SecurePay - Terms and conditions

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5. 3D Secure 2 Online Payments Services

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1. Online Payments Services Terms and Conditions

Terms and Conditions for Australia Post and NAB to provide access to Card Acquiring Services and SecurePay Payment Services

Current as at November 2023

These Terms and Conditions apply to all applicants for online payment services who have been approved to accept transactions online for cards issued by the Card Schemes and, once entered into, forms an agreement between (1) You, the Customer, (2) NAB and (3) Australia Post (collectively, the “parties”).

1. DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION

1.1 Definitions

Unless the contrary intention appears, the following words have these meanings in these Terms and Conditions:

a) Australia Post means the Australian Postal Corporation (ABN 28 864 970 579).

b) Banking Day means a day on which banks are open for general banking business in Melbourne, Australia except for Saturdays, Sundays and national public holidays in Australia.

c) Card means a card that has been designated by the issuer as a Visa or MasterCard card or a card issued by any other Card Scheme, including digital versions of such cards placed in a digital wallet or other platform.

d) Card Acquiring Services means the activities undertaken by NAB to authorise, process and settle Card transactions undertaken by Cardholders with You, including all other activities necessary for the provision of online Card acquiring services, but excluding the SecurePay Payment Services.

e) Card Schemes means Visa, MasterCard and any other card scheme agreed by all parties for the purposes of the Card Acquiring Services, or by Australia Post and You for the purposes of the SecurePay Payment Services.

f) Card Scheme Rules means the rules and regulations which regulate participants in the Card Schemes.

g) Cardholder means the person in whose name the Card has been issued.

h) Certificate of Compliance has the meaning in the Data Security Standards.

i) Chargeback is the reversal of a Transaction.

j) Chargeback Fee means the fee for each Chargeback initiated by the Cardholder’s financial institution, a Card Scheme or NAB.

k) Confidential Information means that You have entered into these Terms and Conditions and any information of, or relating to, the businesses (including without limitation any person with whom a party has entered into a joint venture, strategic alliance or other business arrangement), systems, operations, customers, properties, assets or affairs of a party or its Related Bodies Corporate which is or has been disclosed by the party to the other party (“the recipient”) or learnt or acquired by the other party under or in connection with these Terms and Conditions, whether orally, electronically or in writing other than any such information which:

i) was in the public domain at the time of its disclosure or acquisition by the recipient;

ii) became part of the public domain after its disclosure or acquisition by the recipient, otherwise than through a disclosure in breach of an obligation of confidence of the recipient;

iii) is or came lawfully into the possession of the recipient wholly independently of and not related in any way to these Terms and Conditions and the transactions and activities contemplated by it otherwise than as a result of a disclosure in breach of an obligation of confidence; or

iv) was independently known by the recipient at the time of its disclosure or acquisition by the recipient.

l) Data Breach means any occurrence which results in the unauthorised access by a third party to confidential data relating to Transactions stored by You or any entity engaged by You to provide storage or transmission services in respect of that data.

m) Data Security Standards means the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards mandated by the Card Schemes for the protection of Cardholder details and transaction information, and any additional or replacement standards of which You are advised from time to time.

n) Domestic Merchant Service Fee means a percentage of the Transaction value for payments using a Card issued in Australia.

o) Fee means any of the following:

i) Transaction Fee;

ii) Domestic Merchant Service Fee;

iii) International Merchant Service Fee; and

iv) Chargeback Fee.

p) International Merchant Service Fee means a percentage of the Transaction value for payments using a Card issued outside of Australia.

q) NAB means National Australia Bank Limited (ABN 12 004 044 937).

r) Online Portal means the online application system hosted by Australia Post where you applied to access the Services.

s) Personal Information refers to information or an opinion (including information or an opinion forming part of a database), whether true or not, and whether recorded in a material form or not, about an individual whose identity is apparent, or can reasonably be ascertained, from the information or opinion, which is received by You from any source as a consequence of the performance of the rights and obligations under these Terms and Conditions.

t) PIN means the personal identification number allocated by NAB, a Card issuer or personally selected by the Cardholder.

u) Privacy Law means the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) all legislation and principles relating to the collection, use, disclosure, storage and granting of access rights to Personal Information.

v) Qualified Security Assessor has the meaning in the Data Security Standards.

w) Related Body Corporate has the meaning given to it in the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth).

x) Relevant Law means any:

i) statute, ordinance, code or other law including regulations and other instruments under them that are relevant to the obligations and rights of these Terms and Conditions; and

ii) any code of practice, guidelines or standards issued by relevant regulators or industry bodies.

y) SecurePay Payment Services means payment transaction processing services provided using the SecurePay Payment System, including the provision of access via the web to a merchant management facility and the distribution of emailed transaction reports as applicable.

z) SecurePay Payment System means the software and technology system known as SecurePay, eSec or Direct One Payments Gateway enabling a payment to be made using either a phone or web site.

aa) Services has the meaning in clause 2.

bb) Surcharge means any fee charged by You to a Cardholder that is added to a Transaction for the acceptance of a Card.

cc) Transaction means a payment transaction by Card between a Cardholder and You using the Services.

dd) Transaction Fee means the fee for each Transaction, including refund, pre-authorisations and card-issuer declined payments.

ee) Transaction Receipt means a document used to evidence a Transaction.

ff) We, Us and Our means each of NAB and Australia Post.

gg) You, Your and Customer means the customer who has agreed to these terms through the Online Portal.

1.2 Interpretation

The following rules apply to these Terms and Conditions unless the context requires otherwise:

a) the singular includes the plural and vice versa;

b) headings are for ease of reference only and do not affect interpretation of these Terms and Conditions;

c) where a word or phrase is given a particular meaning, other parts of speech and grammatical forms of that word or phrase have the corresponding meaning;

d) a reference to a day means the time of day in Melbourne, Victoria;

e) if a period of time dates from a given day or the day of an act or event, it is to be calculated exclusive of that day;

f) a word which denotes a person includes an individual, partnership, firm, joint venture, body corporate, an unincorporated association, a government agency and an authority and also includes the employees, officers, agents, representatives, sub-contractors or any trustee, executor, administrator and successor in title and permitted assignee of that person;

g) a reference to legislation or to a provision of legislation includes a modification or re-enactment of it, a legislative provision substituted for it and a regulation or statutory instrument issued under it;

h) use of the words “includes” or “including” means “without limitation” and the use of these or similar words will not limit the meaning of the general words; and

i) a reference to Australian dollars, dollars, A$ or $ is to the lawful currency of Australia.

1.3 Services Agreement

Where You originally entered into an agreement with Us in respect of the Services references to that agreement will be deemed to be to these Terms and Conditions and the details in the Online Portal will be deemed to be the corresponding details in that agreement.

2. SERVICES

Under these Terms and Conditions, Australia Post provides to You:

a) access to the Card Acquiring Services (with NAB as acquiring bank and provider of those services); and

b) the SecurePay Payment Services (for processing Transactions),

(collectively, the Services).

3. APPROVAL TO USE SERVICES

3.1 You acknowledge that:

a) the operation of these Terms and Conditions is conditional on Australia Post and NAB approving an application to provide the Services to You;

b) in relation to information provided by You to Australia Post in connection with Your application:

(i) Australia Post may provide that information to NAB;

(ii) We may rely on such information as being complete, accurate and not misleading or deceptive; and

(iii) We are not obliged to verify the completeness or accuracy of the information;

c) the decision whether to approve Your application is at the sole discretion of both NAB and Australia Post and the reason for any decision which is made may not be given to You;

d) an approval by NAB is specific to Australia Post providing Services to You and does not in any way constitute a representation by NAB that You will able to use the services of another payment services provider or of NAB directly should You cease using the SecurePay Payment Services for any reason;

e) any information obtained by NAB or Australia Post during its assessment of an application under clause 3.1(a) is and remains confidential to NAB or Australia Post (as the case may be) and will not be shared with You; and

f) In respect of the Card Acquiring Services, NAB is bound by Card Scheme Rules and all correspondence and discussions between Card Schemes and NAB are confidential as between NAB and the Card Schemes.

3.2 You represent and warrant that:

a) any information You provide to Australia Post in connection with an application for Us to provide the Services is complete, accurate and not misleading or deceptive;

b) if You have disclosed Personal Information to Australia Post in connection with the application under clause 3.1(a), You have obtained each relevant individual’s prior consent to the disclosure and otherwise complied with Your obligations under Privacy Law, and You have specifically disclosed to the individual that Personal Information may be processed by service providers overseas, including in India; and

c) You are able to satisfy Your obligations and responsibilities under these Terms and Conditions.

3.3 You acknowledge and agree that:

a) Australia Post and NAB are authorised to obtain from third parties financial and credit information relating to You in connection with Our decision to approve Your application and in respect of Our continuing evaluation of Your financial and credit worthiness; and

b) any information collected by Australia Post in connection with these Terms and Conditions or the Services may be disclosed to NAB.

3.4 The parties agree that no party is or will be bound by these Terms and Conditions in respect of the Services unless and until NAB and Australia Post have each confirmed its approval for the Services to be provided to You.

4. YOUR OBLIGATIONS

4.1 You:

a) must immediately notify Australia Post of any change to Your financial position which may affect Your ability to perform Your obligations under these Terms and Conditions;

b) must provide Australia Post with prior written notice of any change in Your place of business, and must not carry on business in a place which has not been approved by Australia Post and must not move Your place of business without Australia Post’s prior written consent, which must not be unreasonably withheld;

c) must not change Your business name or ownership of Your business without giving Australia Post prior written notice and must not substantially change the type of goods and services You sell without Australia Post’s prior written consent, which must not be unreasonably withheld;

d) must immediately notify Australia Post of any other substantial change in Your business. This includes, without limitation, changes to your standard payment terms;

e) must promptly on request provide Australia Post with copies of Your most recent annual, half yearly and quarterly financial reports;

f) must not submit Transactions on behalf of a third party, including submitting Transactions for goods or services sold on another Person’s website;

g) must provide Australia Post and NAB with all information and assistance reasonably required to perform their obligations and to deal with any queries in relation to the Services;

h) will observe and implement the fraud prevention procedures set out in the manuals, guides or directions provided to You, unless otherwise mutually agreed to by the parties; and

i) in respect of the Card Acquiring Services:

i) must allow the employees, contractors or agents of NAB or those of any Card Scheme reasonable access to Your premises during normal business hours to check Your compliance with these Terms and Conditions, the Data Security Standards or for the purposes of the relevant Card Scheme Rules;

ii) must comply with all applicable Card Scheme Rules and Relevant Laws and contractual requirements in accepting card payments, selling goods and services, and performing Your obligations under these Terms and Conditions;

iii) must not process any Chargebacks, refunds or reversals in relation to Cards where the Cardholder is You or any of Your employees; and

iv) acknowledge and confirm that You have read and understand the disclosure statement in clause 29.

Data Security Standards

4.2 If You collect payment data directly from a Cardholder or store, process or transmit any Cardholder data:

a) You acknowledge and agree:

i) You must protect stored Cardholder data, regardless of the method used to store such data. Data storage also includes physical storage and security of Cardholder data. Some examples of other data storage which must be secured include an access or excel database and hard copy files. Storage should be kept to the minimum required for business, legal and regulatory purposes;

ii) You must not store the PIN or sensitive authentication data after authorisation (even if encrypted);

iii) In respect of the Card Acquiring Services, if a Card Scheme or NAB tell You that You must comply with the Data Security Standards, You must, at Your cost, successfully complete the protocols for the Data Security Standards within the time frame stipulated by NAB, acting reasonably, or the Card Scheme.

b) You acknowledge and agree that if You fail to do so:

i) NAB may terminate the Card Acquiring Services;

ii) You are liable for any fine imposed upon NAB by the Card Schemes as a result of Your failure to comply; and

iii) You are liable for any fines which the Card Schemes levy in the event that You suffer a card data compromise incident, and have not complied with the accreditation program under the Data Security Standards.

c) NAB is obliged to report all Data Breach events to Card Schemes, law enforcement agencies and Australian regulators. You grant irrevocable and enduring consent for NAB to release details of any such Data Breach to these entities.

If You have suffered a Data Breach:

(a) You must give NAB and its agents full access to Your systems and databases to facilitate a forensic analysis to ascertain:

(A) what card data has been compromised;

(B) what weaknesses in the system permitted the unauthorised access to the database; and

(D) all reasonable costs of the forensic analysis must be paid by You; and

(E) in order to continue processing Transactions, You must undergo a full accreditation under the Data Security Standards. All costs of this accreditation must be paid by You.

b) Whenever You store, process or transmit Cardholder data, You:

(A) represent and warrant to Australia Post and NAB that You are aware of Your obligations under, and will at all times comply with the Data Security Standards;

(B) on request by Australia Post or NAB, must promptly provide a current Certificate of Compliance with the Data Security Standards from a Qualified Security Assessor; and

(a) You have the prior written consent of Australian Post and NAB, which must not be unreasonably withheld; and

(b) the third party has provided a current Certificate of Compliance with the Data Security Standards from a Qualified Security Assessor.

Your duties to Cardholders

4.3 Subject to the other provisions of these Terms and Conditions, in relation to Services, You:

a) must accept any valid and acceptable Card in a transaction;

b) must only send Australia Post a sales Transaction when You have committed to provide the goods and services to the cardholder;

c) must not accept a Card in a credit card Transaction for the purpose of giving a Cardholder cash;

d) must perform all obligations (including supplying all goods or services) to the Cardholder in connection with the sale of those goods or services;

e) must not sell, purchase, provide or exchange any information or document relating to a Cardholder’s account number, or Card number, or a Transaction, to any Person other than:

i) Australia Post;

ii) NAB;

iii) the card issuer; or

iv) as required by law;

f) must destroy any document that is no longer required to be retained by Relevant Law or the Card Scheme Rules, in a manner which makes the information unreadable;

g) must take reasonable steps to ensure that the information and documents mentioned in clause 4.3(e) are protected from misuse and loss and from unauthorised access, modification or disclosure;

h) must not make any representation in connection with any goods or services which may bind Australia Post, NAB or any Card Scheme;

i) must not indicate or imply that Australia Post, NAB or any Card Scheme endorse any goods or services or refer to a nominated Card in stating eligibility for goods, services, or any membership;

j) must not accept a Card or a Transaction which is of a type You have been previously advised is not acceptable;

k) must prominently and unequivocally inform the Cardholder of Your identity at all points of Cardholder interaction (including on any relevant web site, promotional material and invoice) so that the Cardholder can readily distinguish You from Australia Post, any supplier of goods or services to You or any other third party;

l) must provide notice to any Cardholder with whom You enter into a Transaction that You are responsible for that Transaction, including for any goods or services provided, any payment, related service enquiries, dispute resolution, and performance of the terms and conditions of the Transaction;

m) must not unfairly distinguish between issuers of a Card when accepting a Transaction;

n) must not refuse to complete a Transaction solely because a Cardholder refuses to provide additional identification information in circumstances where We or a Relevant Law do not require You to obtain it;

o) if You collect or store Cardholder information, You must comply with any Data Security Standards notified to You; and

p) You must not transfer or attempt to transfer financial liability under these Terms and Conditions by asking or requiring a Cardholder to waive their dispute rights.

Recurring transactions

4.4 In relation to Services made available under these Terms and Conditions, You may only process a Transaction on a recurring basis if:

a) You have obtained Cardholder permission (either electronically or in hardcopy) to periodically charge for a recurring Service;

b) You retain this permission for the duration of the recurring Services and make it available to each of Australia Post and NAB on request; and

c) You provide a simple and accessible online cancellation procedure, if the Cardholder request for the goods or services was initially accepted online.

Indemnity

4.5 In respect of the Card Acquiring Services, You agree to indemnify and hold Australia Post and NAB harmless from and against any fines imposed on NAB by a Card Scheme, because of Your conduct in relation to the Services, including any fines imposed as a result of an unacceptable rate of Chargebacks.

5. WEBSITE REQUIREMENTS

5.1 Unless You are otherwise notified in writing, You must, before You accept any electronic commerce transaction over the Internet in relation to Card Acquiring Services under these Terms and Conditions, establish and maintain at Your own expense a web site that complies with the requirements of clause 5.2.

5.2 The web site must clearly display the following information:

a) the address of Your approved place of business;

b) a complete description of the goods and services available for purchase on Your web site with the price advertised in Australian dollars or, if We have agreed that You can process Transactions in another currency, that currency;

c) details of any Australian export restrictions (if applicable);

d) details of Your privacy policy and how You intend to deal with, or share, Personal Information obtained from and about the Cardholder;

e) a description of the measures You have to maintain the security of:

i) Cardholders’ account data; and

ii) any other information which, by notice, We reasonably require You to display from time to time; and

f) any other information required for the purpose of complying with Card Scheme rules.

5.3 You must provide Us reasonable access to view, monitor and audit the pages of Your web site.

5.4 Your web site payments page must be protected by use of a “Secure Sockets Layer” configured in line with the Data Security Standard or any other form of security method approved in writing by Us.

5.5 You must:

a) comply with all reasonable directions of Australia Post relating to the SecurePay Payment Services;

b) comply with all reasonable directions of NAB (which may be given to You through Australia Post) relation to the Card Acquiring Services;

c) implement an interface that is approved by Australia Post and exactly to the specifications set out in the integration guide on the Australia Post SecurePay website from time to time;

d) ensure that any third party interface application provider is approved by, and meets the security standards set out by, NAB and the Card Schemes; and

e) comply with all technical, security and privacy standards set out by the any Card Scheme, bank, financial institution or payment services provider in relation to any payment process used by You with the SecurePay Payment System and provide evidence of compliance to Australia Post upon request.

6. CARD ACCEPTANCE REQUIREMENTS

6.1 You must:

a) use reasonable measures to detect forged or unauthorised signatures or the unauthorised use or forgery of a Card;

b) notify Australia Post if You become aware of or suspect fraud on the part of a Cardholder;

c) not deliberately reduce the value of any Transaction by:

i) splitting a Transaction into two or more transactions; or

ii) allowing a Cardholder to purchase items separately where those items would reasonably form part of a single transaction;

d) establish a fair policy for dealing with refunds and disputes about Transactions and include information about that policy on Transaction Receipts as required by Australia Post; and

e) in respect of the Card Acquiring Services:

i) only submit a Transaction as a refund to a Cardholder if it is a genuine refund of a previous Transaction. The refund must be processed to the same Card that was used in the original Transaction and be for the same amount as the original Transaction; and

ii) not process a refund Transaction as a way of transferring funds between Your accounts;

f) give refunds for Transactions by means of credit and not in cash or cheque;

g) if a Transaction does not cover the full amount of the sale:

i) where the Card is used to make a deposit or pay an instalment You may accept the Card in payment of all or part of the outstanding balance; and

ii) in any other circumstance You must obtain the balance due at the time the sale is completed in cash;

h) not state or set a minimum or maximum amount for purchases by Cardholders from You using the Services without Our prior written consent;

i) not ask a Cardholder to reveal their PIN or any other secret identifier;

j) contact Australia Post for instructions if the identification of a Cardholder or the validity of the Card is uncertain; and

k) not knowingly submit for processing any Transaction that is illegal or that You should have known is illegal.

6.2 For Transactions, You must:

a) take reasonable steps to verify the identity of the person You are dealing with, in order to confirm that they are the genuine Cardholder; and

b) record reasonable identification details of the person You are dealing with, as well as the commencement and expiry dates of the Card.

7. SURCHARGING

Amount of Surcharge

7.1 Where You elect to charge a Cardholder a Surcharge in respect of a Transaction, You must not impose a Surcharge in excess of the reasonable cost of Card acceptance.

7.2 Upon request by Us or any Card Schemes, You must produce supporting information to substantiate Your costs of Card acceptance. Where the Card Scheme dictates the format of the required substantiation, for example through use of a “reasonable cost of acceptance calculator”, You must provide details of Your costs in the required format of that Card Scheme.

7.3 Where required by a Card Scheme, You must submit, at Your cost, to an audit of Your costs of Card acceptance by an independent auditor approved by the Card Scheme requiring the audit. The audit must be completed and results reported back to the relevant Card Scheme within the timeframe specified by the Card Scheme.

7.4 Where, following an investigation into Your surcharging and cost of Card acceptance, We or a Card Scheme determine that the amount that You are surcharging exceeds the reasonable costs of card acceptance or otherwise prohibited by any Relevant Law, We may by notice to You immediately require You to reduce Your Surcharge level to an amount that does not exceed the reasonable costs of card acceptance.

7.5 Without limiting any other rights that We may have under these Terms and Conditions, We may, by notice to You, terminate the agreement between the parties in respect of these Terms and Conditions if, following receipt of notice under clause 7, You fail to reduce Your Surcharge level to an amount that does not exceed the reasonable costs of Card acceptance.

7.6 You acknowledge that excessive surcharging by You could expose NAB to fines from Card Schemes. You agree to indemnify NAB against any fines imposed by Card Schemes in relation to Your surcharging practices.

7.7 You acknowledge that Card issuers may from time to time change the classification of a credit Card (standard or premium) and, as a result, when applying a Surcharge rate to a Cardholder, it cannot be guaranteed that the classification of the Card (standard or premium) on which You have based the Surcharge will be same as the classification on which You are charged Your merchant service fee in relation to the same Transaction.

Disclosure of Surcharge

7.8 You must clearly disclose to the Cardholder before the Transaction is completed any Surcharge that You will charge for completing the Transaction, and do it in such a way that allows the Transaction to be cancelled without the Cardholder occurring any cost.

7.9 You must display on the payment page on Your website a notice stating:

a) that You charge a Surcharge; and

b) the exact amount or percentage of the Surcharge.

7.10 You must not represent or otherwise imply that the Surcharge is levied by a Card Scheme or by Us or any other financial institution.

7.11 For the purposes of this clause 7, costs that form Your “reasonable costs of Card acceptance” will be determined having regard to Part IVC of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) and the Reserve Bank of Australia’s Guidance Note: Interpretation of Surcharging Standards, as amended or replaced from time to time.

8. TRANSACTION RECEIPT

8.1 Unless We have agreed that We will provide the Transaction Receipt to the Cardholder, You must give the Cardholder a copy of the Transaction Receipt for each Transaction, but You must not charge a fee for doing so.

8.2 If You are notified that You must prepare the Transaction Receipt, You must ensure the information contained in the Transaction Receipt:

a) is identical with the information on any other copy; and

b) legibly includes the information notified to You.

8.3 You must provide Australia Post with the Transaction Receipt and any other required evidence of the Transaction within 7 days if You are asked by Australia Post to provide it.

8.4 If You wish to change Your Internet or email address or telephone number appearing on the Transaction Receipt, You must notify Australia Post in writing at least 15 Banking Days prior to the change taking effect.

9. INVALID OR UNACCEPTABLE TRANSACTIONS

9.1 A Transaction is not valid if:

a) the Transaction is illegal;

b) if applicable, the signature on the voucher, Transaction Receipt or authority is forged or unauthorised;

c) the Transaction is before or after any validity period indicated on the relevant Card;

d) You have been told not to accept the Card;

e) the transaction is not authorised by the Cardholder;

f) the particulars on the copy of the voucher or Transaction Receipt given to the Cardholder are not identical with the particulars on any other copy;

g) the price charged for the goods or services is inflated to include an undisclosed or illegal Surcharge for card payments;

h) another person has provided or is to provide the goods or services the subject of the Transaction to a Cardholder;

i) You did not actually supply the goods or services to a genuine Cardholder as required by the terms of the Transaction between You and the Cardholder, or have indicated Your intention not to do so;

j) the Transaction did not relate to the actual sale of goods or services to a genuine Cardholder;

k) the Transaction is offered, recorded or billed in a currency We have not authorised You to accept;

l) the agreement between the parties in respect of these Terms and Conditions was terminated before the date of the Transaction;

m) You have not complied with Your obligations in clause 4;

n) if applicable, the details are keyed into equipment and You did not legibly record on a Transaction Receipt the information required by clause 7;

o) it is a credit transaction in which:

i) the amount of the Transaction or Transactions on the same occasion is more than any applicable limit notified to You;

ii) You collected or refinanced an existing debt including, without limitation, the collection of a dishonoured cheque or payment for previous card charges; or

iii) You provide a Cardholder with cash;

p) it occurs during a period in which Your rights under these Terms and Conditions were suspended under clause 17.3;

q) You cannot give a Transaction Receipt as required by clause 8; or

r) for any other reason, the Cardholder is entitled under the Card Scheme Rules to a Chargeback of the Transaction.

9.2 A Transaction for a sale or refund is not acceptable if:

a) the Cardholder disputes liability for the Transaction for any reason or makes a claim for set-off or a counterclaim; or

b) NAB or Australia Post decide, acting reasonably, that the Transaction is related to money laundering, terrorism financing, fraud or activities that would violate Relevant Laws.

9.3 You acknowledge and agree that NAB or Australia Post may:

a) refuse to accept a Transaction if it is invalid or unacceptable as determined under this clause 9, or may charge it back to You if it has already been processed, even if We have given You an authorisation;

b) provided that NAB or Australia Post has requested further details of a Transaction within 7 Banking Days, if You do not fully provide the requested details within 7 Banking Days, reverse that Transaction as a Chargeback, and debit Your account for the amount of the Chargeback, for any of the reasons in clauses 9.1 and 9.2 and any other reason We notify You of from time to time; and

c) without limiting this clause 9.3, delay, block, freeze or refuse to accept any Transaction where NAB or Australia Post has reasonable grounds to believe that the Transaction breaches the laws of, or sanctions imposed by, Australia or any other country.

10. SECUREPAY PAYMENT SERVICES

10.1 Australia Post will attempt to process via the SecurePay Payment System any payment, pre-authorisation of payment, refund or reversal transaction submitted by You or Your customer to the SecurePay Payment System via any payment process which has been approved by Australia Post for the purposes of the SecurePay Payment System.

10.2 You authorise Australia Post to discuss any matter that relates to the establishment of an Internet merchant account, the provision of the SecurePay Payment Services, and Your obligations in connection with those services, with any Card Scheme, bank, financial institution or payment services provider for the purposes of providing the SecurePay Payment Services.

10.3 Australia Post provides a licence to You on a non-exclusive and non-transferable basis to use on Your payment web site during the term, such software as is necessary to link Your payment web site to the SecurePay Payment System.

11. SETTLEMENT OF TRANSACTIONS

Settlement by NAB in respect of Card Acquiring Services

11.1 In respect of Card Acquiring Services, NAB will provide settlement on each Banking Day for the gross amount of all funds received from the card schemes in respect of Transactions processed by NAB under these Terms and Conditions, less any Chargebacks or refunds.

11.2 You authorise and direct NAB to pay all amounts due to You by NAB under these Terms and Conditions to Australia Post, who You appoint as Your agent only for the purpose of receiving all settlement funds payable by NAB to You under these Terms and Conditions.

11.3 You acknowledge and agree that:

a) payment of the settlement funds by NAB to Australia Post in accordance with Your direction under clause 11.2 will satisfy NAB’s obligation to settle to You; and

b) NAB will not be liable for any failure by Australia Post to account to You for any funds received from NAB.

Settlement by Australia Post in respect of Services

11.4 Australia Post’s duty in respect of the money collected is to remit to You an equivalent sum less any Fees, deductions or adjustments made in accordance with these Terms and Conditions. Responsibility for the money collected by Australia Post pursuant to these Terms and Conditions will remain with Australia Post up until and including the time of successful completion of the electronic funds transfer from Australia Post to You.

11.5 Australia Post will provide settlement to You within 7 Banking Days. Australia Post may change this settlement period at its discretion by providing You with reasonable written notice, and without notice where permitted by clause 17.5. Where You do not agree with the change to the settlement period, you may terminate these Terms and Conditions by providing Australia Post and NAB no less than 7 days’ written notice. Australia Post may deduct any Fees or other undisputed amounts owing by You to Australia Post or NAB (including without limitation any amounts paid or required to be paid by NAB or Australia Post for Transactions that are reversed as Chargebacks or otherwise refunded) from any settlement funds to be remitted to You by Australia Post.

11.6 Subject to clause 11.4, You agree that Australia Post’s obligation is to settle and remit to You a sum of money equivalent to the sums or amounts received as agent, and not the precise funds received. You agree to review the sums or amounts received by You and notify us of any errors or omissions. You consent to Australia Post adjusting or reversing any payments to correct any errors. Australia Post will notify you in writing of any adjustments and reversals that will be made to You including the amount and effective date.

Settlement funds not sufficient

11.7 If at any time the total of amounts owing by You to Australia Post or NAB under these Terms and Conditions (including without limitation amounts paid or required to be paid by NAB or Australia Post for Transactions that are reversed as Chargebacks or otherwise refunded) exceed the settlement amounts held by Australia Post, You will pay the amount of that excess to Australia Post promptly on demand.

12. AUSTRALIA POST SECURITY

12.1 Australia Post may retain a reasonable amount, taking into account the monthly total value of Your Transactions from any settlement funds held by it under clause 11 as security for the performance of Your obligations under these Terms and Conditions where, acting reasonably Australia Post determines that there may be a higher than acceptable level of risk associated with You. Australia Post may retain those amounts in a dedicated security account or otherwise as it sees fit. Australia Post may deduct any amount owing by You to Australia Post or NAB (including without limitation any amounts paid or required to be paid by NAB or Australia Post for Transactions that are reversed as Chargebacks or otherwise refunded) from this retention amount.

12.2 If Australia Post requires, You will provide any other form of security interest reasonably required by Australia Post as security for Your obligations under these Terms and Conditions and will sign any document required by Australia Post for this purpose.

12.3 Australia Post may, at Your expense, apply for any registration, or give any notification, in connection with any security interest under clause 12.1 or 12.2. This includes registration under the Personal Property Securities Act 2009 (Cth) for whatever collateral class Australia Post thinks fit. You consent to any such registration or notification and agree not to make an amendment demand. To the extent the law permits, You waive Your rights to receive any notice that is required by any provision of the Personal Property Securities Act 2009 (Cth) (including a notice of a verification statement).

13. USE OF CARD SCHEME MARKS

13.1 You acknowledge and agree that:

a) the Card Scheme logos, names and holograms (“the Marks”) are owned solely and exclusively by the relevant Card Scheme;

b) You will not contest the ownership of the Marks for any reason;

c) the Card Schemes may at any time, immediately and without notice, prohibit You from using any of the Marks for any reason; and

d) You may only use advertising and promotional material for the Cards or which show a Mark in the manner NAB approves, unless You have received authorisation from the Card Schemes through other means.

14 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES BY YOU

14.1 You represent and warrant that:

a) by entering into these Terms and Conditions You are not currently and will not be in breach of any Relevant Law;

b) where applicable, You are duly authorised to enter into these Terms and Conditions and the obligations under these Terms and Conditions are valid, binding and enforceable in accordance with its terms;

c) if You are an incorporated body, You validly exist under the laws of Your place of incorporation and have the power and authority to carry on Your business as that business is now being conducted and using any name under which that business is being conducted; and

d) if You, a Related Body Corporate or any officer, employee or agent of You or a Related Body Corporate has at any time been listed on a database of terminated merchants maintained by any Card Scheme or have otherwise had merchant services terminated by another acquiring bank, You have disclosed that fact to Australia Post.

14.2 The representations and warranties set out in clause 14.1 will be deemed to be repeated each day after the date You enter into these Terms and Conditions.

15. NO WARRANTIES BY US

a) Except as expressly set out in these Terms and Conditions, Australia Post and NAB disclaims all warranties, guarantees and conditions with respect to the Services, to the maximum extent permitted by law.

b) Nothing in these Terms and Conditions (including clause 15a)) excludes, restricts or modifies any right or remedy, or any guarantee, warranty or other term or condition, implied or imposed by any law (including consumer guarantees under the Australian Consumer Law) that cannot lawfully be excluded or limited (a "Non-Excludable Condition").

c) Where permitted by law, and providing it is reasonable to do so, Australia Post and NAB limits its liability for breach of a Non-Excludable Condition to either the resupplying of the Service, or paying the cost of resupplying the Service, in respect of which the breach occurred.

16. EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY

a) Subject to clauses 15(b) and 16(b) and to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law Australia Post and NAB are not liable to You or to any person for any act or omission (including negligence) that results in any direct or indirect loss (including loss of profits), damage, injury or inconvenience You suffer because of any service failure, including any unavailability of the Services, any delays or any errors. Under no circumstances will Australia Post or NAB be liable to You for any lost sales, revenue or profit or loss of custom due to any service failure which results in You being unable to promptly accept payments from Your customers.

b) The exclusion of liability provided in clause 16(a) does not apply to the extent that the loss, damage, injury or inconvenience arose due to Australia Post or NAB’s gross negligence, fraud or wilful misconduct.

17. TERM, TERMINATION AND SUSPENSION

Term

17.1 The agreement between the parties in respect of these Terms and Conditions commences on the date Australia Post provides written confirmation to You and continues until terminated by a party in accordance with its terms.

Termination without cause

17.2 The agreement between the parties in respect of these Terms and Conditions may be terminated by You or Australia Post without cause upon 30 days’ prior written notice to the other parties.

Australia Post and NAB suspension and termination rights

17.3. Australia Post or NAB may by written notice to You suspend or terminate the agreement between the parties in respect of these Terms and Conditions or suspend then terminate any part of it at any time if any of the following events occur:

a) You are in breach of Your obligations under or arising out of these Terms and Conditions, and that breach cannot be remedied, or You have not remedied that breach within 30 days of receiving notice from Australia Post or NAB;

b) b) either Australia Post or NAB has any reasonable suspicion of fraud in connection with You, Your customers or any Transaction;

c) if in Australia Post’s or NAB’s reasonable opinion, the processing of Transactions exposes Australia Post or NAB to an unacceptable level of risk;

d) You are or have engaged in conduct which exposes Australia Post or NAB to potential fines or penalties imposed under Relevant Law;

e) Your business or equipment is or has been targeted by a person engaged in fraudulent or dishonest activity in a manner which is likely to have a detrimental impact on the security of Transactions You engage in or NAB or Australia Post, whether with or without Your knowledge;

f) You or any service provider (other than Australia Post or NAB) that You use in connection with the services You provide to Your customers has suffered a Data Breach;

g) a direction is made under Relevant Law that the Services be suspended or terminated;

h) either Australia Post or NAB is advised or instructed to do so by any Card Scheme provider from whom You obtain payment services;

i) either Australia Post or NAB has any reasonable suspicion that You do not meet the security standards required for compliance with the Data Security Standards or otherwise required by any Card Scheme;

j) in the case of the SecurePay Payment Services only, a service upon which the SecurePay Payment System relies is unavailable;

k) if You fail to comply with the Data Security Standards after a request under clause 4.2(c) within the time frame stipulated by Australia Post or the Card Schemes;

l) You have experienced an adverse change in financial circumstances;

m) We have concerns about Your solvency or if You come insolvent or are subject to any form of insolvency administration or a resolution is passed or an order is made for Your winding up;

n) You have a significant adverse credit event recorded against You; or

o) Australia Post is unable to obtain sufficient security interest as security for Your obligations under clause 12.2.

17.4 Australia Post will provide you with 10 Banking Days’ notice of any suspension or termination under this clause 17. However, Australia Post may make any suspension or termination under this clause 17 immediately where it is reasonably necessary to protect the security of Transactions or NAB or Australia Post systems, or to comply with any legal requirements or the directions of the Card Schemes. Australia Post will endeavour to notify You reasonably promptly after any suspension or termination which is made with no prior notice.

17.5 If any event described in clause 17.3 occurs Australia Post may, in addition to its rights to suspend or terminate, change the settlement period applicable to You (initially, up to 7 Banking Days) without notice to You.

17.6 Australia Post will endeavour to notify You reasonably promptly after it does this.

Other termination events

17.7 The agreement between the parties in respect of these Terms and Conditions will terminate automatically and immediately if:

a) Australia Post’s registration as a member service provider or independent sales organisation with any relevant Card Scheme is cancelled; or

b) Australia Post’s agreement with NAB for the provision of Card Acquiring Services is terminated for any reason.

17.8 Australia Post will endeavour to notify You reasonably promptly after any termination under this clause 17.7.

After termination

17.9 You authorise NAB to disclose to any Card Scheme advice of termination of the agreement between the parties in respect of these Terms and Conditions or the provision of Card Acquiring Services under it and the reasons for the termination. You acknowledge that the information concerning termination of the agreement between the parties in respect of these Terms and Conditions then becomes available to any member of the Card Schemes. This information, available to any member of the Card Schemes, may be used in assessing subsequent applications for merchant facilities.

17.10 Clauses 4.5, 7.6, 16, 18, 22, 23 and 25 survive the termination or expiry of the agreement between the parties in respect of these Terms and Conditions.

18 FEES

18.1 You must pay Australia Post the Fees for the Services initially in the amounts set out in the Online Portal.

18.2 Australia Post may deduct Fees from any settlement payments under clause 11.6. Otherwise, You must pay any Fees within 14 days of being invoiced by Australia Post.

18.3 Subject to clauses 18.4 to 18.7, Australia Post may introduce or increase any Fee for the Services at any time.

18.4 Australia Post must give You a written notice specifying the detail of the new Fee or the amount of the increase in Fees and the date on which it will take effect (“Adjustment Notice”).

18.5 Australia Post must provide the Adjustment Notice to You at least 14 days before the date on which the increase in Fees is intended to take effect.

18.6 If You do not agree to the introduction or variation in Fees in the Adjustment Notice, You may terminate the agreement between the parties in respect of these Terms and Conditions by giving no less than 7 days’ notice to Australia Post in writing.

18.7 If Australia Post does not receive a notice from You under clause 18.6 or You continue to use the Services, You are deemed to have accepted the introduction of new Fees or the variation in the Fees in the Adjustment Notice.

18.8 Notwithstanding clauses 18.3 to 18.7, Australia Post may vary the Fees at any time to reflect a change to, or introduction of, any government charges by providing written notice to You.

19. GST

19.1 Unless the contrary intention appears, words or expressions used in this clause 19 which are defined in the A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999 (Cth) have the same meaning.

19.2 Unless specified otherwise, all amounts payable under these Terms and Conditions are inclusive of GST. Australia Post agrees that, to the extent it makes a taxable supply under these Terms and Conditions, it will issue a tax invoice to You.

19.3 If, after the start of the agreement between the parties in respect of these Terms and Conditions, the GST rate changes and results in an increased GST liability for Australia Post in respect of any taxable supply made under these Terms and Conditions, Australia Post may request You to immediately pay Australia Post an amount equivalent to the increased GST liability. If Australia Post makes a request under this clause, You must immediately Australia Post an amount equivalent to the increased GST liability.

19.4 If a supply made under these Terms and Conditions is treated by the parties as not subject to GST but the supply is, or becomes, a taxable supply, Australia Post may charge and recover from You, in addition to any other consideration paid or payable, an amount equivalent to the GST payable on that taxable supply.

19.5 If, in relation to a supply made under these Terms and Conditions, an adjustment event occurs that gives rise to an adjustment, the price of that supply (including any applicable GST) will be adjusted accordingly and, where necessary a payment will be made to reflect that adjustment. As a precondition to Australia Post paying any amount to You in respect of an adjustment, You must issue a compliant adjustment note.

19.6 If Australia Post is required to pay, reimburse or contribute to an amount paid or payable by another party in respect of an acquisition from a third party by You, the amount for payment, reimbursement or contribution will be the acquisition price paid by You, less any input tax credit You are is entitled to claim, plus any GST payable by the other party.

19.7 Any non-monetary consideration given under these Terms and Conditions is GST-inclusive, unless otherwise specified. If non-monetary consideration is given for a taxable supply under these Terms and Conditions, and the GST-inclusive market value of that consideration is not clearly identifiable, Australia Post and You must discuss and mutually agree on the GST-inclusive market value of that non-monetary consideration using Goods and Services Tax Ruling GSTR 2001/6 as a guide.

20. ASSIGNMENT

20.1 You may not assign Your rights under these Terms and Conditions without Our prior written consent, which will not be unreasonably withheld.

20.2 Australia Post and NAB may assign their rights under these Terms and Conditions without Your consent, provided such assignment does not affect Australia Post or NAB’s ability to provide the Services to You

21. AUSTRALIAN DOMICILE REQUIREMENTS

a) You acknowledge that We may only provide services to You under these Terms and Conditions where You:

i) have a permanent establishment in Australia through which transactions are completed;

ii) are registered to do business in Australia;

iii) have a local address in Australia for correspondence and acceptance of judicial process, other than a post-office box or mail-forwarding address;

iv) pay taxes in Australia (where required) in relation to the sales activity; and

v) satisfy any other domesticity requirements imposed by Card Schemes from time to time.

b) In addition to any other right to terminate or suspend the services, We may immediately cease to accept Transactions under these Terms and Conditions where You fail to satisfy the above requirements.

22. CONFIDENTIALITY

A party must keep secret and confidential all Confidential Information of the other party and must not use such Confidential Information for any unauthorised purpose nor disclose it to any person except:

a) to any employee, service provider or Related Body Corporate who needs to know such information for the performance of their respective duties, who is aware the information is confidential and who is bound to treat it as such;

b) to the extent that the information is required to be disclosed by Relevant Law or order of any court or requirement of any government agency including where such obligation arises by a voluntary act of either party, in which case the parties agree that prior to any such disclosure, the recipient must, unless such action would violate or conflict with applicable Law, provide the discloser with prompt notice of such requirement and the Confidential Information so required to be disclosed, so that the discloser may seek an appropriate protective order;

c) to the extent that the information is required to be given by a party to a commonwealth or state taxation authority for the purposes of assessing any liability for taxation or for the purposes of the party obtaining a tax ruling in respect of these Terms and Conditions;

d) to the extent necessary to exercise rights or perform obligations under these Terms and Conditions; or

e) as permitted by these Terms and Conditions.

23. PRIVACY

23.1 Australia Post’s obligations relating to the handling of Personal Information are contained in the Australian Postal Corporation Act 1989 (Cth) (“APC Act”), the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) (“Privacy Act”) and in the Australia Post Privacy Policy (which can be located at http://auspost.com.au). If Australia Post’s obligations under these Terms and Conditions are inconsistent with those under the APC Act, the Privacy Act, or the Australia Post Privacy Policy in respect of the same subject matter, the obligations under the APC Act, the Privacy Act, or the Australia Post Privacy Policy (as the case may be) will prevail.

23.2 We may obtain from any Card Scheme or a person who is involved in any Card Scheme, any credit reporting agency or any other person, information about Your merchant history or Personal Information about You, a Related Body Corporate, Your officers, employees or agents for any purpose relating to the operation of those Card Schemes and We can use any such information to assess an application to Us under clause 3.1(a).

23.3 We can disclose information about Your merchant history, a Data Breach and relevant Personal Information in the following circumstances:

a) to any Card Scheme or to any person who is involved in any Card Scheme, information about You for any purpose related to the operation of those Card Schemes, card fraud detection agencies (including information about termination of merchant solutions and reasons for termination of NAB acquiring services);

b) where the law requires or permits Us to do so; and

c) where We have reasonable grounds to believe that either You are involved in dishonest or criminal activity, are a victim of such activity, may have information relevant to an inquiry into such activity or have experienced a Data Breach, to any state or commonwealth law enforcement or regulatory agency whether or not We have been requested by that agency to provide such information.

23.4 We can disclose Your Personal Information to any related entities of Ours and to any outsourced service providers engaged by Us (for example, mail houses, debt collection agencies (where necessary) or data analytics providers), including service providers in India.

23.5 You agree that either Australia Post or NAB may use Your Personal Information to contact you to let you know about other products or services that Australia Post or NAB think you might be interested in.

24. RELATIONSHIP

a) In providing the Services, Australia Post and NAB act as independent contractors to You and to each other. Nothing in these Terms and Conditions will be construed as:

i) creating a joint venture, partnership or employment relationship between any of the parties;

ii) imposing any fiduciary duties on Australia Post or NAB in relation to You; or

iii) creating any contractual or binding relationship between Australia Post or NAB and the third party purchasing goods or services from You.

b) You must not make any representation which expresses or implies that any such relationship exists.

25. GOVERNING LAW

These Terms and Conditions is governed by the laws of the State of Victoria. Each party submits to the jurisdiction of the courts of that State of Victoria and any courts of appeal from them.

26. AMENDMENT

26.1 Subject to clauses 26.2 to 26.5, NAB and Australia Post may jointly vary these Terms and Conditions.

26.2 Australia Post must give you a written notice specifying the variations to these Terms and Conditions and the date that they will take effect (“Variation Notice”).

26.3 Subject to clause 18, Australia Post must provide the Variation Notice to You at least 14 days before the date on which the variations are intended to take effect.

26.4 If You do not agree to the variations in the Variation Notice, You may terminate the agreement between the parties in respect of these Terms and Conditions by giving no less than 7 days’ notice to Australia Post in writing

26.5 If Australia Post does not receive a notice from You under clause 26.4 or You continue to use the Services, You are deemed to have accepted the variations in the Variation Notice.

27. NOTICES

27.1 NAB or Australia Post will generally communicate with You and deliver notices to You electronically including by email, by notice on Your merchant portal, or other places NAB or Australia Post deems suitable and appropriate, acting reasonably. You agree that electronic delivery of a notice has the same legal effect as if we provided you with a physical copy. If You have not provided an email address, a notice will be sent by prepaid post to the mailing address specified by You in the Online Portal (or otherwise as notified to us in writing).

27.2 A notice or communication is taken to be received by You:

a) if sent by email, at the time when the email enters Your information system;
b) if published on the merchant portal, within 24 hours of the time a notice is posted; and
c) if sent by prepaid post, on the third day after posting.

27.3 The address or the email address to be used for You is as specified by You in the Online Portal (or otherwise as notified to us in writing) and for Australia Post and NAB is:

Australia Post
Attention: Australian Postal Corporation
Address: 111 Bourke Street Melbourne VIC 3000
Email: onlinepayments@securepay.com.au

NAB
Attention: National Australia Bank Limited
Address: 800 Bourke Street Docklands VIC 3008

27.4 You agree to keep your contact details up to date and to promptly notify us of any changes. If the intended recipient has notified a changed address, or email address, then notices must be to that address or email address.

28. SET-OFF

Australia Post and NAB may at any time without notice to You set off any Liability owed by Australia Post or NAB (as the case may be), to You on any account against any Liability owed by You to Australia Post or NAB (as the case may be) under or in connection with these Terms and Conditions. For the purpose of this clause, “Liability” means any debt or monetary liability.

29. DISCLOSURE STATEMENT

29.1 Member Bank (Acquirer) Information

Acquirer Name: National Australia Bank Limited

Acquirer Address: 800 Bourke St, Docklands, Victoria, 3008

Acquirer Phone: 13 22 65

29.2 Important Member Bank (Acquirer) Responsibilities

a) Member is the only entity approved to extend acceptance of Card Scheme products directly to a merchant.

b) Member must be a party to the merchant agreement.

c) Member is responsible for and must provide settlement funds to the merchant (or merchant’s agent).

d) Member is responsible for all settlement funds prior to funding the merchant (or merchant’s agent).

e) Member is responsible for educating merchants on pertinent Card Scheme rules with which merchants must comply, but this information may be provided to You by Your payment service provider.

29.3 Your Important Merchant Responsibilities

a) Ensure compliance with cardholder data security and storage requirements.

b) Maintain fraud and chargebacks below thresholds.

c) Review and understand the terms of the merchant agreements.

d) Comply with Visa and MasterCard rules.

The responsibilities listed above do not supersede these Terms and Conditions and are provided to ensure the merchant understands some important obligations of each party and that the Member (acquirer) is the ultimate authority should the merchant have any problems.

30. ELECTRONIC CONTRACTING

30.1 You agree that We may communicate with You electronically in relation to these Terms and Conditions, and may administer these Terms and Conditions with You using an electronic contract system. Where electronic communication or an electronic contracting system is used in relation to these Terms and Conditions:

a) a document or information provided electronically has the same status and effect as a document or information provided in traditional paper form and is considered to be ‘in writing’;

b) You consent to these Terms and Conditions being in electronic form;

c) You may enter into these Terms and Conditions electronically using an electronic execution method We nominate from time to time; and

d) You must not dispute the authenticity, receipt or binding nature of a document or information provided electronically on the grounds that the document or information was provided or entered into electronically.

31. CONTRACTING PARTIES

You acknowledge that when you enter these Terms and Conditions, either in electronic form or otherwise, you are entering into these Terms and Conditions with both Australia Post and NAB. Each party may enforce these Terms and Conditions directly against each other party.

2. Payment Gateway (Cards)

Terms and Conditions for SecurePay to provide access to SecurePay Payment Services for Cards

Current as at November 2023

These Terms and Conditions apply to all applicants for online payment services who have been approved to accept transactions online for cards issued by the Card Schemes and, once entered into, forms an agreement between You and SecurePay (collectively, the “parties”).

1. DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION

1.1 Definitions

Unless the contrary intention appears, the following words have these meanings in these Terms and Conditions:

a) Banking Day means a day on which banks are open for general banking business in Melbourne, Australia except for Saturdays, Sundays and national public holidays in Australia.

b) Card means a card that has been designated by the issuer as a Visa or MasterCard card or a card issued by any other Card Scheme, including digital versions of such cards placed in a digital wallet or other platform.

c) Card Acquiring Agreement means an agreement with a financial institution or, in the case of Cards issued by American Express, Diners Club and JCB, the relevant Card Scheme that provides Card facilities authorising You to process Card payments.

d) Card Schemes means Visa, MasterCard and any other card scheme agreed by the parties for the purposes of the SecurePay Payment Services.

e) Card Scheme Rules means the rules and regulations which regulate participants in the Card Schemes.

f) Cardholder means the person in whose name the Card has been issued.

g) Certificate of Compliance has the meaning in the Data Security Standards.

h) Confidential Information means that You have entered into these Terms and Conditions and any information of, or relating to, the businesses (including without limitation any person with whom a party has entered into a joint venture, strategic alliance or other business arrangement), systems, operations, customers, properties, assets or affairs of a party or its Related Bodies Corporate which is or has been disclosed by the party to the other party (“the recipient”) or learnt or acquired by the other party under or in connection with these Terms and Conditions, whether orally, electronically or in writing other than any such information which:

i) was in the public domain at the time of its disclosure or acquisition by the recipient;

ii) became part of the public domain after its disclosure or acquisition by the recipient, otherwise than through a disclosure in breach of an obligation of confidence of the recipient;

iv) was independently known by the recipient at the time of its disclosure or acquisition by the recipient

i) Data Breach means any occurrence which results in the unauthorised access by a third party to confidential data relating to Transactions stored by You or any entity engaged by You to provide storage or transmission services in respect of that data.

j) Data Security Standards means the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards mandated by the Card Schemes for the protection of Cardholder details and transaction information, and any additional or replacement standards of which You are advised from time to time.

k) Direct Entry Agreement means an agreement with a financial institution enabling You to process Direct Entry Transactions.

l) Direct Entry Services means the services provided by SecurePay to process Direct Entry Transactions.

m) Direct Entry Transactions means internet banking transactions and direct debit and direct credit instructions processed through the Bulk Electronic Clearing System (BECS).

n) Fee means the applicable fees and charges in respect of the Services selected by You in the Online Portal.

o) Online Portal means the online application system hosted by SecurePay where you applied to access the Services.

p) Personal Information refers to information or an opinion (including information or an opinion forming part of a database), whether true or not, and whether recorded in a material form or not, about an individual whose identity is apparent, or can reasonably be ascertained, from the information or opinion, which is received by You from any source as a consequence of the performance of the rights and obligations under these Terms and Conditions.

q) PIN means the personal identification number allocated by a Card issuer or personally selected by the Cardholder.

r) Privacy Law means the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and all legislation and principles relating to the collection, use, disclosure, storage and granting of access rights to Personal Information.

s) Qualified Security Assessor has the meaning in the Data Security Standards.

t) Related Body Corporate has the meaning given to it in the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth).

u) Relevant Law means any:

i) statute, ordinance, code or other law including regulations and other instruments under them that are relevant to the obligations and rights of these Terms and Conditions; and

ii) any code of practice, guidelines or standards issued by relevant regulators or industry bodies.

v) SecurePay means SecurePay Pty Ltd (ABN 92 088 101 875).

w) SecurePay Payment Services and Services means payment transaction processing services provided using the SecurePay Payment System, including the provision of access via the web to a merchant management facility and the distribution of emailed transaction reports as applicable.

x) SecurePay Payment System means the software and technology system known as SecurePay, eSec or Direct One Payments Gateway enabling a payment to be made using either a phone or website.

y) Surcharge means any fee charged by You to a Cardholder that is added to a Transaction for the acceptance of a Card.

z) Transaction means a payment transaction by Card between a Cardholder and You using the Services.

aa) Transaction Receipt means a document used to evidence a Transaction.

bb) You and Your means the customer who has agreed to these terms through the Online Portal.

1.2 Interpretation

The following rules apply to these Terms and Conditions unless the context requires otherwise:

a) the singular includes the plural and vice versa;

b) headings are for ease of reference only and do not affect interpretation of these Terms and Conditions;

c) where a word or phrase is given a particular meaning, other parts of speech and grammatical forms of that word or phrase have the corresponding meaning;

d) a reference to a day means the time of day in Melbourne, Victoria;

e) if a period of time dates from a given day or the day of an act or event, it is to be calculated exclusive of that day;

h) use of the words “includes” or “including” means “without limitation” and the use of these or similar words will not limit the meaning of the general words; and

i) a reference to Australian dollars, dollars, A$ or $ is to the lawful currency of Australia.

1.3 Services Agreement

Where You originally entered into an agreement with SecurePay in respect of the Services, references to that agreement will be deemed to be to these Terms and Conditions and the details in the Online Portal will be deemed to be the corresponding details in that agreement.

1.4 Direct Entry Services

a) Where You have an agreement with SecurePay to receive the Direct Entry Services, SecurePay will continue to provide the Direct Entry Services under these Terms and Conditions, provided that you are party to a valid Direct Debit Services Agreement.

b) In respect of the Direct Entry Services, references in these Terms and Conditions to the “SecurePay Payment Services” and the “Services” will, to the extent applicable, be deemed to be references to the “Direct Entry Services”.

2. SERVICES

Under these Terms and Conditions, SecurePay provides to You the SecurePay Payment Services (for the purpose of processing Transactions).

3. APPROVAL TO USE SERVICES

3.1 You acknowledge that:

a) the operation of these Terms and Conditions is conditional on SecurePay approving an application to provide the Services to You;

b) in relation to information provided by You to SecurePay in connection with Your application, SecurePay:

i) may rely on such information as being complete, accurate and not misleading or deceptive; and

ii) is not obliged to verify the completeness or accuracy of the information;

c) the decision whether to approve Your application is at the sole discretion of SecurePay and the reason for any decision which is made may not be given to You; and

d) any information obtained by SecurePay during its assessment of an application under clause 3.1a) is and remains confidential to SecurePay and will not be shared with You.

3.2 You represent and warrant that:

a) any information You provide to SecurePay in connection with an application for SecurePay to provide the Services is complete, accurate and not misleading or deceptive;

b) if You have disclosed Personal Information to SecurePay in connection with the application under clause 3.1a), You have obtained each relevant individual’s prior consent to the disclosure and otherwise complied with Your obligations under Privacy Law, and You have specifically disclosed to the individual that Personal Information may be processed by service providers overseas; and

c) You are able to satisfy Your obligations and responsibilities under these Terms and Conditions.

3.3 The parties agree that no party is or will be bound by these Terms and Conditions in respect of the Services unless and until SecurePay has confirmed its approval for the Services to be provided to You.

4. YOUR OBLIGATIONS

4.1 You:

a) must immediately notify SecurePay of any change to Your financial position which may affect Your ability to perform Your obligations under these Terms and Conditions;

b) must provide SecurePay with prior written notice of any change in Your place of business, and must not carry on business in a place which has not been approved by SecurePay and must not move Your place of business without SecurePay’s prior written consent, which must not be unreasonably withheld;

c) must not change Your business name or ownership of Your business without giving SecurePay prior written notice and must not substantially change the type of goods and services You sell without SecurePay’s prior written consent, which must not be unreasonably withheld;

d) must immediately notify SecurePay of any other substantial change in Your business, including, without limitation, changes to Your standard payment terms;

e) must promptly on request provide SecurePay with copies of Your most recent annual, half yearly and quarterly financial reports;

f) must not submit Transactions on behalf of a third party, including submitting Transactions for goods or services sold on another person’s website;

g) must provide SecurePay with all information and assistance reasonably required to perform its obligations and to deal with any queries in relation to the Services;

h) will observe and implement the fraud prevention procedures set out in the manuals, guides or directions provided to You, unless otherwise mutually agreed to by the parties;

i) must comply with the relevant Card Scheme Rules; and

j) must, at all times, be party to a valid Card Acquiring Agreement.

Data Security Standards

4.2 If You collect payment data directly from a Cardholder or store, process or transmit any Cardholder data:

a) You acknowledge and agree that:

ii) You must not store the PIN or sensitive authentication data after authorisation (even if encrypted); and

b) whenever You store, process or transmit Cardholder data, You:

i)represent and warrant to SecurePay that You are aware of Your obligations under, and will at all times comply with the Data Security Standards;

ii) on request by SecurePay, must promptly provide a current Certificate of Compliance with the Data Security Standards from a Qualified Security Assessor; and

iii)must not allow any Cardholder data to be accessed, hosted or processed by any third party unless:

(a) You have the prior written consent of SecurePay, which must not be unreasonably withheld; and

(b) the third party has provided a current Certificate of Compliance with the Data Security Standards from a Qualified Security Assessor.

Your duties to Cardholders

4.3 Subject to the other provisions of these Terms and Conditions, in relation to the Services, You:

a) must accept any valid and acceptable Card in a Transaction;

b) must only send SecurePay a sales Transaction when You have committed to provide the goods and services to the Cardholder;

c) must not accept a Card in a credit card Transaction for the purpose of giving a Cardholder cash;

d) must perform all obligations (including supplying all goods or services) to the Cardholder in connection with the sale of those goods or services;

e) must not sell, purchase, provide or exchange any information or document relating to a Cardholder’s account number, or Card number, or a Transaction, to any person other than:

i) SecurePay;

ii) the Card issuer; or

iii) as required by any Relevant Law;

f) must destroy any document that is no longer required to be retained by Relevant Law or the Card Scheme Rules, in a manner which makes the information unreadable;

g) must take reasonable steps to ensure that the information and documents mentioned in clause 4.3e) are protected from misuse and loss and from unauthorised access, modification or disclosure;

h) must not make any representation in connection with any goods or services which may bind SecurePay or any Card Scheme;

i) must not indicate or imply that SecurePay or any Card Scheme endorse any goods or services or refer to a nominated Card in stating eligibility for goods, services, or any membership;

j) must not accept a Card or a Transaction which is of a type You have been previously advised is not acceptable;

k) must prominently and unequivocally inform the Cardholder of Your identity at all points of Cardholder interaction (including on any relevant website, promotional material and invoice) so that the Cardholder can readily distinguish You from SecurePay, any supplier of goods or services to You or any other third party;

m) must not unfairly distinguish between issuers of a Card when accepting a Transaction;

n) must not refuse to complete a Transaction solely because a Cardholder refuses to provide additional identification information in circumstances where SecurePay or a Relevant Law do not require You to obtain it;

o) if You collect or store Cardholder information, You must comply with any Data Security Standards notified to You; and

p) You must not transfer or attempt to transfer financial liability under these Terms and Conditions by asking or requiring a Cardholder to waive their dispute rights.

Recurring Transactions

4.4 In relation to the Services, You may only process a Transaction on a recurring basis if:

a) You have obtained Cardholder permission (either electronically or in hardcopy) to periodically charge for a recurring Service;

b) You retain this permission for the duration of the recurring Services and make it available to SecurePay on request; and

c) You provide a simple and accessible online cancellation procedure, if the Cardholder request for the goods or services was initially accepted online.

Indemnity

4.5 In respect of the Services, You agree to indemnify and hold SecurePay harmless from and against any fines or other losses imposed on SecurePay by a Card Scheme or from a financial institution which You have a Card Acquiring Agreement with, because of Your conduct in relation to the Services.

5. WEBSITE REQUIREMENTS

5.1 Unless You are otherwise notified in writing, You must, before You accept any Transaction, establish and maintain at Your own expense a website that complies with the requirements of clause 5.2.

5.2 The website must clearly display the following information:

a) the address of Your approved place of business;

b) a complete description of the goods and services available for purchase on Your website with the price advertised in Australian dollars or, if SecurePay has agreed that You can process Transactions in another currency, that currency;

c) details of any Australian export restrictions (if applicable);

d) details of Your privacy policy and how You intend to deal with, or share, Personal Information obtained from and about the Cardholder;

e) a description of the measures You have to maintain the security of:

i) Cardholders’ account data; and

ii) any other information which, by notice, SecurePay reasonably requires You to display from time to time; and

f) any other information required for the purpose of complying with Card Scheme rules.

5.3 You must provide SecurePay reasonable access to view, monitor and audit the pages of Your website.

5.4 Your website payments page must be protected by use of a “Secure Sockets Layer” configured in line with the Data Security Standard or any other form of security method approved in writing by SecurePay.

5.5 You must:

a) comply with all reasonable directions of SecurePay relating to the SecurePay Payment Services;

b) implement an interface that is approved by SecurePay and exactly to the specifications set out in the integration guide on the SecurePay website from time to time;

c) ensure that any third party interface application provider is approved by, and meets the security standards set out by, SecurePay and the Card Schemes; and

d) comply with all technical, security and privacy standards set out by the any Card Scheme, bank, financial institution or payment services provider in relation to any payment process used by You with the SecurePay Payment System and provide evidence of compliance to SecurePay upon request.

6. CARD ACCEPTANCE REQUIREMENTS

6.1 You must:

a) use reasonable measures to detect forged or unauthorised signatures or the unauthorised use or forgery of a Card;

b) notify SecurePay if You become aware of or suspect fraud on the part of a Cardholder;

c) not deliberately reduce the value of any Transaction by:

i) splitting a Transaction into two or more Transactions; or

ii) allowing a Cardholder to purchase items separately where those items would reasonably form part of a single transaction;

d) establish a fair policy for dealing with refunds and disputes about Transactions and include information about that policy on Transaction Receipts as required by SecurePay;

e) give refunds for Transactions by means of credit and not in cash or cheque;

f) if a Transaction does not cover the full amount of the sale:

i) where the Card is used to make a deposit or pay an instalment, You may accept the Card in payment of all or part of the outstanding balance; and

ii) in any other circumstance, You must obtain the balance due at the time the sale is completed in cash;

g) not state or set a minimum or maximum amount for purchases by Cardholders from You using the Services without SecurePay’s prior written consent;

h) not ask a Cardholder to reveal their PIN or any other secret identifier;

i) contact SecurePay for instructions if the identification of a Cardholder or the validity of the Card is uncertain; and

j) not knowingly submit for processing any Transaction that is illegal or that You should have known is illegal.

6.2 For Transactions, You must:

a) take reasonable steps to verify the identity of the person You are dealing with, in order to confirm that they are the genuine Cardholder; and

b) record reasonable identification details of the person You are dealing with, as well as the commencement and expiry dates of the Card.

7. SURCHARGING

Amount of Surcharge

7.1 Where You elect to charge a Cardholder a Surcharge in respect of a Transaction, You must not impose a Surcharge in excess of the reasonable cost of Card acceptance.

7.2 Upon request by SecurePay or any Card Scheme, You must produce supporting information to substantiate Your costs of Card acceptance. Where the Card Scheme dictates the format of the required substantiation, for example through use of a “reasonable cost of acceptance calculator”, You must provide details of Your costs in the required format of that Card Scheme.

7.4 Where, following an investigation into Your surcharging and cost of Card acceptance, SecurePay or a Card Scheme determine that the amount that You are surcharging exceeds the reasonable costs of card acceptance or is otherwise prohibited by any Relevant Law, SecurePay may by notice to You immediately require You to reduce Your Surcharge level to an amount that does not exceed the reasonable costs of Card acceptance.

7.5 Without limiting any other rights that SecurePay may have under these Terms and Conditions, SecurePay may, by notice to You, terminate the agreement between the parties in respect of these Terms and Conditions if, following receipt of notice under clause 7.4, You fail to reduce Your Surcharge level to an amount that does not exceed the reasonable costs of Card acceptance.

7.6 You acknowledge that Card issuers may from time to time change the classification of a credit Card (standard or premium) and, as a result, when applying a Surcharge rate to a Cardholder, it cannot be guaranteed that the classification of the Card (standard or premium) on which You have based the Surcharge will be same as the classification on which You are charged Your merchant service fee in relation to the same Transaction.

Disclosure of Surcharge

7.7 You must clearly disclose to the Cardholder before the Transaction is completed any Surcharge that You will charge for completing the Transaction, and do it in such a way that allows the Transaction to be cancelled without the Cardholder occurring any cost.

7.8 You must display on the payment page on Your website a notice stating:

a) that You charge a Surcharge; and

b) the exact amount or percentage of the Surcharge.

7.9 You must not represent or otherwise imply that the Surcharge is levied by a Card Scheme or by SecurePay or any other financial institution.

7.10 For the purposes of this clause 7, costs that form Your “reasonable costs of Card acceptance” will be determined having regard to Part IVC of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) and the Reserve Bank of Australia’s Guidance Note: Interpretation of Surcharging Standards, as amended or replaced from time to time.

8. TRANSITION RECEIPT

8.1 Unless SecurePay has agreed that it will provide the Transaction Receipt to the Cardholder, You must give the Cardholder a copy of the Transaction Receipt for each Transaction, but You must not charge a fee for doing so.

8.2 If You are notified that You must prepare the Transaction Receipt, You must ensure the information contained in the Transaction Receipt:

a) is identical with the information on any other copy; and

b) legibly includes the information notified to You.

8.3 You must provide SecurePay with the Transaction Receipt and any other required evidence of the Transaction within 7 days if You are asked by SecurePay to provide it.

8.4 If You wish to change Your internet or email address or telephone number appearing on the Transaction Receipt, You must notify SecurePay in writing at least 15 Banking Days prior to the change taking effect.

9. INVALID OR UNACCEPTABLE TRANSACTIONS

9.1 A Transaction is not valid if:

a) the Transaction is illegal;

b) the Transaction is before or after any validity period indicated on the relevant Card;

c) You have been told not to accept the Card;

d) the Transaction is not authorised by the Cardholder;

e) the particulars on the copy of the voucher or Transaction Receipt given to the Cardholder are not identical with the particulars on any other copy;

f) the price charged for the goods or services is inflated to include an undisclosed or illegal Surcharge for Card payments;

g) another person has provided or is to provide the goods or services the subject of the Transaction to a Cardholder;

h) You did not actually supply the goods or services to a genuine Cardholder as required by the terms of the transaction between You and the Cardholder, or have indicated Your intention not to do so;

i) the Transaction did not relate to the actual sale of goods or services to a genuine Cardholder;

j) the Transaction is offered, recorded or billed in a currency SecurePay has not authorised You to accept;

k) the agreement between the parties in respect of these Terms and Conditions was terminated before the date of the Transaction;

l) You have not complied with Your obligations in clause 4;

m) if applicable, the details are keyed into equipment and You did not legibly record on a Transaction Receipt the information required by clause 7;

n) it is a credit transaction in which:

i) the amount of the Transaction or Transactions on the same occasion is more than any applicable limit notified to You;

ii) You collected or refinanced an existing debt including, without limitation, the collection of a dishonoured cheque or payment for previous card charges; or

iii) You provide a Cardholder with cash;

o) it occurs during a period in which Your rights under these Terms and Conditions were suspended under clause 16.3; or

p) You cannot give a Transaction Receipt as required by clause 8.

9.2 A Transaction for a sale or refund is not acceptable if:

a) the Cardholder disputes liability for the Transaction for any reason or makes a claim for set-off or a counterclaim; or

b) SecurePay decide, acting reasonably, that the transaction is related to money laundering, terrorism financing, fraud or activities that would violate Relevant Laws.

9.3 You acknowledge and agree that SecurePay may:

a) refuse to accept a Transaction if it is invalid or unacceptable as determined under this clause 9 or may charge it back to You if it has already been processed, even if SecurePay has given You an authorisation; and

b) without limiting clause 9.3a), delay, block, freeze or refuse to accept any Transaction where SecurePay has reasonable grounds to believe that the Transaction breaches any Relevant Laws or sanctions imposed by Australia or any other country.

10. SECURE PAYMENT SERVICES

10.1 SecurePay will attempt to process via the SecurePay Payment System any payment, pre-authorisation of payment, refund or reversal transaction submitted by You or Your customer to the SecurePay Payment System via any payment process which has been approved by SecurePay for the purposes of the SecurePay Payment System.

10.2 You authorise SecurePay to discuss any matter that relates to the establishment of an internet merchant account, the provision of the SecurePay Payment Services, and Your obligations in connection with the SecurePay Payment Services, with any Card Scheme, bank, financial institution or payment services provider for the purposes of providing the SecurePay Payment Services.

10.3 SecurePay provides a licence to You on a non-exclusive and non-transferable basis to use on Your payment website during the term, such software as is necessary to link Your payment website to the SecurePay Payment System.

11. SETTLEMENT OF TRANSACTIONS

Unless otherwise agreed between the parties, settlement of the proceeds of Transactions will be performed directly to You under the Card Acquiring Agreement.

12. USE OF CARD SCHEME MARKS

You acknowledge and agree that:

a) the Card Scheme logos, names and holograms (“the Marks”) are owned solely and exclusively by the relevant Card Scheme;

b) You will not contest the ownership of the Marks for any reason;

c) the Card Schemes may at any time, immediately and without notice, prohibit You from using any of the Marks for any reason; and

d) You may only use advertising and promotional material for the Cards or which show a Mark in the manner approved, directly or indirectly by the Card Schemes.

13. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES BY YOU

13.1 You represent and warrant that:

a) by entering into these Terms and Conditions, You are not currently and will not be in breach of any Relevant Law;

d) if You, a Related Body Corporate or any officer, employee or agent of You or a Related Body Corporate has at any time been listed on a database of terminated merchants maintained by any Card Scheme or have otherwise had merchant services terminated by an acquiring bank, You have disclosed that fact to SecurePay.

13.2 The representations and warranties set out in clause 13.1 will be deemed to be repeated each day after the date You enter into these Terms and Conditions.

14. NO WARRANTIES BY SECUREPAY

a) Except as expressly set out in these Terms and Conditions, SecurePay disclaims all warranties, guarantees and conditions with respect to the Services, to the maximum extent permitted by law.

b) Nothing in these Terms and Conditions (including clause 14a)) excludes, restricts or modifies any right or remedy, or any guarantee, warranty or other term or condition, implied or imposed by any law (including consumer guarantees under the Australian Consumer Law) that cannot lawfully be excluded or limited (a "Non-Excludable Condition").

c) Where permitted by law, and providing it is reasonable to do so, SecurePay limits its liability for breach of a Non-Excludable Condition to either the resupplying of the Service, or paying the cost of resupplying the Service, in respect of which the breach occurred.

15. EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY

a) Subject to clause 14b) and 15b), to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, SecurePay is not liable to You or to any person for any act or omission (including negligence) that results in any direct or indirect loss (including loss of profits), damage, injury or inconvenience You suffer in respect of these Terms and Conditions, including any unavailability of the Services, any delays or any errors. Under no circumstances will SecurePay be liable to You for any lost sales, revenue or profit or loss of custom due to any service failure which results in You being unable to promptly accept payments from Your customers.

b) The exclusion of liability provided in clause 15a) does not apply to the extent that the loss, damage, injury or inconvenience arose due to SecurePay’s gross negligence, fraud or wilful misconduct.

16. TERM, TERMINATION AND SUSPENSION

Term

16.1 The agreement between the parties in respect of these Terms and Conditions commences on the date SecurePay provides written confirmation to You and continues until terminated by a party in accordance with its terms.

Termination without cause

16.2 The agreement between the parties in respect of these Terms and Conditions may be terminated by You or SecurePay without cause upon 30 days’ prior written notice to the other party.

SecurePay suspension and termination rights

16.3 SecurePay may, by written notice to You, suspend or terminate the agreement between the parties in respect of these Terms and Conditions or suspend then terminate any part of it at any time if any of the following events occur:

a) You are in breach of Your obligations under or arising out of these Terms and Conditions, and that breach cannot be remedied, or you have not remedied that breach within 30 days of receiving notice from SecurePay;

b) SecurePay has any reasonable suspicion of fraud in connection with You, Your customers or any Transaction;

c) if in SecurePay’s reasonable opinion, the processing of Transactions exposes SecurePay to an unacceptable level of risk;

d) You are or have engaged in conduct which exposes SecurePay to potential fines or penalties imposed under Relevant Law;

f) You or any service provider (other than SecurePay) that You use in connection with the services You provide to Your customers has suffered a Data Breach;

g) a direction is made under Relevant Law that the Services be suspended or terminated;

h) SecurePay is advised or instructed to do so by any Card Scheme provider from whom You obtain payment services;

i) SecurePay has any reasonable suspicion that You do not meet the security standards required for compliance with the Data Security Standards or otherwise required by any Card Scheme;

j) a service upon which the SecurePay Payment System relies is unavailable;

k) if You fail to comply with the Data Security Standards after a request under clause 4.2(b) within the time frame stipulated by SecurePay;

l) You have experienced an adverse change in financial circumstances;

m) SecurePay has concerns about Your solvency or if You come insolvent or are subject to any form of insolvency administration or a resolution is passed or an order is made for Your winding up; or

n) You have a significant adverse credit event recorded against You.

16.4 SecurePay will provide you with 10 Banking Days’ notice of any suspension or termination under this clause 16. However, SecurePay may make any suspension or termination under this clause 16 immediately where it is necessary to protect the security of Transactions or SecurePay systems, or to comply with any legal obligations and Relevant Laws. SecurePay will endeavour to notify You reasonably promptly after any suspension or termination which is made with no prior notice.

Other termination events

16.5 The agreement between the parties in respect of these Terms and Conditions for the provision of the Services to the extent they relate to a type of Card will terminate automatically and immediately if SecurePay’s registration as a member service provider or independent sales organisation with any relevant Card Scheme is cancelled.

16.6 SecurePay will endeavour to notify You reasonably promptly after any termination under clause 16.5.

After termination

16.7 Clauses 4.5, 14, 15, 17, 18, 21, 22, 23, 24 and 26 survive the termination or expiry of the agreement between the parties in respect of these Terms and Conditions.

17. FEES

17.1 You must pay SecurePay the Fees for the Services initially in the amounts set out in the Online Portal.

17.2 You must pay any Fees within 14 days of being invoiced by SecurePay.

17.3 Subject to clauses 17.4 to 17.7, SecurePay may introduce or increase any Fee for the Services at any time.

17.4 SecurePay must give You a written notice specifying the detail of the new Fee or the amount of the increase in Fees and the date on which it will take effect (“Adjustment Notice”).

17.5 SecurePay must provide the Adjustment Notice to You at least 14 days before the date on which the increase in Fees is intended to take effect.

17.6 If You do not agree to the introduction or increase in Fees in the Adjustment Notice, You may terminate the agreement between the parties in respect of these Terms and Conditions by giving no less than 7 days’ notice to SecurePay in writing.

17.7 If SecurePay does not receive a notice from You under clause 17.6 or You continues to use the Services, You are deemed to have accepted the introduction of the new Fee or the variation in Fees in the Adjustment Notice.

17.8 Notwithstanding clauses 17.3 to 17.7, SecurePay may vary the Fees at any time to reflect a change to, or introduction of, any government charges by providing written notice to You.

18. GST

18.1 Unless the contrary intention appears, words or expressions used in this clause 18 which are defined in the A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999 (Cth) have the same meaning.

18.2 Unless specified otherwise, all amounts payable under these Terms and Conditions are inclusive of GST. SecurePay agrees that, to the extent it makes a taxable supply under these Terms and Conditions, it will issue a tax invoice to You. In addition to any GST-exclusive amounts payable You must pay an amount equivalent to the GST payable by SecurePay in respect of the taxable supply.

18.3 If, after the start of the agreement between the parties in respect of these Terms and Conditions, the GST rate changes and results in an increased GST liability for SecurePay in respect of any taxable supply made under these Terms and Conditions, SecurePay may request You to immediately pay SecurePay an amount equivalent to the increased GST liability. If SecurePay makes a request under this clause, You must immediately pay SecurePay an amount equivalent to the increased GST liability.

18.4 If a supply made under these Terms and Conditions is treated by the parties as not subject to GST but the supply is, or becomes, a taxable supply, SecurePay may charge and recover from You, in addition to any other consideration paid or payable, an amount equivalent to the GST payable on that taxable supply.

18.5 If, in relation to a supply made under these Terms and Conditions, an adjustment event occurs that gives rise to an adjustment, the price of that supply (including any applicable GST) will be adjusted accordingly and, where necessary a payment will be made to reflect that adjustment. As a precondition to SecurePay paying any amount to You in respect of an adjustment, You must issue a compliant adjustment note.

18.6 If SecurePay is required to pay, reimburse or contribute to an amount paid or payable by another party in respect of an acquisition from a third party by You, the amount for payment, reimbursement or contribution will be the acquisition price paid by You, less any input tax credit You are entitled to claim, plus any GST payable by the other party.

18.7 Any non-monetary consideration given under these Terms and Conditions is GST-inclusive, unless otherwise specified. If non-monetary consideration is given for a taxable supply under these Terms and Conditions, and the GST-inclusive market value of that consideration is not clearly identifiable, SecurePay and You must discuss and mutually agree on the GST-inclusive market value of that non-monetary consideration using Goods and Services Tax Ruling GSTR 2001/6 as a guide.

19. ASSIGNMENT

19.1 You may not assign Your rights under these Terms and Conditions without SecurePay’s prior written consent, which will not be unreasonably withheld.

19.2 SecurePay may assign or charge its rights under these Terms and Conditions without Your consent, provided such assignment does not affect SecurePay’s ability to provide the Service to you.

20. AUSTRALIAN DOMICILE REQUIREMENTS

a) You acknowledge that SecurePay may only provide the Services to You under these Terms and Conditions where You:

i) have a permanent establishment in Australia through which Transactions are completed;

ii) are registered to do business in Australia;

iii) have a local address in Australia for correspondence and acceptance of judicial process, other than a post-office box or mail-forwarding address;

iv) pay taxes in Australia (where required) in relation to the sales activity; and

v) satisfy any other domesticity requirements imposed by Card Schemes from time to time.

b) In addition to any other right to terminate or suspend the Services, SecurePay may immediately cease to accept Transactions under these Terms and Conditions where You fail to satisfy the above requirements.

21. CONFIDENTIALITY

A Party must keep secret and confidential all Confidential Information of the other Party and must not use such Confidential Information for any unauthorised purpose nor disclose it to any person except:

b) to the extent that the information is required to be disclosed by Relevant Law or order of any court or requirement of any government agency including where such obligation arises by a voluntary act of either party, in which case the parties agree that prior to any such disclosure, the recipient must, unless such action would violate or conflict with Relevant Law, provide the discloser with prompt notice of such requirement and the Confidential Information so required to be disclosed, so that the discloser may seek an appropriate protective order;

d) to the extent necessary to exercise rights or perform obligations under these Terms and Conditions; or

e) as permitted by these Terms and Conditions.

22. PRIVACY

22.1 You must comply with the Privacy Law in respect of the collection, security, use and disclosure of Personal Information provided under or in connection with the Services.

22.2 SecurePay’s obligations relating to the handling of Personal Information are contained in the Australian Postal Corporation Act 1989 (Cth) (“APC Act”), the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) (“Privacy Act”) and in the Australia Post Privacy Policy (which can be located at http://auspost.com.au). If SecurePay’s obligations under these Terms and Conditions are inconsistent with those under the APC Act, the Privacy Act, or the Australia Post Privacy Policy in respect of the same subject matter, the obligations under the APC Act, the Privacy Act, or the Australia Post Privacy Policy (as the case may be) will prevail.

22.3 SecurePay may obtain from any Card Scheme or a person who is involved in any Card Scheme, any credit reporting agency or any other person, information about Your merchant history or Personal Information about You, a Related Body Corporate, Your officers, employees or agents for any purpose relating to the operation of those Card Schemes and SecurePay can use any such information to assess an application to SecurePay under clause 3.1a).

22.4 SecurePay may disclose information about Your merchant history, a Data Breach and relevant Personal Information in the following circumstances:

a) to any Card Scheme or to any person who is involved in any Card Scheme, information about You for any purpose related to the operation of those Card Schemes, card fraud detection agencies;

b) where the law requires or permits SecurePay to do so; and

c) where SecurePay has reasonable grounds to believe that either You are involved in dishonest or criminal activity, are a victim of such activity, may have information relevant to an inquiry into such activity or have experienced a Data Breach, to any state or commonwealth law enforcement or regulatory agency whether or not SecurePay has been requested by that agency to provide such information.

22.5 SecurePay can disclose Your Personal Information to any Related Body Corporate and to any outsourced service providers engaged by SecurePay (for example, mail houses, debt collection agencies (where necessary) or data analytics providers), including service providers overseas.

22.6 You agree that SecurePay or any Related Body Corporate may use Your Personal Information to contact you to let you know about other products or services that SecurePay think you might be interested in.

23. RELATIONSHIP

a) In providing the Services, SecurePay act as independent contractors to You. Nothing in these Terms and Conditions will be construed as:

i) creating a joint venture, partnership or employment relationship between any of the parties;

ii) imposing any fiduciary duties on SecurePay in relation to You; or

iii) creating any contractual or binding relationship between SecurePay and the third party purchasing goods or services from You.

b) You must not make any representation which expresses or implies that any such relationship exists.

24. GOVERNING LAW

These Terms and Conditions are governed by the laws of the State of Victoria. Each party submits to the jurisdiction of the courts of that State of Victoria and any courts of appeal from them.

25. AMENDMENT

25.1 Subject to clauses 25.2 to 25.5, SecurePay may vary these Terms and Conditions.

25.2 SecurePay must give you a written notice specifying the variations to these Terms and Conditions and the date that they will take effect (“Variation Notice”).

25.3 Subject to clause 17, SecurePay must provide the Variation Notice to You at least 14 days before the date on which the variations are intended to take effect.

25.4 If You do not agree to the variations in the Variation Notice, You may terminate the agreement between the parties in respect of these Terms and Conditions by giving no less than 7 days’ notice to SecurePay in writing.

25.5 If SecurePay does not receive a notice from You under clause 25.4 or You continue to use the Services, You are deemed to have accepted the variations in the Variation Notice.

26. NOTICES

26.1 SecurePay will generally communicate with You and deliver notices to You electronically, including email, by noticed on Your merchant portal, or other places SecurePay deems suitable and appropriate, acting reasonably. You agree that electronic delivery of a notice has the same legal effect as if we provided You with a physical copy. If You have not provided an email address, a notice will be sent by prepaid post to the mailing address specified by You in the Online Portal (or otherwise as notified to us in writing).

26.2 A notice or communication is taken to be received by You:

a) if sent by email, at the time the email enters Your information system;

b) if published on the merchant portal, within 24 hours of the time a notice is posted; and

c) if sent by prepaid post, on the third day after posting.

26.3 The address or email address to be used for You is as specified by You in the Online Portal (or otherwise as notified to us in writing) and for SecurePay is:

SecurePay

Attention: Australian Postal Corporation
Address: 111 Bourke Street Melbourne VIC 3000
Email: onlinepayments@securepay.com.au

26.4 You agree to keep Your contact details up to date and to promptly notify us of any changes. If the intended recipient has notified a changed address or email address, then notices must be delivered to that address or email address.

27. SET-OFF

SecurePay may at any time without notice to You set off any Liability owed by SecurePay (as the case may be), to You on any account against any Liability owed by You to SecurePay (as the case may be) under or in connection with these Terms and Conditions. For the purpose of this clause, “Liability” means any debt or monetary liability.

28. ELECTRONIC CONTRACTING

28.1 You agree that SecurePay may communicate with You electronically in relation to these Terms and Conditions, and may administer these Terms and Conditions with You using an electronic contract system. Where electronic communication or an electronic contracting system is used in relation to these Terms and Conditions:

a) a document or information provided electronically has the same status and effect as a document or information provided in traditional paper form and is considered to be ‘in writing’;

b) You consent to these Terms and Conditions being in electronic form;

c) You may enter into these Terms and Conditions electronically using an electronic execution method SecurePay nominate from time to time; and

3. Payment Gateway (Digital wallets)

Terms and Conditions for Australia Post to provide access to SecurePay Payment Services for Digital Wallets

Current as at November 2023

These Terms and Conditions apply to all applicants for online payment services who have been approved to accept transactions online for Digital Wallets issued by the Digital Wallet Providers and, once entered into, forms an agreement between You and Australia Post (collectively, the “parties”).

1. DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION

1.1 Definitions

Unless the contrary intention appears, the following words have these meanings in these Terms and Conditions:

a) Australia Post means the Australian Postal Corporation (ABN 28 864 970 579).

b) Banking Day means a day on which banks are open for general banking business in Melbourne, Australia except for Saturdays, Sundays and national public holidays in Australia.

c) Confidential Information means that You have entered into these Terms and Conditions and any information of, or relating to, the businesses (including without limitation any person with whom a party has entered into a joint venture, strategic alliance or other business arrangement), systems, operations, customers, properties, assets or affairs of a party or its Related Bodies Corporate which is or has been disclosed by the party to the other party (“the recipient”) or learnt or acquired by the other party under or in connection with these Terms and Conditions, whether orally, electronically or in writing other than any such information which:

i) was in the public domain at the time of its disclosure or acquisition by the recipient;

ii) became part of the public domain after its disclosure or acquisition by the recipient, otherwise than through a disclosure in breach of an obligation of confidence of the recipient;

iv) was independently known by the recipient at the time of its disclosure or acquisition by the recipient.

d) Data Breach means any occurrence which results in the unauthorised access by a third party to confidential data relating to Transactions stored by You or any entity engaged by You to provide storage or transmission services in respect of that data.

e) Digital Wallet means a software-based system that securely stores users' payment information and passwords for numerous payment methods and websites but does not include a digital or electronic version of a card that has been designated by the issuer as a Visa or MasterCard card or a card issued by any other card scheme.

f) Digital Wallet Identifier means a string of text or other identification method used by a Digital Wallet Provider to identify a Digital Wallet User.

g) Digital Wallet Provider means a provider of a Digital Wallet agreed by Australia Post and You for the purposes of the SecurePay Payment Services.

h) Digital Wallet Rules means the rules and regulations which regulate participation in Digital Wallets, including the relevant terms and conditions for use of a Digital Wallet.

i) Digital Wallet User means the Person who is authorised by a Digital Wallet provider to use the Digital Wallet.

j) Fee means the applicable fees and charges in respect of the Services selected by You in the Online Portal.

k) Online Portal means the online application system hosted by Australia Post where you applied to access the Services.

l) Personal Information refers to information or an opinion (including information or an opinion forming part of a database), whether true or not, and whether recorded in a material form or not, about an individual whose identity is apparent, or can reasonably be ascertained, from the information or opinion, which is received by You from any source as a consequence of the performance of the rights and obligations under these Terms and Conditions.

m) Privacy Law means the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and all legislation and principles relating to the collection, use, disclosure, storage and granting of access rights to Personal Information.

n) Related Body Corporate has the meaning given to it in the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth).

o) Relevant Law means any:

i) statute, ordinance, code or other law including regulations and other instruments under them that are relevant to the obligations and rights of these Terms and Conditions; and

ii) any code of practice, guidelines or standards issued by relevant regulators or industry bodies.

p) SecurePay Payment Services and Services means payment transaction processing services provided using the SecurePay Payment System, including the provision of access via the web to a merchant management facility and the distribution of emailed transaction reports as applicable.

q) SecurePay Payment System means the software and technology system known as SecurePay, eSec or Direct One Payments Gateway enabling a payment to be made using either a phone or website.

r) Surcharge means any fee charged by You to a Digital Wallet User that is added to a Transaction for the acceptance of a Digital Wallet.

s) Transaction means a payment transaction by Digital Wallet between a Digital Wallet User and You using the Services.

t) Transaction Receipt means a document used to evidence a Transaction.

u) You and Your means the customer who has agreed to these terms through the Online Portal.

1.2 Interpretation

The following rules apply to these Terms and Conditions unless the context requires otherwise:

a) the singular includes the plural and vice versa;

b) headings are for ease of reference only and do not affect interpretation of these Terms and Conditions;

c) where a word or phrase is given a particular meaning, other parts of speech and grammatical forms of that word or phrase have the corresponding meaning;

d) a reference to a day means the time of day in Melbourne, Victoria;

e) if a period of time dates from a given day or the day of an act or event, it is to be calculated exclusive of that day;

h) use of the words “includes” or “including” means “without limitation” and the use of these or similar words will not limit the meaning of the general words; and

i) a reference to Australian dollars, dollars, A$ or $ is to the lawful currency of Australia.

2. SERVICES

Under these Terms and Conditions, Australia Post provides to You the SecurePay Payment Services (for the purpose of processing Transactions).

3. APPROVAL TO USE SERVICES

3.1 You acknowledge that:

a) the operation of these Terms and Conditions is conditional on Australia Post approving an application to provide the Services to You;

b) the operation of the SecurePay Payment Services to a particular Digital Wallet is conditional on You accepting Digital Wallet payments from Your customers and the relevant Digital Wallet Provider approving the use of that Digital Wallet by You;

c) in relation to information provided by You to Australia Post in connection with Your application, Australia Post:

i) may provide that information to a Digital Wallet Provider with your prior written consent;

ii) may rely on such information as being complete, accurate and not misleading or deceptive; and

iii) is not obliged to verify the completeness or accuracy of the information;

d) the decision whether to approve Your application is at the sole discretion of Australia Post and, in respect of a Digital Wallet, the Digital Wallet Provider, the reason for any decision which is made may not be given to You;

e) any information obtained by Australia Post or a Digital Wallet Provider during its assessment of an application under clause 3(1a) is and remains confidential to Australia Post or the Digital Wallet Provider (as the case may be) and will not be shared with You; and

f) in respect of a Digital Wallet, you must agree to and comply with the relevant Digital Wallet Rules for the SecurePay Payment Services to be provided in respect of the relevant Digital Wallet.

3.2 You represent and warrant that:

a) any information You provide to Australia Post in connection with an application for Australia Post or a Digital Wallet Provider to provide the Services is complete, accurate and not misleading or deceptive;

b) if You have disclosed Personal Information to Australia Post in connection with the application under clause 3(1a), You have obtained each relevant individual’s prior consent to the disclosure and otherwise complied with Your obligations under Privacy Law, and You have specifically disclosed to the individual that Personal Information may be processed by service providers overseas; and

c) You are able to satisfy Your obligations and responsibilities under these Terms and Conditions.

3.3 You acknowledge and agree that any information collected by Australia Post in connection with these Terms and Conditions or the Services may be disclosed to Digital Wallet Providers with your prior consent.

3.4 The parties agree that no party is or will be bound by these Terms and Conditions in respect of the Services unless and until Australia Post has confirmed its approval for the Services to be provided to You and will not be provided in respect of a particular Digital Wallet until the relevant Digital Wallet Provider (or Australia Post on its behalf) has confirmed its approval.

4. YOUR OBLIGATIONS

4.1 You:

a) must immediately notify Australia Post of any change to Your financial position which may affect Your ability to perform Your obligations under these Terms and Conditions;

d) must immediately notify Australia Post of any other substantial change in Your business, including, without limitation, changes to Your standard payment terms;

e) must promptly on request provide Australia Post with copies of Your most recent annual, half yearly and quarterly financial reports;

f) must not submit Transactions on behalf of a third party, including submitting Transactions for goods or services sold on another person’s website;

g) must provide Australia Post with all information and assistance reasonably required to perform its obligations and to deal with any queries in relation to the Services; and

h) will observe and implement the fraud prevention procedures set out in the manuals, guides or directions provided to You, unless otherwise mutually agreed to by the parties.

Data Security

4.2 If You collect payment data directly from a Digital Wallet User or store, process or transmit any Digital Wallet or Digital Wallet User data, You must protect that data from loss and against unauthorised access, use, modification, disclosure or other misuse.

4.3 You must comply with the data security standards notified by Australia Post from time to time.

4.4 You must immediately notify Australia Post of any Data Breach or any breach of clauses 4.2 and 4.3 and comply with all reasonable directions from Australia Post in respect of that breach.

Your duties to Digital Wallet Users

4.5 Subject to the other provisions of these Terms and Conditions, in relation to the Services, You:

a) must accept any valid and acceptable Digital Wallet in a Transaction;

b) must only send Australia Post a sales Transaction when You have committed to provide the goods and services to the Digital Wallet User;

c) must not accept a Digital Wallet in a Transaction for the purpose of giving a Digital Wallet User cash;

d) must perform all obligations (including supplying all goods or services) to the Digital Wallet User in connection with the sale of those goods or services;

e) must not sell, purchase, provide or exchange any information or document relating to a Digital Wallet Identifier, or a Transaction, to any person other than:

i) Australia Post;

ii) the Digital Wallet Provider; or

iii) as required by any Relevant Law;

f) must destroy any document that is no longer required to be retained by Relevant Law or the Digital Wallet Rules, in a manner which makes the information unreadable;

g) must take reasonable steps to ensure that the information and documents mentioned in clause 4 are protected from misuse and loss and from unauthorised access, modification or disclosure;

h) must not make any representation in connection with any goods or services which may bind Australia Post or any Digital Wallet Provider;

i) must not indicate or imply that Australia Post or any Digital Wallet Provider endorse any goods or services or refer to a nominated Digital Wallet in stating eligibility for goods, services, or any membership;

j) must not accept a Digital Wallet or a Transaction which is of a type You have been previously advised is not acceptable;

k) must prominently and unequivocally inform the Digital Wallet User of Your identity at all points of Digital Wallet User interaction (including on any relevant website, promotional material and invoice) so that the Digital Wallet User can readily distinguish You from Australia Post, any supplier of goods or services to You or any other third party;

l) must provide notice to any Digital Wallet User with whom You enter into a Transaction that You are responsible for that Transaction, including for any goods or services provided, any payment, related service enquiries, dispute resolution, and performance of the terms and conditions of the Transaction;

m) must not unfairly distinguish between issuers of a Digital Wallet when accepting a Transaction;

n) must not refuse to complete a Transaction solely because a Digital Wallet User refuses to provide additional identification information in circumstances where Australia Post or a Relevant Law do not require You to obtain it; and

o) You must not transfer or attempt to transfer financial liability under these Terms and Conditions by asking or requiring a Digital Wallet User to waive their dispute rights.

Recurring Transactions

4.6 In relation to Services, You may only process a Transaction on a recurring basis if:

a) You have obtained Digital Wallet User permission (either electronically or in hardcopy) to periodically charge for a recurring Service;

b) You retain this permission for the duration of the recurring Services and make it available to Australia Post on request; and

c) You provide a simple and accessible online cancellation procedure, if the Digital Wallet User request for the goods or services was initially accepted online.

Indemnity

4.7 In respect of the Services, You agree to indemnify and hold Australia Post harmless from and against any fines or other losses imposed on Australia Post by a Digital Wallet Provider, because of Your conduct in relation to the Services.

5. WEBSITE REQUIREMENTS

5.2 The website must clearly display the following information:

a) the address of Your approved place of business;

b) a complete description of the goods and services available for purchase on Your website with the price advertised in Australian dollars or, if Australia Post has agreed that You can process Transactions in another currency, that currency;

c) details of any Australian export restrictions (if applicable);

d) details of Your privacy policy and how You intend to deal with, or share, Personal Information obtained from and about the Digital Wallet User;

e) a description of the measures You have to maintain the security of:

i) Digital Wallet Users’ account data; and

ii) any other information which, by notice, Australia Post reasonably requires You to display from time to time; and

f) any other information required for the purpose of complying with Digital Wallet Rules.

5.3 You must provide Australia Post reasonable access to view, monitor and audit the pages of Your website.

5.4 Your website payments page must be protected by use of a “Secure Sockets Layer” configured in line with industry best practice or any other form of security method as advised by Australia Post.

5.5 You must:

a) comply with all reasonable directions of Australia Post relating to the SecurePay Payment Services;

b) implement an interface that is approved by Australia Post and exactly to the specifications set out in the integration guide on the Australia Post SecurePay website from time to time; and

c) comply with all technical, security and privacy standards any of any Digital Wallet Provider in relation to any payment process used by You with the SecurePay Payment System and provide evidence of compliance to Australia Post upon request.

6. DIGITAL WALLET ACCEPTANCE REQUIREMENTS

6.1 You must:

a) use reasonable measures to detect unauthorised use of Digital Wallets;

b) notify Australia Post if You become aware of or suspect fraud on the part of a Digital Wallet User;

c) not deliberately reduce the value of any Transaction by:

i) splitting a Transaction into two or more Transactions; or

ii) allowing a Digital Wallet User to purchase items separately where those items would reasonably form part of a single transaction;

d) establish a fair policy for dealing with refunds and disputes about Transactions and include information about that policy on Transaction Receipts as required by Australia Post;

e) give refunds for Transactions by means of credit and not in cash or cheque;

f) if a Transaction does not cover the full amount of the sale:

i) where the Digital Wallet is used to make a deposit or pay an instalment, You may accept the Digital Wallet in payment of all or part of the outstanding balance; and

ii) in any other circumstance, You must obtain the balance due at the time the sale is completed in cash;

g) not state or set a minimum or maximum amount for purchases by Digital Wallet Users from You using the Services without Australia Post’s prior written consent;

h) not ask a Digital Wallet User to reveal their Digital Wallet Identifier or any other secret identifier;

i) contact Australia Post for instructions if the identification of a Digital Wallet User or the validity of the Digital Wallet is uncertain; and

j) not knowingly submit for processing any Transaction that is illegal or that You should have known is illegal.

6.2 For Transactions, You must:

a) take reasonable steps to verify the identity of the person You are dealing with, in order to confirm that they are the genuine Digital Wallet User; and

b) record reasonable identification details of the person You are dealing with, as well as the commencement and expiry dates of the Digital Wallet.

7. SURCHARGING

Amount of Surcharge

7.1 Where You elect to charge a Digital Wallet User a Surcharge in respect of a Transaction, You must not impose a Surcharge in excess of the reasonable cost of Digital Wallet acceptance.

7.2 Upon request by Australia Post or any Digital Wallet Provider, You must produce supporting information to substantiate Your costs of Digital Wallet acceptance. Where the Digital Wallet Provider dictates the format of the required substantiation, for example through use of a “reasonable cost of acceptance calculator”, You must provide details of Your costs in the required format of that Digital Wallet Provider.

7.3 Where required by a Digital Wallet Provider, You must submit, at Your cost, to an audit of Your costs of Digital Wallet acceptance by an independent auditor approved by the Digital Wallet Provider requiring the audit. The audit must be completed and results reported back to the relevant Digital Wallet Provider within the timeframe specified by the Digital Wallet Provider.

7.4 Where, following an investigation into Your surcharging and cost of Digital Wallet acceptance, Australia Post or a Digital Wallet Provider determine that the amount that You are surcharging exceeds the reasonable costs of Digital Wallet acceptance or is otherwise prohibited by any Relevant Law, Australia Post may by notice to You immediately require You to reduce Your Surcharge level to an amount that does not exceed the reasonable costs of Digital Wallet acceptance.

7.5 Without limiting any other rights that Australia Post may have under these Terms and Conditions, Australia Post may, by notice to You, terminate the agreement between the parties in respect of these Terms and Conditions if, following receipt of notice under clause 7.4, You fail to reduce Your Surcharge level to an amount that does not exceed the reasonable costs of Digital Wallet acceptance.

Disclosure of Surcharge

7.6 You must clearly disclose to the Digital Wallet User before the Transaction is completed any Surcharge that You will charge for completing the Transaction, and do it in such a way that allows the Transaction to be cancelled without the Digital Wallet User occurring any cost.

7.7 You must display on the payment page on Your website a notice stating:

a) that You charge a Surcharge; and

b) the exact amount or percentage of the Surcharge.

7.8 You must not represent or otherwise imply that the Surcharge is levied by a Digital Wallet Provider or by Australia Post or any other financial institution.

7.9 For the purposes of this clause 7, costs that form Your “reasonable costs of Digital Wallet acceptance” will be determined having regard to Part IVC of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) and the Reserve Bank of Australia’s Guidance Note: Interpretation of Surcharging Standards, as amended or replaced from time to time.

8. TRANSITION RECEIPT

8.1 Unless Australia Post has agreed that it will provide the Transaction Receipt to the Digital Wallet User, You must give the Digital Wallet User a copy of the Transaction Receipt for each Transaction, but You must not charge a fee for doing so.

8.2 If You are notified that You must prepare the Transaction Receipt, You must ensure the information contained in the Transaction Receipt:

a) is identical with the information on any other copy; and

b) legibly includes the information notified to You.

8.3 You must provide Australia Post with the Transaction Receipt and any other required evidence of the Transaction within 7 days if You are asked by Australia Post to provide it.

8.4 If You wish to change Your internet or email address or telephone number appearing on the Transaction Receipt, You must notify Australia Post in writing at least 15 Banking Days prior to the change taking effect.

9. INVALID OR UNACCEPTABLE TRANSACTIONS

9.1 A transaction is not valid if:

a) the Transaction is illegal;

b) You have been told not to accept the Digital Wallet;

c) the Transaction is not authorised by the Digital Wallet User;

d) the particulars on the copy of the voucher or Transaction Receipt given to the Digital Wallet User are not identical with the particulars on any other copy;

e) the price charged for the goods or services is inflated to include an undisclosed or illegal Surcharge for Digital Wallet payments;

f) another person has provided or is to provide the goods or services the subject of the Transaction to a Digital Wallet User;

g) You did not actually supply the goods or services to a genuine Digital Wallet User as required by the terms of the transaction between You and the Digital Wallet User, or have indicated Your intention not to do so;

h) the Transaction did not relate to the actual sale of goods or services to a genuine Digital Wallet User;

i) the Transaction is offered, recorded or billed in a currency Australia Post has not authorised You to accept;

j) the agreement between the parties in respect of these Terms and Conditions was terminated before the date of the Transaction;

k) You have not complied with Your obligations in clause 4;

l) if applicable, the details are keyed into equipment and You did not legibly record on a Transaction Receipt the information required by clause 7;

m) it is a credit transaction in which:

i) the amount of the Transaction or Transactions on the same occasion is more than any applicable limit notified to You;

ii) You collected or refinanced an existing debt including, without limitation, the collection of a dishonoured cheque or payment for previous Digital Wallet charges; or

iii) You provide a Digital Wallet User with cash;

n) it occurs during a period in which Your rights under these Terms and Conditions were suspended under clause 16.3; or

o) You cannot give a Transaction Receipt as required by clause 8.

9.2 A Transaction for a sale or refund is not acceptable if:

a) the Digital Wallet User disputes liability for the Transaction for any reason or makes a claim for set-off or a counterclaim; or

b) Australia Post decide acting reasonably, that the Transaction is related to money laundering, terrorism financing, fraud or activities that would violate Relevant Laws.

9.3 You acknowledge and agree that Australia Post may:

a) refuse to accept a Transaction if it is invalid or unacceptable as determined under this clause 9 or may charge it back to You if it has already been processed, even if Australia Post has given You an authorisation; and

b) without limiting clause 9(3a), delay, block, freeze or refuse to accept any Transaction where Australia Post has reasonable grounds to believe that the Transaction breaches any Relevant Laws or sanctions imposed by Australia or any other country.

10. SECURE PAYMENT SERVICES

10.2 You authorise Australia Post to discuss any matter that relates to the establishment of an internet merchant account, the provision of the SecurePay Payment Services, and Your obligations in connection with the SecurePay Payment Services, with any Digital Wallet Provider, bank, financial institution or payment services provider for the purposes of providing the SecurePay Payment Services.

10.3 Australia Post provides a licence to You on a non-exclusive and non-transferable basis to use on Your payment website during the term, such software as is necessary to link Your payment website to the SecurePay Payment System.

11. SETTLEMENT OF TRANSACTIONS

Unless otherwise agreed between the parties, settlement of the proceeds of Transactions will be performed directly to You by the Digital Wallet Provider.

12. USE OF DIGITAL WALLET PROVIDER MARKS

You acknowledge and agree that:

a) the Digital Wallet Provider logos, names and holograms (“the Marks”) are owned solely and exclusively by the relevant Digital Wallet Provider;

b) You will not contest the ownership of the Marks for any reason;

c) the Digital Wallet Providers may at any time, immediately and without notice, prohibit You from using any of the Marks for any reason; and

d) You may only use advertising and promotional material for the Digital Wallets or which show a Mark in the manner approved, directly or indirectly by the Digital Wallet Providers.

13. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES BY YOU

13.1 You represent and warrant that:

a) by entering into these Terms and Conditions, You are not currently and will not be in breach of any Relevant Law or any obligation owed to any person;

d) if You, a Related Body Corporate or any officer, employee or agent of You or a Related Body Corporate has at any time been listed on a database of terminated merchants maintained by any Digital Wallet Provider or have otherwise had merchant services terminated by an acquiring bank, You have disclosed that fact to Australia Post.

13.2 The representations and warranties set out in clause 13.1 will be deemed to be repeated each day after the date You enter into these Terms and Conditions.

14. NO WARRANTIES BY AUSTRALIA POST

a) Except as expressly set out in these Terms and Conditions, Australia Post disclaims all warranties, guarantees and conditions with respect to the Services, to the maximum extent permitted by law.

b) Nothing in these Terms and Conditions (including clause 14a)) excludes, restricts or modifies any right or remedy, or any guarantee, warranty or other term or condition, implied or imposed by any law (including consumer guarantees Consumer Law) that cannot lawfully be excluded or limited (a "Non-Excludable Condition").

c) Where permitted by law, and providing it is reasonable to do so, Australia Post limits its liability for breach of a Non-Excludable Condition to either the resupplying of the Service, or paying the cost of resupplying the Service, in respect if which the breach occurred.

15. EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY

a) Subject to clauses 14b) and 15b), to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Australia Post is not liable to You or to any person for any act or omission (including negligence) that results in any direct or indirect loss (including loss of profits), damage, injury or inconvenience You suffer in respect of these Terms and Conditions, including any unavailability of the Services, any delays or any errors. Under no circumstances will Australia Post be liable to You for any lost sales, revenue or profit or loss of custom due to any service failure which results in You being unable to promptly accept payments from Your customers.

b) The exclusion of liability provided in clause 15a) does not apply to the extent that the loss, damage, injury or inconvenience arose due to Australia Post’s gross negligence, fraud or wilful misconduct.

16. TERM, TERMINATION AND SUSPENSION

Term

16.1 The agreement between the parties in respect of these Terms and Conditions commences on the date Australia Post provides written confirmation to You and continues until terminated by a party in accordance with its terms.

Termination without cause

16.2 The agreement between the parties in respect of these Terms and Conditions may be terminated by You or Australia Post without cause upon 30 days’ prior written notice to the other party.

Australia Post suspension and termination rights

16.3 Australia Post may, by written notice to you, suspend or terminate the agreement between the parties in respect of these Terms and Conditions or suspend then terminate any part of it at any time if any of the following events occur:

a) You are in breach of Your obligations under or arising out of these Terms and Conditions and that breach cannot be remedied, or You have not remedied that breach within 30 days of receiving notice from Australia Post;

b) Australia Post has any reasonable suspicion of fraud in connection with You, Your customers or any Transaction;

c) if in Australia Post’s reasonable opinion, the processing of Transactions exposes Australia Post to an unacceptable level of risk;

d) You are or have engaged in conduct which exposes Australia Post to potential fines or penalties imposed under Relevant Law;

e) Your business or equipment is or has been targeted by a person engaged in fraudulent or dishonest activity in a manner which is likely to have a detrimental impact on the security of Transactions You engage in or Australia Post, whether with or without Your knowledge;

f) You or any service provider (other than Australia Post) that You use in connection with the services You provide to Your customers has suffered a Data Breach;

g) a direction is made under Relevant Law that the Services be suspended or terminated;

h) Australia Post is advised or instructed to do so by any Digital Wallet Provider from whom You obtain payment services;

i) Australia Post has any reasonable suspicion that You are subject to an unreasonable risk of a Data Breach or are otherwise in breach of clauses 4.2 to 4.4;

j) a service upon which the SecurePay Payment System relies is unavailable;

k) You have experienced an adverse change in financial circumstances;

l) Australia Post has concerns about Your solvency or if You come insolvent or are subject to any form of insolvency administration or a resolution is passed or an order is made for Your winding up; or

m) You have a significant adverse credit event recorded against You.

16.4 Australia Post will provide you with 10 Banking Days' notice of any suspension or termination under this clause 17. However, Australia Post may make any suspension or termination under this clause 17 immediately where it is reasonably necessary to protect the security of Transactions or Australia Post systems. Australia Post will endeavour to notify You reasonably promptly after any suspension or termination with no prior notice.

Other termination events

16.5 The agreement between the parties in respect of these Terms and Conditions for the provision of the Services to the extent they relate to an individual Digital Wallet will terminate automatically and immediately if Australia Post’s registration as a member service provider or independent sales organisation with the relevant Digital Wallet Provider is cancelled.

16.6 Australia Post will endeavour to notify You reasonably promptly after any termination under clause 16.5.

After termination

16.7 You authorise Australia Post to disclose to any Digital Wallet Provider advice of termination of the agreement between the parties in respect of these Terms and Conditions and the reasons for the termination.

16.8 Clauses 4.7, 14, 15, 17, 18, 21, 22, 23, 24 and 26 survive the termination or expiry of the agreement between the parties in respect of these Terms and Conditions.

17. FEES

17.1 You must pay Australia Post the Fees for the Services initially in the amounts set out in the Online Portal.

17.2 You must pay any Fees within 14 days of being invoiced by Australia Post.

17.3 Subject to clauses 17.4 to 17.7, Australia Post may introduce or increase any Fee for the Services at any time.

17.4 Australia Post must give You a written notice specifying the detail of the new Fee or the amount of the increase in Fees and the date on which it will take effect (“Adjustment Notice”).

17.5 Australia Post must provide the Adjustment Notice to You at least 14 days before the date on which the increase in Fees is intended to take effect.

17.7 If Australia Post does not receive a notice from You under clause 17.6 or You continues to use the Services, You are deemed to have accepted the introduction of the new Fee or the variation in Fees in the Adjustment Notice.

17.8 Notwithstanding clauses 17.3 to 17.7, Australia Post may vary the Fees at any time to reflect a change to, or introduction of, any government charges by providing written notice to You.

18. GST

18.1 Unless the contrary intention appears, words or expressions used in this clause 18 which are defined in the A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999 (Cth) have the same meaning.

18.2 Unless specified otherwise, all amounts payable under these Terms and Conditions are inclusive of GST. Australia Post agrees that, to the extent it makes a taxable supply under these Terms and Conditions, it will issue a tax invoice to You. In addition to any GST-exclusive amounts payable You must pay an amount equivalent to the GST payable by Australia Post in respect of the taxable supply.

18.3 If, after the start of the agreement between the parties in respect of these Terms and Conditions, the GST rate changes and results in an increased GST liability for Australia Post in respect of any taxable supply made under these Terms and Conditions, Australia Post may request You to immediately pay Australia Post an amount equivalent to the increased GST liability. If Australia Post makes a request under this clause, You must immediately pay Australia Post an amount equivalent to the increased GST liability.

18.4 If a supply made under these Terms and Conditions is treated by the parties as not subject to GST but the supply is, or becomes, a taxable supply, Australia Post may charge and recover from You, in addition to any other consideration paid or payable, an amount equivalent to the GST payable on that taxable supply.

18.5 If, in relation to a supply made under these Terms and Conditions, an adjustment event occurs that gives rise to an adjustment, the price of that supply (including any applicable GST) will be adjusted accordingly and, where necessary a payment will be made to reflect that adjustment. As a precondition to Australia Post paying any amount to You in respect of an adjustment, You must issue a compliant adjustment note.

18.6 If Australia Post is required to pay, reimburse or contribute to an amount paid or payable by another party in respect of an acquisition from a third party by You, the amount for payment, reimbursement or contribution will be the acquisition price paid by You, less any input tax credit You are entitled to claim, plus any GST payable by the other party.

18.7 Any non-monetary consideration given under these Terms and Conditions is GST-inclusive, unless otherwise specified. If non-monetary consideration is given for a taxable supply under these Terms and Conditions, and the GST-inclusive market value of that consideration is not clearly identifiable, Australia Post and You must discuss and mutually agree on the GST-inclusive market value of that non-monetary consideration using Goods and Services Tax Ruling GSTR 2001/6 as a guide.

19. ASSIGNMENT

19.1 You may not assign Your rights under these Terms and Conditions without Australia Post’s prior written consent, which will not be unreasonably withheld.

19.2 Australia Post may assign or charge its rights under these Terms and Conditions without Your consent, provided such assignment does not affect Australia Post’s ability to provice the Services to You.

20. AUSTRALIAN DOMICILE REQUIREMENTS

a) You acknowledge that Australia Post may only provide the Services to You under these Terms and Conditions where You:

i) have a permanent establishment in Australia through which Transactions are completed;

ii) are registered to do business in Australia;

iii) have a local address in Australia for correspondence and acceptance of judicial process, other than a post-office box or mail-forwarding address;

iv) pay taxes in Australia (where required) in relation to the sales activity; and

v) satisfy any other domesticity requirements imposed by Digital Wallet Providers from time to time.

b) In addition to any other right to terminate or suspend the Services, Australia Post may immediately cease to accept Transactions under these Terms and Conditions where You fail to satisfy the above requirements.

21. CONFIDENTIALITY

b) to the extent that the information is required to be disclosed by Relevant Law or order of any court or requirement of any government agency including where such obligation arises by a voluntary act of either party, in which case the parties agree that prior to any such disclosure, the recipient must, unless such action would violate or conflict with Relevant Law, provide the discloser with prompt notice of such requirement and the Confidential Information so required to be disclosed, so that the discloser may seek an appropriate protective order;

d) to the extent necessary to exercise rights or perform obligations under these Terms and Conditions; or

e) as permitted by these Terms and Conditions.

22. PRIVACY

22.1 You must comply with the Privacy Law in respect of the collection, security, use and disclosure of Personal Information provided under or in connection with the Services.

22.2 Australia Post’s obligations relating to the handling of Personal Information are contained in the Australian Postal Corporation Act 1989 (Cth) (“APC Act”), the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) (“Privacy Act”) and in the Australia Post Privacy Policy (which can be located at http://auspost.com.au). If Australia Post’s obligations under these Terms and Conditions are inconsistent with those under the APC Act, the Privacy Act, or the Australia Post Privacy Policy in respect of the same subject matter, the obligations under the APC Act, the Privacy Act, or the Australia Post Privacy Policy (as the case may be) will prevail.

22.3 Australia Post may obtain from any Digital Wallet Provider or a person who is involved in any Digital Wallet Provider, any credit reporting agency or any other person, information about Your merchant history or Personal Information about You, a Related Body Corporate, Your officers, employees or agents for any purpose relating to the operation of those Digital Wallet Providers and Australia Post can use any such information to assess an application to Australia Post under clause 3.1(a).

22.4 Australia Post may disclose information about Your merchant history, a Data Breach and relevant Personal Information in the following circumstances:

a) to any Digital Wallet Provider or to any person who is involved in any Digital Wallet Provider, information about You for any purpose related to the operation of those Digital Wallet Providers;

b) where the law requires or permits Australia Post to do so; and

c) where Australia Post has reasonable grounds to believe that either You are involved in dishonest or criminal activity, are a victim of such activity, may have information relevant to an inquiry into such activity or have experienced a Data Breach, to any state or commonwealth law enforcement or regulatory agency whether or not Australia Post has been requested by that agency to provide such information.

22.5 Australia Post can disclose Your Personal Information to any Related Body Corporate and to any outsourced service providers engaged by Australia Post (for example, mail houses, debt collection agencies (where necessary) or data analytics providers), including service providers overseas.

22.6 You agree that Australia Post or any Related Body Corporate may use Your Personal Information to contact you to let you know about other products or services that Australia Post think you might be interested in.

23. RELATIONSHIP

a) In providing the Services, Australia Post act as independent contractors to You. Nothing in these Terms and Conditions will be construed as:

i) creating a joint venture, partnership or employment relationship between any of the parties;

ii) imposing any fiduciary duties on Australia Post in relation to You; or

iii) creating any contractual or binding relationship between Australia Post and the third party purchasing goods or services from You.

b) You must not make any representation which expresses or implies that any such relationship exists.

24. GOVERNING LAW

These Terms and Conditions are governed by the laws of the State of Victoria. Each party submits to the jurisdiction of the courts of that State of Victoria and any courts of appeal from them.

25. AMENDMENT

25.1 Subject to clauses 25.2 to 25.5, Australia Post may jointly vary these Terms and Conditions.

25.2 Australia Post must give you a written notice specifying the variations to these Terms and Conditions and the date that they will take effect (“Variation Notice”).

25.3 Subject to clause 17, Australia Post must provide the Variation Notice to You at least 14 days before the date on which the variations are intended to take effect.

25.5 If Australia Post does not receive a notice from You under clause 25.4 or You continue to use the Services, You are deemed to have accepted the variations in the Variation Notice.

26. NOTICES

26.1 Australia Post will generally communicate with You and deliver notices to You electronically including by email, by notice on Your merchant portal, or other places Australia Post deems suitable and appropriate, acting reasonably. You agree that electronic delivery of a notice has the same legal effect as if we provided You with a physical copy. If You have not provided an email address, a notice will be sent by prepaid post to the mailing address specified by You in the Online Portal (or otherwise as notified to us in writing).

26.2 A notice or communication is taken to be received by You:

a) if sent by email, at the time when the email enters Your information system; ;

b) if published on the merchant portal, within 24 hours of the time a notice is posted; and

c) if sent by prepaid post, on the third day after posting.

26.3 The address or email address to be used for You is as specified by You in the Online Portal (or otherwise as notified to us in writing) and for Australia Post is:

Australia Post
Attention: Australian Postal Corporation
Address: 111 Bourke Street Melbourne VIC 3000
Email: onlinepayments@securepay.com.au

27. SET-OFF

Australia Post may at any time without notice to You set off any Liability owed by Australia Post (as the case may be), to You on any account against any Liability owed by You to Australia Post (as the case may be) under or in connection with these Terms and Conditions. For the purpose of this clause, “Liability” means any debt or monetary liability.

28. ELECTRONIC CONTRACTING

28.1 You agree that Australia Post may communicate with You electronically in relation to these Terms and Conditions, and may administer these Terms and Conditions with You using an electronic contract system. Where electronic communication or an electronic contracting system is used in relation to these Terms and Conditions:

a) a document or information provided electronically has the same status and effect as a document or information provided in traditional paper form and is considered to be ‘in writing’;

b) You consent to these Terms and Conditions being in electronic form;

c) You may enter into these Terms and Conditions electronically using an electronic execution method Australia Post nominate from time to time; and

4. Dynamic Currency Conversion

Terms and Conditions for SecurePay, Cuscal and Currency Select to provide access to Card Acquiring Services and SecurePay Payment Services for Dynamic Currency Conversion

Current as at November 2023.

These Terms and Conditions apply to all applicants for online payment services who have been approved to accept transactions online for cards issued by the Card Schemes and, once entered into, forms an agreement between (1) you, (2) Cuscal, (3) Currency Select and (4) SecurePay (collectively, the “parties”).

1. DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION

1.1 Definitions

Unless the contrary intention appears, the following words have these meanings in these Terms and Conditions:

a) Approved Currency means the currencies listed in the Integration Guide or otherwise advised to you by SecurePay, as updated from time to time, but, for the avoidance of doubt, does not include a Suspended Currency or a Withdrawn Currency.

b) Australia Post means the Australian Postal Corporation (ABN 28 864 970 579).

c) Banking Day means a day on which banks are open for general banking business in Melbourne, Australia except for Saturdays, Sundays and national public holidays in Australia.

d) Card means a card that has been designated by the issuer as a Visa card or MasterCard card, or a card issued by any other Card Scheme as notified by SecurePay to you from time to time, including digital versions of such cards placed in a digital wallet or other platform.

e) Card Acquiring Services means:

i) the activities undertaken by Currency Select to process Dynamic Currency Conversion undertaken by Cardholders with you;

ii) if made available by SecurePay, Multi Currency Processing; and

iii) the activities undertaken by Cuscal to authorise, clear and settle Card Transactions undertaken by Cardholders with you,

including all other activities necessary for the provision of online Card acquiring services, but excluding the SecurePay Payment Services.

f) Card Schemes means Visa, MasterCard and any other card scheme agreed by all parties for the purposes of the Card Acquiring Services, or by SecurePay and you for the purposes of the SecurePay Payment Services.

g) Card Scheme Rules means the rules and regulations which regulate participants in the Card Schemes.

h) Cardholder means the person in whose name the Card has been issued.

i) Certificate of Compliance has the meaning in the Data Security Standards.

j) Chargeback is the reversal of a Transaction.

k) Chargeback Fee means the fee for each Chargeback initiated by the Cardholder’s financial institution via a Card Scheme.

l) Confidential Information means that you have entered into these Terms and Conditions and any information of, or relating to, the businesses (including without limitation any person with whom a party has entered into a joint venture, strategic alliance or other business arrangement), systems, operations, customers, properties, assets or affairs of a party or its Related Bodies Corporate which is or has been disclosed by the party to the other party (“the recipient”) or learnt or acquired by the other party under or in connection with these Terms and Conditions, whether orally, electronically or in writing other than any such information which:

i) was in the public domain at the time of its disclosure or acquisition by the recipient;

ii) became part of the public domain after its disclosure or acquisition by the recipient, otherwise than through a disclosure in breach of an obligation of confidence of the recipient;

iv) was independently known by the recipient at the time of its disclosure or acquisition by the recipient.

m) Cuscal means Cuscal Limited (ABN 95 087 822 455).

n) Currency Select means Currency Select Pty Limited (ABN 48 127 747 586).

o) Data Breach means any occurrence which results in the unauthorised access by a third party to confidential data relating to Transactions stored by you or any entity engaged by you to provide storage or transmission services in respect of that data.

p) Data Security Standards means the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards mandated by the Card Schemes for the protection of Cardholder details and transaction information, and any additional or replacement standards of which you are advised from time to time.

q) Domestic Merchant Service Fee means a percentage of the Transaction value for payments using a Card issued in Australia.

r) Dynamic Currency Conversion or DCC means the functionality provided by Currency Select that enables a Cardholder conducting a Transaction using a Card to select whether to complete a Transaction using an offered value, in an alternative Approved Currency to the originating amount and currency.

s) Fee means any of the following:

i) Transaction Fee;

ii) Domestic Merchant Service Fee;

iii) International Merchant Service Fee; and

iv) Chargeback Fee.

t) Integration Guide means the technical specifications for integrating the SecurePay gateway to a merchant’s online environment available through securepay.com.au

u) International Merchant Service Fee means a percentage of the Transaction value for payments using a Card issued outside of Australia.

v) Multi-Currency Processing means the functionality and ability to switch, process, clear and/or settle a Transaction in one or more currencies that may or may not include the local currency.

w) Online Portal means the online application system operated by SecurePay where you applied to access the Services.

x) Personal Information means information or an opinion (including information or an opinion forming part of a database), whether true or not, and whether recorded in a material form or not, about an individual whose identity is apparent, or can reasonably be ascertained, from the information or opinion, which is received by you from any source as a consequence of the performance of the rights and obligations under these Terms and Conditions.

y) PIN means the personal identification number allocated by a Card issuer or personally selected by the Cardholder.

z) Privacy Law means the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and all legislation and principles relating to the collection, use, disclosure, storage and granting of access rights to Personal Information.

aa) Qualified Security Assessor has the meaning in the Data Security Standards.

bb) Rebate means a rebate on the AUD value of a Transaction as notified to you by SecurePay.

cc) Related Body Corporate has the meaning given to it in the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth).

dd) Relevant Law includes any:

i) statute, ordinance, code or other law including regulations and other instruments under them that are relevant to the obligations and rights of these Terms and Conditions; and

ii) any code of practice, guidelines or standards issued by relevant regulators or industry bodies.

ee) SecurePay Payment Services means payment transaction processing services provided using the SecurePay Payment System, including the provision of access via the web to a merchant management facility and the distribution of emailed transaction reports as applicable.

ff) SecurePay Payment System means the software and technology system known as SecurePay, eSec or Direct One Payments Gateway enabling a payment to be made using either a phone or website.

gg) Services has the meaning in clause 2.

hh) Surcharge means any fee charged by you to a Cardholder that is added to a Transaction for the acceptance of a Card.

ii) Suspended Currency means a currency suspended in accordance with clause 19.

jj) Transaction means a payment transaction by Card between a Cardholder and you using the Services.

kk) Transaction Fee means the fee for each Transaction, including refund, pre-authorisations and card-issuer declined payments.

ll) Transaction Receipt means a document used to evidence a Transaction.

mm) we, us and our means each of Cuscal, Currency Select and SecurePay.

nn) Withdrawn Currency means a currency withdrawn in accordance with clause 19.

oo) you and your means the customer who has agreed to these terms through the Online Portal.

1.2 Interpretation

The following rules apply to these Terms and Conditions unless the context requires otherwise:

a) the singular includes the plural and vice versa;

b) headings are for ease of reference only and do not affect interpretation of these Terms and Conditions;

c) where a word or phrase is given a particular meaning, other parts of speech and grammatical forms of that word or phrase have the corresponding meaning;

d) a reference to a day means the time of day in Melbourne, Victoria;

e) if a period of time dates from a given day or the day of an act or event, it is to be calculated exclusive of that day;

h) use of the words “includes” or “including” means “without limitation” and the use of these or similar words will not limit the meaning of the general words; and

i) a reference to Australian dollars, dollars, A$ or $ is to the lawful currency of Australia.

2. Services

Under these Terms and Conditions, SecurePay provides to you:

a) access to the Card Acquiring Services (with Cuscal as acquiring bank and, together with Currency Select, the provider of those services); and

b) the SecurePay Payment Services (for processing Transactions),(collectively, the Services).

3. Approval to use Services

3.1 You acknowledge that:

a) the operation of these Terms and Conditions is conditional on SecurePay and Currency Select approving an application to provide the Services to you;

b) in relation to information provided by you to SecurePay in connection with your application, SecurePay:

i) may provide that information to Cuscal and/or Currency Select;

ii) may rely on such information as being complete, accurate and not misleading or deceptive; and

iii) is not obliged to verify the completeness or accuracy of the information;

c) the decision whether to approve your application is at the sole discretion of each of Cuscal, Currency Select and SecurePay and the reason for any decision which is made may not be given to you;

d) an approval by Cuscal, Currency Select is specific to SecurePay providing Services to you and does not in any way constitute a representation by Cuscal or Currency Select that you will be able to use the services of another payment services provider or of Cuscal or Currency Select directly should you cease using the SecurePay Payment Services for any reason;

e) any information obtained by Cuscal, Currency Select SecurePay or Australia Post during its assessment of an application under clause 3.1.a) is and remains confidential to Cuscal, Currency Select, SecurePay or Australia Post (as the case may be) and will not be shared with you; and

f) in respect of the Card Acquiring Services, Cuscal and Currency Select are separately bound by Card Scheme Rules and all correspondence and discussions between Card Schemes and Cuscal and/or Currency Select are confidential as between Cuscal and/or Currency Select (as the case may be) and the Card Schemes.

3.2 You represent and warrant that:

a) any information you provide to SecurePay in connection with an application for us to provide the Services is complete, accurate and not misleading or deceptive;

b) if you have disclosed Personal Information to Australia Post or SecurePay in connection with the application under clause 3.1.a), you have obtained each relevant individual’s prior consent to the disclosure and otherwise complied with your obligations under Privacy Law, and you have specifically disclosed to the individual that Personal Information may be processed by service providers overseas; and

c) you are able to satisfy your obligations and responsibilities under these Terms and Conditions.

3.3 You acknowledge and agree that:

a) Australia Post, SecurePay, Cuscal and Currency Select are authorised to obtain from third parties financial and credit information relating to you in connection with our decision to approve your application and in respect of our continuing evaluation of your financial and credit worthiness; and

b) any information collected by SecurePay or its Related Bodies Corporate in connection with these Terms and Conditions or the Services may be disclosed to Cuscal and/or Currency Select;

3.4 The parties agree that no party is or will be bound by these Terms and Conditions in respect of the Services unless and until Cuscal, Currency Select and SecurePay have each confirmed its approval for the Services to be provided to you.

4. Your obligations

4.1 You:

a) must immediately notify SecurePay of any change to your financial position which may affect your ability to perform your obligations under these Terms and Conditions;

b) must provide SecurePay with prior written notice of any change in your place of business, and must not carry on business in a place which has not been approved by SecurePay and must not move your place of business without SecurePay’s prior written consent, which will not be unreasonably withheld;

c) must not change your business name or ownership of your business without giving SecurePay prior written notice and must not substantially change the type of goods and services you sell without SecurePay’s prior written consent, which will not be unreasonably withheld;

d) must immediately notify SecurePay of any other substantial change in your business, including, without limitation, changes to your standard payment terms;

e) must promptly on request provide SecurePay with copies of your most recent annual, half yearly and quarterly financial reports;

f) must not submit Transactions on behalf of a third party, including submitting Transactions for goods or services sold on another person’s website;

g) must provide SecurePay, Cuscal and Currency Select with all information and assistance reasonably required to perform their obligations and to deal with any queries in relation to the Services;

h) will observe and implement the fraud prevention procedures set out in the manuals, guides or directions provided to you, unless otherwise mutually agreed to by the parties; and

i) in respect of the Card Acquiring Services:

i) must allow the employees, contractors or agents of Cuscal and/or Currency Select or those of any Card Scheme reasonable access to your premises during normal business hours to check your compliance with these Terms and Conditions, the Data Security Standards or for the purposes of the relevant Card Scheme Rules;

ii) must comply with all applicable Card Scheme Rules and Relevant Laws and contractual requirements in accepting card payments, selling goods and services, and performing your obligations under these Terms and Conditions;

iii) must not process any Chargebacks, refunds or reversals in relation to Cards where the Cardholder is you or any of your employees; and

iv) acknowledge and confirm that you have read and understand the disclosure statement in clause 31.

Data Security Standards

4.2 If you collect payment data directly from a Cardholder or store, process or transmit any Cardholder data:

a) You acknowledge and agree that:

i) you must protect stored Cardholder data, regardless of the method used to store such data. Data storage also includes physical storage and security of Cardholder data. Some examples of other data storage which must be secured include an access or excel database and hard copy files. Storage should be kept to the minimum required for business, legal and regulatory purposes;

ii) you must not store the PIN or sensitive authentication data after authorization (even if encrypted);

iii) In respect of the Card Acquiring Services:

(a) if a Card Scheme, Cuscal or Currency Select tell you that you must comply with the Data Security Standards, you must, at your cost, successfully complete the protocols for the Data Security Standards within the time frame stipulated by Currency Select, Cuscal or the Card Scheme. You acknowledge and agree that if you fail to do so:

(A) Cuscal or Currency Select may terminate the Card Acquiring Services;

(B) you are liable for any fine imposed upon Cuscal or Currency Select by the Card Schemes as a result of your failure to comply; and

(C) you are liable for any fines which the Card Schemes levy in the event that you suffer a card data compromise incident, and have not complied with the accreditation program under the Data Security Standards; and

(b) Cuscal and Currency Select is obliged to report all Data Breach events to Card Schemes, law enforcement agencies and Australian regulators. You grant irrevocable and enduring consent for Cuscal and Currency Select to release details of any such Data Breach to these entities; and

iv) if you have suffered a Data Breach:

(a) you must give Cuscal and Currency Select and its agents full access to your systems and databases to facilitate a forensic analysis to ascertain:

(A) what card data has been compromised;

(B) what weaknesses in the system permitted the unauthorised access to the database; and

(b) all reasonable costs of the forensic analysis must be paid by you; and

(c) in order to continue processing Transactions, you must undergo a full accreditation under the Data Security Standards. All costs of this accreditation must be paid by you; and

b) whenever you store, process or transmit Cardholder data, you:

i) represent and warrant to SecurePay, Cuscal and Currency Select that you are aware of your obligations under, and will at all times comply with the Data Security Standards;

ii) on request by SecurePay, Cuscal or Currency Select, must promptly provide a current Certificate of Compliance with the Data Security Standards from a Qualified Security Assessor; and

iii) must not allow any Cardholder data to be accessed, hosted or processed by any third party unless:

(a) you have the prior written consent of SecurePay, Cuscal and Currency Select, which must not be unreasonably withheld; and

(b) the third party has provided a current Certificate of Compliance with the Data Security Standards from a Qualified Security Assessor.

Your duties to Cardholders

4.3 Subject to the other provisions of these Terms and Conditions, in relation to the Services, you:

a) must accept any valid and acceptable Card in a Transaction;

b) must only send SecurePay a sales Transaction when you have committed to provide the goods and services to the Cardholder;

c) must not accept a Card in a credit card Transaction for the purpose of giving a Cardholder cash;

d) must perform all obligations (including supplying all goods or services) to the Cardholder in connection with the sale of those goods or services;

e) must not sell, purchase, provide or exchange any information or document relating to a Cardholder’s account number, or Card number, or a Transaction, to any person other than:

i) Australia Post;

ii) SecurePay

iii) Cuscal;

iv) Currency Select;

v) the Card issuer; or

vi) as required by law;

f) must destroy any document that is no longer required to be retained by Relevant Law or the Card Scheme Rules, in a manner which makes the information unreadable;

g) must take reasonable steps to ensure that the information and documents mentioned in clause 4.3.e) are protected from misuse and loss and from unauthorised access, modification or disclosure

h) must not make any representation in connection with any goods or services which may bind SecurePay, Cuscal, Currency Select or any Card Scheme;

i) must not indicate or imply that SecurePay, Cuscal, Currency Select or any Card Scheme endorse any goods or services or refer to a nominated Card in stating eligibility for goods, services, or any membership;

j) must not accept a Card or a Transaction which is of a type you have been previously advised is not acceptable;

k) must prominently and unequivocally inform the Cardholder of your identity at all points of Cardholder interaction (including on any relevant website, promotional material and invoice) so that the Cardholder can readily distinguish you from SecurePay, any supplier of goods or services to you or any other third party;

l) must provide notice to any Cardholder with whom you enter into a Transaction that you are responsible for that Transaction, including for any goods or services provided, any payment, related service enquiries, dispute resolution, and performance of the terms and conditions of the Transaction;

m) must not unfairly distinguish between issuers of a Card when accepting a Transaction;

n) must not refuse to complete a Transaction solely because a Cardholder refuses to provide additional identification information in circumstances where we or a Relevant Law do not require you to obtain it;

o) if you collect or store Cardholder information, you must comply with any Data Security Standards notified to you; and

p) you must not transfer or attempt to transfer financial liability under these Terms and Conditions by asking or requiring a Cardholder to waive their dispute rights.

Recurring Transactions

4.4 In relation to Services, you may only process a Transaction on a recurring basis if:

a) you have obtained Cardholder permission (either electronically or in hardcopy) to periodically charge for a recurring Service;

b) you retain this permission for the duration of the recurring Services and make it available to each of SecurePay, Cuscal and Currency Select on request; and

c) you provide a simple and accessible online cancellation procedure, if the Cardholder request for the goods or services was initially accepted online.

Indemnity

4.5 In respect of the Card Acquiring Services, you agree to indemnify and hold SecurePay, Cuscal and Currency Select harmless from and against any fines imposed on Cuscal or Currency Select by a Card Scheme, because of your conduct in relation to the Services, including any fines imposed as a result of an unacceptable rate of Chargebacks.

5. Website requirements

5.1 Unless you are otherwise notified in writing, you must, before you accept any Transaction, establish and maintain at your own expense a website that complies with the requirements of clause 5.2.

5.2 The website must clearly display the following information:

a) the address of your approved place of business;

b) a complete description of the goods and services available for purchase on your website with the price advertised in Australian dollars or, if we have agreed that you can process Transactions in another currency, that currency;

c) details of when and how the goods and services available for purchased on your website will be delivered;

d) details of any Australian export restrictions (if applicable);

e) details of your customer service contact, including a phone number, email address and/or contact page;

f) the Visa and Mastercard logos, subject to clause 14;

g) details of your privacy policy and how you intend to deal with, or share, Personal Information obtained from and about the Cardholder;

h) a description of the measures you have to maintain the security of:

i) Cardholders’ account data; and

ii) any other information which, by notice, we require you to display from time to time; and

i) any other information required for the purpose of complying with Card Scheme rules.

5.3 You must provide us reasonable access to view, monitor and audit the pages of your website.

5.4 Your website payments page must be protected by use of a “Secure Sockets Layer” configured in line with the industry best practice or any other form of security method approved in writing by us.

5.5 You must:

a) comply with all reasonable directions of SecurePay relating to the SecurePay Payment Services;

b) comply with all reasonable directions of Cuscal and Currency Select (which may be given to you through Australia Post or SecurePay) in relation to the Card Acquiring Services;

c) implement an interface that is approved by SecurePay and exactly to the specifications set out in the integration guide on the Australia Post or SecurePay website from time to time;

d) ensure that any third party interface application provider is approved by, and meets the security standards set out by Cuscal, Currency Select and the Card Schemes; and

e) comply with all technical, security and privacy standards set out by the any Card Scheme, bank, financial institution or payment services provider in relation to any payment process used by you with the SecurePay Payment System and provide evidence of compliance to SecurePay upon request.

6. Card acceptance requirements

6.1 You must:

a) use reasonable measures to detect forged or unauthorised signatures or the unauthorised use or forgery of a Card;

b) notify SecurePay if you become aware of or suspect fraud on the part of a Cardholder;

c) not deliberately reduce the value of any Transaction by:

i) splitting a Transaction into two or more Transactions; or

ii) allowing a Cardholder to purchase items separately where those items would reasonably form part of a single transaction;

d) establish a fair policy for dealing with refunds and disputes about Transactions and include information about that policy on Transaction Receipts as required by SecurePay;

e) in respect of the Card Acquiring Services:

ii) not process a refund Transaction as a way of transferring funds between your accounts;

f) give refunds for Transactions by means of credit and not in cash or cheque;

g) if a Transaction does not cover the full amount of the sale:

i) where the Card is used to make a deposit or pay an instalment you may accept the Card in payment of all or part of the outstanding balance; and

ii) in any other circumstance you must obtain the balance due at the time the sale is completed in cash;

h) not state or set a minimum or maximum amount for purchases by Cardholders from you using the Services without our prior written consent;

i) not ask a Cardholder to reveal their PIN or any other secret identifier;

j) contact SecurePay for instructions if the identification of a Cardholder or the validity of the Card is uncertain; and

k) not knowingly submit for processing any Transaction that is illegal or that you should have known is illegal.

6.2 For Transactions, you must:

a) take reasonable steps to verify the identity of the person you are dealing with, in order to confirm that they are the genuine Cardholder; and

b) record reasonable identification details of the person you are dealing with, as well as the commencement and expiry dates of the Card.

7. Dynamic currency conversion

Option for Dynamic Currency Conversion

7.1 You must provide the Cardholder with a choice to accept or decline Dynamic Currency Conversion before the Transaction is completed.

Disclosure of Dynamic Currency Conversion

7.2 You must clearly disclose to the Cardholder before the Transaction is completed:

a) that the Transaction is likely to attract international transaction fees;

b) the currency conversion option that has been pre-selected (if any);

c) the option to opt-out of the currency conversion and complete the sale in the local currency;

d) the transaction amount in the local currency;

e) the transaction amount converted into the Cardholder’s billing currency;

f) the currency symbol or code of each currency option displayed;

g) the currency conversion rate that will be applied should the transaction be completed in the billing currency;

h) any fees that are included in the transaction (commission, GST, etc.); and

i) the total price, including any fees under clause 7.2.h).

Processing Dynamic Currency Conversion Chargebacks and refunds

7.3 For Chargebacks and refunds, you must refund the Cardholder the original Transaction value at the currency conversion rate applicable at the date of the original Transaction.

Dynamic Currency Conversion Merchant Rebate

7.4 You will be entitled to a Rebate from Currency Select which SecurePay will collect as your agent in accordance with clause 12, and provide to you on or about the 15th Business Day after the end of each calendar month.

7.5 SecurePay will, on behalf of Currency Select, provide you with a SecurePay Consolidated Tax Invoice (CTI) which will include the Rebate. This means that Currency Select will not provide you with an additional tax invoice.

8. Surcharging

Amount of Surcharge

8.1 Where you elect to charge a Cardholder a Surcharge in respect of a Transaction, you must not impose a Surcharge in excess of the reasonable cost of Card acceptance.

8.2 Upon request by us or any Card Scheme, you must produce supporting information to substantiate your costs of Card acceptance. Where the Card Scheme dictates the format of the required substantiation, for example through use of a “reasonable cost of acceptance calculator”, you must provide details of your costs in the required format of that Card Scheme.

8.3 Where required by a Card Scheme, you must submit, at your cost, to an audit of your costs of Card acceptance by an independent auditor approved by the Card Scheme requiring the audit. The audit must be completed and results reported back to the relevant Card Scheme within the timeframe specified by the Card Scheme.

8.4 Where, following an investigation into your surcharging and cost of Card acceptance, we or a Card Scheme determine that the amount that you are surcharging exceeds the reasonable costs of card acceptance or is otherwise prohibited by any Relevant Law, we may by notice to you immediately require you to reduce your Surcharge level to an amount that does not exceed the reasonable costs of card acceptance.

8.5 Without limiting any other rights that we may have under these Terms and Conditions, we may, by notice to you, terminate the agreement between the parties in respect of these Terms and Conditions if, following receipt of notice under clause 8.4, you fail to reduce your Surcharge level to an amount that does not exceed the reasonable costs of Card acceptance.

8.6 You acknowledge that excessive surcharging by you could expose Cuscal and Currency Select to fines from Card Schemes. you agree to separately indemnify Cuscal and Currency Select against any fines imposed by Card Schemes in relation to your surcharging practices.

8.7 You acknowledge that Card issuers may from time to time change the classification of a credit Card (standard or premium) and, as a result, when applying a Surcharge rate to a Cardholder, it cannot be guaranteed that the classification of the Card (standard or premium) on which you have based the Surcharge will be same as the classification on which you are charged your merchant service fee in relation to the same Transaction.

Disclosure of Surcharge

8.8 You must clearly disclose to the Cardholder before the Transaction is completed any Surcharge that you will charge for completing the Transaction, and do it in such a way that allows the Transaction to be cancelled without the Cardholder occurring any cost.

8.9 You must display on the payment page on your website a notice stating:

a) that you charge a Surcharge; and

b) the exact amount or percentage of the Surcharge.

8.10 You must not represent or otherwise imply that the Surcharge is levied by a Card Scheme or by us or any other financial institution.

8.11 For the purposes of this clause 7, costs that form your “reasonable costs of Card acceptance” will be determined having regard to Part IVC of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) and the Reserve Bank of Australia’s Guidance Note: Interpretation of Surcharging Standards, as amended or replaced from time to time.

9. Transition receipt

9.1 Unless we have agreed that we will provide the Transaction Receipt to the Cardholder, you must give the Cardholder a copy of the Transaction Receipt for each Transaction, but you must not charge a fee for doing so.

9.2 If you are notified that you must prepare the Transaction Receipt, you must ensure the information contained in the Transaction Receipt:

a) is identical with the information on any other copy;

b) complies with any standards, protocols or requirements that we communicate to you (including but not limited to Dynamic Currency Conversion and Multi-Currency Processing) prior to performing any Transaction with a Cardholder; and

c) legibly includes the information notified to you.

9.3 You must provide SecurePay with the Transaction Receipt and any other required evidence of the Transaction within 7 days if you are asked by SecurePay to provide it.

9.4 If you wish to change your internet or email address or telephone number appearing on the Transaction Receipt, you must notify SecurePay in writing at least 15 Banking Days prior to the change taking effect.

10. Invalid or unacceptable Transactions

10.1 A Transaction is not valid if:

a) the Transaction is illegal;

b) the Transaction is for the purchase of goods or services which are illegal;

c) the Transaction is fraudulent;

d) if applicable, the signature on the voucher, Transaction Receipt or authority is forged or unauthorised;

e) the Transaction is before or after any validity period indicated on the relevant Card;

f) you have been told not to accept the Card;

g) the Transaction is not authorised by the Cardholder;

h) you know or reasonably believe that the Card used in a Transaction is stolen or its use is otherwise unauthorised by the Cardholder, the Card issuer or the Card Schemes; and

i) the particulars on the copy of the voucher or Transaction Receipt given to the Cardholder are not identical with the particulars on any other copy;

j) the price charged for the goods or services is inflated to include an undisclosed or illegal Surcharge for Card payments;

k) another person has provided or is to provide the goods or services the subject of the Transaction to a Cardholder;

l) you did not actually supply the goods or services to a genuine Cardholder as required by the terms of the transaction between you and the Cardholder, or have indicated your intention not to do so;

m) the Transaction did not relate to the actual sale of goods or services to a genuine Cardholder;

n) the Transaction is offered, recorded or billed in a currency that is not an Approved Currency

o) the agreement between the parties in respect of these Terms and Conditions was terminated before the date of the Transaction;

p) You have not complied with your obligations in clause 4;

q) if applicable, the details are keyed into equipment and you did not legibly record on a Transaction Receipt the information required by clause 7;

r) it is a credit transaction in which:

i) the amount of the Transaction or Transactions on the same occasion is more than any applicable limit notified to you;

ii) you collected or refinanced an existing debt including, without limitation, the collection of a dishonoured cheque or payment for previous card charges; or

iii) you provide a Cardholder with cash;

s) it occurs during a period in which your rights under these Terms and Conditions were suspended under clause 18.3;

t) you cannot give a Transaction Receipt as required by clause 9; or

u) for any other reason, the Cardholder is entitled under the Card Scheme Rules to a Chargeback of the Transaction.

10.2 A Transaction for a sale or refund is not acceptable if:

a) the Cardholder disputes liability for the Transaction for any reason or makes a claim for set-off or a counterclaim; or

b) Cuscal, Currency Select or SecurePay decide, acting reasonably, that the Transaction is related to money laundering, terrorism financing, fraud or activities that would violate Relevant Laws.

10.3 You acknowledge and agree that Cuscal, Currency Select or SecurePay may:

a) refuse to accept a Transaction if it is invalid or unacceptable as determined under this clause 10, or may charge it back to you if it has already been processed, even if we have given you an authorisation;

b) provided that Cuscal, Currency Select or SecurePay has requested further details of a Transaction within 7 Banking Days, if you do not fully provide the requested details within 7 Banking Days, reverse that Transaction as a Chargeback, and debit your account for the amount of the Chargeback, for any of the reasons in clauses 10.1 and 10.2 and any other reason we notify you of from time to time; and

c) without limiting this clause 10.3, delay, block, freeze or refuse to accept any Transaction where Cuscal, Currency Select or SecurePay has reasonable grounds to believe that the Transaction breaches the laws of, or sanctions imposed by Australia or any other country.

11. Secure payment services

11.1 SecurePay will attempt to process via the SecurePay Payment System any payment, pre-authorisation of payment, refund or reversal transaction submitted by you or your customer to the SecurePay Payment System via any payment process which has been approved by SecurePay for the purposes of the SecurePay Payment System.

11.2 You authorise Australia Post and SecurePay to discuss any matter that relates to the establishment of an internet merchant account, the provision of the SecurePay Payment Services, and your obligations in connection with the SecurePay Payment Services, with any Card Scheme, bank, financial institution or payment services provider for the purposes of providing the SecurePay Payment Services.

11.3 SecurePay provides a licence to you on a non-exclusive and non-transferable basis to use on your payment website during the term, such software as is necessary to link your payment website to the SecurePay Payment System.

12. Settlement of Transactions

Settlement by Currency Select and Cuscal in respect of Card Acquiring Services and Rebates

12.1 In respect of Card Acquiring Services, Cuscal will provide settlement on each Banking Day for the AUD value Transaction in respect of Transactions processed by Currency Select and Cuscal under these Terms and Conditions, less any Chargebacks or refunds.

12.2 You authorise and direct Cuscal to pay all amounts due to you by Currency Select and Cuscal under these Terms and Conditions to SecurePay, who you appoint as your agent only for the purpose of receiving:

a) all settlement funds payable by Cuscal to you; and

b) any Rebate payable by Currency Select to you, under these Terms and Conditions.

12.3 You acknowledge and agree that:

a) payment of the settlement funds by Cuscal to SecurePay in accordance with your direction under clause 12.2 will satisfy Cuscal’s obligation to settle to you;

b) payment of the Rebate by Currency Select to SecurePay in accordance with your direction under clause 12.2 will satisfy Currency Select’s obligation to provide the Rebate to you; and

c) Currency Select and/or Cuscal will not be liable for any failure by SecurePay to account to you for any funds received from Cuscal or Currency Select.

Settlement by SecurePay in respect of Services and Rebates

12.4 SecurePay’s duty in respect of the money collected is to remit to you an equivalent sum less any Fees, deductions or adjustments made in accordance with these Terms and Conditions. Responsibility for the money collected by SecurePay pursuant to these Terms and Conditions will remain with SecurePay up until and including the time of successful completion of the electronic funds transfer from SecurePay to you.

12.5 SecurePay will provide settlement to you within 7 Banking Days. SecurePay may change this settlement period at its discretion by providing You with reasonable notice and without notice where permitted by clause 18.5. Where You do not agree with the change to the settlement period, you may terminate these Terms and Conditions by providing SecurePay no less than 7 days’ written notice.

12.6 SecurePay may deduct any Fees or other undisputed amounts owing by you to SecurePay, Cuscal or Currency Select (including without limitation any amounts paid or required to be paid by SecurePay, Cuscal or Currency Select for Transactions that are reversed as Chargebacks or otherwise refunded) from any settlement funds or Rebate to be remitted to you by SecurePay.

12.7 Subject to clause 12.4, you agree that SecurePay’s obligation is to settle and remit to you a sum of money equivalent to the sums or amounts received as agent, including any Rebate, and not the precise funds received. You agree to review the sums or amounts received by You from time to time and notify us of any errors or omissions. You consent to SecurePay adjusting or reversing any payments to correct any errors. SecurePay will notify you in writing of any adjustments and reversals that will be made to You including the amount and effective date.

Settlement funds not sufficient

12.8 If at any time the total of amounts owing by you to SecurePay, Cuscal or Currency Select under these Terms and Conditions (including without limitation amounts paid or required to be paid by Cuscal, Currency Select or SecurePay for Transactions that are reversed as Chargebacks or otherwise refunded) exceed the settlement amounts held by SecurePay or the Rebate owed to you, you will pay the amount of that excess to SecurePay promptly on demand.

13. SecurePay security

13.1 SecurePay may retain a reasonable amount, taking into account the monthly total value of Your Transactions, from any settlement funds held by it under clause 12 as security for the performance of your obligations under these Terms and Conditions. where, acting reasonably SecurePay determines that there may be a higher than acceptable level of risk associated with You. SecurePay may retain those amounts in a dedicated security account or otherwise as it sees fit. SecurePay may deduct any amount owing by you to SecurePay, Cuscal or Currency Select (including without limitation any amounts paid or required to be paid by Cuscal, Currency Select or SecurePay for Transactions that are reversed as Chargebacks or otherwise refunded) from this retention amount.

13.2 If SecurePay requires, you will provide any other form of security interest reasonably required by SecurePay as security for your obligations under these Terms and Conditions and will sign any document required by SecurePay for this purpose.

13.3 SecurePay may, at your expense, apply for any registration, or give any notification, in connection with any security interest under clause 13.1 or 13.2. This includes registration under the Personal Property Securities Act 2009 (Cth) for whatever collateral class SecurePay thinks fit. You consent to any such registration or notification and agree not to make an amendment demand. To the extent the law permits, you waive your rights to receive any notice that is required by any provision of the Personal Property Securities Act 2009 (Cth) (including a notice of a verification statement).

14. Use of Card Scheme Marks

You acknowledge and agree that:

a) the Card Scheme logos, names and holograms (“Marks”) are owned solely and exclusively by the relevant Card Scheme;

b) you will not contest the ownership of the Marks for any reason;

c) the Card Schemes may at any time, immediately and without notice, prohibit you from using any of the Marks for any reason; and

d) you may only use advertising and promotional material for the Cards or which show a Mark in the manner Cuscal or Currency Select approves, unless you have received authorization from the Card Schemes through other means.

15. Representations and warranties by you

15.1 You represent and warrant that:

a) by entering into these Terms and Conditions, you are not currently and will not be in breach of any Relevant Law;

b) where applicable, you are duly authorised to enter into these Terms and Conditions and the obligations under these Terms and Conditions are valid, binding and enforceable in accordance with their terms;

c) if you are an incorporated body, you validly exist under the laws of your place of incorporation and have the power and authority to carry on your business as that business is now being conducted and using any name under which that business is being conducted; and

d) if you, a Related Body Corporate or any officer, employee or agent of you or a Related Body Corporate has at any time been listed on a database of terminated merchants maintained by any Card Scheme or have otherwise had merchant services terminated by an acquiring bank, you have disclosed that fact to SecurePay.

15.2 The representations and warranties set out in clause 15.1 will be deemed to be repeated each day after the date you enter into these Terms and Conditions.

16. No warranties by us

a) Except as expressly set out in these Terms and Conditions, SecurePay, Cuscal and Currency Select disclaims all warranties guarantees and conditions with respect to the Services to the maximum extent permitted by law.

b) Nothing in these Terms and Conditions (including clause 16a)) excludes, restricts or modifies any right or remedy, or any guarantee, warranty or other term or condition, implied or imposed by any law (including consumer guarantees under the Australian Consumer Law) that cannot lawfully be excluded or limited (a "Non-Excludable Condition").

c) Where permitted by law, and providing it is reasonable to do so, SecurePay, Cuscal and Currency Select limits its liability for breach of a Non-Excludable Condition to either the resupplying of the Service or paying the cost of resupplying the Service, in respect of which the breach occurred.

17. Exclusion of liability

a) Subject to clauses 16b) and 17b), to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, SecurePay, Cuscal and Currency Select are not liable to you or to any person for any act or omission (including negligence) that results in any direct or indirect loss (including loss of profits), damage, injury or inconvenience you suffer because of any service failure, including any unavailability of the Services, any delays or any errors. Under no circumstances will SecurePay, Cuscal or Currency Select be liable to you for any lost sales, revenue or profit or loss of custom due to any service failure which results in you being unable to promptly accept payments from your customers.

b) The exclusion of liability provided in clause 17a) does not apply to the extent that the loss, damage, injury or inconvenience arose due to SecurePay, Cuscal or Currency Select’s gross negligence, fraud or wilful misconduct.

18.Term, termination and suspension

Term

18.1 The agreement between the parties in respect of these Terms and Conditions commences on the date SecurePay provides written confirmation to you and continues until terminated by a party in accordance with its terms.

Termination without cause

18.2 The agreement between the parties in respect of these Terms and Conditions may be terminated by you or SecurePay without cause upon 30 days’ prior written notice to the other parties.

SecurePay, Currency Select and Cuscal suspension and termination rights

18.3 SecurePay, Currency Select or Cuscal may, by written notice to You suspend or terminate the agreement between the parties in respect of these Terms and Conditions or suspend then terminate any part of it at any time if any of the following events occur:

a) you are in breach of your obligations under or arising out of these Terms and Conditions, and that breach cannot be remedied, or You have not remedied that breach within 30 days of receiving notice from SecurePay, Currency Select or Cuscal;

b) any of SecurePay, Cuscal or Currency Select has any suspicion of fraud in connection with you, your customers or any Transaction;

c) if in SecurePay’s, Cuscal’s or Currency Select’s reasonable opinion, the processing of Transactions exposes SecurePay, Cuscal or Currency Select to an unacceptable level of risk;

d) you are or have engaged in conduct which exposes SecurePay, Cuscal or Currency Select to potential fines or penalties imposed under Relevant Law;

e) your business or equipment is or has been targeted by a person engaged in fraudulent or dishonest activity in a manner which is likely to have a detrimental impact on the security of Transactions you engage in or SecurePay, whether with or without your knowledge;

f) you or any service provider (other than Australia Post, SecurePay, Cuscal or Currency Select) that you use in connection with the services you provide to your customers has suffered a Data Breach;

g) a direction is made under Relevant Law that the Services be suspended or terminated;

h) either SecurePay, Cuscal or Currency Select is advised or instructed to do so by any Card Scheme provider from whom you obtain payment services;

i) either SecurePay, Cuscal or Currency Select has any reasonable suspicion that you do not meet the security standards required for compliance with the Data Security Standards or otherwise required by any Card Scheme;

j) in the case of the SecurePay Payment Services only, a service upon which the SecurePay Payment System relies is unavailable;

k) if you fail to comply with the Data Security Standards after a request under clause 4.2.b) within the time frame stipulated by SecurePay or the Card Schemes;;

l) in our reasonable opinion, you have experienced an adverse change in financial circumstances;

m) we have concerns about your solvency or if you come insolvent or are subject to any form of insolvency administration or a resolution is passed or an order is made for your winding up;

n) you have a significant adverse credit event recorded against you; or

o) SecurePay is unable to obtain sufficient security interest as security for your obligations under clause 13.2.

18.4 Either SecurePay, Currency Select or Cuscal, as appropriate, will provide you with ten (10) days’ notice of any suspension or termination under this clause 18. However, SecurePay, Currency Select or Cuscal may make any suspension or termination under this clause 18 immediately where it is reasonably necessary to protect the security of Transactions or systems of SecurePay, Currency Select or Cuscal. We will endeavour to notify you reasonably promptly after such suspension or termination. Where reasonably practicable and not detrimental to our legitimate business interests, we will notify you in advance of a termination under clause 18.3(a) or (i) and provide you a reasonable opportunity to remediate; if you do not remediate with 30 days of notice, SecurePay, Currency Select or Cuscal may terminate these Terms and Conditions upon notice to you.

18.5 If any event described in clause 18.3 occurs SecurePay may, in addition to its rights to suspend or terminate, change the settlement period applicable to you (initially, up to 7 Banking Days) without prior notice to you.

18.6 SecurePay will endeavour to notify you reasonably promptly after it does this.

Other termination events

18.7 The agreement between the parties in respect of these Terms and Conditions will terminate automatically and immediately if:

a) SecurePay’s registration as a member service provider or independent sales organisation with any relevant Card Scheme is cancelled; or

b) SecurePay’s agreement with Currency Select and Cuscal for the provision of Card Acquiring Services is terminated for any reason.

18.8 SecurePay will endeavour to notify you reasonably promptly after any termination under clause 18.7.

After termination

18.9 You authorise Cuscal and Currency Select to disclose to any Card Scheme advice of termination of the agreement between the parties in respect of these Terms and Conditions or the provision of Card Acquiring Services under it and the reasons for the termination. You acknowledge that the information concerning termination of the agreement between the parties in respect of these Terms and Conditions then becomes available to any member of the Card Schemes. This information, available to any member of the Card Schemes, may be used in assessing subsequent applications for merchant facilities.

18.10 Clauses 4.5, 8.6, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 24, 25, 26, 27 and 29 survive the termination or expiry of the agreement between the parties in respect of these Terms and Conditions.

19. Suspended or withdraw currency

19.1 SecurePay or Currency Select may, at any time, suspend or withdraw an Approved Currency.

19.2 Subject to this clause 19 and to the extent permitted by Relevant Law and our agreements with payment card networks and acquiring processors, where such suspension or withdrawal will have a material effect on your existing rights and obligations or the material terms of the Services, we will provide you with at least ten (10) days’ notice of the suspension or withdrawal by email.

19.3 Where it is not reasonably practicable to provide advance notice or advance notice would be detrimental to our legitimate business interests, we will endeavour to notify you reasonably promptly after such suspension or withdrawal.

19.4 For the avoidance of doubt, we will not be liable to you for any losses or damages during such periods of suspension or withdrawal.

20. Fees

20.1 You must pay SecurePay the Fees for the Services initially in the amounts set out in the Online Portal.

20.2 SecurePay may deduct Fees from any settlement payments under clause 12.6. Otherwise, you must pay any Fees within 14 days of being invoiced by SecurePay.

20.3 Subject to clauses 20.4 to 20.7, SecurePay may introduce or increase any Fee for the Services at any time.

20.4 SecurePay must give you a written notice specifying the detail of the new Fee or the amount of the increase in Fees and the date on which it will take effect (Adjustment Notice).

20.5 SecurePay must provide the Adjustment Notice to you at least 14 days before the date on which the introduction of the new Fee or the variation of the applicable Fee is intended to take effect.

20.6 If you do not agree to the increase in Fees or the introduction of the new Fee in the Adjustment Notice, you may terminate the agreement between the parties in respect of these Terms and Conditions by giving no less than 7 days’ notice to SecurePay in writing.

20.7 If SecurePay does not receive a notice from you under clause 18.6, or you continue to use the Services after the date on which the Fees is intended to take effect, you are deemed to have accepted the introduction of the new Fee or the variation of the increase in Fees in the Adjustment Notice.

20.8 Notwithstanding clauses 20.3 to 20.7, SecurePay may vary the Fees at any time to reflect a change to, or introduction of, any government charges by providing written notice to you.

21. GST

21.1 Unless the contrary intention appears, words or expressions used in this clause 21 which are defined in the A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999 (Cth) have the same meaning.

21.2 Unless specified otherwise, all amounts payable under these Terms and Conditions are inclusive of GST. SecurePay agrees that, to the extent it makes a taxable supply under these Terms and Conditions, it will issue a tax invoice to you.

21.3 If, after the start of the agreement between the parties in respect of these Terms and Conditions, the GST rate changes and results in an increased GST liability for SecurePay in respect of any taxable supply made under these Terms and Conditions, SecurePay may request you to immediately pay SecurePay an amount equivalent to the increased GST liability. If SecurePay makes a request under this clause, you must immediately pay SecurePay an amount equivalent to the increased GST liability.

21.4 If a supply made under these Terms and Conditions is treated by the parties as not subject to GST but the supply is, or becomes, a taxable supply, SecurePay may charge and recover from you, in addition to any other consideration paid or payable, an amount equivalent to the GST payable on that taxable supply.

21.5 If, in relation to a supply made under these Terms and Conditions, an adjustment event occurs that gives rise to an adjustment, the price of that supply (including any applicable GST) will be adjusted accordingly and, where necessary a payment will be made to reflect that adjustment. As a precondition to SecurePay paying any amount to you in respect of an adjustment, you must issue a compliant adjustment note.

21.6 If SecurePay is required to pay, reimburse or contribute to an amount paid or payable by another party in respect of an acquisition from a third party by you, the amount for payment, reimbursement or contribution will be the acquisition price paid by you, less any input tax credit you are entitled to claim, plus any GST payable by the other party.

21.7 Any non-monetary consideration given under these Terms and Conditions is GST-inclusive, unless otherwise specified. If non-monetary consideration is given for a taxable supply under these Terms and Conditions, and the GST-inclusive market value of that consideration is not clearly identifiable, SecurePay and you must discuss and mutually agree on the GST-inclusive market value of that non-monetary consideration using Goods and Services Tax Ruling GSTR 2001/6 as a guide.

22. Assignment

22.1 You may not assign your rights under these Terms and Conditions without our prior written consent, which will not be unreasonably withheld.

22.2 SecurePay, Cuscal and Currency Select may assign their rights under these Terms and Conditions without your consent, provided such assignment does not affect our ability to provide the Services to you.

23. Australian domicile requirements

a) You acknowledge that we may only provide the Services to you under these Terms and Conditions where you:

i) have a permanent establishment in Australia through which Transactions are completed;

ii) are registered to do business in Australia;

iii) have a local address in Australia for correspondence and acceptance of judicial process, other than a post-office box or mail-forwarding address;

iv) pay taxes in Australia (where required) in relation to the sales activity; and

v) satisfy any other domesticity requirements imposed by Card Schemes from time to time.

b) In addition to any other right to terminate or suspend the Services, we may immediately cease to accept Transactions under these Terms and Conditions where you fail to satisfy the above requirements.

24. Confidentiality

A party must keep secret and confidential all Confidential Information of any other parry and must not use such Confidential Information for any unauthorised purpose nor disclose it to any person except:

b) to the extent that the information is required to be disclosed by Relevant Law or order of any court or requirement of any government agency including where such obligation arises by a voluntary act of either party, in which case the parties agree that prior to any such disclosure, the recipient must, unless such action would violate or conflict with Relevant Law, provide the discloser with prompt notice of such requirement and the Confidential Information so required to be disclosed, so that the discloser may seek an appropriate protective order;

d) to the extent necessary to exercise rights or perform obligations under these Terms and Conditions; or

e) as permitted by these Terms and Conditions.

25. Privacy

25.1 You must comply with the Privacy Law in respect of the collection, security, use and disclosure of Personal Information provided under or in connection with the Services.

25.2 SecurePay’s obligations relating to the handling of Personal Information are contained in the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) (Privacy Act) and in the Australia Post Privacy Policy (which can be located at http://auspost.com.au). In addition to the above, Australia Post’s obligations relating to the handling of Personal Information are also contained in the Australian Postal Corporation Act 1989 (Cth) (APC Act), If Australia Post’s obligations under these Terms and Conditions are inconsistent with those under the APC Act, the Privacy Act, or the Australia Post Privacy Policy in respect of the same subject matter, the obligations under the APC Act, the Privacy Act, or the Australia Post Privacy Policy (as the case may be) will prevail.

25.3 We may obtain from any Card Scheme or a person who is involved in any Card Scheme, any credit reporting agency or any other person, information about your merchant history or Personal Information about you, a Related Body Corporate, your officers, employees or agents for any purpose relating to the operation of those Card Schemes and we can use any such information to assess an application to us under clause 3.1.a).

25.4 We can disclose information about your merchant history, a Data Breach and relevant Personal Information in the following circumstances:

a) to any Card Scheme or to any person who is involved in any Card Scheme, information about you for any purpose related to the operation of those Card Schemes, card fraud detection agencies (including information about termination of merchant solutions and reasons for termination of Cuscal acquiring services);

b) where the law requires or permits us to do so; and

c) where we have reasonable grounds to believe that either you are involved in dishonest or criminal activity, are a victim of such activity, may have information relevant to an inquiry into such activity or have experienced a Data Breach, to any state or commonwealth law enforcement or regulatory agency whether or not we have been requested by that agency to provide such information.

25.5 We can disclose your Personal Information to any related entities of ours and to any outsourced service providers engaged by us (for example, mail houses, debt collection agencies (where necessary) or data analytics providers), including service providers overseas.

25.6 You agree that either SecurePay, Australia Post, Cuscal or Currency Select may use your Personal Information to contact you to let you know about other products or services that Australia Post, SecurePay, Cuscal or Currency Select think you might be interested in.

26. Relationship

a) In providing the Services, SecurePay, Cuscal and Currency Select act as independent contractors to you and to each other. Nothing in these Terms and Conditions will be construed as:

i) creating a joint venture, partnership or employment relationship between any of the parties;

ii) imposing any fiduciary duties on SecurePay, Cuscal or Currency Select in relation to you; or

iii) creating any contractual or binding relationship between SecurePay, Cuscal or Currency Select and the third party purchasing goods or services from you.

b) You must not make any representation which expresses or implies that any such relationship exists.

27. Governing law

These Terms and Conditions are governed by the laws of the State of Victoria. Each party submits to the jurisdiction of the courts of that State of Victoria and any courts of appeal from them.

28. Amendment

28.1 Subject to clauses 28.2 to 28.5, Cuscal, Currency Select and SecurePay may jointly vary these Terms and Conditions.

28.2 SecurePay must give you a written notice specifying the variations to these Terms and Conditions and the date that they will take effect (“Variation Notice”).

28.3 Subject to clause 20, SecurePay must provide the Variation Notice to you at least 14 days before the date on which the variations are intended to take effect.

28.4 If you do not agree to the variations in the Variation Notice, you may terminate the agreement between the parties in respect of these Terms and Conditions by giving no less than 7 days’ notice (before the date on which the variations are intended to take effect) to SecurePay in writing.

28.5 If SecurePay does not receive a notice from you under clause 28.4 or you continue to use the Services, you are deemed to have accepted the variations in the Variation Notice.

29. Notices

29.1 Cuscal, Currency Select or SecurePay will generally communicate with You and deliver notices to You electronically including by email, by notice on Your merchant portal, or other places Cuscal, Currency Select or SecurePay deems suitable and appropriate, acting reasonably. You agree that electronic delivery of a notice has the same legal effect as if we provided You with a physical copy. If You have not provided an email address, a notice will be sent by prepaid post to the mailing address specified by You in the Online Portal (or otherwise as notified to us in writing).

29.2 A notice or communication is take to be received by You:

a) if sent by email, at the time when the email enters Your information system;

b) if published on the merchant portal, within 24 hours of the time a notice is posted; and

c) if sent by prepaid post, on the third day after posting.

29.3 The address or, in the case of SecurePay, email address to be used for You is as specified by You in the Online Portal (or otherwise as notified to us in writing) and for SecurePay, Cuscal and Currency Select is:

SecurePay

Attention: SecurePay

Address: 111 Bourke Street Melbourne VIC 3000

Email: onlinepayments@securepay.com.au

Cuscal

Attention: Cuscal Limited

Address: 1 Margaret Street, Sydney, NSW 2000, Australia

Email: calldirect@cuscal.com.au

Currency Select

Attention: Currency Select Pty Limited

Address: Level 11, 10 Bridge Street, Sydney, NSW 2000

Email: dcc-customer-care@currencyselect.com

29.4 You agree to keep Your contact details up to date and to promptly notify us of any changes. If the intended recipient has notified a changed address or email address then notices must be to that address or email address.

30. Set-off

SecurePay, Cuscal and Currency Select may at any time without notice to you set off any Liability owed by SecurePay, Cuscal or Currency Select (as the case may be), to you on any account against any Liability owed by you to SecurePay, Cuscal or Currency Select (as the case may be) under or in connection with these Terms and Conditions. For the purpose of this clause, “Liability” means any debt or monetary liability.

31. Disclosure statement

31.1 Member Bank (Acquirer) Information

Acquirer Name: Cuscal Limited (ACN 087 822 455)

Acquirer Address: 1 Margaret Street, Sydney, NSW 2000

Acquirer Phone: 02 8299 9000

31.2 Important Member Bank (Acquirer) Responsibilities

a) Member is the only entity approved to extend acceptance of Card Scheme products directly to you.

b) Member is a party to the merchant agreement.

c) Member is responsible for and must provide settlement funds to you (or your agent).

d) Member is responsible for all settlement funds prior to funding you (or your agent).

e) Member is responsible for educating merchants on pertinent Card Scheme rules with which you must comply, but this information may be provided to you by your payment service provider.

31.3 Your Important Merchant Responsibilities

Merchant is responsible for:

a) Ensuring compliance with cardholder data security and storage requirements.

b) Maintaining fraud and chargebacks below any Card Scheme Rule thresholds.

c) Reviewing and understand the terms of the merchant agreements.

d) Complying with Visa and Mastercard rules including those related to Dynamic Currency Conversion.

The responsibilities listed above do not supersede these Terms and Conditions and are provided to ensure you understand some important obligations of each party, and that the Member (acquirer) is the ultimate authority where you are not complying with the responsibilities.

32. Electronic contracting

32.1 You agree that we may communicate with you electronically in relation to these Terms and Conditions, and may administer these Terms and Conditions with you using an electronic contract system. Where electronic communication or an electronic contracting system is used in relation to these Terms and Conditions:

a) a document or information provided electronically has the same status and effect as a document or information provided in traditional paper form and is considered to be ‘in writing’;

b) you consent to these Terms and Conditions being in electronic form;

c) you may enter into these Terms and Conditions electronically using an electronic execution method we nominate from time to time; and

d) you must not dispute the authenticity, receipt or binding nature of a document or information provided electronically on the grounds that the document or information was provided or entered into electronically.

33. Contracting parties

You acknowledge that when you enter these Terms and Conditions, either in electronic form or otherwise, you are entering into these Terms and Conditions with each of SecurePay, Cuscal and Currency Select. Each party may enforce these Terms and Conditions directly against each other party.

5. 3D Secure 2 Online Payments Services

Terms and conditions for SecurePay to provide access to 3 Domain Secure transaction
authentication and verification for cards.

Current as at November 2023.

These Terms and Conditions apply to applicants for online payment services that have been approved to accept transactions online for Cards issued by Supported Card Schemes and to utilise 3DS Authentication. Once entered into, these terms and conditions form an agreement between (1) You, and (2) Australia Post (collectively, the “parties”) and operate in conjunction with the Online Payments Services Terms and Conditions.

1. DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION

1.1 Definitions

Unless the contrary intention appears, the following words have these meanings in these Terms and Conditions:

a) 3DS Authentication means the Three Domain Secure authentication protocol undertaken by the SecurePay Payments System using two factor authentication to verify Cardholder Transactions.

b) 3DS Authentication Fee means the fee advised by us (excluding GST) from time to time via the Online Portal or otherwise, and which is payable per Authorisation Request.

c) Authentication Request means a request for authentication of a Transaction using 3DS Authentication.

f) Card Scheme Rules means the rules and regulations which regulate participants in the Card Schemes.

g) Online Payments Services Terms and Conditions means the Online Payments Services Terms and Conditions as amended from time to time and available on the Securepay website (www.securepay.com.au).

h) SecurePay Payment Services means payment transaction processing services provided using the SecurePay Payment System, including the provision of access via the web to a merchant management facility and the distribution of emailed transaction reports as applicable.

i) SecurePay Payment System means the software and technology system known as SecurePay, eSec or Direct One Payments Gateway enabling a payment to be made using either a phone or website.

k) Supported Card Schemes means those Card Schemes offering 3DS Authentication as advised by Us from time to time.

j) We, Us and Our means Australia Post.

k) You, Your and Customer means the customer who has agreed to these terms through the Online Portal or has signed the 3DS Authentication Services Application Form electronically or by other means.

1.2 Interpretation

Capitalised terms have the meaning given in the Online Payments Services Terms and Conditions unless expressly provided otherwise.

The rules of interpretation set out in clause 1.2 of the Online Payments Services Terms and Conditions apply to these Terms and Conditions except as provided otherwise.

1.3 Services Agreement

Where You originally entered into an agreement with Us in respect of 3DS Authentication services other than through the Terms and Conditions on the Online Portal, references to that agreement will be deemed to be to these Terms and Conditions and the details in the Online Portal will be deemed to be the corresponding details in that agreement.

2. SERVICES

Under these Terms and Conditions Australia Post provides 3DS Authentication services (the Services) to You.

3. APPROVAL TO USE 3DS AUTHENTICATION PROCEDURES

3.1 You acknowledge and agree that:

(a) to use 3DS Authentication you must currently use SecurePay Payment Services and have had your application to utilise 3DS Authentication approved;

(b) the decision whether to approve Your application is at Our sole discretion and the reason
for any decision may not be given to You;

(d) We may add to or reduce the number of Card Schemes that are Supported Card Schemes for the purposes of 3DS Authentication services;

(e) These Terms and Conditions do not replace or reduce Your obligations under clause 6 (Card Acceptance Requirements) of the Online Payments Services Terms and Conditions;

(f) You will comply with all manuals, guides or directions (including but not limited to the Implementation Guide and FAQs) We or the Supported Card Schemes give you from time to time regarding 3DS Authentication and associated protocols and procedures;

(g) You are solely responsible for determining the circumstances in which you may send us an Authentication Request in respect of a Cardholder seeking to make a payment by way of purchase of goods or services available on Your website;

(h) the procedures relating to 3DS Authentication have been established by the Card Schemes and may be varied by them from time to time. You agree to comply promptly with any new or different requirements on reasonable notice to You;

(i) liability for any Chargeback subject to 3DS Authentication is determined the relevant Card Scheme Rules of the relevant Supported Card Scheme and Australia Post's role is limited to the processing of the Chargeback in accordance with those Card Scheme Rules; and

(j) after termination or during any period of suspension of 3DS Authentication Your Transactions will be processed without access to 3DS Authentication.

4. YOUR OBLIGATIONS

4.1 You:

a) must provide Australia Post with all information and assistance reasonably required to perform its obligations and to deal with any queries in relation to the Services;

b) must observe and implement the fraud prevention procedures set out in the manuals, guides or directions provided to You, unless otherwise mutually agreed to by the parties; and

c) must destroy any document that is no longer required to be retained by Relevant Law or the Card Scheme Rules, in a manner which makes the information unreadable;

5. NO WARRANTIES BY AUSTRALIA POST

a) Except as expressly set out in these Terms and Conditions, Australia Post disclaims all warranties, guarantees and conditions with respect to the Services, to the maximum extent permitted by law.

b) Nothing in these Terms and Conditions (including clause 5a)) excludes, restricts or modifies any right or remedy, or any guarantee, warranty or other term or condition, implied or imposed by any law (including consumer guarantees under the Australian Consumer Law) that cannot lawfully be excluded or limited (a "Non-Excludable Condition").

6. EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY

a) Subject to clauses 5b) and 6b), to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law Australia Post is not liable to You or to any person for any act or omission (including negligence) that results in any direct or indirect loss (including loss of profits), damage, injury or inconvenience You suffer because of any service failure, including any unavailability of the Services, any delays or any errors. Under no circumstances will Australia Post be liable to You for any lost sales, revenue or profit or loss of custom due to any service failure which results in You being unable to promptly accept payments from Your customers.

b) The exclusion of liability provided in clause 6a) does not apply to the extent that the loss, damage, injury or inconvenience arose due to Australia Post’s gross negligence, fraud or wilful misconduct.

7. TERM, TERMINATION AND SUSPENSION

Term

7.1 The agreement between the parties in respect of these Terms and Conditions commences on the date Australia Post provides written confirmation to You and continues until terminated by a party in accordance with its terms.

Termination without cause

7.2 The agreement between the parties in respect of these Terms and Conditions may be terminated by You or Australia Post without cause upon 30 days’ prior written notice to the other party.

Australia Post suspension and termination rights

7.3 This agreement is suspended or terminated without notice to You if the agreement between the parties in respect of the Online Payments Services Terms and Conditions is suspended or terminated in whole or part at any time unless Australia Post advises You otherwise.

7.4 A suspension or termination under this clause 7 may be made immediately and without notice. Australia Post will endeavour to notify You reasonably promptly after any suspension or termination with no prior notice.

After termination

7.5 Clauses 5, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12(e), 12(f), 12(g) and 12(h) survive the termination or expiry of the agreement between the parties in respect of these Terms and Conditions.

8. FEES

8.1 You must pay Australia Post the 3DS Authentication Fee as amended from time to time.

8.2 Australia Post may deduct the 3DS Authentication Fee from any settlement payments under the Online Payments Services Terms and Conditions. Otherwise, You must pay any Fees within 14 days of being invoiced by Australia Post.

8.3 Subject to clauses 8.4 to 8.7, Australia Post may increase the 3DS Authentication Fee or introduce a new fee for the Services at any time.

8.4 Australia Post must give You a written notice specifying the amount of the increase in Fees or details of new fees and the date on which it will take effect (“Adjustment Notice”).

8.5 Australia Post must provide the Adjustment Notice to You at least 14 days before the date on which the introduction of the new Fee or the variation of the 3DS Authentication Fee is intended to take effect.

8.6 If You do not agree to the increase in the 3DS Authentication Fee or the introduction of the new fee in the Adjustment Notice, You may terminate the agreement between the parties in respect of these Terms and Conditions by giving no less than 7 days’ notice to Australia Post in writing.

8.7 If Australia Post does not receive a notice from You under clause 8.6 or You continue to use the Services, You are deemed to have accepted the introduction of the new fee or the variation in the 3DS Authentication Fee in the Adjustment Notice.

8.8 Notwithstanding clauses 8.3 to 8.7, Australia Post may vary the 3DS Authentication Fee or the relevant fees applicable to the Service, at any time to reflect a change to, or introduction of, any government charges by providing written notice to You.

9. PRIVACY

9.1 Australia Post’s obligations relating to the handling of Personal Information are contained in the Australian Postal Corporation Act 1989 (Cth) (“APC Act”), the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) (“Privacy Act”) and in the Australia Post Privacy Policy (which can be located at http://auspost.com.au). If Australia Post’s obligations under these Terms and Conditions are inconsistent with those under the APC Act, the Privacy Act, or the Australia Post Privacy Policy in respect of the same subject matter, the obligations under the APC Act, the Privacy Act, or the Australia Post Privacy Policy (as the case may be) will prevail.

9.2 We may obtain from any Card Scheme or a person who is involved in any Card Scheme, any credit reporting agency or any other person, information about Your merchant history or Personal Information about You, a Related Body Corporate, Your officers, employees or agents for any purpose relating to the operation of those Card Schemes and We can use any such information to assess an application to Us under clause 3.1a).

9.3 We can disclose information about Your merchant history, a Data Breach and relevant Personal Information in the following circumstances:

b) where the law requires or permits Us to do so; and

9.4 We can disclose Your Personal Information to any related entities of Ours and to any outsourced service providers engaged by Us (for example, mail houses, debt collection agencies (where necessary) or data analytics providers), including service providers in India.

9.5 You agree that Australia Post may use Your Personal Information to contact you to let you know about other products or services that Australia Post thinks you might be interested in.

10. AMENDMENT

10.1 Subject to clauses 10.2 to 10.5, Australia Post may vary these Terms and Conditions.

10.2 Australia Post must give you a written notice specifying the variations to these Terms and Conditions and the date that they will take effect (“Variation Notice”).

10.3 Subject to clause 8, Australia Post must provide the Variation Notice to You at least 14 days before the date on which the variations are intended to take effect.

10.4 If You do not agree to the variations in the Variation Notice, You may terminate the agreement between the parties in respect of these Terms and Conditions by giving no less than 7 days’ notice (before the date on which the variations are intended to take effect) to Australia Post in writing.

10.5 If Australia Post does not receive a notice from You under clause 26.4 or You continue to use the Services, You are deemed to have accepted the variations in the Variation Notice.

11. SET-OFF

Australia Post may at any time without notice to You set off any Liability owed by Australia Post to You on any account against any Liability owed by You to Australia Post under or in connection with these Terms and Conditions. For the purpose of this clause, “Liability” means any debt or monetary liability, irrespective of whether the debt or monetary liability is future or present, actual or contingent.

12. ONLINE PAYMENTS SERVICES TERMS AND CONDITIONS INCORPORATED

The following provisions of the Online Payments Services Terms and Conditions are incorporated into these Terms and Conditions.

a) 3.1a) Approval to use services (information you provide to Australia Post)

b) 14 Representations and Warranties by You

c) 19 GST

d) 20 Assignment

e) 22 Confidentiality

f) 24 Relationship

g) 25 Governing Law

h) 27 Notices; and

i) 30 Electronic Contracting.

6. 3D Secure 2 Payment Gateway

Terms and conditions for SecurePay to provide access to 3 Domain Secure transaction authentication and verification for Securepay Payment Services.

Current as at November 2023.

These Terms and Conditions apply to applicants for payment transaction processing services that have been approved for Cards issued by Supported Card Schemes and elect to utilise 3DS Authentication. Once entered into, these terms and conditions form an agreement between (1) You, and (2) SecurePay (collectively, the “parties”) and operate in conjunction with the Payment Gateway (Cards) Terms and Conditions.

1. DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION

1.1 Definitions
Unless the contrary intention appears, the following words have these meanings in these Terms and Conditions:

a) 3DS Authentication means the Three Domain Secure authentication protocol undertaken by SecurePay using two factor authentication to verify Cardholder Transactions.

b) 3DS Authentication Fee means the fee advised by us (excluding GST) from time to time via the Online Portal or otherwise, and which is payable per Authorisation Request.

c) Authentication Request means a request for authentication of a Transaction using 3DS Authentication.

d) Card means a card that has been designated by the issuer as a Visa or MasterCard card or a card issued by any other Card Scheme, including digital versions of such cards placed in a digital wallet or other platform.

e) Card Acquiring Agreement means an agreement with a financial institution or, in the case of Cards issued by American Express, Diners Club and JCB, the relevant Card Scheme that provides Card facilities authorising You to process Card payments.

f) Card Schemes means Visa, MasterCard and any other card scheme agreed by all parties for the purposes of the SecurePay Payment Services.

g) Card Scheme Rules means the rules and regulations which regulate participants in the Card Schemes.

h) Payment Gateway (Cards) Terms and Conditions means the Payment Gateway (Cards) Terms and Conditions as amended from time to time and available on the Securepay website (www.securepay.com.au).

i) SecurePay Payment Services means payment transaction processing services provided using the SecurePay Payment System, including the provision of access via the web to a merchant management facility as well as the distribution of emailed transaction reports as applicable.

j) SecurePay Payment System means the software and technology system known as SecurePay, eSec or Direct One Payments Gateway enabling a payment to be made using either a phone or website.

k) Supported Card Schemes means those Card Schemes offering 3DS Authentication as advised by Us from time to time.

l) We, Us and Our means Securepay Pty Ltd (ABN 92 088 11 875).

m) You, Your and Customer means the customer who has agreed to these terms through the Online Portal or has signed the 3DS Authentication Services Application Form electronically or by other means.

1.2 Interpretation

Capitalised terms have the meaning given in the Payment Gateway (Cards) Terms and Conditions unless provided otherwise.

The rules of interpretation set out in clause 1.2 of the Payment Gateway (Cards) Terms and Conditions apply to these Terms and Conditions except as provided otherwise.

1.3 Services Agreement

Where You originally entered into an agreement with Us in respect of the 3DS Authentication procedures other than through the Terms and Conditions on the Online Portal, references to that agreement will be deemed to be to these Terms and Conditions and the details in the Online Portal will be deemed to be the corresponding details in that agreement.

2. SERVICES

Under these Terms and Conditions Securepay provides 3DS Authentication services (the Services) to You.

3. APPROVAL TO USE 3DS AUTHENTICATION PROCEDURES

3.1 You acknowledge and agree that:

(a) to use 3DS Authentication you must currently use SecurePay Payment Services and have had your application to utilise 3DS Authentication approved;

(b) SecurePay and the Supported Card Schemes rely on the information you provide in connection with your application as being complete, accurate and not misleading or deceptive and are not obliged to verify the completeness or accuracy of the information;

(c) the decision whether to approve Your application is at Our sole discretion and the reason for any decision may not be given to You;

(d) We may charge you the 3DS Authentication Fee;

(e) We may add to or reduce the number of Card Schemes that are Supported Card Schemes for the purposes of 3DS Authentication services;

(f) These Terms and Conditions do not replace or reduce Your obligations under clause 6 (Card Acceptance Requirements) of the Payment Gateway (Cards) Terms and Conditions;

(g) You will comply with all manuals, guides or directions (including but not limited to the Implementation Guide and FAQs) We or the Supported Card Schemes give you from time to time regarding 3DS Authentication and associated protocols and procedures;

(h) You are solely responsible for determining the circumstances in which you may send us an Authentication Request in respect of a Cardholder seeking to make a payment by way of purchase of goods or services available on Your website;

(i) the procedures relating to 3DS Authentication have been established by the Card Schemes and may be varied by them from time to time. You agree to comply promptly with any new or different requirements on reasonable notice to You;

(j) liability for any Chargeback subject to 3DS Authentication is determined the relevant Card Scheme Rules of the relevant Supported Card Scheme in accordance with your Card Acquiring Agreement. You acknowledge that your liability for chargebacks under these rules and agreements may be adversely impacted by any failure by you to provide complete and accurate information in your application for 3DS Authentication, or you otherwise engage in conduct which we or your bank or a Supported Card Scheme reasonably consider to be misleading or deceptive; and

(k) after termination or during any period of suspension of 3DS Authentication Your Transactions will be processed as if You had never elected to use 3DS Authentication.

4. YOUR OBLIGATIONS

4.1 You:

a) must provide Securepay with all information and assistance reasonably required to perform its obligations and to deal with any queries in relation to the Services;

b) must observe and implement the fraud prevention procedures set out in the manuals, guides or directions provided to You, unless otherwise mutually agreed to by the parties; and

c) must destroy any document that is no longer required to be retained by Relevant Law or the Card Scheme Rules, in a manner which makes the information unreadable;

5. NO WARRANTIES BY SECUREPAY

(a) Except as expressly set out in these Terms and Conditions, SecurePay disclaims all warranties, guarantees and conditions with respect to the Services, to the maximum extent permitted by law.

(b) Nothing in these Terms and Conditions (including clause 5(a)) excludes, restricts or modifies any right or remedy, or any guarantee, warranty or other term or condition, implied or imposed by any law (including consumer guarantees under the Australian Consumer Law) that cannot lawfully be excluded or limited (a "Non-Excludable Condition").

(c) Where permitted by law, and providing it is reasonable to do so, SecurePay limits its liability for breach of a Non-Excludable Condition to either the resupplying of the Service, or paying the cost of resupplying the Service, in respect of which the breach occurred

6. EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY

(a) Subject to clause 5(b) and 6(b), to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Securepay is not liable to You or to any person for any act or omission (including negligence) that results in any direct or indirect loss (including loss of profits), damage, injury or inconvenience You suffer because of any service failure, including any unavailability of the Services, any delays or any errors. Under no circumstances will Securepay be liable to You for any lost sales, revenue or profit or loss of custom due to any service failure which results in You being unable to promptly accept payments from Your customers.

(b) The exclusion of liability provided in clause 6(a) does not apply to the extent that the loss, damage, injury or inconvenience arose due to SecurePay’s gross negligence, fraud or wilful misconduct.

7. TERM, TERMINATION AND SUSPENSION

Term

7.1 The agreement between the parties in respect of these Terms and Conditions commences on the date Securepay provides written confirmation to You and continues until terminated by a party in accordance with its terms.

Termination without cause

7.2 The agreement between the parties in respect of these Terms and Conditions may be terminated by You or Securepay without cause upon 30 days’ prior written notice to the other party.

Securepay suspension and termination rights

7.3 This agreement is suspended or terminated without notice to You if the agreement between the parties in respect of the Payment Gateway (Cards) Terms and Conditions is suspended or terminated in whole or part at any time unless Securepay advises You otherwise.

7.4 A suspension or termination under this clause 7 may be made immediately and without notice. Securepay will endeavour to notify You reasonably promptly after any suspension or termination with no prior notice.

After termination

7.5 Clauses 5, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12(e), 12(f), 12(g) and 12(h) survive the termination or expiry of the agreement between the parties in respect of these Terms and Conditions

8. FEES

8.1 You must pay SecurePay the 3DS Authentication Fee as amended from time to time.

8.2 SecurePay may deduct the 3DS Authentication Fee from any settlement payments under the Online Payments Services Terms and Conditions. Otherwise, You must pay any Fees within 14 days of being invoiced by Securepay.

8.3 Subject to clauses 8.4 to 8.7, SecurePay may increase the 3DS Authentication Fee or introduce a new fee for the Services at any time.

8.4 SecurePay must give You a written notice specifying the amount of the increase in Fees or details of new fees and the date on which it will take effect (“Adjustment Notice”).

8.5 SecurePay must provide the Adjustment Notice to You at least 14 days before the date on which the introduction of the new fee or the variation of the 3DS Authentication Fee is intended to take effect.

8.7 If SecurePay does not receive a notice from You under clause 8.6 or You continue to use the Services, You are deemed to have accepted the introduction of the new fee or the variation in the 3DS Authentication Fee in the Adjustment Notice.

8.8 Notwithstanding clauses 8.3 to 8.7, SecurePay may vary the 3DS Authentication Fee or the relevant fee applicable to the Service, at any time to reflect a change to, or introduction of, any government charges by providing written notice to You.

9. PRIVACY

9.1 SecurePay’s obligations relating to the handling of Personal Information are contained in the Australian Postal Corporation Act 1989 (Cth) (“APC Act”), the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth (“Privacy Act”) and in the SecurePay Privacy Policy (which can be located at http://auspost.com.au). If SecurePay’s obligations under these Terms and Conditions are inconsistent with those under the APC Act, the Privacy Act, or the SecurePay Privacy Policy in respect of the same subject matter, the obligations under the APC Act, the Privacy Act, or the SecurePay Privacy Policy (as the case may be) will prevail.

9.3 We can disclose information about Your merchant history, a Data Breach and relevant Personal Information in the following circumstances:

a) to any Card Scheme or to any person who is involved in any Card Scheme, information about You for any purpose related to the operation of those Card Schemes, card fraud detection agencies;

b) where the law requires or permits Us to do so; and

9.4 We can disclose Your Personal Information to any related body corporate and to any outsourced service providers engaged by Us (for example, mail houses, debt collection agencies (where necessary) or data analytics providers), including service providers overseas.

9.5 You agree that either Securepay or any related body corporate may use Your Personal Information to contact you to let you know about other products or services that Securepay thinks you might be interested in.

10. AMENDMENT

10.1 Subject to clauses 10.2 to 10.5, SecurePay may vary these Terms and Conditions.

10.2 SecurePay must give you a written notice specifying the variations to these Terms and Conditions and the date that they will take effect (“Variation Notice”).

10.3 Subject to clause 8, SecurePay must provide the Variation Notice to You at least 30 days before the date on which the variations are intended to take effect.

10.5 If SecurePay does not receive a notice from You under clause 26.4 or You continue to use the Services, You are deemed to have accepted the variations in the Variation Notice.

11. SET-OFF

SecurePay may at any time without notice to You set off any Liability owed by SecurePay to You on any account against any Liability owed by You to Securepay under or in connection with these Terms and Conditions. For the purpose of this clause, “Liability” means any debt or monetary liability, irrespective of whether the debt or monetary liability is future or present, actual or contingent.

12. PAYMENT GATEWAY (CARDS) TERMS AND CONDITIONS INCORPORATED

The following provisions of the Payment Gateway (Cards) Terms and Conditions are incorporated into these Terms and Conditions amended as necessary to apply to the parties only:

a) 3.1 (a) Approval to use services (information you provide to SecurePay)

b) 13 Representations and Warranties by You

c) 18 GST

d) 19 Assignment

e) 21 Confidentiality

f) 23 Relationship

g) 24 Governing Law

h) 26 Notices; and

i) 29 Electronic Contracting.