This Merchant Agreement (“Agreement”) is a legally binding document between you (meaning the
individual person or the Company or the Proprietor as the case may be) (hereinafter referred to as the
“Merchant”) and shurjoMukhi Limited, the Online Payment Gateway System Provider (hereinafter
referred to as “shurjoMukhi Limited”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS This Agreement sets forth the terms and conditions under which as a Payment Gateway Aggregator
shurjoMukhi Limited will provide Merchant with an Online Payment Gateway System (hereinafter referred to
as “shurjoPay”) and Merchant will acquire the shurjoPay services from shurjoMukhi Limited;
AND WHEREAS, Merchant and shurjoMukhi Limited have agreed on the terms which shall govern the Payments
payable to shurjoMukhi Limited as set forth in Merchant Enrollment Form (hereinafter referred to as
“MEF”) which is attached hereto and made a part hereof; NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of
the mutual agreements and promises contained herein and for valuable consideration, the receipt, and sufficiency
which is hereby acknowledged, the Parties agree as follows:
1. DEFINITIONS
1.1 Wherever used in this Agreement the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below: “Agreement”
means this Deed of Agreement for Payment Gateway Service including any amendments made from time to
time. “Authorization” means the authorization of a Transaction for Settlement in accordance
with this agreement and subject to the Payment Card/Bank Account procedures. “Authorization
Request” means an electronic request for an Authorization for a Transaction generated at the
Payment Gateway evidencing the payment of services by a Customer from the Merchant. “Cardholder”
means a person to whom a Payment Card is issued or is authorized to use such Payment Cards, it also
means bank account holders that have valid savings or current accounts with any of the partner banks of
shurjoMukhi Limited. “Credit Card Association” means Visa International, Inc., MasterCard
International, Inc., and any other Credit or Debit card issuing company. “Credit Card Association”
means Visa International, Inc., MasterCard International, Inc., and any other Credit or Debit card
issuing company. “Customer Order/ Order” shall mean an order placed by a customer for
payment for availing of services provided by Merchant at the website of Merchant. “Effective
Date” this Agreement is made effective as of the date (“Effective Date”)
by clicking the “Agree”, or “Accept”, or similar button/process for accepting
this Agreement. “Interface” means the Software interface, which will be provided by
shurjoMukhi Limited to Merchant. The purpose of such interface is the linking of shurjoMukhi Limited
service to Merchant’s Website in order to facilitate the process of Transactions. “Payment
Gateway Facilitators” shall mean and include the Acquiring Banks, MFS institutions, Facility
Providers, and associate Companies, as well as third-party service providers and/or Payment Card
industry issuers such as Master Card/ Visa/ American Express Card, various Banks, etc., and/or their
service provider/agents. “Invalid Transaction” means transaction shall not be valid if: the
transaction and its records are illegal according to the Merchant type and transaction nature; the
particulars inserted in the sales voucher are not identical with the particulars inserted in the copy
given to the Cardholder/Customer; the Nominated Card is invalid at the time of transaction; the Merchant
has failed to observe the Agreement in relation to the transaction; the Nominated Card was used without
the authority of the Cardholder. “Processing Fee” or “TDR” means Transaction
Discount Rate that is charged to Merchant by shurjoMukhi Limited or its partner banks and other
institutions on every completed and paid transaction. "Payment Card” means a Credit or Debit
payment card, which shurjoMukhi Limited may process from time to time. “shurjoMukhi Limited Site”
shall mean the website with the domain name “http://www.shurjoPay.com.bd” and all its
sub-domains established by shurjoMukhi Limited to enable payment processing instructions by the
Customers of Merchant to shurjoMukhi Limited through the website of Merchant. “Services”
means all shurjoPay related services. “The Bank” means Dutch Bangla Bank Limited (DBBL),
BRAC Bank, Eastern Bank, City Bank, Southeast Bank, or any other bank that provides transaction
processing capacity and accepts payment from the customers as an acquiring bank. 1.2. Other capitalized
expressions used in this Agreement shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them elsewhere in
this Agreement. 1.3. Words indicating the singular only also include the plural and vice-versa, where
the context so requires. 1.4. The headings of the Clauses in this Agreement are for convenience only and
shall not affect the interpretation of this Agreement.
2. SERVICE SCOPE
2.1. As an aggregator, shurjoMukhi Limited shall provide Merchant with an Online Payment Gateway System
(shurjoPay) so that Merchants can receive online payments from the Customers with shurjoPay Payment
Gateway 2.2. By acquiring shurjoPay, Customers of Merchant shall be able to send payments of products
through the internet to Merchant from Merchant’s Website (e-commerce site or e-store). Customers
shall be able to use their Bank Accounts or Credit/Debit Card to pay for products listed on Merchant’s
Website. 2.3. shurjoPay shall enable: The Merchant shall accept all major Credit Cards, signature Debit
Cards, mobile banking, internet banking, and wallet. The Customer shall use full-featured Merchant
Interface to monitor and control payments through Merchant’s website. Customers’ funds are
to be automatically deposited into Merchant’s Bank Account within the mentioned timeline in MEF.
2.4. The Merchant agrees that shurjoMukhi Limited in providing the services does not act as a principal
but acts as a facilitator on behalf of the Merchant to enable the Merchant to enter into Transactions
with its Customers. The Merchant waives any claim against shurjoMukhi Limited, which the Merchant may
have whether for the performance and/or non-performance of any Transaction entered into as a consequence
of shurjoMukhi Limited’s acceptance of an Authorization. 2.5. The Merchant acknowledges that
shurjoMukhi Limited shall have the right to update the terms of this Agreement and policies as deemed
necessary.
3. MERCHANT OBLIGATIONS
3.1. The Merchant agrees and undertakes to: Provide shurjoMukhi Limited with accurate and authentic
information regarding the Merchant’s designated bank account, product/service-related information,
all the transaction-related information, and all the relevant supporting documents; Pay any and all Fees
in accordance with payment terms mentioned in MEF. Not to use the Services in any manner whatsoever
which may constitute a violation of any law or regulation, or which may cause shurjoMukhi Limited to be
subject to any investigation, prosecution, or legal action or for any type of business which in the
opinion of shurjoMukhi Limited is unacceptable; Describe accurately on the Merchant’s website the
procedure for entering into a Transaction by making clear what is being sold on the Merchant’s
Website, the price, and the action, which must be taken in order to enter into a legally binding
contract; The Merchant shall not store the Payment Card details or Bank Account details on any server
maintained by either the Merchant or any Third Party without first undergoing a security audit
which should be carried out by a shurjoMukhi Limited Approved Third Party security auditor. Any and all
costs shall be borne entirely by the Merchant; and Establish an online website protected by SSL (Secure
Socket Layer) and provide a mandatory Customer registration at the Merchant Website. Shall support and
provide necessary assistance to shurjoMukhi Limited regarding the Merchant’s due diligence and
periodic risk assessment as per the prevalent laws, rules-regulation of the country. 3.2. The Merchant
agrees to ensure its mandatory registration with shurjoPay (Payment Gateway) and Payment Processor. 3.3.
Merchant must select an ID and password to enable Merchant to access Merchant’s payment gateway
account and use the shurjoMukhi Limited Services. Merchant is solely responsible for maintaining
adequate security and control of any and all IDs, passwords, or any other codes for purposes of giving
Merchant access to the shurjoMukhi Limited Services. 3.4. The TDRs are subject to change at the sole
discretion of the acquiring banks, credit card networks, or shurjoMukhi Limited. 3.5. Merchant is solely
responsible for the security of data residing on servers owned or operated by Merchant, or a third party
designated by Merchant (e.g., a Web hosting company, processor, or other service provider). 3.6. The
Merchant must: Display prominently in the Merchant's website the Nominated Charge Card decal insignia
through web scripts supplied by shurjoMukhi Limited; Provide necessary system logs and necessary
data/information related to any transactional dispute and fraud. Deliver at least one copy of the Sales
Draft or credit draft to the Cardholder; Enable the Cardholder to print a Transaction Voucher from the
Internet against each sale/purchase of goods. Ensure that the Website Visitors Find- a complete
description of the goods or services offered; a returned merchandise and refund policy; a customer
service contact, including electronic address and/or telephone number and the physical address of the
Merchant's Premises; a delivery policy (including the delivery cost, if any); the “nominated card
and/or bank symbols/logos in full color; the “shurjoPay Verified Merchant” seal in
full color and in a prominent position; the transaction currency in Bangladesh Local Currency only; the
country of domicile of the Merchant must be Bangladesh. 3.7. The Merchant must Not submit a transaction
or sale that has been previously charged back. Not store any card or account-related information in any
form. Not use, disclose, sell or disseminate any Cardholder information obtained in connection with a
card transaction (including the names and addresses of cardholders) except for purposes of authorizing,
completing, and settling card transactions and resolving any chargeback, retrieval requests, or similar
issues involving card transactions; 3.8. Where there is a product/service of the Merchant whose actual
source/origin exists outside of Bangladesh, the remittance and currency exchange mechanism with a
foreign entity must be through legal means and Bangladesh Bank-approved channels. 3.9. If shurjoMukhi
Limited /Payment Gateway Facilitators/Card Associations, etc. levy any fine, penalties, etc.
pertaining to the breach of this agreement or for violation of the norms of the Payment Card
Industry/Banks or for any act/omission by the Merchant, the same shall be paid by/recovered from the
Merchant forthwith without any demur, protest or delay. 3.10. In the event of any dispute between the
Merchant and the Customer whether in relation to any deficient, improper or incomplete service
provided by the Merchant or otherwise, for any other reason whatsoever and if shurjoMukhi Limited and/or
the Payment Gateway Facilitators are made a party to any litigation, arbitration or other proceeding
instituted in respect of such disputes, the said Merchant shall indemnify and shall at all times
hereafter keep indemnified shurjoMukhi Limited /Payment Gateway Facilitators from and against any
claim, costs, charges, expenses, loss, damages, etc. 3.11. The Merchant shall at all times ensure confidentiality
of all information submitted by the Customers at the Site and otherwise regarding all or any matters
related to the Payment Gateway Services. The Merchant shall ensure that he is acting in compliance with
and shall at all times act in compliance with all laws, rules, and regulations and shall at all times
comply with the guidelines set by shurjoMukhi Limited and/or Payment Gateway Facilitators including but
not limited to Visa, Master Card or other card and/or any other Issuing/Acquiring Bank law and/or by any
Payment Gateway Facilitators and in accordance with public/government policy and support of public
sentiment. 3.12. The Merchant hereby grants to shurjoMukhi Limited and Payment Gateway Facilitators a
non-exclusive, royalty-free limited license to use, display, and reproduce the trademarks, service
marks, logos and/or any other marks of the Merchant. 3.13. shurjoMukhi Limited hereby grants to the
Merchant a non-exclusive, royalty-free limited license to use, display, and reproduce the trademarks,
service marks, logos of shurjoMukhi Limited (hereinafter referred to as " shurjoMukhi Limited
Trademarks") solely in connection with Merchant offering their facilities and services to the
public provided that nothing herein constitutes a license to use shurjoMukhi Limited Trademarks as part
of an Internet domain name. Merchant shall use shurjoMukhi Limited Trademarks in accordance with the
policies notified by shurjoMukhi Limited from time to time. The Merchant shall prominently
display, on its Site/s and in other online marketing materials if applicable, a
statement/logo/trademark/image provided by shurjoMukhi Limited.
4. PAYMENT TO THE MERCHANT
4.1. After making the following adjustments and any other deductions in terms of this agreement and
subject to the limits on the monthly withdrawal volumes/limits allowed to the Merchant, the net payments
shall be made available by shurjoMukhi Limited to the Merchant. the transaction amount less the
consideration/fees the Transaction Discount Rate along with other dues, fees, charges, out of pocket
expenses, etc. due to shurjoMukhi Limited in terms of MEF or at any other rates and percentage as
amended from time to time for all transactions processed; the sum of all Customer Charges denied,
refused, or charged back by the Customer or the Payment Gateway Facilitators; any overpayment made by
shurjoMukhi Limited due to mathematics, computational or system errors or otherwise; 4.2. TIME OF MAKING
PAYMENTS/ DUE DATE OF PAYMENT: Upon receipt of proof of Delivery of the Dispatch of the relevant
Product/Service shurjoMukhi Limited will deliver payment to the Merchant. The Merchants’ share of
the customer charge as promptly after the due dates as is practicable as set out in MEF which amount
shall always be subject to the resolving of all inquiries, disputes, and refunds processed on account of
Merchant's Customer Charges and/or chargeback and subject to shurjoMukhi Limited recovering all the
amounts due to them in terms of the Agreement between shurjoMukhi Limited and the Merchant as well as
subject to shurjoMukhi Limited recovering all the claims, losses, damages, penalties arising from and
out of a breach of this agreement and/or in any other manner whatsoever. 4.3. Where the Bank or
shurjoMukhi Limited is aware or has reason to believe that a Transaction or Invalid Transaction is
fraudulent or a counterfeit Nominated Card has been used for that Transaction, shurjoMukhi Limited
reserves the right for a period of 30 days to: Withhold payment to the Merchant Account; and Unless it
otherwise agrees in writing, prevent the debit of that part of the balance of the Merchant Account or
any account held by the Merchant with the Bank, as is equal to the amount the Bank estimates may become
owing to it by the Merchant in respect of that Transaction. Without incurring any sort of liability
whatsoever. The Bank or shurjoMukhi Limited shall never be held responsible or liable for any fraudulent
or unauthorized use of the Nominated Charge Card or Nominated Co-Branding Charge Card. 4.4. During that
30-day period, the Bank will investigate the Transaction if it feels necessary at its sole discretion or
without carrying out any such investigation, the Bank: (a) will either: refuse to process the
Transaction and return the Transaction to the Merchant; or if the Transaction has been processed, charge
that Transaction back to the Merchant, and will set-off amounts owing to it by the Merchant in
respect of that Transaction against funds standing to the credit of the Merchant Account or any account
held by the Merchant with the Bank. (b) Where: the Bank is aware or has reason to believe that a
Transaction or Invalid Transaction is fraudulent; the Bank assesses the Merchant as a high credit or
fraud risk; the Merchant has breached the Agreement; or the Bank otherwise determines on reasonable
grounds that deferred settlement is justified in order to prevent loss to the Merchant or the
Bank, the Bank may defer settlements of any Transaction which occurs during a period of up to three
months following the occurrence of the circumstance set out in (i) to (iv) above (the deferred period).
Such settlement may be deferred for up to 2 Business Days. Immediately prior to the end of any deferred
period, the Bank will review the relevant circumstance set out in (i) to (iv) above, to determine
whether deferred settlements should continue and what period that deferral should be. The Bank will
advise shurjoMukhi Limited in writing of its decision upon completing the review and shurjoMukhi Limited
will share the same with the Merchant. The Merchant has (i) not provided the requisite proof of
Delivery/Dispatch or other information in connection therewith or (ii) not obtained a necessary
authorization as required to be obtained in terms of this agreement or (iii) shurjoMukhi Limited or the
Payment Gateway Facilitators are entitled to reject payment in terms of this agreement; The Issuing
Bank/Payment Gateway Facilitators advises that the card number does not match any number on file
or the card used is not a Valid card; Acquiring bank or Payment Gateway Facilitator refuse to make the
payment or ask for the refund; Payment in respect of the Customer Order or the relevant installment of
the Customer Charge has already been made; The authorization process cannot be completed/fails in
relation to a Transaction; For any other reason whatsoever including reasons that may have been
separately provided for in this agreement and irrespective of the fact that it is not specifically
mentioned herein; 4.5. REJECTION OF PAYMENT FOR INVALID TRANSACTIONS: shurjoMukhi Limited shall be
entitled at any time to refuse making total or partial payment to the Merchant or, if payment has been
made, to debit the Merchant’s Account with such amount or to seek immediate reimbursement from the
Merchant, notwithstanding any Authorization given by shurjoMukhi Limited to the Merchant, irrespective
of any dispute that the Merchant may have for such debit, in any of the following situations: The
transaction is for any reason unlawful or unenforceable; the particulars inserted in the sales voucher
are not identical with the particulars inserted in the copy given to the Cardholder; the Nominated
Charge Card was used without the authority of Cardholder; Any information presented electronically to
shurjoMukhi Limited in respect of the transaction is not received in accordance with shurjoMukhi Limited
requirements from time to time; the Transaction is recorded in a currency other than Bangladesh Local
Currency, except where the Merchant has taken prior written approval from the Bank Record Transactions
in other currencies; Any transaction made through a card outside the territory authorized for the use of
the card; The price charged for goods or services to the Cardholder was in excess of the advertised
price; The goods and/or services covered by the transaction are rejected or returned or the transaction
or part thereof, is canceled or terminated by a Cardholder or if the Merchant fails to provide at all or
to the Cardholder’s satisfaction, goods and/or services to-the Cardholder; The Cardholder disputes
or denies the transaction or the sale or delivery of goods and/or provision of services covered by the
transaction with reasons; Transaction is posted more than once to Card Holder’s account; 4.6. In
the event shurjoMukhi Limited suspects that the Merchant has been negligent or that the Merchant has
committed a breach of this Agreement or has acted dishonestly or committed fraud against either
shurjoMukhi Limited or against any of the Payment Gateway Facilitators or upon any Customer, then
shurjoMukhi Limited shall be entitled to suspend all payments under this Agreement to the Merchant
pending inquiries by shurjoMukhi Limited /Payment Gateway Facilitators/Customer, as the case may be and
until resolution of the same to the satisfaction of shurjoMukhi Limited. In the event, shurjoMukhi
Limited is satisfied that the Merchant has committed a breach of this Agreement or has acted
dishonestly or committed fraud against either shurjoMukhi Limited or against any of the Payment Gateway
Facilitators or upon any Customer then shurjoMukhi Limited shall be entitled to recovery of the loss,
claim, penalties, costs, expenses directly or indirectly incurred or suffered by shurjoMukhi
Limited / Payment Gateway Facilitators/ Customer.
5. CHARGEBACK
5.1. If a Transaction is an Invalid Transaction, shurjoMukhi Limited, being authorized from the Bank,
shall: refuse to accept the Transaction; or If the transaction has been processed, at any time within
two years of the date of the Transaction, charge that Transaction back to the Merchant by debiting the
Merchant Account or otherwise exercising its rights under the Agreement. Merchant will verify the
shipping address before delivering any product. Merchant shall not deliver a product to an address other
than the address mentioned as the delivery address. If the cardholder claims for chargeback, the
merchant must submit proper delivery documents & Invoices, otherwise, the Merchant shall be totally
liable for the cardholder's chargeback.
6. AUTHORIZATION
6.1. The Merchant shall obtain Authorization from shurjoMukhi Limited and/or their Payment Gateway
Facilitators before accepting any Customer Order. 6.2. The Merchant shall not accept any Order for which
payment is to be made through a Valid Credit/Debit Card/other channels unless the Transaction is
authorized through the Payment Gateway Mechanism. 6.3. Unacceptable Transactions: The Merchant shall not
process or deposit transactions with shurjoMukhi Limited for any other Merchant or establishment who may
or may not be the Merchant with shurjoMukhi Limited. The Merchant will also not give cash advance by
showing the transaction as a sale transaction. The Merchant shall not accept payment from a cardholder
to re-finance an existing debt. 6.4. shurjoMukhi Limited reserves the right to discontinue the
service on these grounds and recover such amounts from the Merchant in case it is exposed to losses due
to chargeback or disputes.
7. TRANSACTION HANDLING
7.1. The Merchant acknowledges that shurjoMukhi Limited will not entertain any invalid transaction
through its payment gateway system. 7.2. The Merchant shall deliver to the Cardholder a Bill/Invoice
which shall include the charges covered in the payment received from the cardholder through the payment
gateway, along with the terms and conditions applicable for the transaction; 7.3. In the event the
Merchant accepts a customer order/agrees to provide the service to the customer, however subsequently
notifies to shurjoMukhi Limited about the Merchant’s inability to comply with a customer
order/service the Merchant shall forthwith make a proper cancellation for giving effect to the
same.
8. DISPUTES REGARDING PRODUCTS/SERVICES
8.1. shurjoMukhi Limited and the Payment Gateway Facilitators shall not be responsible for the quality or
Merchantability of the Products sold to the Customer. shurjoMukhi Limited and the Payment Gateway
Facilitators shall also not be responsible for any non-delivery of the Products/Services to the
Customer. The Merchant shall ensure that the transfer of property in the Products to the Customer is
completed only on actual delivery and verification thereof. All risks associated with the delivery
of the Products shall be solely that of the Merchant. Provided that any and all disputes of whatsoever
nature whether in relation to deficient, improper or incomplete service provided by the Merchant
including dispute regarding quality, quantity, merchantability, non-delivery, and delay in delivery of
the Products/Service or otherwise any other dispute will be dealt with by and between the Merchant and
the Customer directly and shurjoMukhi Limited and the Payment Gateway Facilitators shall not be a party
to such disputes. 8.2. An invoice would be generated in the form of an e-mail to the customer for each
successful transaction which the merchant can use for dispute resolution between the Merchant and
Customer.
9. REFUNDS/ REFUND POLICY TO CUSTOMERS
9.1. In the event of a Customer making a purchase by using a Valid Card or through Net-Banking or
otherwise through any mode of payment mechanism and upon the Customer or Issuing Bank/institution with
whom the Customer has taken the card or the Payment Gateway Facilitator through whom the customer has
utilized any mode of payment mechanism requesting shurjoMukhi Limited, the Facility Providers or the
Banks or the Payment Gateway Facilitator for a refund on any grounds whatsoever within a period of 15
days from the actual delivery of the Products, then shurjoMukhi Limited, the Banks or the Payment
Gateway Facilitator shall be entitled to cancel Authorization and refuse to make any payments to the
Merchant and/or enforce a refund from the Merchant. shurjoMukhi Limited shall forthwith inform the
Merchant of the same and shall debit the payment to be made to the Merchant’s Account and make an
intermediate credit in shurjoMukhi Limited Account, irrespective of any dispute that the Merchant may
have pertaining to such debit. If the Merchant and the Customer are unable to arrive at a satisfactory
resolution of the problem within a period of fourteen days thereafter, shurjoMukhi Limited shall be
entitled to make a direct credit to the disputing Customer’s Account for the disputed amount. Such
a debit to the Merchant’s Account and the direct credit to the disputing Customer’s Account
shall not be disputed by the Merchant in any manner whatsoever. In the event of the Customer and the
Merchant arriving at a settlement within the said fourteen-day period, shurjoMukhi Limited shall deal
with the said money in accordance with the terms of the settlement arrived at. If there is an insufficient
credit balance of the Merchant with shurjoMukhi Limited; the Merchant, shall on receipt of the claim
from shurjoMukhi Limited, undertakes to forthwith pay to shurjoMukhi Limited the amount of the refund
within 24 hours of such demand. 9.2. In the event the Merchant accepts a customer order/agrees to
provide the service to the customer, however subsequently notifies to shurjoMukhi Limited about
the Merchant’s inability to comply with a customer order/service the Merchant shall forthwith make
a proper cancellation for giving effect to the same as well as provide the funds in their account
to facilitate a refund of the entire amount due to the customer. Any deductions made by SHURJOMUKHI
LIMITED from the Merchant shall not be challenged by the Merchant for any reason whatsoever. 9.3. In the
event of a refund to a cardholder in respect of any transaction of any goods/ services that are not
received as ordered by the Cardholder or are lawfully rejected or accepted for or services are not
performed or partly performed or canceled or price is lawfully disputed by the Cardholder or price
adjustment is allowed or for any other reason whatsoever, the Merchant shall not process a refund
transaction and/or make a cash refund directly to the cardholder. The Merchant must not process a refund
transaction unless there is a preceding corresponding debit on a card account. The Merchant must present
to shurjoMukhi Limited a credit slip/credit process/ refund letter on headed stationery and signed by
authorized signatory/ies which will include details of a brief description of the items concerned upon
shurjoMukhi Limited is authorized to deduct from the Merchants account the total refund(s) due to the
cardholder(s) and in the event of there being a shortfall in the account of the Merchant to provide for
the said amount then the Merchant shall forthwith make provisions for the same failing which the
Merchant shall be liable to pay interest at the rate than currently charged to cardholders in respect of
their indebtedness from the due date until the date of payment (as well as after and before any demand
made or judgment obtained). A true and completed copy of the credit slip must be delivered or forwarded
to the Cardholder. 9.4. In the event of a refund being agreed to be made by the Merchant to the
cardholder, a valid credit slip shall be issued by the Merchant to shurjoMukhi Limited, or Merchant
shall initiate a refund request via shurjoMukhi Limited web panel (as the case may be) within seven to
nine working days after the refund has been agreed between the Merchant and the Customer. shurjoMukhi
Limited, within 07 working days of refund initiation by the Merchant, shall convey such refund request
to the Bank and/or other facilitators for necessary refund processing. Furthermore, shurjoMukhi Limited
shall: Debit the Merchant's account forthwith; and/or Deduct the outstanding amount from subsequent
credits to the Merchant's account; and/ or If there is no credit amount with shurjoMukhi Limited or insufficient
funds available therein, claim from the Merchant the amount credited to the account in respect of the
relative transaction/s along with interest thereon. Provided that, if it appears before shurjoMukhi
Limited that there is a concern regarding the legitimacy of the customers/merchant transaction and/or
dispute/fraud is involved and/or Customers/Merchant’s transaction is suspicious in nature and/or
there is an insufficient fund of the Merchant for refund settlement or other reasonable grounds,
shurjoMukhi Limited shall have the right to hold such refund for the period as may be determined
reasonable by shurjoMukhi Limited and the Merchant will be notified by shurjoMukhi Limited
regarding as such action accordingly. 9.5. All the refund-related charges and/or or reversal of TDR
shall be applicable as per the prevailing policy of the concerned payment channel in relation to the
refund processing.
10. AML & CFT COMPLIANCE
The Merchant shall comply with all AML & CFT regulations and guidelines of Bangladesh Bank while
operating business under this agreement.
11. AUDIT In the event of any dispute involving a Transaction or shurjoMukhi Limited suspects that fraud
is involved, the Merchant authorizes shurjoMukhi Limited, or its agent, to enter the Merchant's Premises
during the Merchant's normal business hours to examine and take copies of the Merchant's books of
account and records. If any wrong or invalid Transaction or any Transaction in violation of the
Agreement is detected or proved, the Merchant shall be liable to bear all costs and expenses incurred by
shurjoMukhi Limited in relation to carrying out such Audit and all incidental costs related thereto in
addition to any other liability of the Merchant incurred for such invalid or fraudulent
transactions.
12. TERM AND TERMINATION 12.1. This Agreement shall commence on the date it is signed by the Parties and
shall continue for an initial period of [3] years and shall be renewed automatically thereafter on a [1]
yearly basis unless and until terminated by either Party giving 90 days prior written notice to that effect
to the other Party. 12.2. Without prejudice to any other provisions of this Agreement, this Agreement
may be terminated by either Party: By providing 90 days’ prior written notice showing the proper
reason (e.g., Breach of any of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Substandard, Defective or
Uncompetitive Products or Services, Lack of Joint Opportunities, etc.) to the other party is in this
agreement. Within the first 60 days, both the parties shall take proper initiative to resolve the
matter by holding a meeting with the concerned teams of both the parties. If the issues are resolved at
this stage then parties will proceed with the agreement. If the issues are not resolved by this step
then the matter shall be referred to the senior executives of the parties for resolution within the next
30 days. By following the above stages if the resolution process failed then the Party is in breach of
this Agreement and shall have failed either to remedy the breach or in the case of an irremediable
breach, to pay reasonable compensation to the other Party in either case within 30 days of the receipt
of the written request from the other Party to remedy the breach or pay reasonable compensation (the
time for performance of any obligation being extended accordingly for the purpose of this clause 12.2.i
& 12.2.ii) such request indicating failure to remedy the breach or pay reasonable compensation may
result in termination of this Agreement. 12.3. shurjoMukhi Limited may terminate the Agreement
immediately by notice to the Merchant should any of the following occur: an Insolvency Event occurs in
relation to the Merchant; the Merchant breaches any of its material obligations under the Agreement; the
Merchant does not process any Transactions using the payment gateway of shurjoMukhi Limited for a
continuous period of six months; if, in the Bank's reasonable opinion, the Merchant is involved in an
unacceptably high number of chargeback, Refund requests, or retrieval requests, without justification
acceptable to the Bank; it becomes illegal or impossible in practice for shurjoMukhi Limited to continue
to provide the Merchant Facilities to the Merchant; the Agreement becomes wholly or partly void,
voidable or unenforceable or a claim is made to that effect; the Merchant processes a Transaction
that the Merchant knew, or ought to have known, was fraudulent or illegal; shurjoMukhi Limited
reasonably determines that the continued provision of the Merchant Facilities to the Merchant may damage
the reputation of shurjoMukhi Limited or otherwise reasonably considers that shurjoMukhi Limited or the
Merchant may suffer loss if it continues to provide the Merchant Facilities to the Merchant; any
of the information provided by the Merchant in the Merchant Enrollment Form (MEF) or otherwise is or
becomes incorrect, or false or misleading in a material respect; the Merchant's details and other
information disclosed in the MEF materially changes, including, but not limited to, a change to the
nature and type of business conducted by the Merchant; the Cardholder has not received the goods or
services as required by the terms of the Transaction (and, in the case where the Merchant is not the
provider of the goods or services and acts as agent for the provider of the goods or services, the goods
or services have not been provided by the principal) and the Merchant has failed to provide the Bank
with proof of receipt of, and satisfaction with, the goods or services by the Cardholder within 5
Business Days of the Bank's request to do so. The Merchant directly or indirectly breaks the security of
the internet solutions or even attempt to violate/ break/ change the e-Commerce Payment Gateway solution
or related software or security related to the Bank. The Merchant violates the Rules of
VISA/MasterCard/other nominated charge cards. 12.4. Termination of the Agreement or any part of it does
not affect any rights or obligations of the Merchant or shurjoMukhi Limited that arose prior to
termination. In particular, any obligation the Merchant has under the Agreement to indemnify shurjoMukhi
Limited or to pay shurjoMukhi Limited any amounts (including costs), is a continuing and independent
obligation and survives even if the Agreement is terminated. All transactions made prior to termination
are subject to the terms of the Agreement. Furthermore, in case of agreement termination for whatsoever
reason by either Party, Merchant expire shurjoMukhi Limited agrees that shurjoMukhi Limited shall have
the right to withhold the payment settlement (if there is any payment settlement is pending) for the
period as deemed necessary for securing any refunds, disputes, and transaction chargeback.
13. CUSTOMER CHARGE/PRICE
13.1. Prices to be charged by the Merchant shall be inclusive of all taxes, insurance charges, and
delivery charges and shall be uniform to all Cardholders/ Payment Card Industry members or the Payment
Gateway Facilitators. 13.2. The Merchant shall be solely responsible for the accuracy of all information
and/or validity of the Prices and any other charges and/or other information relating to the Products
which are included in the Site.
14. ARBITRATION AND GOVERNANCE
14.1. This agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of the People’s
Republic of Bangladesh. 14.2. All disputes relating to the terms and conditions of this agreement shall
be settled amicably between the two parties within 30 days. In the event of any dispute or difference
of opinion between the parties arising out of or in connection with this Agreement, including the
breach, validity, or interpretation of any of the provisions hereto, then the parties shall endeavor to
resolve such dispute by discussion between them within a period of 15 (fifteen) days, commencing
on the date of one party's written notice to the other party of such dispute. If the amicable settlement
fails or that 30 days’ period expires without any settlement then that dispute shall be referred
to arbitration in accordance with the provisions of the Arbitration Act, 2001. Each party shall appoint
its own arbitrator and the arbitrator of the parties so appointed shall appoint a third arbitrator who
shall be the Chairman of the Arbitral Tribunal. The venue of the arbitration shall be Dhaka, Bangladesh.
The language of the arbitration shall be English. 15. AMENDMENT
15.1. Both the parties reserve the right at any time to change, vary, modify, delete any or all of the
terms and conditions contained herein, or add new terms to these agreements upon mutual understanding in
writing. 15.2. Both parties shall meet quarterly and discuss the bilateral issues, review and amend the
agreement accordingly.
16. LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY
16.1. The Parties will not be liable to each other, any representative, or any third party for any lost
revenue, lost profits, replacement goods, loss of technology, rights or services, incidental,
punitive, indirect or consequential damages, loss of data, or interruption or loss of use of service or
any equipment or materials, even if advised of the possibility of such damages, whether under the theory
of contract, tort (including negligence), strict liability or otherwise. 16.2. Notwithstanding anything
to the contrary in this agreement, shurjoMukhi Limited's maximum aggregate liability to Merchant related
to or in connection with this Agreement will be limited to the total Fees paid by Merchant to
shurjoMukhi Limited hereunder for the prior three months’ period. 16.3. The Merchant acknowledges
that shurjoMukhi Limited has set its prices and entered into this Agreement in reliance upon the
limitations of liability and the disclaimers of warranties and damages set forth herein and that the
same form an essential basis of the bargain between the Parties. The Parties agree that the limitations
and exclusions of liability specified in this Agreement will survive and apply even if found to
have failed their essential purpose.
17. CONFIDENTIALITY
The Merchant recognizes, accepts and agrees that all tangible and intangible information
obtained/received/gained/developed or disclosed to the Merchant and/or its Merchant Staff by
shurjoMukhi Limited /Payment Gateway Facilitators, including all details, documents, data,
business/customer information and the shurjoMukhi Limited /Payment Gateway Facilitators practices and
trade secrets (all of which are hereinafter collectively referred to as “Confidential
Information”) that may be communicated to the Merchant and/or its Merchant Staff may be
privy under or pursuant to this Agreement and/or in the course of performance of Merchant’s
obligations under this Agreement and the said Confidential Information shall be treated as
absolutely confidential and the Merchant irrevocably agrees, undertakes and ensures that the
Merchant and all its Merchant Staff shall keep the same as secret and confidential and shall
not disclose the same, at all in whole or in part to any person or persons at any time or use, nor shall
allow the Confidential Information to be used for any purpose.
18. FORCE MAJEURE
Neither party shall be liable for any delay in or failure to perform its obligations if that delay or
failure is caused by circumstances beyond its reasonable control, including without limitation fire,
strikes, insurrection, riots, embargos, inability to obtain supplies, refusal or revocation of license,
or regulations of any civil or military authority, fire, an act of God, flood or any network
breach, breakdown in any Third Party equipment including Third Party computer hardware or Third-Party
software. If any such circumstances continue for a period of three months either Party may by notice to
the other Party terminate this Agreement whereupon the Merchant shall forthwith cease to use the
services.
19. INDEMNITY Each party agrees to indemnify, defend, and hold the other party harmless and keep it
indemnified from and against all losses, damages, penalties, costs, claims, litigations, lawsuits,
demands, expenses, and charges imposed on the other party as a result of any action by a third party
arising out of any act(s), omission(s), or non-compliance by the defaulting party, its officers or
employees of directives, rules, regulations, instructions, or orders of any statutory, regulatory or
municipal authority or any other applicable laws or third-party agreements in the running, operation,
maintenance, and conduct of activities pursuant of this Agreement.
20. WEBSITE REQUIREMENTS
"Website requirements" are the minimum content requirements that the Merchant shall be required
to adopt in its website for accepting payments online. Website contents are very important to ensure a
satisfactory shopping experience for consumers and to minimize customer complaints, disputes, and
chargeback. Fulfilment of these requirements will promote benefits for both the customers
and merchants alike. The website must: Have an easy-to-remember domain that can be communicated with
customers. Must host the website in a secure and reputed hosting provider to ensure proper security,
especially ensure the usage of the latest SSL /TLS versions like TLS 1.2 or higher. Major browsers no
longer support any version lower than TLS 1.2. Must include a customer registration page so that
customers can register their personal information (such as name, email address, mobile number, shipping
address, etc.) so these can be traced and shown to customers during submission of orders. Must send an
order confirmation email including an electronic invoice to customers after their orders are
successfully submitted. Must include clearly defined data privacy and return policies in the
website so that customers can check and be aware of these policies. Must include SSL certificate
(https) in the hosting to take care of security aspects. This also helps in better page ranking in
search engines. Have a responsive design so the website is visible on both Personal Computers and Mobile
phones. Simple and user-friendly journey so it’s easier for customers to navigate. Use of
compressed images will ensure that the website is loading faster. Integrating a shopping cart which will
allow the user to add multiple items while checking out. Include a section for Frequently Asked
Questions so customers can know about ordering and refund processes. Website should have social media
integration so that customers can like and share merchants’ social media pages.
21. FORBIDDEN BUSINESS
The Merchant must not engage with the following service/business: Adult goods and services which include
pornography and other sexually suggestive materials (including literature, imagery, and other media);
escort or prostitution services; Website access and/or website memberships of pornography or illegal
sites. Alcohol which includes Alcohol or alcoholic beverages such as beer, liquor, wine, or champagne.
Body parts which include organs or other body parts. Child pornography which includes pornographic
materials involving minors. Copyright media which includes unauthorized copies of books, music, movies,
and other licensed or protected materials. Copyrighted software which includes unauthorized copies of
software, video games, and other licensed or protected materials, including OEM or bundled software.
Gaming/gambling which includes lottery tickets, sports bets, memberships/ enrollment in online gambling
sites, and related content. Hacking and cracking materials which include manuals, how-to guides,
information, or equipment enabling illegal access to software, servers, websites, or other protected
property. Illegal goods which include materials, products, or information promoting illegal goods or
enabling illegal acts. Offensive goods which includes literature, products or other materials
that: Defame or slander any person or groups of people based on race, ethnicity, national origin,
religion, sex, or other factors Encourage or incite violent acts Promote intolerance or hatred. Crime
scene photos or items, such as personal belongings, associated with criminals Prescription drugs or
herbal drugs or any kind of online pharmacies which includes drugs or other products requiring a
prescription by a licensed medical practitioner. Weapons which include firearms, ammunition,
knives, brass knuckles, gun parts, and other armaments. Live animals or hides/skins/teeth, nails and
other parts, etc. of animals. Digital diamond/gold/silver/coin and other similar items. Any product or
service which is not in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations whether federal, state,
local, or international includes the laws of Bangladesh.
22. ENTIRE AGREEMENT
This Agreement represents the entire agreement and understanding between the Parties relating to the
subject matter of this Agreement and supersedes all documents or verbal consents or understandings (if
any) given or made between the Parties prior to the date of this Agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have executed this agreement & affixed their hands' seals
effective as of the date first above written
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have executed this agreement & affixed their hands'
seals effective as of the date first above written