17. The procedure for disconnection of a Merchant from the System consists of the following conditional stages:
• Agreement termination notification
• Blocking transactions
• Return of equipment
• Conducting mutual settlements
• Closing access to the Personal Account
• Storing documents
18. Agreement termination notification:
• The Party initiating disconnection from the System sends the other Party an Agreement termination notification in accordance with the requirements of the Agreement, indicating the date and reasons (if any) for such termination.
• The termination period is set out in accordance with the requirements of the Agreement.
19. Blocking transactions:
• The Party initiating disconnection from the System blocks transactions through the System from the date of sending the Agreement termination notification.
• The Party that received the Agreement termination notification blocks transactions through the System from the date of receipt of such notice, unless otherwise specified in the Special Conditions.
20. Return/disconnection of equipment:
• The Merchant returns and/or disconnects the equipment (both electronic and land-based POS terminals) provided by the System Operator within the framework of the Services.
21. Conducting mutual settlements:
• Once the transactions through the System are blocked, the parties will perform reconciliation and subsequent mutual settlement within the terms and under the conditions specified in the Agreement.
• The Merchant will return (if previously received) the land-based equipment (POS terminals) provided by the System Operator within the framework of the Services.
22. Closing access to the Personal Account:
• The Agreement shall be considered terminated provided that the parties complete mutual settlements and fulfill the obligations assumed hereunder.
• After termination of the Agreement, the System Operator blocks the Merchant's access to the Personal Account in the System.
23. Storage of data and documents:
• After termination of the Agreement, the System Operator will store the Merchant's data and documents for the period established in accordance with the Special Conditions and other Applicable Requirements.
24. Requirements for the provision of Services are determined by the following:
• Chargeback, refunds to the Cardholder
• Liability of the Parties
• Confidentiality
• Dispute resolution
• Requirements for the Merchant to use the System
25. Rights and obligations of the Parties are determined by the following:
• Rights of the Merchant
• Obligations of the Merchant
• Rights of the System Operator
• Obligations of the System Operator
26. Rights of the Merchant:
• Use the System’s functionality after the System Operator provides access to the Personal Account;
• Receive technical and information support from the System Operator in connection with the use of the System;
• Post information about cooperation with the System Operator, including the logo, trademark, company name or other means of individualization of the System Operator in the Merchant's infrastructure in accordance with the Applicable Requirements, subject to prior approval by the Parties;
• Terminate interaction with the System in accordance with the Applicable Requirements;
• File claims and demand compensation for actual damages in the event of a violation of the Applicable Requirements by the Operator;
• Use electronic and/or land-based equipment (including POS terminals) provided by the System Operator within the framework of the Services, in accordance with the Conditions of safe custody and other documents that represent integral parts of the Agreement.
27. Obligations of the Merchant:
• Use the System in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Agreement and the Applicable Requirements;
• Provide the Operator with reliable data and information required in connection with the use of the System, including connection to and disconnection from the System;
• Ensure and be responsible for the confidentiality of your identifier (login) and password for accessing the Personal Account;
• Immediately notify the System Operator of any suspected unauthorized use of the identifier and access password and functionality in the Merchant's Personal Account;
• Ensure and be responsible for the security of the infrastructure used when interacting with the System;
• Provide assistance and all necessary information when conducting investigations in accordance with the Applicable Requirements;
• Avoid using the System for illegal purposes in accordance with the Applicable Requirements, including, but not limited to, taking actions that mislead other persons regarding the Services provided by the System Operator and that may directly or indirectly damage the business reputation of the System Operator;
• Independently account for income from transactions in the System and pay taxes in accordance with the legislation of the jurisdiction;
• Avoid a negative balance of funds in the System;
• Bear full responsibility for cancelled and/or disputed transactions carried out in the System;
• Reimburse, at the request of the System Operator, confirmed actual damages incurred as a result of the Merchant's violation of the Applicable Requirements, including penalties imposed by the Payment Method within 180 (one hundred eighty) calendar days from the date of termination of the Agreement;
• Independently resolve any claims other than those directly related to the violation by the System Operator of its obligations under the Agreement;
• Post information on the terms of transactions provided by the System Operator;
• Restrict transfer of its rights and obligations under the Agreement to a third party that is not a Party to the Agreement without the written consent of the System Operator;
• Promptly inform in writing about all changes that are material for the full and timely fulfillment of obligations under the Agreement;
• Accept, store and return the received land-based equipment (including POS terminals) provided by the System Operator within the framework of the Services, in accordance with the Conditions of safe custody and other documents that represent integral parts of the Agreement.
28. Rights of the System Operator:
• Use the data and information provided by the Merchant in provision of the Services;
• Post information about cooperation with the Merchant, including the logo, trademark, company name or other means of individualization of the Merchant in the means and resources used by the System Operator in accordance with the Applicable Requirements, subject to prior approval by the Parties;
• Determine and amend the terms and conditions of the Agreement, the operation procedure and conditions, as well as the functionality of the System in accordance with the Applicable Requirements;
• Modify, expand or limit the functionality of the Merchant's Personal Account, and block the Merchant's access to the Personal Account in accordance with the Applicable Requirements;
• Suspend the operation of the System and/or the provision of Services in the event of detection of any malfunctions, errors and failures, or violation of the Applicable Requirements by the Merchant, and for the purpose of preventing unauthorized access, suspicious or fraudulent transactions;
• Request data and information from the Merchant, and take other measures necessary in connection with the provision of Services;
• File claims and demand compensation for actual damages in the event of a violation of the Applicable Requirements by the Merchant;
• Charge the commission fee stipulated by the Agreement;
• Write off the amounts of the Merchant’s unfulfilled obligations under the Agreement from the System balance without acceptance;
• Check the Merchant’s compliance with the requirements for the storage and use of the received land-based equipment (including POS terminals) provided by the System Operator within the framework of the Services, in accordance with the Conditions of safe custody and other documents representing integral parts of the Agreement.
29. Obligations of the System Operator:
• Ensure round-the-clock uninterrupted operation of the System, except for cases of suspension of the System's operation, provided for in accordance with the Applicable Requirements;
• Immediately take the necessary measures to resume the operation of the System and notify the Merchant of the reasons and terms of suspension of the System's operation;
• Ensure proper security conditions when conducting transactions, including confidentiality and protection of personal data in accordance with the Applicable Requirements;
• Provide information and technical support in connection with the provision of Services;
• Reimburse, at the Merchant’s request, confirmed actual damage incurred as a result of the violation of the Applicable Requirements by the System Operator;
• Transfer to the Merchant the equipment (including POS terminals) to be provided by the System Operator within the framework of the Services, in accordance with the Conditions of safe custody and other documents representing integral parts of the Agreement.
30. Chargeback, refunds to the Cardholder:
• If the System Operator/Bank receives a Chargeback, the System Operator shall submit a written request (in hard or electronic form) to the Merchant to provide documents confirming the fulfillment of obligations to supply goods/works/services.
• The Merchant shall provide the System Operator with the documents requested by the System Operator in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Agreement, within the period specified in the Special Terms of the Agreement.
• In the absence of the documents from the Merchant required to be submitted to the System Operator/Bank in accordance with the terms of the Agreement, or in the event of failure to submit them within the period specified in Parts 1 and 2 of Clause 30 of the Agreement, or in the event that the Merchant agrees with the failure to fulfill or improper fulfillment by the Merchant of its obligations to the Cardholder, or in the event that the Transaction is indisputably recognized by the IPS/Bank as fraudulent, the System Operator, at its own expense, shall return the Transaction amount to be returned to the Cardholder, and subsequently withhold this amount from the funds to be transferred to the Merchant's account. The Merchant hereby expresses its consent to the withholding by the System Operator of the Transaction amount returned by the System Operator or the Bank to the Cardholder from the funds to be transferred to the Merchant's account.
• Crediting of funds for Transactions to the Merchant's account by the System Operator does not mean final and indisputable recognition of the sanctioning of such Transactions. Such Transactions may be recognized as unauthorized in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Agreement and the IPS rules. The Merchant hereby assumes all risks associated with the possible recognition of the Transaction as fraudulent and undertakes to unconditionally return the funds to the System Operator in the event that the System Operator receives a Chargeback.
• In the event that the Bank or the System Operator identifies Transactions, the authorized nature of which arouses suspicion in the Bank or in the System Operator, the System Operator may suspend Payments for goods/works/services in the Merchant's Online Store using cards through the System Operator's Internet Payment System and crediting the Merchant's account with funds for such Transactions. The crediting of funds will be suspended for the period of investigation of the authorized nature of the Transactions, but not more than 180 (one hundred eighty) calendar days from the date of such Transaction.
• In the event that the IPS recognizes the unauthorized nature of Transactions, before the IPS System Operator assigns sanctions to the Bank, the IPS System Operator may, in order to ensure execution, not to transfer funds to the Merchant’s account for unauthorized Transactions.
• If, before the expiration of the periods stipulated by the IPS requirements for assigning sanctions for Transactions, such sanctions are assigned, the System Operator shall reimburse the IPS for the amounts of unauthorized Transactions at the expense of the Merchant.
• If, upon the expiration of the periods stipulated by the IPS requirements for assigning sanctions for Transactions, such sanctions are not assigned to the System Operator, or if the IPS recognizes the authorized nature of Transactions, the amounts for which are withheld by the System Operator in accordance with this part of the Agreement, the System Operator undertakes to return the withheld funds to the Merchant’s account.
• If the amount of Chargeback exceeds 1% (one percent) of the amount of all Transactions in relation to the Merchant preceding the date of exceeding the specified percentage ratio, the System Operator may suspend processing of Transactions (including crediting funds to the Merchant's accounts) for a period of up to 180 (one hundred eighty) calendar days.
• If information is reflected in the IPS reports on questionable card transactions and/or the amount of Chargeback for the Merchant's transactions exceeds 5% of the amount of all Merchant’s transactions for one year, the System Operator may stop processing the Merchant's transactions, including crediting funds to the Merchant's account.
31. The liability of the Parties is determined by the following:
• Liability of the Parties
• Limitation of Liability
• Force Majeure
32. Liability of the Parties:
• The Merchant shall be fully liable to the System Operator for the actions of persons having access to the Online Store management, with respect to Payments and Payouts made through the System in violation of the requirements of the Agreement, as well as for actions against the System Operator and the Settlement Participants.
• The System Operator shall be fully liable to the Merchant for the actions of persons having access to the System management, with respect to Payments and Payouts made through the System in violation of the requirements of the Agreement, as well as for actions against the Settlement Participants.
• The Merchant shall be fully liable for any damages caused to the System Operator and third parties as a result of its failure to comply with the Applicable Requirements in carrying out its activities, including carrying out activities through the System.
• The System Operator shall be fully liable for any damages caused to third parties, the Merchant as a result of its failure to comply with the Applicable Requirements in carrying out its activities, including carrying out activities through its own System.
• In the event that the System Operator incurs any damages due to the Merchant’s actions or inactions in connection with claims submitted by Cardholders due to the Merchant’s failure to fulfill its obligations to Cardholders, the Merchant will be obliged to compensate for such damages in full.
• In the event that the System Operator incurs any actual damages related to the Merchant’s actions or inactions due to the Merchant’s improper and/or untimely fulfillment of its obligations to the System Operator, the Merchant will be obliged to compensate for such damages in full.
• The Parties shall be liable for disclosure or loss of confidential information specified in the Agreement in accordance with the current Applicable Requirements.
• The Merchant shall reimburse the System Operator for any losses incurred by it, if such losses were related to the sale of the Merchant's GWS prohibited for sale in accordance with the Applicable Requirements and prohibited for sale via the Internet in accordance with the Rules of the International Payment Systems.
• The Merchant shall reimburse the System Operator for fines and losses caused by fines as part of violations of the IPS due to the Merchant’s fault.
• If the actions of one of the Parties result in losses (including actual damage and lost profits) and/or damage to the business reputation of the other Party, the Party at fault shall reimburse the injured Party for the losses/damage caused, the amount of which is indicated in the written claim submitted by the injured Party and can be adjusted by mutual agreement signed by both Parties.
• The Parties shall stipulate in each individual case the procedure for compensation for losses and/or damage.
33. The System Operator shall not be liable to the Merchant in the following cases:
• the Merchant providing access to the Personal Account to third parties or other violation of privacy obligations;
• the presence of malicious software when accessing the Personal Account and/or interacting with the System;
• any disputes regarding transactions for the supply of goods, services or other transactions concluded by the Merchant using the System;
• claims of tax, regulatory and law enforcement agencies against the Merchant regarding reporting or taxation on its transactions using the System;
• temporary inoperability of the System associated with failures and errors in the operation of hardware or software that did not occur due to intentional actions or inaction of the System Operator (including, but not limited to, disconnection or damage to power supply and communication networks, failures in the operation of software, Internet providers, Payment systems, the Bank, other communication channels and utilities that are provided and serviced by third parties);
• failure to contact the Merchant due to the Merchant providing false data and information or failure to provide updated data and information;
• failure of the Merchant to familiarize itself with the current version of the terms and conditions of the Agreement or the Applicable Requirements;
• violation of the Applicable Requirements by the Merchant or the Merchant's clients;
• incorrect or erroneous formation of orders by the Merchant in the Personal Account;
• erroneous or incorrect transfer of the Payment Instruction to the System Operator;
• incorrect completion and/or transfer of incorrect Payment Instruction data to the System Operator;
• indirect losses that exceed the actual damage, including: lost profits from loss and/or non-receipt of contracts, clients, time, data, reputation or other resources;
• inaccuracy of information posted on the Merchant's information resources.
34. Force Majeure Circumstances (hereinafter referred to as Force Majeure):
• The Parties shall be released from liability for partial or complete failure to fulfill obligations under the Agreement if such failure was a consequence of force majeure events, which include events that the Parties could not foresee or prevent, including, but not limited to: natural disasters, military actions, strikes, mass riots, other circumstances that entail equipment failures, software failures and data transmission system failures, as well as the issuance of acts by government bodies, the entry into force of legislative acts, governmental regulations, orders of government bodies and administration that are mandatory for one of the Parties and impede the fulfillment of obligations under the Agreement.
• In the event of force majeure circumstances, each Party that fails to fulfill its obligations under the Agreement shall be obliged to take measures to notify the other Party in writing within 7 (seven) calendar days from the date of occurrence of such circumstances.
35. Privacy:
• The Parties undertake not to disclose information received during the execution of the Agreement that is confidential for each of the Parties, except of responsible persons of the Parties authorized to receive and transmit information on behalf of each of the Parties in connection with the fulfillment of obligations under the Agreement. Confidential information as per the Agreement means information that is not publicly available, the disclosure of which may lead to losses and/or affect the business reputation of either Party, including information about clients, amounts and volumes of transactions, commission fees and other trade information of the Parties.
• Entry into the Agreement and the subject of the Agreement shall not be deemed confidential.
• Confidential information may be provided to third parties only in the manner established by the Applicable Requirements, for the fulfillment of the terms and conditions of the Agreement or upon prior written agreement with the Party whose information may be disclosed (with a detailed indication of the nature of the information, indication of the third party, purposes, reasons and other material matters related to the information).
• In the event of termination of the Agreement, the Parties undertake not to disclose or use in their own interests and/or in the interests of third parties the information received without the written permission of the relevant Party that provided the information.
36. Dispute resolution:
• In all matters not provided for by the terms of the Agreement, the Parties shall follow the Governing Law defined in the Special Terms.
• All disputes and discrepancies arising from or in connection with the Agreement shall, if possible, be resolved through negotiations between the Parties.
• The claim filing procedure is set out in the Applicable Requirement.
• If the Parties fail to reach an agreement, disputes and discrepancies shall be resolved in the court determined in the Special Terms of the Agreement.
• The Parties agree that the data and information provided by them in written or electronic form will be taken into account when considering any disputes and discrepancies related to the Agreement.
37. Duration and termination of obligations:
• Unless otherwise specified in the Special Conditions, the Agreement is concluded for an indefinite period.
• The Parties undertake to immediately notify each other of changes in their bank and postal details, as well as of any changes in their legal status that may significantly affect the fulfillment of obligations by the Parties to the Agreement. Until the receipt of the notification, obligations fulfilled according to the details provided earlier shall be considered to have been fulfilled properly.
• Unless otherwise specified in the Special Conditions, the Agreement may be terminated at the initiative of either Party by sending the other Party a written notice, duly sealed and signed by an authorized person, of the intention to terminate the Agreement at least 30 (thirty) calendar days before such termination.
• The Agreement shall be considered terminated provided that the Parties fulfill all obligations under the Agreement. In this case, the Merchant’s obligations to compensate the System Operator for confirmed actual damages for penalties imposed by the Payment Method as a result of the Merchant’s violation of the Applicable Requirements shall remain in force for 180 (one hundred eighty) calendar days from the date of termination of the Agreement.
• Upon the Merchant’s request, the Agreement may be suspended for a period not exceeding 10 (ten) calendar days. The basis for suspension of the Agreement is the written consent of the System Operator to the Merchant's request, containing the terms of suspension and the procedure for resuming the Agreement.
• The Agreement may be terminated unilaterally at the initiative of the System Operator without observing the deadlines provided for in Part 3 of Clause 37 of the Agreement in the event of refusal of payment services and the acquiring bank to service the Acceptance of the Merchant’s Payments and Payouts, regardless of the reason for such refusal.
• The Agreement may be terminated unilaterally at the initiative of the System Operator without observing the deadlines provided for in Part 3 of Clause 37 of the Agreement, if the Merchant violates its obligations under the Agreement.
• The Agreement may be terminated unilaterally at the initiative of the System Operator without observing the deadlines provided for in Part 3 of Clause 37 of the Agreement, if during the study of transactions performed by the Merchant, suspicions arise that the business relations under this Agreement are used by the Merchant for the purpose of legalization (laundering) of proceeds from crime or financing of terrorism.
• The Agreement may be terminated unilaterally at the initiative of the Merchant without observing the deadlines stipulated in Part 3 of Clause 37 of the Agreement, in the event of a breach by the System Operator of its obligations under the Agreement.
• In the event of unilateral termination of the Agreement, the initiating Party shall send written Agreement Termination Notification by mail with receipt confirmation or by courier. The Agreement shall be deemed terminated from the date the other Party receives such notification.
• In the event of unilateral termination of the Agreement, the System Operator shall disconnect the Merchant from the System on the day the Agreement Termination Notification is delivered to the Party.
38. System usage requirements for the Merchant are determined by the following:
• List of prohibited GWS
• Merchant’s infrastructure requirements
39. List of prohibited GWS:
• software containing source code that is aimed at illegal use of data and information and/or harm to the user (including, but not limited to: hacking of user account; unauthorized violation of the integrity and/or deletion and/or modification and/or copying of data and information);
• any products or services that violate the public morality norms and public order (including, but not limited to: prostitution and pornographic materials; materials aimed at promoting interethnic, ethnic, racial or religious hatred, discrimination, violence, terrorism, causing harm; distribution of information that violates the confidentiality, honor, dignity and business reputation of individuals and legal entities);
• illegal distribution of weapons, narcotic and psychotropic substances and precursors;
• any products or services related to the illegal use of intellectual property, as well as state, commercial, banking and other protected information;
• any products or services provided without the required permits (licenses);
• any products or services aimed at the legalization (laundering) of proceeds and (or) other property obtained by criminal means;
• other GWS prohibited in accordance with the Applicable Requirements.
40. Merchant’s infrastructure requirements:
• Website, user application and other Interaction Interfaces between the Merchant and the user (hereinafter referred to as the Interfaces) must function in accordance with the purpose declared to the user;
• The Interfaces must have a static IP address (Confirmation letter upon additional request of the System Operator). The Interfaces may be located on a paid hosting (Virtual, VPS, VDS), in data processing center (collocation) owned or rented by the Merchant or in server room at the actual location of the Merchant in the rented space.
• It is prohibited to place graphic, textual information (including hidden information) of a sexual, narcotic, political, nationalistic nature in the Interfaces of Interaction, as well as to place links to this information in the Interaction Interfaces.
• A Merchant who has pick-up points shall post information about their location (actual address, directions) on the website.
• The Interaction Interfaces must contain information about the legal entity (actual address, TIN/BIN, and contact details of employees responsible for communication with clients).
• The Interaction Interfaces must contain documents required to complete a transaction between the Merchant and clients in accordance with the requirements of the Governing Law (public offer and other documents). In this case, the public offer must indicate the date of its last approval and posting.
• The Interaction Interfaces must contain information (textual, graphic) about licenses, permits from the manufacturer or government agencies for the products (services) being sold, allowing to clearly establish to whom, by whom, for what period, for what type of activity or for what GWS these documents were issued (for licensed activities).
• The Interaction Interfaces must contain information about the measures taken by the Merchant to ensure the security of payments using a plastic card, instructions for making payments using a plastic card, rules for the return of payments, goods and the resolution of disputes in accordance with the requirements of the Governing Law.
• The Interaction Interfaces shall not contain broken pages (corresponding to HTTP compliance codes 301, 302, 401, 403, 404, 502); links, whose transition direction does not match the business logic of the Interaction Interfaces; links, whose transition direction does not match the one declared in the Interaction Interfaces; and pages/links redirecting to other websites (without explicitly indicating a redirection).
• Payment mechanism supported by 3D Secure and money refund mechanism between the Merchant and the System Operator must be pre-defined and tested.
• The declared GWS categories reflected in the Merchant’s Questionnaire must correspond to the GWS categories in the Interaction Interfaces.
• The Interaction Interfaces must support a secure HTTPS connection with valid certificate type of at least SSL123.
• If a personal account is implemented through the Interaction Interfaces, then:
• the user authentication process must be protected by HTTPS;
• registration of a new user must be secured by HTTPS and protected against password guessing by robots;
• order placement process (with entering contact information, choosing a delivery method, etc.) must be secured by HTTPS and protected against password guessing by robots;
• If there is no personal account in the Interaction Interfaces, then:
• order placement process (with entering contact information, choosing a delivery method, etc.) must be secured by HTTPS and protected against password guessing by robots;
• The control (administrator) panel of the Interaction Interfaces, if any, must be must be secured by HTTPS and protected against password guessing by robots.
• The Interaction Interfaces must indicate the description and prices of the GWS;
• The description and prices of the GWS displayed in the Interaction Interfaces must correspond to the current description and prices of the GWS being supplied within the framework of the Merchant's data transfer to the System;
• Interaction Interfaces must contain up-to-date terms of delivery of goods, including regarding the returned goods, as well as information on the terms of operations provided for placement by the System Operator.