This Fat Zebra Master Agreement (“Agreement”) is a legal agreement between Fat Zebra Pty Ltd A.C.N. 154 014 785 or its Affiliates (“the Company”, “Our”, “We” or “Us”) and the entity or person (“You”, “Your”, or “User”) to receive certain payment, analytics and benchmarking, and other business services that may be offered by the Company (each, a “Service”). This Agreement describes the terms and conditions that apply to Your use of the Services.
If You do not understand any of the terms of this Agreement, please contact Us before using the Services.
You may not access or use any Services unless You agree to abide by all of the terms and conditions in this Agreement.
1. Definitions and Interpretation
1.1. This Agreement will be interpreted in accordance with and the capitalised terms will have the meaning attributed to them throughout the Agreement and as set out in “Appendix A – Definitions and Interpretation”.
2. Order of Precedence
2.1. In the event of a conflict between this Master Agreement and the Exhibits, Schedules, or Annexures attached to this Agreement, the terms of the Master Agreement will prevail.
3. Term of Agreement
3.1. This Agreement shall commence on the day that You create Your Account (“Effective Date”) until this Agreement is terminated. This period shall be known as the Term of the Agreement.
4. Our Services
4.1. Provision of Services
(a) Subject to Clause 7(d), We will provide the Services, described in the attached Exhibits, subject to the terms set out in this Agreement and in the applicable Exhibit and their schedules, which are in this Agreement together referred to as the Services.
(b) Each Exhibit and its Schedules (if any) will be deemed to incorporate all of the terms of this Agreement.
(c) Use of the term “Exhibit” throughout this Agreement will include any Schedules attached to such Exhibit. Use of the term “Schedule” includes any Attachments executed by the parties under an Exhibit, as governed by this Agreement. Exhibits and Schedules attached as of the Effective Date are listed below:
5. Your Obligations on Application
5.1. By accepting the terms of this Agreement, You represent and warrant that:
(a) You are eligible to register and use the Services and have the authority to execute and perform the obligations required by this Agreement and to be bound by the Agreement;
(b) If You are a sole proprietor, You and Your Representative affirms that You and Your Representative are personally liable for the use of the Services and Your obligations under this Agreement;
(c) any information You provide Us about Your business, products, or services is accurate and complete;
(d) any Charges represent a Transaction for permitted products, services, or donations, and any related information accurately describes the Transaction;
(e) You will fulfil all of Your obligations to Customers and will resolve all Disputes with them;
(f) You will comply with all Laws applicable to Your business and use of the Services;
(g) You will not use Payment Services for household purposes or peer-to-peer money transmission, or (except in the normal course of business) intercompany Transactions; and
(h) You will not use the Service, directly or indirectly, for any fraudulent or illegal undertaking, or to interfere in any manner with the normal operation of the Service.
(i) You are 18 years of age or above.
6. Your Responsibilities
6.1. Reliance on Your Instructions
(a) Where We in providing the Services are required to rely on instructions and requests issued by You, We will be entitled without further enquiry to execute or otherwise act upon those instructions or that information.
6.2. Your System
(a) You will ensure that:
(i) Your System is available, operational and compliant with all applicable standards, including but not limited to, industry standards for system security, or electronic and payment transactions, to the extent necessary to enable Us to provide the Services in accordance with this Agreement and to comply with relevant Laws applicable to Us;
(ii) We are notified of any changes to Your System that could materially affect Our ability to provide the Services or comply with its obligations under relevant Laws;
(iii) You must provide all cooperation, information and assistance reasonably requested and necessary for the proper supply and performance of the Services, or specified in the relevant Exhibit or Schedule, in connection with provision of the Services (which may include reasonable and applicable access to Your facilities, systems, personnel and equipment).
7. Provision of Services to Affiliates
7.1. If You require Us to extend the scope of the Services being provided to You, in order for You to onward provide such Services to Your Affiliates (such extended Services being the “Affiliate Services”), then the Parties agree that the Services will be provided to You on the following terms and conditions:
(a) the Affiliate Services will be provided to You, and not Your Affiliate/s directly, and We will have no direct contractual obligations to Your Affiliate/s;
(b) any Services to be provided to You in relation to Your Affiliate/s will be provided in accordance with such terms and conditions as agreed between Us and You; and
(c) You will ensure that any Affiliate that receives Services will comply with the same obligations owed by You under this Agreement.
(d) When Services are received by Your Affiliate/s then for the purposes of that Exhibit, references to You in this Agreement (including its Exhibits) will be deemed to include the applicable Affiliate and You agree to ensure that Your Affiliate/s comply with the terms of this Agreement.
(e) If You require Us to extend the scope of the Services being provided to You, in order for You to onward provide such Services to Your Affiliates, then You must provide details of Your Affiliates:
(f) We reserve the right to not provide Services to Your Affiliates at Our sole discretion as determined by Our risk appetite.
8. Payment Terms
8.1. We reserve the right to modify any of the Fees payable in this Agreement by providing no less than thirty (30) days written Notice to You (“Fee Increase Notice”). If any such increase in not acceptable to You, You may elect to terminate this Agreement in accordance with Clause 10. If You do not terminate this Agreement in accordance with Clause 10 within fourteen (14) days of receiving the Fee Increase Notice, You will be deemed to have accepted the relevant Fee increase.
8.2. You must pay all invoices within thirty (30) days of receipt. If You have not paid the Fees and/or Assessments payable to Us at the end of the 30 days, We shall send a written Notice to You reminding You that the Fees and/or Assessments are overdue and You must pay the overdue Fees and/or Assessments within fifteen (15) days of the date of such Notice. Failure to pay the Fees and/or Assessments (other than amounts of Fees and/or Assessments that are the subject of a bona fide dispute) in accordance with this Clause constitutes a material breach of this Agreement.
8.3. Without limiting any Clause in this Agreement, You authorise Us to debit Your Bank Account without Notice to collect any amounts You owe Us under this Agreement. If We are unable to collect those amounts by debiting Your Bank Account, You immediately grant Us an authorisation to debit each any other Bank Account that You have identified to Us until We recover all amounts You owe to Us.
8.4. You agree to pay 2.5% plus the Cash Rate Target set by the Reserve Bank of Australia (the “Interest”) on amount which remain unpaid after thirty (30) days from the receipt of a tax invoice. Any accounts that are outstanding for over forty-five (45) days may be passed on to a debt collection agency and You agree that You will be responsible for the payment of any debt collector fees involved in recovering the debt.
8.5. Your authorisation under this section will remain in full force and effect until Your Account is closed and We recover all amounts You owe to Us. This includes all amounts payable by You to Us for costs incurred by Us in resolving Disputes that occur after Your Account is closed for Charges initiated before Your Account is closed.
8.6. Your authorisation under this section will remain in full force and effect until Your Account is closed and We recover all amounts You owe to Us. This includes all amounts payable by You to Us for costs incurred by Us in resolving Disputes that occur after Your Account is closed for Charges initiated before Your Account is closed.
8.7. If applicable debit scheme authorization rules grant You the right to revoke Your debit authorisation, then to the extent Law permits, You waive that right.
8.8. Where You operate with Us on net settlement terms, Fees payable to Us under this Agreement will be deducted from any amounts payable to You under those net settlement terms.
8.9. All Fees, Assessments and other liabilities owed by You to Us arising under this Agreement prior to termination become due and payable on termination of this Agreement. Any outstanding Fees, Assessments or other liabilities owed by You to Us arising under this Agreement continue to be payable after termination and remain governed by this Clause 8.
9. Tax
9.1. Each Party must bear its own Taxes arising out of or in connection with this Agreement.
9.2. Where GST is imposed on any supply made under this Agreement by one Party (Supplying Party) to another Party (Receiving Party), the Receiving Party must pay the GST.
9.3. You are responsible for the payment of Taxes, including GST, relating to the sale of Your goods and services and the operation of Your business. We are not responsible for the determination or payment of any Taxes on Your behalf.
9.4. Unless expressly stated otherwise, all Fees, Assessments and other payments to be made to Us under the Agreement are exclusive of any applicable Taxes.
9.5. If You and We are jointly liable for any Tax, You are responsible to pay such joint Taxes. If We make payment for such joint Taxes or if a tax authority requires Us to pay other Taxes, you will indemnify and reimburse Us for such payment. If You do not reimburse Us, We may deduct such payment from any payments We are due to make to You under the Agreement or from any funds which We are holding for You.
9.6. If a Government Body requires information from us regarding Taxes and relating to this Agreement, You agree that We may provide such information.
10. Termination
10.1. Your Termination
(a) You may terminate this Agreement by closing Your Account. If after termination, You use the Services again, this Agreement will apply with an Effective Date that is the date on which You use the Services again.
10.2. Our Termination
(a) We may terminate this Agreement (or any part of this Agreement) or close Your Account with immediate effect if any of the following occur:
(i) You breach this Agreement or any other agreement between the Parties;
(ii) We reasonably believe that Your use of the Services:
(A) is or may be harmful to Us or any third party;
(B) presents an unacceptable level of credit risk;
(C) increases, or may increase, the rate of fraud that We observe;
(D) degrades, or may degrade, the security, stability or reliability of the Our Services or any third party’s system (e.g., Your involvement in a distributed denial of service attack);
(E) enables or facilitates, or may enable or facilitate, illegal or prohibited transactions; or
(F) is or may be unlawful.
(iii) You do not promptly update Your System to a kind compatible with the Services and that We require or recommend;
(iv) We have a reasonable belief that it will violate any Law or Government Body requirement;
(v) a Government Body requires or directs Us to do so;
(vi) You do not respond in a timely manner to any request that this Agreement permits Us to make of You;
(vii) You do not provide Us adequate time to verify and process information that You have provided to Us and this Agreement permits Us to request from You;
(viii) You fail to raise payment within forty-five (45) days after receiving a Notice issued under Clause 8.2 reminding you that an invoice is overdue.
(ix)You enter or are reasonably likely to enter an Insolvency Event; or
(x)We reasonably believe that You are engaged in a business, trading practice or other activity that presents an unacceptable risk to Us.
(b) We may terminate this Agreement (or any part of this Agreement) or close Your Account at any time upon 30 days’ Notice to You.
(c)We may also terminate this Agreement (or a relevant part of this Agreement) for cause if We exercise Our right to suspend the Services and the event giving rise to suspension has not been resolved to Our reasonable satisfaction within 30 days of the suspension.
10.3. Termination for Material Breach
(a) Without limiting Clauses 10.1 or 10.2, a Party may terminate this Agreement immediately upon Notice to the other Party if:
(i) the other Party materially breaches this Agreement and if capable of cure, does not cure the breach within 10 days after receiving Notice specifying the breach.
(ii) If the material breach affects only certain Services, the non-breaching Party may choose to terminate only the affected Services.
10.4. Effect on Other Agreements
(a) Termination of this Agreement will not affect any other agreement between the Parties.
11. Suspension
11.1. We may immediately suspend providing any or all Services to You, if:
(a) You breach this Agreement or any other agreement between the Parties;
(b) We reasonably believe that Your use of the Services:
(i) is or may be harmful to Us or any third party;
(ii) presents an unacceptable level of credit risk;
(iii) increases, or may increase, the rate of fraud that We observe;
(iv) degrades, or may degrade, the security, stability or reliability of Our Services or any third party system (e.g., Your involvement in a distributed denial of service attack);
(v) enables or facilitates, or may enable or facilitate, illegal or prohibited Transactions; or
(vi) is or may be unlawful.
(c) You do not promptly update Your System to a kind compatible with the Services and that We require or recommend;
(d) We have a reasonable belief that it will violate any Law of Government Body requirement;
(e) A Government Body requires or directs Us to do so;
(f) You do not respond in a timely manner to any request that this Agreement permits Us to make of You;
(g) You do not provide Us adequate time to verify and process information that You have provided to Us and this Agreement permits Us to request it from You;
(h) You enter or are reasonably likely to enter an Insolvency Event; or
(i) We reasonably believe that You are engaged in a business, trading practice or other activity that presents an unacceptable risk to Us.
11.2. Our decision to suspend providing any or all of the Services to You is at Our sole discretion.
11.3. If We decide to suspend providing any or all of the Services to You, any obligation(s) We have under this Agreement will end.
12. Survival
12.1. The following Clauses will survive termination or suspension of this Agreement:
(a) Clause 8;
(b) Clause 9;
(c) Clause 25;
(d) Clause 27;
(e) Clause 28;
(f) Clause 29;
(g) provisions that by their nature are intended to survive termination or suspension; and
(h) provisions that allocate risk, or limit or exclude a Party’s liability, to the extent necessary to ensure that a Party’s potential liability for acts and omissions that occur during the Term remains unchanged after this Agreement terminates.
13. Assignment and Subcontracting
13.1. You may not assign this Agreement, any rights or licences granted in this Agreement, or operation of Your Account to others without Our prior written consent. If You wish to make such an assignment, please contact Us. If We consent to the assignment, the assignee agrees to assume all of Your rights and obligations owed by You related to the assignment, and must agree to comply with the terms of this Agreement. We may assign this Agreement without Your consent or any other restriction. If We make an assignment, We will provide reasonable Notice to You.
13.2. We may assign, delegate or otherwise transfer (including without limitation, by way of merger or contribution), any of its rights or obligations hereunder and/or otherwise subcontract any of its obligations hereunder, in whole or in part, to any third party, without Your written consent.
14. Warranties
14.1. General Disclaimer
(a) Except as expressly stated in this Agreement, no warranties, conditions, undertakings or terms, express or implied, statutory or otherwise, relating in any way to this Agreement or its subject matter are given or assumed by Us, and all such warranties, conditions, undertakings and terms are excluded to the maximum extent permitted by law.
14.2. Mutual Warranties
(a) Each Party warrants to the other Party that:
(i) it is duly incorporated and validly existing under the laws of its place of incorporation;
(ii) it has the power to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement and this Agreement does not put it in breach of any laws, regulations or other agreements by which it is bound;
(iii) it has taken all necessary measures to authorise or approve the execution of this Agreement;
(iv) it will obtain, hold and maintain, and has the necessary filings, consents, permits and licenses as may be required in order for it to conduct any and all of its business; and
(v) this Agreement constitutes legal, valid, binding and enforceable obligations on both parties.
14.3. Your Warranties
(a) In addition to the warranties outlined in Clause 14.2, You represent and warrant to Us that:
(i) there is no legal action or regulatory investigation pending or (to the best of Your knowledge) threatened against You that might affect Your ability to carry out Your responsibilities under this Agreement;
(ii) complying with this Agreement will not cause You to breach any other agreements to which You are a party;
(iii) none of Your directors, shareholders or other beneficial owners are subject to any sanctions imposed by a relevant Government Body;
(iv) all Personal Data provided by You has been provided in compliance with all Laws and all necessary prior consents have been obtained;
(v) You will not resell the Services, in whole or in part, or otherwise allow the use of the Services by any third parties when such use has not been included in the Agreement or approved by Us; and
(vi) You have independently evaluated the Services as being suitable for Your purposes and did not rely on any information on Our website or other representations made by Us or Our staff in reaching this determination.
15. Notices
15.1. Written Notices required under this Agreement may be delivered to a Party by hand, registered post or electronically by the Dashboard or email to that Party’s nominated address or to an alternate address as notified to the Party giving the Notice (“Notice”).
15.2. If delivered by hand or sent by registered post or courier, Notices will be effective on written acknowledgement of receipt by Ours or Your Representative.
15.3. If delivered by the Dashboard, Notices will be effective where twenty four (24) hours has passed since the Notice was posted.
15.4. If delivered by email, Notices will be effective where the transmission report states that it was sent in full and without error, on the day the transmission was received if the report states that the transmission was completed by 5:00 PM on a Business Day, otherwise on the next Business Day.
16. Notifications
16.1. Each Party will advise the other of any specific request or directive made to them by any relevant Payment Systems or any Government Body concerning this Agreement, or of any changes or proposed changes in Legislation or Regulations of which they become aware that may have a material effect on this Agreement or the Services.
17. APIs and Dashboard
17.1. The Company has developed and provides access to the APIs that may be used to access the Services. You may use the APIs solely as described in the Documentation to process Transactions or use the Services on websites and through the applications identified in Your Account. You may manage Your Account, connect with other service providers, and enable additional features through the Company dashboard (“Dashboard”).
17.2. You may use the APIs to utilise the Services on Your website or inside Your mobile applications. You may not use the API for any purpose, function, or feature not described in the Documentation or otherwise communicated to You by Us. Due to the nature of the Services, We will update the APIs and Documentation from time to time, and may add or remove functionality. We will provide You Notice if We change, deprecate, or remove functionality from the API so that You may continue using the Services with minimal interruption.
17.3. We will give You both publishable and secret API keys for live and test Transactions available through the Dashboard. Publishable keys identify Transactions with Your Customers, and secret keys permit any API call to Your Account. You are responsible for securing Your secret keys. You must not publish or share them with any unauthorised persons. Failure to secure Your secret keys will increase the likelihood of fraud on Your Account and potential losses to You or Your Customers. We provide more details on proper use of publishable and secret API keys in the Documentation.
18. Intellectual Property
18.1. Ownership of Our IP
(a) The Company represents and warrants that it either owns or is licensed to use all Intellectual Property subsisting in the System and/or the Services to be provided pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and all associated materials (including the Documentation).
(b) Except as provided in this Clause all Intellectual Property subsisting in:
(i) the System;
(ii) the Services; and
(iii) materials supplied or created in the course of Us providing access to the System and/or the Services (including Documentation),
remains the property of the Company.
(c) Our IP remains the property of the Company, including any improvements, enhancements, additions, variations or other Intellectual Property created, developed, discovered or otherwise brought into existence in the course of Us performing Our obligations under this Agreement.
(d) You acknowledge and agree that You do not have any rights in the intellectual property in or associated with Us, the underlying HTML, audio clips, text, Java scripts and other content made available on Our website (Website Material) other than pursuant to the terms of this Clause.
19. Licence
19.1. During the Term of this Agreement, but subject to Exhibit 1, We grant You a non-exclusive license to use Our IP.
19.2. In relation to Intellectual Property created, developed, discovered or brought into existence in the course of Us performing the Implementation Services, only (and for the avoidance of doubt, not Intellectual Property that existed prior to Us performing those Implementation Services or discovered outside of those Implementation Services or subsisting in the System whatsoever), the licence granted is perpetual rather than limited to the Term of this Agreement.
19.3. You may only use Our IP subject to the license granted:
(a) to gain access to and use the System during the Term of this Agreement for the System’s intended purpose and no other purpose whatsoever; and
(b) in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
20. Marks
20.1. For purposes of this Clause, the term “Marks” will mean the trade marks, service marks, trade names, copyrights, logos, slogans and other identifying symbols and indicia of the applicable Party. All uses of a Party’s Marks by the other Party will be in the form and format specified in the media or promotional guidelines, if any.
20.2. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, You hereby grant Us for no consideration, a limited, non-exclusive and non-transferable licence during the Term to use such Your Marks, on a royalty-free basis, for the sole purpose of performing promotional activities, including but not limited to websites, presentations, materials, case studies, and advertisements.
20.3. Trademarks, logos and names mentioned or displayed on Our website are the Intellectual Property of their respective owners. You will discontinue use of the Networks’ decals, promotional, or other materials after termination of this Agreement. You will not indicate that its products or services are endorsed by any of the Networks.
21. Protection of IP
21.1. Without limiting any other provisions of this Agreement, You must not do anything that is infringing or may infringe upon the Intellectual Property of the Company subsisting in Our IP or Website Material or otherwise use Our IP in a manner that is not expressly permitted in this Agreement, including:
(a) copying, reproducing or modifying any of Our IP or Website Material;
21.2. You must notify Us as soon as possible if You become aware of any person doing anything that may be infringing upon any Intellectual Property of the Company.
22. Confidentiality and Privacy
22.1. Data Usage Overview
(a) The following terms used in this Clause relate to data provided to Us by You or Your Customers, or received or accessed by You through Your use of the Services:
(i) “Personal Data” means information that identifies a specific living person (not a company, legal entity, or machine) and is transmitted to or accessible through the Services.
(ii) “User Data” means information that describes Your business and its operations, Your products or services, and orders placed by Customers.
(iii) “Payment Data” means payment account details, information communicated to or by Financial Services Providers, financial information specifically regulated by Laws and Network Rules, and any other information used with the Payment Services to complete a Transaction.
(iv) “Our Data” means details of the API transactions over Our infrastructure, information used in fraud detection and analysis, aggregated or anonymised information generated from Data, and any other information created by or originating from Us or the Services.
(v) The term “Data” used without a modifier means all Personal Data, User Data, Payment Data, and Our Data.
22.2. Data Usage, Privacy, and Security
(a) The Company processes, analyses, and manages Data to:
(i) provide Services to You, other users of the Company, and Customers;
(ii) mitigate fraud, financial loss, or other harm to users, Customers and the Company; and
(iii) analyse, develop and improve Our products, systems, and tools.
22.3. Confidentiality
(a) We will only use User Data as permitted by this Agreement, by other agreements between You and Us, or as otherwise directed by You. You will protect all Data You receive through the Services, and You may not disclose or distribute any such Data, and You will only use such Data in conjunction with the Services and as permitted by this Agreement or by other agreements between You and Us.
Neither Party may use any Personal Data to market to Customers unless it has received the express consent from a specific Customer to do so. You may not disclose Payment Data to others except in connection with processing Transactions requested by Customers and consistent with applicable Laws and Network Rules.
22.4. Privacy
(a) The Company warrants to You that it complies and will comply with Australian Privacy Laws in relation to any Personal Information We collect about or in relation to You or Your Customers.
(b) The Company will use reasonable endeavours to protect any Personal Information We collect about You or Your Customers from:
(i) misuse, destruction or loss; and
(ii) unauthorised access, modification or disclosure.
22.5. PCI Compliance
(a) If You use Payment Services to accept payment card Transactions, You must comply with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI-DSS) and, if applicable to Your business, the PCI Software Security Framework (SSF) (collectively, the “PCI Standards”).
The Company provides tools to simplify Your compliance with the PCI Standards, but You must ensure that Your business is compliant. The specific steps You will need to take to comply with the PCI Standards will depend on Your implementation of the Services.
You can find more information about implementing the Services in a manner compliant with the PCI Standards in Our Documentation. You will promptly provide Us with documentation demonstrating Your compliance with the PCI Standards upon Our request.
If You elect to store, hold and maintain “Account Data”, as defined by the PCI Standards (including Customer card account number or expiration date), You further agree that You will either maintain a PCI-compliant system or use a compliant service provider to store or transmit such Account Data.
Further, You agree to never store any “Sensitive Authentication Data”, as defined by the PCI Standards (including CVC or CVV2), data at any time.
You can find information about the PCI Standards on the PCI Council’s website at https://www.pcisecuritystandards.org/.
23. Security and Fraud Controls
23.1. The Company’s Security
(a) The Company is responsible for protecting the security of Data in Our possession. We will maintain commercially reasonable administrative, technical, and physical procedures to protect User Data and Personal Data stored in Our servers from unauthorised access, accidental loss, modification, or breach, and We will comply with applicable Laws and Network Rules when We handle User and Personal Data. We are committed to upholding the PCI Standards, and acknowledge Our responsibility for the security of account Data We possess or otherwise store, process, or transmit on behalf of You or Your Customers or Cardholders, or to the extent that We could impact the security of Cardholder Data and/or sensitive authentication Data.
(b) However, no security system is impenetrable, and We cannot guarantee that unauthorised parties will never be able to defeat Our security measures or misuse any Data in Our possession. You provide User Data and Personal Data to Us with the understanding that any security measures We provide may not be appropriate or adequate for Your business, and You agree to implement the Security Controls and any additional controls that meet Your specific requirements. In Our sole discretion, We may take any action, including suspension of Your Account, to maintain the integrity and security of the Services or Data, or to prevent harm to You, Us, Customers, or others. You waive any right to make a claim against Us for losses You incur that may result from Our actions.
23.2. Your Security
(a) You are solely responsible for the security of any Data on Your website, Your servers, in Your possession, or that You are otherwise authorised to access or handle. You will comply with applicable Laws and Network Rules when handling or maintaining User Data and Personal Data, and will provide evidence of Your compliance to Us upon Our request. If You do not provide evidence of such compliance to Our satisfaction, We may suspend transactions on Your account or terminate this Agreement.
23.3. Security Breach
(a) If either We, a relevant Government Body or Financial Services Provider, believe that You have suffered a security breach or there has been a compromise of any Customer’s information, You will be required to conduct a security audit of Your systems and locations using an independent auditor at Your own cost.
(b) You must give Us a copy of the report, which We may then share with any relevant Government Body, Financial Services Provider or other provider.
23.4. Security and Fraud Controls
(a) We may provide or suggest Security Controls to You, but We cannot guarantee that You or Customers will never become victims of fraud. Any Security Controls We provide or suggest may include processes or applications developed by the Company, its Affiliates, or other companies. You agree to review all the Security Controls We suggest and choose those that are appropriate for Your business to protect against unauthorised Transactions and, if appropriate for Your business, independently implement other security procedures and controls not provided by Us.
If You disable or fail to properly use Security Controls, You will increase the likelihood of unauthorised Transactions, disputes, fraud, losses, and other similar occurrences. You are solely responsible for losses You incur from the use of lost or stolen payment credentials or accounts by fraudsters who engage in fraudulent Transactions with You, and Your failure to implement Security Controls will only increase the risk of fraud.
We may assist You with recovering lost funds, but You are solely responsible for losses due to lost or stolen credentials or accounts, compromise of Your username or password, changes to Your Payout Account, and any other unauthorised use or modification of Your Account. We are not liable or responsible to You and You waive any right to bring a claim against Us for any losses that result from the use of lost or stolen credentials or accounts to engage in fraudulent Transactions, unless such losses result from the Company’s wilful or intentional actions. Further, You will fully reimburse Us for any losses We incur that result from the use of lost or stolen credentials or accounts.
(b) We may also provide You with subjective Data regarding the possibility or likelihood that a Transaction may be fraudulent that require action or review by You. We may incorporate action or inaction by You into any such subjective scoring when identifying future potential fraud. You understand that We provide this Data to You for consideration, but that You are ultimately responsible for any actions You choose to take or not take in relation to such Data, and for providing inaccurate or incorrect information to Us. You are solely responsible for any action or inaction You take based on such Data.
(c) We reserve the right to require You to implement a fraud tool at Your expense where it is determined by Us that You operate in a high fraud-prone industry, or as otherwise determined by Us on consideration of the factual circumstances.
24. Transfer of Payment Data upon Termination
24.1. For 30 days after termination of Your Account, You may request in writing that We transfer Payment Data regarding transactions between You and Customers that You are entitled to receive (“Exportable Data”) to an alternative payment services provider consistent with applicable Laws.
For payment card transactions, We will only transfer Exportable Data to another PCI-DSS Level 1-certified payment services provider.
For other payment methods, We may require You to provide Us with evidence that the alternative payment services provider You select has appropriate systems and security controls before We migrate any Exportable Data.
We will use commercially reasonable efforts to transfer Exportable Data within 10 Business Days after We receive Your written request. We may delay or refuse any transfer request if We believe the payment service providers You have identified do not have systems or security controls in place that are sufficient to protect Exportable Data, that the integrity of Exportable Data may be compromised, or if Laws or Network Rules prohibit Us from transferring it.
25. Dispute Resolution
25.1. Binding Arbitration
(a) Any dispute, controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this contract, including the formation, interpretation, breach or termination thereof, including whether the claims asserted are arbitrable, will be referred to and finally determined by arbitration in accordance with the Resolution Institute Arbitration Rules. Unless the parties agree upon an arbitrator, either Party may request a nomination from the Chair of Resolution Institute. The place of the arbitration will be Sydney, Australia. The language to be used in the arbitral proceedings will be English. Judgment upon the award rendered by the arbitrator may be entered by any court having jurisdiction thereof.
(b) This Agreement and the rights of the parties hereunder shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of New South Wales, Australia, exclusive of conflict or choice of law rules. Nothing in this paragraph will preclude the parties from seeking provisional remedies in aid of arbitration from a court of appropriate jurisdiction.
25.2. Service of Process
(a) Each Party hereby irrevocably and unconditionally consents to service of process through personal service at their corporate headquarters, registered address, or primary address (for individuals or sole proprietors). Nothing in this Agreement will affect the right of any Party to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.
25.3. Class Waiver
(a) To the fullest extent permitted by law, each of the parties agrees that any dispute arising out of or in connection with this Agreement, whether in arbitration or in court, will be conducted only on an individual basis and not in a class, consolidated or representative action.
If for any reason a claim or dispute proceeds in court rather than through arbitration, each Party knowingly and irrevocably waives any right to trial by jury in any action, proceeding or counterclaim arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated between the parties.
25.4. Provision of an Award
(a) Subject to the limitations of liability identified in this Agreement the appointed arbitrators may award monetary damages and any other remedies allowed by Law. In making a determination, the arbitrator will not have the authority to modify any term or provision of this Agreement.
The arbitrator will deliver a reasoned written decision with respect to the dispute (the “Award”) to each Party, who will promptly act in accordance with the Award. Any Award (including interim or final remedies) may be confirmed in or enforced by any court having jurisdiction over either Party or its assets. The decision of the arbitrator will be final and binding on the parties, and will not be subject to appeal or review.
25.5. Fees
(a) Each Party will advance one-half of the fees and expenses of the arbitrator, the costs of the attendance of the court reporter at the arbitration hearing, and the costs of the arbitration facility. In any arbitration arising out of or related to this Agreement, the arbitrator will award to the prevailing Party, if any, the costs and attorneys’ fees reasonably incurred by the prevailing Party in connection with those aspects of its claims or defences on which it prevails, and any opposing awards of costs and attorneys’ fees awards will be offset.
25.6. Confidentiality
(a) The parties will maintain the confidential nature of the arbitration proceeding, the hearing and the Award, except as may be necessary to prepare for or conduct the arbitration hearing on the merits, or except as may be necessary in connection with a court application for a preliminary remedy, or confirmation of an Award or its enforcement, or unless otherwise required by applicable Laws. The parties, witnesses, and arbitrator will treat as confidential and will not disclose to any third person (other than witnesses or experts) any documentary or other evidence produced in any arbitration hereunder, except as required by Law or except if such evidence was obtained from the public domain or was otherwise obtained independently from the arbitration.
25.7. Conflict of Rules
(a) In the case of a conflict between the provisions of this Clause 25 and the Resolution Institute Arbitration Rules, the provisions of this Clause 25 will prevail. If any provision of this agreement to arbitrate is held invalid or unenforceable, it will be so held to the minimum extent required by Law and all the other provisions will remain valid and enforceable.
25.8. Urgent Relief
(a) Nothing in this Clause will prevent a Party from seeking urgent relief before an appropriate court.
25.9. Parties will Continue to Perform
(a) Notwithstanding the existence of a dispute, each Party will continue to perform its obligations under this Agreement.
26. Australian Consumer Law
26.1. To the extent that You acquire goods or services from Us as a consumer within the meaning of the Australian Consumer Law, You have certain rights and remedies (including consumer guarantee rights) that cannot be excluded, restricted or modified by agreement. To the extent that the Australian Consumer Law permits the Company to limit its liability, then Our liability shall be limited as provided in the below Clauses.
27. Indemnity
27.1. You indemnify Us, Our Affiliates and Personnel (“Indemnified Group”) against all losses, damages, liabilities, claims and expenses (including legal costs) of any kind arising out of or in connection with:
(a) any third party claim;
(b) Your negligent act/s or omission/s;
(c) Your wilful misconduct or fraud;
(d) negligent or wilful misconduct of Your employees, contractors, or agents; or
(e) contractual or other relationships between You and Customers;
(f) any liability for Taxes arising from or related to Services and/or under this Agreement;
(g) payment of the Fees and amounts due and owing under the Agreement;
(h) Your breach of any provision of this Agreement;
(i) any breach of warranty by You or Your failure to comply with Standards and Relevant Laws;
(j) any death, personal injury or property damage caused by an act or omission of You or Your Personnel in connection with this Agreement;
(k) an allegation that any of the Marks You license to Us, or Your content, infringes on or misappropriates the rights, including IP rights, of the third party making the Claim; or
(l) Your use of the Services, including use of Personal Data;
(m) in the case of services, supplying the services again or payment of the cost of having the services supplied again;
(n) in the case of goods, replacing the goods, supplying equivalent goods or repairing the goods, or payment of the cost of replacing the goods, supplying equivalent goods or having the goods repaired;
(o) any Fees, Fines, disputes, reversals, returns, or any other liability We incur that results from Your use of Payment Services;
(p) payment of all Chargebacks, Fines, Fees or Penalties imposed by this Agreement or by Your failure to perform any obligations under this Agreement; or
(q) payment of all Chargebacks, Fines, Fees or Penalties imposed by a Network;
(r) payment of all Chargebacks, Fines, Fees or Penalties imposed by a Regulatory Authority; and
(s) any other liability that cannot be excluded under Law.
(t) negative account balances and Shortfalls.
27.2. The indemnities in this Clause apply regardless of whether the relevant person was (or relevant persons were) acting with or without authority.
27.3. Each Subclause in this Clause creates an individual indemnity clause and each individual indemnity clause is severable without affecting the others in any way.
27.4. This Clause will survive the termination or suspension of this Agreement.
28. Limitation of Liabilities
28.1. Under no circumstances will the Company or any of its Affiliates (or Financial Services Providers see Exhibit 1) be responsible or liable to You for any indirect, punitive, incidental, special, consequential, or exemplary damages resulting from Your use or inability to use the Services or for the unavailability of the Services, for lost profits, personal injury, or property damage, or for any other damages arising out of, in connection with, or relating to this Agreement or Your use of the Services, even if such damages are foreseeable, and whether or not You or the Company or its Affiliates (or Financial Services Providers) have been advised of the possibility of such damages.
The Fat Zebra Entities (or Financial Services Providers) are not liable, and deny responsibility for any damages, harm, or losses to You arising from or relating to hacking, tampering, or other unauthorised access or use of the Services, Your Account, or Data, or Your failure to use or implement anti-fraud measures, the Security Controls, or any other data security measure. The Fat Zebra Entities (and Financial Services Providers) further deny responsibility for all liability and damages to You or others caused by:
(a) Your access or use of the Services inconsistent with the Documentation;
(b) any unauthorised access of servers, infrastructure, or Data used in connection with the Services;
(c) interruptions or cessation of the Services;
(d) any bugs, viruses, or other harmful code that may be transmitted to or through the Services;
(e) any errors, inaccuracies, omissions, or losses in or to any Data provided to Us;
(f) third-party content provided by You; or
(g) the defamatory, offensive, or illegal conduct of others.
29. No Warranties
29.1. We provide the Services and Our IP “as is” and “as available”, without any express, implied, or statutory warranties of title, merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, noninfringement, or any other type of warranty or guarantee. No Data, Documentation or any other information provided by Us or obtained by You from or through the Services — whether from Us or another Fat Zebra Entity, and whether oral or written — creates or implies any warranty from a Fat Zebra Entity to You.
29.2. You affirm that no Fat Zebra Entity controls the products or services that You offer or sell or that Your Customers purchase using the Payment Services. You understand that We cannot guarantee and We disclaim any knowledge that Your Customers possess the authority to, or will complete any Transaction.
29.3. The Fat Zebra Entities disclaim any knowledge of, and do not guarantee:
(a) the accuracy, reliability, or correctness of any data provided through the Services;
(b) that the Services will meet Your specific business needs or requirements;
(c) that the Services will be available at any particular time or location, or will function in an uninterrupted manner or be secure;
(d) that We will correct any defects or errors in the service, APIs, Documentation, or Data; or
(e) that the Services are free of viruses or other harmful code.
29.4. Use of Data You access or download through the Services is done at Your own risk — You are solely responsible for any damage to Your property, loss of Data, or any other loss that results from such access or download. You understand that the Fat Zebra Entities make no guarantees to You regarding Transaction processing times or payout schedules.
29.5. Nothing in this Agreement operates to exclude, restrict or modify the application of any implied condition, warranty or guarantee, or the exercise of any right or remedy, or the imposition of any liability under Law where to do so would:
(a) contravene that Law; or
(b) cause any term of this Agreement to be void.
29.6. This Clause will survive the termination or suspension of this Agreement.
30. Force Majeure
30.1. We will not be liable, or deemed liable to You for any failure or delay in meeting any obligation due to a Force Majeure Event.
30.2. For the purposes of this Clause, a Force Majeure Event means any event or cause beyond the reasonable control of a Party and includes:
(a) strikes and/or lockouts (whether of their own employees or those of others and whether or not the Party against whom such action is taken could have avoided the same by acceding to the demands of the employees responsible for such action);
(b) acts of God, war, fire, flood, embargo or litigation;
(c) shortages of raw materials, fuel, power, labour, transport; breakdowns of machinery, tools, etc; or
(d) acts of government or any agency instrumentality or any political subdivision thereof.
30.3. If the Company suffers a Force Majeure Event, We will:
(a) be allowed reasonable additional time to perform Our obligations under this Agreement equal to the period or periods (as the case may be) for which the Force Majeure Event has delayed Our performance of Our obligations;
(b) use Our best endeavours to avoid or remove such causes of non-performance; and
(c) continue to perform Our obligations as soon as such causes have been removed.
30.4. Nothing in this Clause will be construed as requiring the affected Party to settle any industrial dispute.
31. Relationship of the parties
31.1. Unless expressly stated otherwise, nothing in this Agreement will be taken to constitute a Party as an employee, agent, partner or joint venturer of the other Party nor is any Party authorised to incur any obligation on behalf of the other Party.
32. Severability
32.1. If any provision of this Agreement is held invalid or unenforceable for any reason, the invalidity shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of this Agreement, and the parties shall substitute for the invalid provisions a valid provision which most closely approximates the real intent and economic effect of the invalid provision.
33. Waiver
33.1. Unless expressly stated otherwise in this Agreement:
(a) No right under this Agreement will be deemed to be waived unless it is in writing signed by the Party granting the waiver and will be effective only to the extent specifically set out in that waiver.
(b) The waiver by either Party of a breach of any provision of this Agreement shall not be taken or held to be a waiver of the provision itself.
33.2. If a Party does not exercise a right or remedy fully or at a given time, the Party may still exercise it later.
34. Governing Law and Jurisdiction
34.1. This Agreement is governed by and is to be construed in accordance with the laws of New South Wales.
34.2. Each Party irrevocably and unconditionally submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of New South Wales and any courts which have jurisdiction to hear appeals from any of those courts and, other than as expressly set out in this Agreement, waives any right to object to any proceedings being brought in those courts.
35. Entire Agreement
35.1. This Agreement including its Exhibits and Schedules between You and Us for provision and use of the Services. Except where expressly stated otherwise in writing executed between You and Us, this Agreement will prevail over any conflicting policy or agreement for the provision or use of the Services.
This Agreement as amended from time to time in accordance with Clause 36 sets forth Your exclusive remedies with respect to the Services. If any provision or portion of this Agreement is held to be invalid or unenforceable under law, then it will be reformed and interpreted to accomplish the objectives of such provision to the greatest extent possible, and all remaining provisions will continue in full force and effect.
36. Right to Amend
36.1. We have the right to change or add to the terms of this Agreement at any time, and to change, delete, discontinue, or impose conditions on use of the Services by posting such changes on Our website or any other website We maintain or own.
We may provide You with Notice of any changes through the Dashboard, via email, or through other means. Your use of the Services, APIs, or Data after We publish any such changes on Our website, constitutes Your acceptance of the terms of the modified Agreement.
37. No Agency
37.1. Nothing in this Agreement creates a partnership, joint venture, or agency relationship between You and Us, or with any Financial Services Provider.
37.2. Each Party is an independent contractor.
37.3. Neither You nor We may bind any Financial Services Provider unless expressly agreed
Interpretation
Unless specifically expressed to the contrary:
(a) the singular includes the plural and vice versa;
(b) a referenced gender includes another gender;
(c) headings are for convenience only and do not otherwise affect the interpretation of this Agreement;
(d) a reference to:
(i) a person includes a legal entity, including but not limited to a corporation, a government or statutory body or authority and its legal personal representatives, successors and assigns;
(ii) a statute, ordinance, code or other law includes regulations and other statutory instruments under it as well as consolidations, amendments, re-enactments or replacements of any of them; and
(iii) “$” or AUD is a reference to the lawful currency of Australia;
(e) no adverse rule of construction will apply to a Clause merely because that Party put forward the Clause or would otherwise benefit from it; and
(f) the use of the words “including”, “includes”, “for example” or “such as” do not limit the meaning of the words to which the list relates, to those items or to items of a similar kind, and when used to introduce an example, does not limit the meaning of the words to which the example relates, or to examples of a similar kind.
4.2 New Zealand
(a) The following terms apply to Pin Services provided in New Zealand.