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estimated authorizations),then you must secure a positive authorization (1)week from your normal payment date,con` -`� ` r `- ' .
<br /> for the additional amount.NOTE:Subsequent Authorizations should Submission of Sales or Credit Drafts may resul 6.�.D. - Pag@ 25 '
<br /> only be for the additional amount of total charges and not include rates or fees or in a Chargeback to you.
<br /> amounts already authorized. 6.3. Mail/Branch Deposit Procedures.Complete the appropriate
<br /> • The estimated amount of any pre-authorization for lodging summary form designated for your use.Imprint the completed summary
<br /> accommodations must be based on(i)the intended length of stay; with your Merchant Identification Card,if applicable,and sign it.Please do
<br /> (ii)the room rate;(iii)applicable taxes and service charges;and not staple or clip Sales Drafts together or to summary forms.This will distort
<br /> (iv)other miscellaneous charges as dictated by experience. the Cardholder's account number and may result in a Summary Adjustment
<br /> • If an authorization request is declined,no charges occurring after that or Chargeback to you.Mail your deposits daily to us,or,if your Agreement
<br /> date will be accepted for that Cardholder. allows deposit at a local bank branch,you must make daily deposits.
<br /> • You do not need to obtain a final Authorization if the total sum of Do not send us the merchant copies(which are for your records);submit
<br /> charges(the final amount)does not exceed 120%of the previously only the Bank hard copies of the transactions.If inerchant copies are
<br /> authorized charges.You must record the dates,authorized amounts, submitted,they will be returned to you unprocessed.
<br /> and their respective Authorization Approval Codes on the Sales Draft(s). 6.4. Electronic Merchants:Daily Batching Requirements&Media
<br /> 5.7. Discover Procedure for Request for Cancellation of Submission. Batches must be transmitted to us by the time indicated
<br /> Authorization. If a Discover Card sale is cancelled or the amount of the on the Additional Important Information Page in Section 37.2 of the
<br /> transaction changes following your receipt of Authorization for the sale, Agreement in order to be processed on the date of transmission.
<br /> you must call your Authorization Center directly and request a cancellation Additionally,if you deposit via magnetic tape,electronic transmissions,
<br /> of the Authorization.An Authorization may be cancelled at any time within or Electronic Data Capture terminal and have contracted to send the
<br /> fifteen(15)days of your receipt of the Authorization,but must be cancelled actual Sales and Credit Drafts to us for microfilming and retrieval,the
<br /> before the sales data relating to the transaction is submitted to us,after Sales Drafts(Media)must be batched daily by register/terminal following
<br /> which the Authorization cannot be changed.For an Authorization cancel- the procedures below.Failure to do so may result in a processing fee
<br /> lation,you must provide us with the following information,in this order: and/or a Chargeback due to our inability to retrieve the Media as
<br /> requested by the Card Issuer.
<br /> • The Discover Merchant Number used in the Authorization;
<br /> • A register/terminal Batch header form must be filled out for each Batch
<br /> • The Card number; of Media.
<br /> • The original amount of the Authorization being cancelled; . The Batch header must be imprinted with your Merchant Identification
<br /> • The new amount of the total transaction(if any); Card,and all areas completed properly(i.e.,Batch number,date,
<br /> • The original authorization code for the Authorization being cancelled; amount,number of items,etc.).
<br /> • The expiration date of the Card;and • The Batch/deposit total must match to the settled/reconciled amount
<br /> displayed on the terminal upon closing the Batch.
<br /> • A brief reason for the Authorization cancellation.
<br /> • Any discrepancies between the actual Media and electronic display
<br /> 5.8. Partial Authorization and Authorization Reversal. Partial must be reconciled and corrected before storing the Media(for
<br /> Authorization provides an alternative to a declined transaction by merchants who contract to hold their Media)or before sending us the
<br /> permitting a Card Issuer to return an Authorization approval for a partial copies of the deposit.Otherwise,transactions may appear to be a new
<br /> amount,an amount less than the transaction amount requested by the Submission and may be manually keyed(causing duplicate billing to
<br /> merchant when the available card balance is not sufficient to approve the Cardholders and resulting in Chargebacks)or we may not be able to
<br /> transaction in full.The Cardholder is able to use up the remaining funds on retrieve an item when requested by the Card Issuer.
<br /> the Card and select another form of payment(i.e.another payment Card,
<br /> cash,check)for the remaining balance of the transaction.If you support • It is your responsibility to ensure that the actual Media is batched
<br /> partial Authorizations,a partial Authorization indicator must be included in correctly and,depending on the terms of your Agreement,either
<br /> each Authorization request.An Authorization reversal must be submitted stored at your location or sent to Processor.(In some cases,the actual
<br /> if the Authorization is no longer needed,a partial amount of the total Media is sent daily to your head office,and forwarded to Processor for
<br /> authorized is submitted for the settled transaction,or the Cardholder microfilming.)
<br /> elects not to complete the purchase.The transaction sent for settlement . You must confirm that your equipment has transmitted its Batches
<br /> must be no more than the amount approved in the partial Authorization to us at least once daily. Even if your equipment is designed or
<br /> response.In the event that you wish to support the partial Authorization programmed to close and submit Batches without your intervention,it
<br /> functionality,you must contact us for additional rules and requirements. is ultimately your responsibility to confirm that the Batches have been
<br /> � _ , � transmitted to us for processing.
<br /> 6.1. Submission of Sales for Merchants Other Than Your Business.
<br /> You may present for payment only valid charges that arise from a Your funds for MasterCard/Visa/Discover Network transactions will be
<br /> transaction between a bona fide Cardholder and your establishment. processed and transferred to your financial institution within two(2)
<br /> If you deposit or attempt to deposit transactions that arise from sales Business Days from the time a Batch is closed(by 11:00 p.m.ET)if your
<br /> between Cardholders and a different business than the one approved by financial institution is the Bank.If your financial institution is not the Bank,
<br /> us in our agreement with you,then the transaction may be charged back, your MasterCard/Visa/Discover transactions will be processed and
<br /> we may suspend or debit funds associated with all such transactions,and transferred to the Federal Reserve within two(2)Business Days from the
<br /> we may immediately terminate your account and the Agreement. time a Batch is closed(by 11:00 p.m.ET);the Federal Reserve will transfer
<br /> 6.1.1. Factoring. For Discover transactions,Factoring is considered such amounts to your financial institution.Your Card transactions will be
<br /> merchant fraud and strictly prohibited,unless you are registered with us. settled promptly after you submit Sales and Credit Drafts.You will be
<br /> Factoring is the submission of authorization requests and/or Sales Drafts provided with settlement funds in one of the following manners:
<br /> by a merchant for Card transactions transacted by another business.If you . Direct Settlement Account. If you maintain a Settlement Account at
<br /> submit Sales Drafts on behalf of another Person,you will suffer any losses a financial institution with which we have arrangements permitting
<br /> associated with the disputes of the Discover Card Sales.Also if any fraud is direct payment of settlement funds,we will initiate a transfer of such
<br /> involved,you could face criminal prosecution. applicable settlement funds through a credit to the Settlement Account.
<br /> 6.2. Timeliness. In order to qualify for the lowest interchange Discount Such settlement will generally occur by the second banking day after
<br /> Rate,all Sales and Credit Drafts must be properly completed and submitted we process the applicable Card transactions unless a different time
<br /> daily.If you have not received payment for submitted Sales Drafts after one is specified.
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