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This Merchant Agreement Form for Cellnext cellPAY Mobile Payment Service (“MAF”) is
entered into on
this ………… day of ……………… 2009 (“Effective Date”), by and between:
………………………………………………………………LIMITED/PRIVATE LIMITED, a
company
incorporated under the Companies Act, 1956 and having its Registered Office at ………………
……………
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…… ……… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………../ a
firm /an association of persons/ an individual having its place of business at……
…………………… ……
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PART.
Cellnext and Merchant are hereinafter also referred to as ‘Party’ or ‘Parties’ as per
the context.
WHEREAS Cellnext is engaged, inter alia, in the business of mobile commerce and has
an existing mobile payment platform “cellPAY” through which customers of Merchant
can make payments to the Merchant using their mobiles for purchasing goods and
services offered by Merchant.
and has expressed its willingness to avail the cellPAY mobile payment service of Cellnext,
which would
enable its Customers in making payments for Merchant provided goods & services using
their mobile
phones using various payment modes.
AND WHEREAS, Cellnext has agreed to provide the said mobile payment service to
the Merchant through its cellPAY mobile payment Platform, as Agent for
collecting the payments from the end Customers for Merchant provided goods &
services, on behalf of the Merchant.
1. Definition:
1.1 “MAF” or “Agreement” refers to this document entered into by and
between Cellnext and Merchant and all the Schedules/ Annexures/ Appendices if
any hereto, and shall be deemed to be and read as integral part of this
Agreement.
1.2 “MRF” shall mean the “Merchant Registration Form” which describes the DSA
details (in case service activated through Distributor), Merchant details like, name,
address, contact/mobile number, email id & bank details of Merchant, transaction
confirmation, Merchant General
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Configuration, product configuration, pricing/charges payable by Merchant,
Payment Schedule & Mechanism and start date of service, to be signed by
Merchants with Cellnext at the time of its Registration for availing the cellPAY
mobile payment service of Cellnext. MRF is annexed hereto as Annexure I, and
forms an integral part of this MAF.
1.3 “Cellnext Site” shall mean the website with the domain name “http://
www.cellpay.co.in” established by Cellnext for the purposes of enabling mobile
payments by the Customers.
1.4 “CellPAY” is a mobile payment platform of Cellnext that enables customers to make
payments using their mobile phones using various payment modes such as credit card,
debit card, direct bank transfer. The Customers can make payment via SMS also using
various payment modes.
1.5 Without limiting the generality of Clause 9 “Confidential Information” in
relation to a Customer shall include the information relating to Customer’s Credit Card
and PIN, or that of the Card Number, Card Expiry date, Bank Account information,
Customer Name (including address, e-mail, address, telephone numbers, and data
regarding bank accounts or financial instruments), Transaction amount and other
customer details, etc. of whatsoever nature used by the customers during payment
transaction through cellPAY.
1.6 “Customer” means any person holding a Valid Credit Card/Debit
Card/Mobile Banking Account and who desires to purchase Goods & Services from
the Merchant and makes payment for the same using his/her mobile phone for
making payment through Cellnext Platform “cellPAY” using a Valid Payment
Mode.
1.7 “Distributor” shall mean any person being an individual, a firm, an
association of persons or a body corporate, which is registered & authorized by
Cellnext to promote and market the cellPAY Service of Cellnext to the
Retailers/Customers.
1.8 “Payment Facility Provider(s)” shall mean and include the mobile payment
Facility Provider(s) like the Acquiring Banks who have provided the Payment
Gateway facility to Cellnext and such other payment facility providers, by
whatever name called as may be appointed by Cellnext, from time to time, for
effective provisioning of the mobile payment facility by Cellnext to the Merchant
Customers.
1.9 “Issuing Bank” in respect of a Customer, means the bank which has issued
the Valid Credit Card to the Customer or facilitated the Customer with the Mobile
Banking Services with which Customer makes the payment for the goods /
Services.
1.10 “Merchant” shall mean any person being an individual, a firm, an
association of persons or a body corporate, having a physical presence and
location, who wants to avail of the cellPAY services of Cellnext in order to
facilitate receipt of payment from its own end customers for goods & services
only through mobile phone.
1.11 “Order” means an order for the purchase of goods and/or services placed
by the Customer through cellPAY Mobile Payment Platform.
1.12 “Payments” through cellPAY include, but not limited to, payments by
customers using credit card/debit card/direct bank debit for the following
purposes:
a) Pre-paid mobile re-charge, b) Post-paid mobile payment, c) Landline bill payment,
d) Electricity bill payment, e) DTH re-charge, f) Movies ticketing, g)
Airlines/Railways ticketing, h) Events ticketing such as sports, music, family,
amusement, etc, i) Insurance premium payments, j) Retail shops, k) Online portals,
l) Tours and travels’ m) Home delivery of food, music, books, etc, n) Monthly
subscriptions of gym, magazine, newspaper, cable, etc , o) Restaurants, petrol
pumps, p) Other services as may be mutually agreed upon.
1.13 “Payment Modes” as referred to in this Agreement shall include payment made
by Customers through cellPAY Mobile Payment Platform using one or more of the
following modes of payment: a) Credit Card, b) debit card, c) Bank Account and d) Any
other modes of payment as may be made applicable by Cellnext from time to time.
1.14 “Retailer” shall mean any person being an individual, a firm, an association of
persons or a body corporate, who is registered with Cellnext through any authorized
Distributor to distribute, promote and market the cellPAY service of Cellnext to the
end Customers.
1.15 “Goods and/or Services”, means any product/merchandise/goods and/or
services that the Merchant offers to provide, and that is availed of by its Customers,
the payment for which is to be made by the Customers using various payment modes,
but does not include the Cellnext cellPAY mobile payment services as defined in
Clause 1.16;
b) Merchant will promote the service through promotion, but he will not
laible/bound for marketing & communication through a proper medium. so
that customers can use cellPAY mobile payment platform to make
payments to the Merchant
d) Merchant will help define and implement the payment mechanism and
smooth flow of
funds;
f) Merchant shall duly fulfill all Customer Orders in accordance with the
instructions of the Customer. Merchant will not acknowledge an order as
"Delivered" until after the order is completed/executed;
h) Merchant shall carry out all verifications for the Customer as may be
required on an independent basis. Merchant is aware that Cellnext and its
payment Facility Providers are not guaranteeing any transactions with the
Customers in any manner whatsoever. Merchant assures
i) Cellnext and its payment Facility Providers shall not be a party to the
Agreement between the Customers and Merchant in any manner
whatsoever;
l) Merchant shall ensure that the best service standards in the industry are
adopted and shall ensure delivery of all goods and services purchased for
Customers in accordance with the highest standards;
n) Merchant assures and guarantees that Merchants shall not sell or deal with
any of the following goods & services through the cellPAY:
i) any goods and services which includes pornography, ii) Alcohol and Drugs &
drug paraphernalia, iii) Counterfeit and unauthorized goods, iv)
Gaming/gambling, v) Hacking and cracking materials, vi) Tobacco and
cigarettes, vii) Weapons which includes firearms, ammunition, knives, brass
knuckles, gun parts, and other armaments, viii) Any goods or service which
is not in compliance with the applicable laws and regulations whether
federal, state, local or international including the laws of India or which is
prohibited by any judicial authorities;
o) The Merchant further confirms, undertakes and assures Cellnext that in the
event of violation of any of the byelaws and standards of Statutory Bodies by
Merchant AND any penalty imposed by the said statutory bodies or banks on
Cellnext for any violation by Merchant, Merchant shall on receipt of the claim
from Cellnext undertakes forthwith without any demur, protest, dispute or
delay, to pay to Cellnext, the amount of the penalty / fine imposed by the said
statutory bodies or banks;
q) Merchant shall ensure that it is acting in compliance with and shall at all time
act in compliance with all laws, rules and regulations and shall at all times
comply with the guidelines set by Visa/Master Card/Cellnext/ Banks and
payment Facility Providers;
s) Cellnext shall be entitled to prohibit the display of any material on the Merchant
System/ marketing materials if the act or manner of such display is contrary to any
applicable law, regulation, government policy, order or guideline including all
applicable foreign laws and
9. Confidentiality
9.1 Under this Agreement, both the parties may have access to information that
is confidential in nature ("Confidential Information"). Confidential Information shall
include, but is not limited to:
i) All information which is not in public domain at the time of disclosure to the other
Party; ii) Cellnext software, products including all source and object code and
documentation related to such software; iii) Information relating to the disclosing party's
software or hardware products, API data files, specifications, data bases, networks,
system design, file layouts, tool combinations and development methods as well as
information relating to the disclosing party's business or financial affairs, which may
include business methods, marketing strategies, pricing, competitor information, product
development strategies and methods, customer lists and financial results; and iv) All
tangible material which contains Confidential Information, whether written or printed
documents, computer disks or tapes, whether user or machine-readable. However, a
party's Confidential Information shall not include any information which: a) Becomes part
of the public
domain through no act or omission of the other party; b) Is lawfully acquired by the
other party
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from a third party without any breach of confidentiality; c) Is disclosed by a party to a
third party without any obligation of confidentiality; d) Is independently developed by the
receiving party; or
e) Is approved for release by prior written authorization of the disclosing
party.
9.2 The parties agree to maintain the confidentiality of the Confidential Information and
to protect as a trade secret all portions of the other party's Confidential Information by
preventing any unauthorized copying, use, distribution, installation or transfer of
possession of such information. Dissemination of Confidential Information by each party
shall be limited to those employees with the need to such access for the advancement of the
goals anticipated under this Agreement. Each party agrees to maintain at least the same
procedures regarding Confidential Information that it maintains with respect to its own
Confidential Information. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, neither party
shall permit any of its personnel to remove any proprietary or other legend or restrictive
notice contained or included in any material provided by the other party and both parties
shall not permit its personnel to reproduce or copy any such material except as expressly
authorized hereunder.
10. Miscellaneous
10.1 Cellnext’s relationship with Merchant will be that of an independent contractor and that
of an agent for collection & receipt of mobile payments from customers on behalf of Merchant,
and nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to create a partnership, joint venture, or
employer-employee relationship between the parties hereto or between Cellnext and Merchant’s
employees. Merchant shall have no right to obligate or bind Cellnext in any manner. The
employees of the Merchant shall not have any claim/right/benefits whatsoever against Cellnext.
10.2 Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, Merchant shall have no
right to use any of Cellnext’s trademarks, service marks, or trade names in connection
with any products, services, and/or promotion without the prior written consent of
Cellnext.
10.3 The Agreement shall be assigned by Cellnext whether voluntarily or involuntarily
or by operation of law, in whole or in part, to any party after discussions with Merchant
hereto.
10.4 The terms and conditions and specifications of the Services under this
Agreement including but not limited to the pricing & payment terms of this
Agreement may be amended, altered and/or, modified by Cellnext at its option.
Such amendment to or alteration or modification of the Agreement shall be in
writing and signed by the senior designated authorised signatory of Cellnext.
10.5 All waivers hereunder must be made in writing, and failure at any time to
require the other party's performance of any obligation under this Agreement shall not
affect the right subsequently to require performance of that obligation. The waiver by
either party of a breach of any provision herein will not be taken or held by the other
party to be a waiver or any other terms of this Agreement or of the Agreement in its
entirety. Nor shall any waiver of any incident of breach or default constitute a
continuing waiver of the same.
10.6 In the event that any or any part of the terms, conditions or provisions
contained in the Agreement shall be determined invalid, unlawful or unenforceable to
any extent such term, condition or provision shall be severed from the remaining
terms, conditions and provisions that shall continue to be valid and enforceable to the
fullest extent permitted by law.
10.7 Both the parties shall not be under any liability to each other or to any other
party in any way whatsoever for the destruction, damage, delay or any other
matters of the nature whatsoever regarding force majeure events.
10.8 Any and all notices required or permitted by this Agreement shall be in writing and
shall be deemed delivered when personally delivered to the party to whom it is addressed,
or in lieu of such personal service, if sent by registered post or courier on completion of
forty eight (48) hours after deposit, postage prepaid, addressed to such party at the
appropriate address set forth below the signature block of this Agreement. Either party may
change its address for the purpose of this paragraph by giving written notice of such change
to the other.
10.9 Merchant agrees that during the life of this Agreement, it will not compete with
Cellnext in the business areas of Cellnext. Merchant also agrees not to enter into any
contract for similar assignments / Agreements as per this Agreement for the Benefit of
competitors of Cellnext.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement on the
date first written herein above.
___________________________ ____________________________
By: By:
Name: Name:
Title: Title:
Witnesses:
1. 1.
2. 2.
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Annexure I
Merchant Registration Form (MRF) for Cellnext cellPAY Mobile Payment Service
(cellPAY - Direct and DSA) Executive Name:
DSA DETAILS
Telephone Email
Website
Address
MERCHANT DETAILS
Names of directors/proprietor
Main LOBs/objective
Description of products/services
Telephone Email
Website
Bank details
Branch address
Transaction confirmation
SMS Format □ Merchant short name □ Product short name □ Amount □ Payment mode □ Reference Id
ORDER DETAILS
Product configuration
Denomination configuration
SIGNATURES OF MERCHANT WITH STAMP DSA SIGNATURE FOR CHANNEL ORDER CELLNEXT ACCEPTANCE
Signature:
Name:
Designation:
1. Transaction shall mean every order that results in the Delivery by the Merchant to the Customer of the Product(s) / Services in
respect of which the Order was placed. Cellnext Transaction Charges referred to herein above, relates to the amount payable by the
Merchant to Cellnext, when its end customers use the cellPAY mobile payment platform for making payments to the Merchant. Such
transaction charges will also include payments made to the Banks payment Gateway. Taxes would be payable extra by Merchants in
addition to above charges. Cellnext reserves the right to modify the above charges from time to time.
2. This Merchant Registration Form ("MRF") shall form part of the Merchant Agreement Form (MAF ) and unless otherwise expressly
stated herein, all terms and conditions of the MAF shall apply to this MRF. The terms not defined in this MRF shall have the same
meaning as assigned to them in the MAF.
3. The above information is being provided to Cellnext without imposing any liability on the part of Cellnext or its officers. The Merchant
will be solely liable for any loss or damage, whether financial or otherwise, suffered by Cellnext or any third party as a result of use of
above information by Cellnext.
4. The amount payable to Merchant will be credited by Cellnext as per the Bank account information provided above. In case someone
representing the Merchant subsequently claims that the above payments be credited to some other account than the account number
mentioned above, Cellnext will not be further obliged to pay the said amount.
5. UNDERTAKING: I/We have read and fully understood the terms and conditions mentioned in the Merchant Agreement Form (MAF) and
unconditionally accept them as binding on me/us. I/We further declare and undertake that above information provided by me/us is true
and correct in all respect. It is certified that the person signing this Application / Agreement has full authority to do so and thereby binds
the Merchant to the terms of the "Merchant Agreement Form".
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ANNEXURE – II
Cellnext cellPAY Platform is connected to the Bank Payment Gateways for receipt /
collection of payments from end customers on behalf of the Merchant via credit card/ net
banking/ debit card.
Merchant agrees that payment made in respect of any Order, which proves to be
uncollectible from the Customer and/or in respect of which the Issuing Bank raises a
claim on any of Cellnext or the Facility Providers, shall be the financial responsibility
of Merchant. Merchant agrees to the non-payment of such Order or the charging back
of such uncollectible charge as the case may be without any demur or protest, dispute
or delay. The Merchants further agrees, confirms, undertakes and guarantees that the
non-payment of such order or the charging back of such uncollectible charge as the
case may be, shall be the personal responsibility / liability of all the promoters and
directors of Merchant in their individual capacity.
Without prejudice to the provisions of the aforesaid, the following payments shall
be deemed to be uncollectible:
a) Any payments involving the alleged forgery of the Customer’s Confidential Information
of whatsoever nature. In such an event, Cellnext and the facility providers shall not be
required to check the veracity of any alleged fraud and shall be entitled to rely upon the
allegation made by the Customer; b) Any payment which the Customer refuses to honour
or demands a refund of because the goods/services purchased from the Merchant was not
as promised or was defective, deficient, incomplete and /or unsatisfactory for any reason
whatsoever; c) Any charge/debit which is a suspect charge; d) Any charge/debit made on a
card other than a Valid Card; e) Any charge/debit for merchandise or services in an amount
in excess of the Price; f) Any charge/debit for undelivered merchandise or services; g) Any
charge / debit arising out of any alleged hacking, breach of security or encryption (if any)
that may be utilised by Cellnext and the facility providers from time to time.