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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. <br />ATTY/AGR.2025.049/Invoice Cloud (Page 31 of 39)