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Biller Agreement
<br />Invoice Cloud and the City of Redwood City
<br />REV: 03-27-25 MI
<br />(h) Communications with Customers and Biller Website.
<br />Bi ller h e reby gra n ts to Invoi ce Clo ud and it s p roviders a worldw ide, no n -e xclusive, assignab le, per p e tua l, and r oyalty-free lic ens e
<br />and r ight t o copy , u se , pu bl ish and dist ribut e Customer nam es , p h ysi cal address e s , a n d email address e s as w e ll as obtai n em ail
<br />addre sses of Bill e r’s C us tomers by using data Biller h a s pro vi ded o r m ade ac cessib le to I n voice Cloud or a n y of its aff il iat es , sole ly
<br />for th e purp oses of: (i ) c ommuni cating or s ending to Cust omer s (and/or the ir a g e n ts) inf o rm atio n designed to i n for m, pr omot e , a n d
<br />encour age Custom e rs (and/or the ir agent s) to use t he Service incl u ding, without limitat ion, paying bi lls onl ine, enr o lling in a ut opa y,
<br />and e n rol li n g i n pape rl e ss bi lling, a n d (ii ) in conj unction with i n formation relat ing to fe e d bac k and r e s p onse re ga rding suc h
<br />comm unicat io ns , crea ti n g and usi n g agg regated and ano n ymiz e d data and a n alysis for pu rposes of improving the Service. B il ler
<br />here by g rant s to I n voice Clo ud and its providers a wo rl d wi d e, n o n -ex clusive, ass ignab le, and roya lt y-free li cense a n d right during
<br />th e Term, to co p y, use, m o d if y, and pu bl ish the B il ler ’s nam e, logo s , trade dress, p hotogra p hs , websi te material s, and other works of
<br />aut ho rship fo r the pur po se of i m p lementing and p roviding t he Service and performi n g t heir ob li ga ti ons under this Agreement. B il ler
<br />repr e s e n ts and warr ants i t ha s a ll n ecessar y r ight s , per miss ions , and li censes t o gr ant a n d p rovide t o I n voice Cl ou d and its s e rv ic e
<br />prov ider s t he li cense, rights, and permi ssi o n s desc rib ed in this Sectio n and w il l compl y w it h all appli cable la ws a n d r eg ul a ti ons wit h
<br />respect to any per sonal inf or ma ti on of any of i ts Cu stom ers. F o r pu rpos es of c lar ity, the l ice n se , rights, and permissi on grants
<br />descr ibe d in thi s Se ct ion ar e part of th e “Ser vi ce” under th e Bi ller A g reement .
<br />(i) American Express Compliance only.
<br />(1)Biller agrees to comply wit h all applicable laws, rules an d regul ations, includi ng th e American Express Mercha nt Operating
<br />Guide requirements , which are incorporated into t hi s Agreement by reference as if they were fully set forth in the Agreement.
<br />The American Express Merchant O perating Guide may be viewed at: www.americanexpre ss.com/merchantopguide.
<br />(2)Processing Restrictions. Biller is prohibited from processing Transactions or receiving payments on behalf of, or (unless required by law)
<br />re-directing payments to any other party.
<br />(3)Third Party Beneficiary Rights .
<br />Biller confers on American Express the third-party beneficiary rights, but not obligations, to the Biller Agreement and
<br />subsequent addenda (collectively the “Agreement”) between Biller and Invoice Cloud and, as such, American Express has the
<br />express right to enforce the terms of the Agreement against the Biller.
<br />Biller agrees and warrants that it does not hold third party beneficiary rights to any agreements between Invoice Cloud and
<br />American Express and at no time will attempt to enforce any such agreements against American Express.
<br />(4) A m e r i c an E x pr e ss L i m i t a t i on o f Lia b i l i ty. BI L LER AC KNO W L E D G E S AND A G R E E S T HA T I N NO E V E N T S HA LL A M E R IC AN
<br />EXP RE S S, I TS AFF F I L IA T E S , A G E N TS , S U CC E SS ORS , OR AS SI G N S B E L IA B LE T O B I L L ER F O R A N Y D A MA G ES , L OS SES , O R
<br />C OS TS IN C URR E D, I N CL U D I N G I N CI DENT A L , IND IR E C T , S P E CUL AT IV E , C O N S EQ U E N TI A L , SP E C I AL , P U N IT IV E , OR
<br />EXE MP L A RY DA M AGE S O F ANY KI N D (WH E T HER B A S E D ON C O N TR A C T , T OR T , I N C LUD ING N E G L IGE NC E , S T RI CT LI A B IL IT Y ,
<br />FR A U D , OR OT HE RW I S E , OR S TA T U T E S , R E G U L A TI O NS , OR A N Y O T HE R T H E O RY ), A RI SI N G O U T O F O R I N CO N N E CT I ON
<br />W IT H T H E AGR E E M E N T.
<br />3.Chargebacks, Fees, Reserve Account, Etc. If Bill er incurs exc es s iv e Cha rgebacks, in Invo ic e Clo ud’s sole det e rmination,
<br />o r o the rwis e fail s to p ay fees or c h arges, or the re are ins uf fi ci e n t funds f or I n voi ce Cl ou d to debit amounts for whi ch B il ler is
<br />responsib le h e reunde r, in add it ion t o other remedi e s under this Agreement, I n voi ce Clo ud (or the p ayment process o r) may t a k e t h e
<br />following a ct ions: (i ) not ify Bi ller of a new rate that w il l be charge d t o proce ss C h argeb a cks; (ii) coll e ct f rom Biller an amount
<br />reasonably d ete rm ined b y Invo ic e C loud (or th e p ayment proc es sor ) t o b e s uffi cie n t t o cov e r ant ic ipated Charge back s and a ll relat e d
<br />fe e s , pe n a lties, ex p ens e s , a n d f ines, or increase a reserve a mount; (iii) r equire Bill e r to promptly establish a Reser ve Acco unt as
<br />det e rmined by Inv oice C loud, or (iv) termi n a te the Agreement. Bill er sha ll be respons ible to Inv o ice C loud for and shall promptly pay
<br />to I n voice Clo ud such char g e s req uir e d to be paid by Bil ler ; and any Cha rgebacks, by any par ty, inclu d ing without l imitat ion
<br />C hargeb a cks cla im ed by any paym ent a n d credit c ard pro cessors, bank, or ot her fi n a n ci a l services or g a n ization.
<br />To the extent permitted by applicable law, Biller shall indemnify, defend, and hold Invoice Cloud, its licensors and Invoice Cloud’s
<br />subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, directors, employees, attorneys, agents, and payment processors harmless from and against any and all
<br />claims, costs, damages, losses, liabilities and expenses (including attorneys' fees and costs) arising out of or in connection with any claim,
<br />cause of action, lawsuit, administrative or criminal investigation, charge, action or claim alleging: (i) any charge against any reserves
<br />required by payment or credit card processors; (ii) Chargebacks, Network Fees and insufficiency of funds in any Biller Bank Account, by
<br />any party, including without limitation Chargebacks claimed by any payment and credit card processors, bank, or other financial services
<br />organization; (iii) that use of any Customer Data infringes the rights of a third party; (iv) a violation by Biller of Biller’s representations
<br />and warranties or the breach by Biller or Biller’s users or Customers of this Agreement including without limitation incomplete or
<br />inaccurate Transactions; (v) Biller’s violation of any third party payment and credit card processing agreement and merchant agreement,
<br />or (vi) relating directly or indirectly to Biller’s or its authorized users’ use of the Service. Biller represents and warrants that the Biller
<br />Bank Account(s) will contain sufficient funds to cover any estimated financial exposure based on reasonable criteria for Chargebacks, ACH
<br />rejects or reversals, credits, returns, and all additional liabilities anticipated under this Agreement, including, but not limited to
<br />Chargebacks, fines, fees and penalties. Invoice Cloud may, at its sole discretion, collect fees related to Chargebacks and ACH rejects and
<br />reversals, or other refunds or credits from Biller’s customers. Nothing contained in the foregoing indemnification is intended to restrict
<br />the sovereign immunity of the Biller under applicable law.
<br />4. Reserved
<br />5 Encrypted Card Readers (Applicable where Card Readers as designated on the Biller Order Form).
<br />Encrypted Card Readers (or Card Readers as described in the Biller Order Form) are provided to the Biller for their use under license fees
<br />provided in the Biller Order Form. Invoice Cloud provides to Biller all products on a license basis. Biller will be fully responsible for all
<br />products including without limitation all risk of loss and damage to products while in its possession or control, save normal wear and tear.
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