merchant authorizes Vendor to share any and all data with third parties, including data regarding Transactions, for the purposes of enabling such third parties to provide ancillary Services to Merchant, including, but not limited to, merchant cash advance services.
15.VENDOR’S LIMITED LIABILITY – The Vendor is not, under any circumstances whatsoever, liable for any damage to property or injury to any person, either direct or consequential, caused by or arising out of the delivery, installation, use, repair or presence or defect of the Equipment or any part or portion of the Equipment. All other liability of the Vendor is limited to $1.00.
16.FEES AND MONIES OWING – The Merchant irrevocably authorizes and directs the Vendor or its agents/subcontractors to deduct out of the proceeds of all Transactions or Surcharges, all amounts as may be due and payable in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement and further authorizes the Vendor to deduct any Fees or any other monies owing to the Vendor directly from the Account.
17.REFUSED OR RETURNED FEES – If monies deducted from the Account in accordance with this Agreement are refused or returned due to insufficient funds or otherwise, the Vendor reserves the right to: (a) charge the Merchant administrative fees in addition to any and all outstanding Fees or monies owing; and
(b) deduct out of the Proceeds a reserve amount sufficient to protect the Vendor against future refusals or returns.
18.MERCHANT’S RESPONSIBILITIES – The Merchant will: (a) process Transactions only for the bona fide sale of goods and services and connect the Equipment to the transaction processor specified by the
Vendor;
(b) adhere to all requirements (the “Requirements”) applicable specifically to the services it provides as specified by (i) the Canadian Payments Association; (ii) Credit Card companies and associations; (iii) the Interac Association (“Interac”) Memorandum, By-law, Regulations or any other directive guidelines or policies promulgated by the Board of Directors of the Interac Association; (iv) or any requirements of which Emergis or the Vendor advises from time to time generally;
(c) be bound and abide to the Interac Client Terms and Conditions;
(d) if Merchant believes any adjustments should be made to the Account, notify Vendor in writing within forty-five (45) days after any such debit or credit is or should have been effected. If Merchant notifies Vendor after such time period, Vendor may, in its discretion, assist Merchant at Merchant’s expense, in investigating whether any adjustments are appropriate and whether any amounts are due to or from other parties. Regardless, Vendor does not have any obligation to investigate or effect any such adjustments, and any voluntary efforts by Vendor to investigate such matters do not create an obligation to continue such investigation or any future investigation;
(e) maintain the Account at all times and allow the Vendor and Emergis access to debit and credit the Account for the purposes of giving effect to this Agreement;
(f) take such steps as are necessary or advisable in order to prevent unauthorized use of the Equipment;
(g) notify the Vendor immediately upon discovering any loss (including theft) or damage to or unauthorized use of the Equipment;
(h) maintain the Equipment in a state of good repair, condition and working order as would a prudent owner;
(i) promptly report any errors, malfunctions or other problems of the Equipment to the Vendor;
(j) allow the Vendor to have free and unobstructed access to the Merchant’s premises as required for site preparation, installation, investigation and maintenance activities during the Merchant’s normal business hours;
(k) maintain appropriate reporting and operational processes to reconcile on a daily basis Settlement totals posted to the Account;
(l) maintain accurate logs of employee shifts and provide these logs (with or without employee names) to the Vendor or Emergis within 24 hours of a request to do so; and
(m) aid in the remote diagnostics and service of the Equipment.
19.MERCHANT ACKNOWLEDGMENTS – The Merchant acknowledges that:
(a) the Vendor does not guarantee uninterrupted service of the Equipment and specifically waives all rights that it has or may have and hereby releases the Vendor from any and all liabilities whatsoever of every nature for or by reason of any interruption of services or the Equipment;
(b) the Vendor is not liable whatsoever for any direct or indirect losses or damages, general or specific, with respect to the profits, revenue, earnings and/or goodwill of the Merchant as a result of services provided and its use of the Equipment or any related mechanical, electrical, data, system, processing, errors or failures. The Merchant specifically waives all rights that it has or may have in relation thereto and irrevocably releases and forever discharges the Vendor from and against any such losses or Damages, however caused; and
(c) the Vendor has the right to have access to examine and verify at any reasonable time all records of the Merchant pertaining to Transactions processed through the Equipment; and
20.INDEMNIFICATION – The Merchant shall indemnify and hold the Vendor harmless from and against any and all claims, suits, damages, losses, costs, expenses and fees (including legal fees) incurred directly or indirectly by the Vendor by reason of the Merchant’s failure to utilize the Equipment or the Services in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, and for any liability to third parties for any injuries or damages not resulting solely from the negligence or wilful misconduct of the Vendor, which result from the provision by the Vendor of the Equipment or Services.
21.ASSIGNMENT – The Merchant may not assign this Agreement without the prior written consent of the Vendor. The Vendor may assign this Agreement at any time.
22.AGENTS OR ASSIGNEES – Any reference to Vendor shall include its agents, subcontractors, officers, employees, affiliates, successors and permitted assigns, as applicable.
23.TERMINATION BY VENDOR – The Vendor may terminate this Agreement, or cease providing the Services in respect of a particular piece of Equipment:
(a) at any time without notice;
(b) if the Merchant has failed to comply with the Requirements;
(c) the Merchant has failed to comply with material terms of this Agreement;
(d) if the Vendor is aware or Emergis has notified the Vendor that the Merchant is in material breach of its obligations under the Acquirer/Merchant Acknowledgement; or
(e) either Emergis or the Vendor notifies the other party that the Merchant represents an unacceptable risk to the integrity of the Services. Termination of this Agreement, or termination of Services in respect of a particular piece of Equipment, does not relieve the Merchant from its obligations to pay applicable fees incurred to the date of termination.
24.TERMINATION BY MERCHANT – The Merchant may only terminate this Agreement by providing at least three (3) months written notice (“Notice’) to the Vendor prior to the completion of the Initial Term or prior to the commencement of a Successive Term. Termination by the Merchant during the Initial Term or without Notice prior to the commencement of a Successive Term will result in the Merchant being charged a $500 early termination fee (“ETF”) per unit of hardware, which fee the Merchant authorizes the Vendor to deduct directly from the Account. A Merchant that does not process a Transaction for ninety (90) consecutive days will be deemed to have terminated the Agreement and be subject to (i) the ETF; or (ii) a reconnection fee of $249.
25.DEACTIVATION BY MERCHANT – Deactivation of the Equipment by Merchant is subject to a fee of $99.
26.TERMINATION NOT TO AFFECT ANCILLARY AGREEMENTS – Termination of this Agreement does not affect any separate agreement regarding the Equipment or Services between the Merchant and a third party.
27.GOVERNING LAW – This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the Province of Ontario. All disputes relating to this Agreement shall be litigated exclusively in the courts located in the City of Toronto notwithstanding that other courts may have jurisdiction over the parties and the subject matter. Merchant waives, infosar as permitted by law, trial by jury in any litigation arising from or in any way relating to this Agreement. Merchant further agrees not to pursue a claim against Vendor or its assigns as part of a class action or other representative action.
28.ENUREMENT – This Agreement is binding upon the parties hereto and their respective heirs, executors, administrators, legal personal representatives, successors and assigns.
29.ENGLISH LANGUAGE – It is the express wish of the parties hereto that this contract and any related documents other than those which by law must be in French, shall be drawn up in the English language. Il est de la volonté expresse des parties que le présent contrat et tous les documents qui s’y rattachent soient rédiges en langue anglaise, exception faite des documents pour lesquels la loi exige l’usage exclusif du français.
30.INDEPENDENT LEGAL ADVICE – The Merchant acknowledges that it has received, or been afforded the opportunity to receive and has declined to receive, independent legal advice with respect to its rights and obligations under this Agreement.
31.SEVERABILITY – The invalidity or unenforceability of any one or more of the provisions of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any of the other provisions hereof.
32.ENTIRE AGREEMENT – The parties acknowledge that this Agreement comprises the entire agreement between the parties and that there are no representations, warranties, guarantees, terms or conditions, expressed or implied, other than those contained herein and that there are no collateral agreements.
33.ADVERTISING AND DISPLAYS
(a) the Vendor has the right to identify the Merchant as a user of the Equipment and Services in its marketing materials; and (b) wherever possible, Merchant will display Vendor’s trade name and/or logo in the form provided by Vendor.
34.MODIFICATIONS – This Agreement may be modified in whole or in part by the Vendor at any time without notice.
35.PAD AUTHORIZATION AND WAIVER
(a) Merchant agrees that any withdrawal from the Account by Vendor pursuant to this Agreement is a PAD for business purposes as defined under Canadian Payment Association Rule H1 and waives the right to receive advance notice from Vendor of any and all such PADs; and
(b) Merchant authorizes Vendor to originate a PAD to the Account and agrees to cooperate with Vendor to establish and maintain this PAD payment mechanism.
36.TRANSACTION RECEIPTS – Merchant must maintain all receipts for Transactions for not less than one (1) year from the date of Settlement and provide such receipts to the Vendor upon request. Failure to provide such receipts may result in the Transaction being reversed and the dollar value of the Transaction being charged directly to the Merchant.
37.ADMINISTRATIVE FEES – Vendor reserves the right to charge Merchant administrative fees for services requested by Merchant.
38.SURVIVAL – The provisions of s. 16, 17, 18, 19, 35 and 36 shall survive the termination of this Agreement.
