1. IronBilling.com is an Internet Payment Service
Provider (IPSP), hereafter referred to as IPSP.
IPSP services are provided to Partners ("Sponsored
Merchants") , hereafter referred to as Partner, selling
products and services on the Internet. Partner hereby
appoints IPSP as their provider of Partner's online payments
and other services as provided under this Agreement. Partner
may use IPSP payment services to allow Customers to purchase
Partner's products or services using any major credit
card or other payment method accepted by IPSP . Partner
agrees to promptly deliver to its own Customers all products
and services sold under this Agreement. IPSP charges all
credit card transactions to customers' credit cards.
2. Standard Commission.
IPSP 's transaction commission is based on the Plan
rate the Partner signed up for.
3. Implementation of the service.
Partner will develop and maintain Web site(s) (if applicable
e-commerce services), which will advertise and describe
the products services that will be charged through IPSP.
Partner’s Web site(s) need to be in compliance
with Visa’s Operating Regulations for electronic
commerce merchants regarding web site requirements,
cancellation policies, refund policies, refund policy
disclosure, privacy notices and jurisdiction requirements,
applicable if IPSP provides services to the Partner
that include the acceptance of Visa credit and debit
cards.
If applicable, Partner will design these Web sites in
a manner, which automatically refers customers to IPSP's
online shopping cart(s) or IPSP's Transaction Entry
Screens using the instructions provided to Partner via
IPSP's Partner User Interface or via e-mail. After receipt
of each valid customer order, IPSP will send Partner
a Purchase Order via E-mail, and IPSP will also post
the order on the User Interface screen. Partner will
deliver the ordered product(s) and service(s) to the
Customer, and if requested by IPSP will promptly acknowledge
the shipment using e-mail or the User Interface, whichever
is applicable. Partner will acknowledge an order as
"Shipped" after the merchandise has already
been shipped. Partner agrees to deliver all merchandise
to Customers without any delay. Partner will not offer
backordered or out-of-stock products for sale unless
there will be another agreement signed by IPSP and the
Partner. If Partner is unable to ship any part of any
Customer order within 4 to 6 business days, Partner
will cancel the order via e-mail or using the User Interface.
There will be no partial shipments made by Partner unless
agreed on it with another agreement.
4. Payment from IPSP to Partner.
IPSP agrees to pay Partner for all products and services
charged by IPSP as described in this agreement. IPSP
will charge Customer's credit card upon the completion
of the order and pay amount minus commission and if
applicable transaction fees to the Partner (as described
in the document). The amount to be paid to Partner will
be calculated on a weekly basis for the prior
weekly payment period that ends on Sundays and is due
21 days after the payment period ends. IPSP will mail
or deliver in any other predetermined way payment to
the Partner on the due date. The payment due Partner
is equal to the sum of all Customer Charges for products
that have been delivered within the specified time period
LESS
(i) All disputes, inquiries, and/or refunds processed
on account of Partner's Customer Charges during the
payment period.
(ii) Any penalties, taxes, charges or other items that
are reimbursable under Section 6, 8, and 10 of this
Agreement or occurring during the period in any other
way, and
(iii) The IPSP commission fee and any applicable per
transaction charges.
(iv) The sum of all Customer Charges denied, refused,
or charged back by the Customer or the credit card service
provider during the period. The commission fee will
be determined by calculating the amount due to the Partner
without regard to the items described under (ii), and
then applying the fee to the resulted amount.
(v) Rollover Reserve. A contingency reserve (rollover
reserve) is built up by retaining a minimum of 10% of
funds during a maximum period of 6 months. These funds
are held to indemnify IPSP associated Retailers from
chargebacks and claims lodged against your account due
to merchants going out of business, bankruptcy, fraud
charges and claims for non-delivered goods, warranties
and or pre-paid yearly fees. The reserve is refunded
180 days after termination.
(vi) Holdback. A holdback may be retained on the sole
discretion of IPSP and or it's financial institutions
based on the track record and performance of the Partner's
account to limit any losses that IPSP may suffer due
to it's merchant liabilty for 180 days worth of sales
reversals and chargebacks.
Partner's Cancellation of the service. The Partner
may cancel this Agreement with notice given to IPSP .
IPSP shall terminate this Agreement and shall no longer
charge for Partner's products or services to Customers
after notice of cancellation is received. Any previous
transactions will be paid as scheduled no matter when
the cancellation has occurred. The Partner is obligated
to fulfill or cancel any Customer Orders submitted before
the cancellation.
5. General Terms and Conditions for the service.
a. Cash Advances.
IPSP will not make cash advances to anybody.
b. Losses by either party.
Partner shall not hold IPSP responsible for any claims,
expenses, and losses that may have occurred due to any
reason in connection with the charge of sale of Partner's
Product(s) to Customers by IPSP. This will include the
costs and expenses of Customer refunds and/or returns
and Charge Backs as well as any cost that may have occurred
during the order fulfillment or after the fulfillment.
c. Limits on transactions
IPSP keeps the right to limit any sale of products or
services and to refuse to process transactions to any
Customers for any reason. IPSP also keeps right to set
the limit of the amount that can be charged using IPSP
services. IPSP keeps the right to put any other limitations
on transactions. IPSP is not responsible for any of
Partner's losses, including claims for profit losses.
d. Return and Refund Policy.
Partner will accept returns, and will agree to refund
the Customers who have initiated an inquiry or a complaint
either with IPSP or with the Customer's credit card
issuer. IPSP will use its best efforts and skills to
resolve inquiries and complaints from the Customer's
side in such a manner that would be acceptable to both
Partners and Customers. IPSP keeps the right to issue
a refund without the consent or knowledge of Partner
in any case that it seems appropriate. IPSP will provide
a refund with no penalty to any Customer who returns
the products to Partner within 30 days from the date
of delivery. Partner may not impose a fee on customers
who make returns.
e. Customer Support.
Partner will at anytime be able to respond quickly to
all inquiries from the Customer's side. In addition,
IPSP keeps the right to bill Partner reasonable fees
and recover its expenses on account of excessive customer
inquiries, refunds, or charge backs. Prior to charging
such IPSP will try to make an agreement with the Partner.
If IPSP and Partner are unable to achieve mutually acceptable
agreement, Partner will have the option of continuing
this Agreement subject to the additional fees and costs
imposed by IPSP or of terminating this Agreement.
f. Other Conditions and Terms.
The conditions and terms described on IPSP's Services
and other pages are incorporated into this agreement
by referencing them. Partner agrees to do all business
activities in accordance with the requirements and rules
described on the Services and other pages. IPSP keeps
the right to refuse to do business with anyone for any
reason.
6. Authorization of Regulation.
Partner is responsible for all the products/services
he/she is selling. It includes the responsibility whether
products/services are legal in any state. Partner will
conform to any and all laws, rules, regulations and
other standards that are established by the Federal
Trade Commission, state and local consumer protection
agencies, and credit card governing agencies regarding
the sale of products over the Internet or in situations
where the card is not present.
7. Taxes and related fees.
All parties agrees to report and pay its own taxes imposed
on its income by any jurisdiction, such as state and
federal income taxes. Should IPSP be required to pay
any such taxes on the income of Partner, the amount
of such taxes and all related interest, fines, or penalties
shall become immediately due and payable to IPSP pursuant
to Section 10. IPSP will have right to collect and pay
over taxes in the nature of an excise, sales, or use
tax on behalf of Partner or on account of its own sales
of products if reasonably required to do so by a taxing
authority of competent jurisdiction and shall further
have the right to recover from Partner under Section
10 of this Agreement the amount of any such taxes and
related penalties and interest which are paid by IPSP
with its own funds.
8. Limitations of Liability.
IPSP assumes no liability for malfunctions of its equipment
or software for any reason, including, but not limited
to, vandalism, theft, phone service outages, Internet
disruptions, human error, extreme or severe weather
conditions or any other causes in the nature of "Acts
of God" or any other force. IPSP shall not be responsible
for consequential damages or any other damages under
any circumstances. In no case shall Partner be entitled
to recover damages from IPSP, which exceed the sum of
the amounts of sales commissions and service fees retained
by IPSP under this Agreement during the six months prior
to event giving rise to the claim for damages.
9. Indemnification.
Partner is completely responsible for the content of
its Web site, related pages and for the advertising
and promotion of all of Partner's products. Partner
represents to IPSP that it is the owner or that it has
right and authority to use all information or other
property which either forms a part of its Web site,
which is provided by Partner to Customers, or which
is used by Partner in its advertising and promotion
and to sell and deliver products to Customers. IPSP
assumes no liability of the Partner for anything but
commission amount of money involved in transactions.
10. Term.
The term of this Agreement shall continue until a notice
of cancellation by either party is given, or until termination
is happened under other provisions of this Agreement.
IPSP reserves the right to terminate this Agreement
without cause upon notification to the Partner. IPSP
may further terminate this Agreement immediately without
notice at any time the Partner breaches any part of
this Agreement, or if any program or facility used by
IPSP to implement this Agreement is disrupted or terminated
for any reason.
11. Default.
In the event Partner defaults in any provision or fails
to perform pursuant to this Agreement, IPSP shall be
entitled to damages, costs and attorney's fees from
the Partner.
12. Invalid or Non-enforceable Provisions.
The invalidity or non-enforceability of any provision
of this Agreement, as so determined by a court of competent
jurisdiction, shall not affect the other provisions
hereof, and in any such occasion this Agreement shall
be construed in all respects as if such invalid or non-enforceable
provision were omitted.
13. Choice of Law/Venue.
This Agreement shall be construed and enforced in accordance
with the laws of The Netherlands and the venue for any
action, dispute or proceeding with respect to this Agreement
shall be The Netherlands.
Captions. The captions in this Agreement are for convenience
only and shall not be used in interpreting, construing,
performing or enforcing this Agreement.
14. Amendments and Modifications.
IPSP may make amendments or modifications to this Agreement
from time to time. Whenever practical, IPSP will give
Partner advance notice of the changes to this Agreement.