General Terms and Conditions Service Provisioning Payment Services |
1. Purpose of the Agreement
The present General Terms and Conditions Service Provisioning Payment Services set out the services provided by ClickandBuy directly or through qualified third parties to its contract partners as network operator for cashless payment services via fixed or virtual terminals or respective modules (hereinafter referred to as “terminals”). These General Terms and Conditions shall prevail over any conflicting general terms and conditions of the contract partner. ClickandBuy also cooperates with credit card companies and issuers of debit cards. Their cards as well as those of other systems (provided that they are authorized in the country of use of the terminal and are implemented by ClickandBuy) can be used by the contract partner upon order. The proper processing of the cards and systems stipulated in the General Terms and Conditions of the German banking industry (clause 2.6) must not be affected thereby. ClickandBuy shall perform a compatibility check with respect to the cards and systems listed in the order form and shall accept or reject them accordingly. The extension of ClickandBuy's scope of services so as to include additional cards or services may involve extra costs which will be notified to the contract partner in advance. If changes in the requirements of the banking industry and/or the legislation of public law impose a mandatory change of the payment system in the course of the operating life of a terminal, ClickandBuy shall offer solutions to maintain the existing payment system. Any costs incurred in this respect may be charged to the contract partner.
2. Scope of services
2.1 ClickandBuy Services
ClickandBuy shall provide the goods/services agreed in accordance with the order form. The prerequisites required for the provision of the goods/services pursuant to clause 3 shall be provided by the contract partner in accordance with the specifications of ClickandBuy. Any additional services that may be desired (e.g. changes in or adjustments to technical requirements) shall be provided at extra cost. Apart from that, the other terms and conditions set out in the price sheets for the goods/services ordered shall apply.
2.2 Transmission of data
To the extent that this is included in the scope of services, ClickandBuy shall transmit data needed for card authorisation or blocking inquiries to the computer of the corresponding operator or card issuer for the card concerned and shall re-transmit the response. Credit card inquiries shall be transmitted by ClickandBuy to the credit card company specified by the contract partner. Response times depend inter alia on the selected line connection, on transmission speed, data communication network availability and the response time of the operator's computer and the corresponding authorization processing system. ClickandBuy takes no responsibility for the accuracy of the data transmitted to it.
2.3 Intermediate Storage
With due regard to data protection regulations and in accordance with the requirements of the banking business, ClickandBuy shall store the data captured at the operator's computer for the purpose of
2.4 Storage of payment transaction files and cash-up
ClickandBuy shall store the payment transaction files for 120 days from the last cash-up of the terminal. During this period, any questions concerning the processing of payments shall be answered free of charge. For questions beyond this period, ClickandBuy shall charge a research fee. In order to ensure the safety of the payment transaction files, ClickandBuy reserves the right to initiate a chargeable cash-up on the terminal after expiry of a reasonable period, however, no later than two months after the last transaction
2.5 Provision and transmission of payment transaction files
ClickandBuy shall create one or more payment transactions files every day according to the contract partner’s specifications pursuant to clause 3 and shall transmit them to the account specified by the contract partner for credit entries by remote data transmission on the next working day. ClickandBuy assumes no responsibility for the content of the data collected or for any errors in payment transactions carried out using such data.
2.6 General Terms and Conditions of the German Banking Industry [Händlerbedingungen] (regarding payments processed in Germany)
As a prerequisite for its participation in the cashless funds transfer system [bargeldloser Zahlungsverkehr], the contract partner/participant expressly acknowledges the provisions of the following documents handed over to it upon placement of the order by signing the order form: the Merchant Terms and Conditions – General Terms and Conditions for Participation in the Electronic Cash System [Händlerbedingungen – Bedingungen für die Teilnahme am electronic-cash-System] and the Money Card System Terms and Conditions for Merchants [Händlerbedingungen für die Teilnahme am System “GeldKarte”]. If ClickandBuy's contract partner is not identical with the participant, the contract partner shall bind the participant by contract to the obligation to comply with the above mentioned Terms and Conditions of the German banking industry. The contract partner undertakes in relation to its credit institution to obtain the keys necessary for participation in the electronic cash system from the data centre of its credit institution. The keys are transmitted automatically to the terminal (OPT procedure).
3. Obligations of the contract partner
The contract partner shall provide ClickandBuy with all necessary information for implementing the agreed cashless payment solution on its premises or on those of the participant. Moreover, the contract partner shall
4. Commencement and term of the agreement
4.1 Conclusion of the contract
The agreement shall come into effect upon confirmation of the order by ClickandBuy, however, no later than when the equipment is put into operation by the contract partner/participant. The same applies mutatis mutandis to any further orders of the contract partner, even if these are not made through the order form.
4.2 Termination of the agreement
4.2.1 Unless otherwise agreed, the minimum term of the agreement is 48 months from coming into operation.
4.2.2 This Agreement shall continue for another 12 months beyond the minimum term unless terminated on three months’ notice to expire on one of the scheduled expiry dates. Notice must be given in writing.
4.2.3 The right of the parties to terminate the agreement without notice for good cause remains unaffected.
4.2.4 If the contract partner does not meet its obligations anymore, ClickandBuy shall be entitled to rescind this agreement and/or claim damage compensation for non-performance. This applies as a rule, for instance, if the contact partner is in default with its obligations or if composition or insolvency proceedings have been instituted against its assets. In this case ClickandBuy shall be entitled to claim, for the remaining minimum contract term,
and to charge such amounts to the contract partner – in the former case together with any costs incurred for dismantling and collection of the terminal.
4.2.5 The contract partner and ClickandBuy are also be entitled to terminate the agreement without notice for good cause if the requirements of the German banking industry change or other requirements and/or the legislation of public law impose a mandatory change of the payment system in the course of the operating life of the terminal (clause 1 para. 4) and a solution to maintain the existing payment system is not available or is not offered.
4.2.6 If the German banking industry terminates the existing agreement for admission to its electronic cash system, ClickandBuy shall be entitled to extraordinary termination of the agreement with respect to the contract partners concerned.
4.2.7 The damages provision set out in clause 4.2.4 shall not apply in the cases specified in clauses 4.2.5 and 4.2.6.
5. Prices and payment terms
5.1 Prices
The remuneration for the goods/services to be provided by ClickandBuy shall be based on the prices applicable upon conclusion of the agreement as set out in the Master Agreements, price sheets or individual quotations and on the Merchant Terms and Conditions – General Terms and Conditions for Participation in the Electronic Cash System of the German Banking Industry. The remuneration shall be charged to the contract partner on the basis of the direct debit authorisation to be granted by the latter. Usage-based fees such as transactions and authorization fees shall be charged for the month just ended by the 10th day of the following month, all other fees shall be charged by the 10th day of the current month and explained in the narrative on the direct debit entry. Unless otherwise agreed, ClickandBuy shall not issue additional invoices. If the contract partner requests an additional invoice, this shall be provided for a charge and the invoice shall be payable within ten days without discount. If a fee payment collected by direct debit is reversed without justification, ClickandBuy will be entitled to charge a failed direct debit fee of EUR 5.00 to the contract partner. In addition the terminal may be blocked and the further damage suffered may be charged to the contract partner after a deadline fixed for payment has expired fruitlessly. In the event that the contract partner is in default with payments, ClickandBuy shall be entitled to charge a flat reminder fee of EUR 5.00 for each formal reminder.
5.2 Commencement of the obligation to pay
The contract partner's obligation to pay begins to apply as soon as the systems supplied are ready to operate or the agreed services have been provided. If terminal devices are installed and put into operation by the contract partner or a third party, the obligation to pay begins to apply upon initialization of the terminal (first call to ClickandBuy's data centre), but no later than 10 calendar days after provable delivery. A terminal is ready to operate if and when at least one type of card can be processed.
5.3 Set-off
The contract partner may set off claims of its own against claims of ClickandBuy only if its claims are undisputed or have been established to be final and non-appealable.
5.4 Price changes
Price increases come into effect ten weeks after written notification of the contract partner, unless the latter terminates the agreement, making specific reference to the announced price increase within a period of eight weeks (from receipt of the written notification) to expire when the new prices take effect. The contract partner shall only be notified of price reductions if these take effect in the course of the agreed term of the agreement and do not only apply for new agreements.
6. Reservation of title
If equipment or other furniture and fixtures are purchased, they remain the property of ClickandBuy until all claims are met, including any balance claims ClickandBuy may be entitled to under this business relationship.
7. Warranty and liability
7.1 Warranty for equipment
ClickandBuy warrants the equipment supplied in accordance with the order form free from defects for a period of two years from delivery in accordance with the statutory provisions. Moreover, as part of the services under the full or depositary maintenance agreements (cf. clause 8.1), ClickandBuy warrants the continuing functionality of this equipment on site. This warranty shall not apply to damage caused to equipment by any of the circumstances specified under clause 7.3. ClickandBuy shall not be responsible for combining the equipment with other equipment and programs as part of their installation to the point of readiness for operation, unless specifically agreed otherwise between the Parties in writing. The contract partner/participant shall inspect the delivered items without undue delay for any transport damage or other visible defects, secure the relevant evidence and assign any rights of recourse to ClickandBuy, surrendering the supporting documents. For equipment installed by ClickandBuy, the risk shall pass to the contract partner/participant as soon as the installation is completed. The contract partner may not derive any rights from defects that do not impair the value of the goods and/or the works or their suitability for the agreed, assumed or customary purpose or impair them only to a minor extent. If the goods have a defect upon transfer of risk, ClickandBuy shall initially only have the right and the obligation to render subsequent performance. Subsequent performance shall be, at ClickandBuy’s option, either by remedying the defects or delivering a replacement. The contract partner can rescind the agreement or demand that the purchase price and/or the remuneration be reduced only if at least two attempts by ClickandBuy at subsequent performance within a reasonable period have proved unsuccessful. Any parts that may have been replaced shall become the property of ClickandBuy.
7.2 Liability of ClickandBuy
ClickandBuy shall be liable for damage arising from injury to life, limb or health in accordance with the statutory provisions if ClickandBuy is responsible for the breach. Any further claims of the contract partner for warranty and damages, on whatever legal ground, beyond those expressly mentioned in these General Terms and Conditions, in particular claims based on interruption of business, lost profit, unrealised cost savings, loss of information and data or consequential damage shall be excluded, unless mandatory liability applies, e.g. under product liability law or in cases of intent, gross negligence, absence of guaranteed qualities or breach of cardinal obligations. However, to the extent permitted by law and unless intent or gross negligence exists, damages for breach of cardinal obligations shall be limited to the typical and foreseeable damage, in any event to an amount of EUR 100,000 per damage event. The foregoing provisions do, however, not shift the burden of proof to the contract partner. In particular, ClickandBuy shall not be liable for:
7.3 Liability of the participant/contract partner
The contract partner shall be liable to ClickandBuy for
8. Maintenance and repair
8.1 Full or depository maintenance for fixed terminals
In order to maintain the equipment and related fixtures and furniture in proper operating condition in conformity with the agreed or ordered scope of functions, or to restore them to such condition, ClickandBuy offers the contract partner full or depository maintenance at its choice. The conclusion of a maintenance agreement is mandatory in the case of a rental agreement. Maintenance only comprises rectification of errors at the request of the participant or contract partner. Regardless of the form of maintenance chosen (full or depository) and after a time and date has been agreed for this purpose, the contract partner shall grant access to the terminal via remote maintenance software or for on-site preventive maintenance with a view to ensuring the agreed scope of services of the terminal. The contract partner/participant shall be under an obligation to state all recognizable details and reasonably follow the technicians' instructions for analysing the problem and identifying the fault when reporting a failure in order to ensure that the failure is effectively remedied. For on-site servicing, the contract partner shall accept duly trained and certified ClickandBuy service partners. At the contract partner's request, employees of these service partners shall prove their identity by producing their ClickandBuy sales-partner identity card or equivalent documents. Depositary or full maintenance does not include the rectification of defects caused by external factors such as third parties or other circumstances regulated under point 7.3. It can be agreed that such rectification of defects shall be charged on a time and materials basis.
8.2 Hotline service
If Hotline service is agreed, ClickandBuy shall make available to the contract partners/participants a 24-hour telephone service for fault reports and inquiries attended by authorized staff.
8.3 Right of access for dismantling equipment
After termination of the agreement, ClickandBuy and third parties retained by the latter shall be granted access to the terminal for the purpose of dismantling the terminal as well as any other equipment made available by ClickandBuy.
8.4 Availability for dial-up access
As a prerequisite for service, the contract partner/participant shall ensure that the terminal can be dialled up to directly from outside.
8.5 Depositary maintenance
In the case of depositary maintenance, the contracting partner has an obligation to cooperate in undertaking the terminal diagnosis and locating the fault. The contract partner shall promptly dismantle faulty equipment and send it to a depositary appointed by ClickandBuy at its own cost. Unless otherwise agreed, ClickandBuy shall undertake the free repair, or replacement by equivalents to the defective devices, and shall return these to at the contract partner's expense. The contract partner undertakes to install the equipment and duly put it into operation.
8.6 Full maintenance
In the case of full maintenance, ClickandBuy shall undertake the maintenance of the equipment by repairing or replacing it at the agreed location of the terminal. For mobile terminals, this shall be the address of the contract partner, unless otherwise agreed. In order to perform the maintenance works, the contract partner shall grant full access to the equipment during ClickandBuy's normal business hours or as per special agreement at an extra fee. The call-out fee due to inoperable non-functioning line termination units, the contracting partner's own POS and telecommunications systems, appointments not kept and the provision of on-site service where depositary maintenance was agreed shall be charged separately. Where necessary, ClickandBuy shall try to exchange equipment within 24 hours of proper notification of the fault during normal business hours (from 8 am to 8 pm Monday through Friday).
9. Confidentiality and data protection
9.1 Confidentiality The contract parties mutually undertake to treat all information as confidential which the respective other contract partner has expressly marked as confidential or which is recognisable as confidential, and not to make such information available to third parties. This obligation applies in particular for all business and trade secrets of a contract party which become known in the performance of the agreement. ClickandBuy shall ensure that the persons it employs for data processing observe data privacy in accordance with data protection laws.
9.2 Access security ClickandBuy shall provide all data in intermediate storage with access protection. Access to ClickandBuy's data processing facility shall be secured by multiple safeguards.
9.3 Registration ClickandBuy is registered with the competent supervisory authority in accordance with the provisions of applicable data protection laws.
10. Place of jurisdiction; applicable law This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales and the parties hereby submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of London. The provisions of the UN Sales Convention (CISG) are excluded. A person who is not a party to this Agreement shall have no rights under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 to enforce any term of this Agreement.
11. Changes to these General Terms ClickandBuy shall have the right, in particular with a view to changing market conditions, changes in the statutory provisions, the case law of the highest court instances or if a provision was established by judgement to be invalid. ClickandBuy shall notify the contract partner of the change concerned in writing. If the contract partner should not object to the changes within two weeks of receipt of the change notification, the changes shall be deemed agreed. ClickandBuy shall point this legal consequence out to the contract partner in its change notice.
12. Final provisions Depending on the goods and services to be delivered under the confirmation of order, the present General Terms and Conditions may be supplemented by separate general terms and conditions for specific areas of activity. Amendments or additions to these General Terms and Conditions require the written form. This also applies to this same written form rule. The invalidity of any individual provision of these General Terms and Conditions does not affect the validity of the remaining provisions. The invalid provision shall be replaced by a valid provision coming as close as possible to the economic purpose of that provision.
General Terms and Conditions Service Provisioning Payment Services (2011-06)
General Terms and Conditions ClickandBuy FirstGate |
1. FirstGate General Terms and FirstGate Agreement
1.1 These FirstGate General Terms set out the rights and obligations of the contracting partner (hereinafter referred to as the “Partner”) and ClickandBuy International Limited (hereinafter referred to as “ClickandBuy”) regarding the Partner’s use of the Internet Payment Gateway and its optional extensions (hereinafter collectively referred to as “FirstGate”). They form the basis for the contractual relationship between ClickandBuy and the Partner about FirstGate (hereinafter referred to as the "FirstGate Agreement"). No contractual relationship is established between ClickandBuy and the Partner’s customer (hereinafter referred to as “End Customer”).
1.2 The following contract documents about FirstGate form integral parts of the FirstGate Agreement in the order listed below:
Documents the Partner has not already received can be obtained from ClickandBuy.
2. Services to be provided by ClickandBuy
2.1 ClickandBuy shall provide the services agreed in the other FirstGate contract documents, in particular the product documentation (see clause 1.2 above), for the Partner. The processing of credit card payments is subject to the completion of the 3D Secure implementation check.
2.2 The data shall be transmitted to and from ClickandBuy via Internet, using third-party telecommunications networks and services. Connections are also set up using third-party transmission systems existing on the Internet.
2.3 The services to be provided by ClickandBuy shall not include, without limitation,
2.4 ClickandBuy may shut down access to FirstGate or suspend any functionalities of it if and as long as necessary works are undertaken on its systems which cannot be performed without shutting down access to FirstGate or suspending certain functionalities of it. Unless this is unreasonable for ClickandBuy, ClickandBuy shall shut down access to or suspend functionalities of FirstGate not during normal day-time peak business hours and shall notify the Partner in advance.
3. Software
3.1 The Partner may use software as part of FirstGate. Unless otherwise agreed in writing, the properties of the software shall be laid down in conclusive form in the product documentation and the FirstGate General Terms. Descriptions of properties do not constitute guarantees within the legal sense.
3.2 The Partner shall be granted the simple, non-exclusive, non-transferrable right limited to the term of the FirstGate Agreement and to the territory of the Federal Republic of Germany and the United Kingdom to use the software for its internal purposes within the scope necessary under the FirstGate Agreement. If the right of use is to be expanded so as to include more countries, this shall be subject to express written agreement.
3.3 The Partner may reproduce the software only if and to the extent necessary for using it in accordance with the FirstGate Agreement, including, without limitation, for installing it on the server, loading it into the working memory and running the program(s).
3.4 The Partner may make one (1) backup copy of the software. If a backup of the entire data including the software is required for reasons of data security, the Partner may also make the strictly necessary number of backup copies. Data carriers with backup or archival copies shall be duly marked.
3.5 Unless otherwise stipulated in the FirstGate Agreement, the Partner shall not be entitled to translate, adapt, decompile, reverse engineer, alter or otherwise modify the software beyond the scope permitted by statute. The Partner may undertake a rectification of errors pursuant to stipulations of copyright law only if ClickandBuy has not undertaken the same within a reasonable period and against reasonable remuneration. Before decompiling the software pursuant to stipulations of copyright law, the Partner shall give ClickandBuy the opportunity, in writing and setting a reasonable deadline, to disclose the interface information to the Partner against reasonable remuneration. The Partner shall inform ClickandBuy in writing upon request to what extent it has used interface information and prove its use with reasonable effort. The Partner may have all of the acts mentioned in clause 3.5 above performed by third parties only if ClickandBuy was not prepared to perform them against reasonable remuneration.
3.6 The Partner shall not be entitled to surrender the software to third parties for use without ClickandBuy’s prior written consent.
3.7 Upon receipt of software updates and/or upgrades, the Partner shall destroy or delete any previous versions and any reproductions of the same as applicable and install the updates and/or upgrades. The obligation to install and delete software as aforesaid shall not apply if it is a proven fact that the Partner cannot be reasonably expected to install the updates and/or upgrades (e.g. if updates and/or upgrades are not sufficiently safe in operation or defective).
3.8 Any copyright, trademark and other notices of proprietary rights that may be present on or in the software must not be removed. The Partner shall apply such notices also to backup and/or archival copies it created.
3.9 ClickandBuy may have compliance by the Partner with the provisions of this clause 3 verified once per calendar year by an audit to be undertaken by ClickandBuy itself or an independent auditor during normal business hours upon reasonable advance notice in writing. If this reveals that the Partner culpably breached the provisions of clause 3, the costs of the audit shall be borne by the Partner. ClickandBuy reserves the right to assert further losses.
3.10 Upon termination of contract, the Partner shall permanently delete the software and any archival or backup copies or other reproductions of it which may exist. Fulfilment of these obligations shall be confirmed by the Partner to ClickandBuy in writing upon request.
4. Availability of FirstGate
4.1 Within the scope of technical and operational possibilities, the FirstGate services provided by ClickandBuy shall be available at least 98% on average over the year. The point of access to ClickandBuy's network is agreed to be the point of transfer, i.e. the availability stated refers only to processes within the ClickandBuy network. The availability of services, networks and other components outside the ClickandBuy network shall not be included in availability measurements.
4.2 The following times shall not be included in availability calculations: Shutdowns pursuant to clause 2.4 above, downtimes agreed with the Partner and downtimes which are attributable to the Partner or third parties other than vicarious agents of ClickandBuy or which are outside ClickandBuy’s sphere of influence.
5. Provision of FirstGate services by third parties ClickandBuy may instruct companies affiliated with it and, if necessary, further third parties to provide services forming part of FirstGate. Such third parties shall also be entitled to retain subcontractors. ClickandBuy shall remain responsible to the Partner for the performance of the FirstGate services provided by third parties.
6. Partner’s responsibilities
6.1 The Partner shall be under an obligation to disclose to ClickandBuy all information about it that is relevant to the performance of the contract.
6.2 For use of FirstGate, the Partner shall keep web-enabled software and hardware, an Internet connection and an interface enabling the Partner to use FirstGate readily available and operable at all times in accordance with the specifications in the product documentation (see clause 1.2 above). In addition, the Partner shall comply with all other duties to cooperate which may be specified in the FirstGate contract documents (see clause 1.2 above).
6.3 Moreover, the Partner shall
7. Remuneration
7.1 The remuneration for the FirstGate services shall be based on the price lists of ClickandBuy currently in force upon conclusion and extension of the FirstGate Agreement, unless the remuneration is specifically agreed upon with the Partner. The Partner’s payment obligation shall begin to apply when ClickandBuy makes FirstGate available for operation. FirstGate shall be deemed available for operation if and when at least one payment system can be processed.
7.2 The terms of payment and the implementation of price changes are set out in ClickandBuy's General Terms and Conditions Service Provisioning Payment Services.
8. Warranty rights
8.1 ClickandBuy warrants that FirstGate shall be available for use within the scope of availability agreed by contract.
8.2 If the services provided by ClickandBuy have any material defect, ClickandBuy shall initially have the right and the obligation to render subsequent performance. The Partner can terminate the FirstGate Agreement or demand that the remuneration be reduced only if at least two attempts by ClickandBuy at subsequent performance within a reasonable period have proved unsuccessful.
8.3 Any claims for damages shall be governed by clause 9 below.
9. Liability
9.1 ClickandBuy shall be liable – on whatever ground – only in cases of intent, gross negligence, culpable breach of an obligation the very discharge of which is a prerequisite for the proper performance of the FirstGate Agreement and on the discharge of which the Partner can and does rely (hereinafter referred to as “Material Contractual Obligation”), if a guarantee has been given and in cases of malice or culpable injury to life, limb or health. Strict liability and other liability for negligence shall be excluded.
9.2 In the event of negligent breach of Material Contractual Obligations, ClickandBuy shall be liable only for typical and foreseeable damage.
9.3 In the cases specified in clause 9.2 above, ClickandBuy’s overall liability shall be limited to EUR 100,000.00 per damaging event and EUR 150,000.00 per calendar year. ClickandBuy shall not be liable for any indirect or consequential damage (e.g. loss of profit or sales).
9.4 The above mentioned limits of liability shall also apply for damage caused by legal representatives, executive employees or vicarious agents of ClickandBuy.
9.5 The above mentioned limits of liability shall not apply in cases where liability applies under mandatory statutory provisions, e.g. on the basis of product liability law.
9.6 The Partner shall be under an obligation to take reasonable measures to avert and/or mitigate any damage, including, without limitation, to secure data and protect against computer viruses.
10. Confidentiality
10.1 The Parties shall treat any information from the sphere of the respective other Party and/or companies affiliated with it that is marked as or is manifestly confidential, including, without limitation, company or trade secrets, as strictly confidential, use such information strictly for the purposes of cooperating under the FirstGate Agreement and not to disclose such information to third parties unless otherwise stipulated in the FirstGate Agreement or subject to the prior written agreement of the respective other party. This confidentiality obligation shall also apply with respect to the content and integral parts of the FirstGate Agreement. Companies affiliated with ClickandBuy and employees of the Parties shall not be deemed to be third parties.
10.2 Employees, subcontractors and other vicarious agents shall also be required to comply with the confidentiality obligation.
10.3 This confidentiality obligation shall survive any termination of the FirstGate Agreement for a period of two years.
10.4 The confidentiality obligation shall not include information that (a) is or becomes publicly known without breach of the confidentiality obligation, (b) was lawfully acquired by the receiving Party from third parties without any breach of confidentiality by such third parties in relation to the disclosing Party, (c) was developed independently of the disclosing Party, (d) is required to be disclosed pursuant to a judicial or administrative proceeding or for other compelling legal reasons or (e) was in the possession of the receiving Party already before receipt from the disclosing Party.
11. Data protection The Partner shall be responsible for ensuring compliance with all applicable data protection laws and regulations if it collects, processes (e.g. by transmitting them to ClickandBuy) or uses personal data of data subjects, e.g. End Customers or its employees, in using FirstGate. This applies, for instance, for obtaining any consent of data subjects which may be required. In particular the Partner is obliged to obtain in a legally valid way the End Customers’ consent to transmit their data to ClickandBuy for the provision of the payment services. The Partner will amend its online-shop and/or the general terms and conditions for End Customers accordingly.
12 Partner’s General Terms and Conditions General Terms and Conditions or any other terms and conditions of the Partner shall not apply. This shall also apply if ClickandBuy does not expressly object to them where the Partner refers to them being included.
13. Amendments to the FirstGate General Terms and the FirstGate services
13.1 These FirstGate General Terms are subject to amendment by ClickandBuy. ClickandBuy shall notify the Partner in writing of any amendments to the FirstGate General Terms. Unless the Partner objects to the amendments in writing to ClickandBuy within four weeks of receipt of such notification, the amended FirstGate General Terms shall apply from the effective date of the amendments as specified in the notification. In the notification, ClickandBuy shall expressly point out this consequence of refraining from any statement to the Partner. In the event of an objection, ClickandBuy shall be entitled to terminate the FirstGate Agreement to expire on the intended effective date of the amendment or up to three weeks thereafter by extraordinary termination with immediate effect.
13.2 ClickandBuy shall be entitled to make the following amendments to the FirstGate services:
13.2.1 Technical improvements and innovations and any other changes, provided that these are reasonably acceptable for the Partner and the services are not materially changed.
13.2.2 Changes made to comply with requirements of public authorities or courts and/or legal requirements.
14. Term and termination
14.1 The FirstGate Agreement shall come into effect upon confirmation of the order by ClickandBuy or upon acceptance by the Partner of a contract proposal from ClickandBuy, however, no later than when the Partner begins to use FirstGate. The same shall apply mutatis mutandis for any subsequent orders placed by the Partner.
14.2 Unless otherwise agreed, the minimum term of this Agreement shall be 12 months.
14.3 The FirstGate Agreement shall renew for a further 12 months beyond the minimum term in each case unless terminated by ordinary termination on three months’ notice to expire at the end of the (minimum) term.
14.4 The FirstGate Agreement can be terminated by extraordinary termination as follows:
14.4.1 By ClickandBuy on three months’ notice to expire at the end of a calendar month if ClickandBuy wishes to discontinue the operation of FirstGate.
14.4.2 By either Party on three months’ notice to expire at the end of a calendar month if, due to the rescission and/or termination of any part(s) of the FirstGate Agreement, the terminating Party, from an objective standpoint, no longer has an interest in continuing the FirstGate Agreement.
14.4.3 The statutory right of the Parties to extraordinary termination for good cause shall not be affected thereby. ClickandBuy shall be deemed to have good cause for termination in particular if (a) the Partner, despite a reasonable deadline having been set by ClickandBuy, materially fails to comply with a material duty to cooperate or breaches any provisions of data protection laws, (b) the Partner keeps available or offers illegal content as part of its Internet offering, (c) due to statutory provisions or requirements imposed by public authorities or courts, it is no longer possible for ClickandBuy to provide FirstGate or adjustments are necessary which would involve unreasonable efforts for ClickandBuy or (d) the Partner is insolvent or execution measures against the Partner have remained unsuccessful.
14.4.4 The Partner and ClickandBuy shall also be entitled to terminate the FirstGate Agreement by extraordinary termination without notice if the requirements of the banking industry and/or of credit card organisations change or other requirements and/or the legislation of public law impose a mandatory change of the payment system during the term of the Agreement and it is therefore impossible to maintain FirstGate or ClickandBuy does not offer to do so.
14.4.5 If the FirstGate Agreement is terminated by extraordinary termination pursuant to clause 14.4.3 above before the expiry of its term, ClickandBuy shall be entitled to claim damages for non-performance in an amount equal to 80% of the agreed monthly flat fee, multiplied by the number of the months remaining until the end of the term, taking into account a 4% discount previously deducted, unless the Partner is not responsible for the termination. Any further-reaching claims for damages shall remain unaffected.
14.5 Notice of termination must be given in writing. If notice of termination was transmitted by fax, the original shall be submitted without undue delay.
15. Reference list
ClickandBuy shall be entitled to name the Partner in a reference list it keeps.
16. Final provisions
16.1 Any changes and amendments to these FirstGate General Terms require written form. This also applies to any waiver of the requirement for written form.
16.2 This FirstGate Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales to the exclusion of the international law of conflicts and the UN Sales Convention (CISG). To the extent permitted by law, the registered office of ClickandBuy shall be the place of jurisdiction. A person who is not a party to this FirstGate Agreement shall have no rights under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 to enforce any term of this Agreement.
16.3 The registered office of ClickandBuy shall be the place of performance for ClickandBuy and the Partner.
FIRSTGATE GENERAL TERMS (2011-06)
