
Merchant service agreement
Term & extension
Services
License
License restrictions
KodyPay's obligations
Merchant's obligations
Third-party content & third party providers
Intellectual property rights
Fees
Warranties and exclusions
Liability and indemnity
Suspension
Termination
Contract management
Confidentiality
Force majeure
Dispute resolution
Monitoring and audit
Schedule 1: Definitions and Interpretation
1. Definitions
In this Agreement each of the following words and expressions shall have the following meanings:
"Agreement" means this App Agreement and its schedules;
"Applicable Laws" means any laws, regulations, regulatory constraints, obligations or rules applicable to the existence or operation of this Agreement or the provision of the Services from time to time;
"Application” means the Merchant’s application to KodyPay to use the Services in accordance with the terms of this Agreement;
“Authorised Deductions” means: (a) any refunds to an End User processed by KodyPay at the Merchant’s request; (b) any Chargebacks and/or other indemnity claims made by an End User; (c) any Chargeback Costs; and/or (d) any other sum owed or owing by the Merchant to KodyPay under this Agreement.
"Business day" means a day other than a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday in England;
“Chargeback” means any claim by an End User which results in the reversal of a transaction relating to a Sale Contract such that KodyPay is required to reimburse the End User, Acquirer, PSP and/or APM provider for the amount of the Sale Contract.
“Chargeback Costs” means any administrative costs incurred by KodyPay (itself or as a liability to the Acquirer, PSP and/or any APM provider) for processing a Chargeback and any costs, expenses or liabilities that KodyPay may incur as a result of or in connection with a Chargeback.
"Confidential information" means (i) any information concerning the business, finances, assets, liabilities, dealings, transactions, know how, processes or affairs of the other Party; and (ii) any information which is expressly indicated to be confidential or is imparted by one Party to the other in circumstances importing an obligation of confidence, which either Party may from time to time receive or obtain (orally, visually, in writing, electronically or by any other means) as a result of entering into, or performing its obligations pursuant to, this Agreement or otherwise, including the existence and contents of this Agreement and any other agreement or arrangement contemplated by this Agreement;
"Damages” means all payments, costs, expenses, losses, claims, damages, awards, orders, liabilities, compensation, Chargebacks, Chargeback Costs and legal and regulatory proceedings of any nature whatsoever arising out of or in connection with the Services and/or this Agreement;
"Data protection legislation" means (i) Regulation (EU) 2016/679 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of Personal Data and on the free movement of such data (the “GDPR”); (ii) any legislation in force from time to time which implements or is related to the European Community’s Directive 2002/58/EC concerning the processing of personal data and the protection of privacy in the electronic communications sector, (iii) the UK Data Protection Act 2018 and (iv) any applicable legislation in force from time to time in any relevant jurisdiction (including the UK) relating to privacy or the processing of Personal Data, and “Controller”, “Processor”, “Joint Controller” and “Personal Data Breach” shall have the meanings given to them in the Data Protection Legislation;
"Dispute" means any dispute, claim, controversy or difference arising out of or in connection with this Agreement, including any question regarding its existence, validity, subject matter, interpretation, negotiation, termination or enforceability and any dispute, claim, controversy or difference regarding any non-contractual obligations arising out of or in connection with it;
"Effective Date" means the date of this agreement.
"End Users" means purchasers of goods who, when requested to do so by the Merchant, use the KodyPay Platform to pay for such goods;
"Fees" means the fees payable by the Merchant to KodyPay as set out in Schedule 4: Fees;
"Insolvency Event" means in relation to a Party, that the Party:
A. is unable or admits inability to pay its debts within the meaning of section 123 of the Insolvency Act 1986 or suspends or threatens to suspend making payment on any of its debts;
B. has an order made against it or a resolution passed for its administration, winding-up or dissolution or any other corporate step or legal proceeding is taken with a view to the same (otherwise than for the purposes of a solvent amalgamation or reconstruction);
C. has an administrative receiver, receiver, manager, liquidator, administrator, trustee or similar officer appointed over all or any substantial part of its assets;
D. enters into or proposes any compromise, composition or arrangement with its creditors generally; or
E. suffers or carries out anything analogous to the foregoing in any applicable jurisdiction;
"Intellectual Property Rights" means all industrial and intellectual property rights of any kind including but not limited to copyright (including rights in computer software), trade mark, service mark, design, patent, trade secret, semiconductor or circuit layout rights, trade, business, domain or company names, moral rights, rights in Confidential Information, know how or other proprietary rights (whether or not any of these are registered and including any application, or right to apply, for registration) and all rights or forms of protection of a similar nature or having equivalent or similar effect to any of these which may subsist anywhere in the world;
"KodyPay App" has the meaning given in Recital (A) and as more particularly described in Schedule 2: KodyPay Platform Services;
"KodyPay IP" has the meaning given in Clause 8.1;
"KodyPay Marketplace Service” means the Services described in Schedule 3: KodyPay MarketPlace Service;
“KodyPay Platform” means all of the KodyPay App, the Web App and the Platform;
“KodyPay Platform Services” means the Services described in Schedule 2: KodyPay Platform Services;
"KodyPay Policies" means any documentation, terms of use and policies published on the KodyPay website as amended from time to time;
“Merchant”, “you”, “your” means the person entering into this Agreement, as detailed in the Application, and who is the user of the Services under this Agreement;
“Nominated Account” means the bank account nominated by the Merchant to which KodyPay shall instruct the PSP to pay sums due to the Merchant, being an account that is held in the name of the Merchant, the details of which are set out in the Application.
"Notice" has the meaning given in Paragraph 3.13 of this Schedule 1: Definitions and Interpretation;
"Party" or "Parties" means a party to this Agreement and includes the successors of that party or parties;
"Permitted Users" means any customers, staff and merchant retailers of the Merchant within the Merchant premises;
"Personal Data" has the meaning given in the Data Protection Legislation;
"Platform" means the technology platform comprising the KodyPay App and the Web App and the cloud/server infrastructure on which the KodyPay App and Web App is hosted and made available to the Merchant, Permitted Users and End Users;
"Pre-existing IP" means any intellectual property of a Party (whether belonging to that Party or a third party) which is supplied by that Party to the other Party in the course of performing this Agreement or, and which is either (i) existing prior to the Effective Date, or (ii) subsequently brought into existence other than in the course of performing this Agreement;
"Process" or "Processing" has the meaning given in the Data Protection Legislation;
“PSP” means ShieldPay Limited, a regulated Electronic Money Institution with permission to provide payment services, authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority in the UK (FCA Register No: 770210) which collects and disburses funds for and on behalf of KodyPay Limited as part of the KodyPay Marketplace Service;
"Regulatory Authority" means any regulatory or governmental body, including the European Commission, responsible for enforcing Applicable Laws or otherwise having jurisdiction over the activities of either Party;
"Relevant Personal Data" means Personal Data collected from Permitted Users and/or End Users by KodyPay in the ordinary course of providing the Services, directly from such Permitted Users and/or End Users, with KodyPay subsequently processing such data as a Controller in its own right rather than as a Processor for and on behalf of the Merchant.
“Return Policy” means the policy operated by the Merchant which sets out how the Merchant deals with the return of Goods by End Users after the conclusion a the Sale Contract.
"Sale Contract” has the meaning given in Paragraph 1.3 of Schedule 3;
"Services" means collectively the KodyPay Platform and the services described in Schedule 2: KodyPay Platform Services and Schedule 3: KodyPay Marketplace Service;
"Term" means the Initial Term and any Renewal Period(s);
"Third Party Content" means all software, websites, data, text, images, audio, video, photographs and other content and material, in any format, that are obtained or derived from third party sources outside of KodyPay that the Merchant, any Permitted User or any End User may access through, within, or in conjunction with, the use of the Services or all or any part of the KodyPay Platform;
"Virus" means any thing or device (including any software, code, file, programme, worm, Trojan horse, and other similar thing or device) which may:
A. prevent, impair or otherwise adversely affect the operation of any computer software, hardware or network, any telecommunications service, equipment or network or any other service or device;
B. prevent, impair or otherwise adversely affect access to or the operation of any programme or data, including the reliability of any programme or data (whether by re-arranging, altering or erasing the programme or data in whole or part or otherwise); or
C. adversely affect the user experience;
"VAT" means, within the European Union, such tax as may be levied in accordance with (but subject to derogations from) Directive 2006/112/EC and, outside the European Union, any similar tax levied by reference to added value or sales; and
"Web App” has the meaning given in Recital (A) and as more particularly described in Schedule 2: KodyPay Platform Services.
2. Interpretation
2.1 In this Agreement, except where the context otherwise requires:
2.1.1 references to a Clause or Schedule (other than to a schedule to a statutory provision) shall be a reference to a Clause or Schedule of this Agreement and reference to a paragraph shall be to a paragraph of the relevant Schedule;
2.1.2 the contents page and headings are for convenience only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Agreement; and
2.1.3 to the extent that a provision of a Schedule to this Agreement conflicts with a provision of the Agreement (excluding the Schedules), the relevant provision of this Agreement (excluding the Schedules) shall take precedence.
2.2 In this Agreement, except where the context otherwise requires, references to one gender include all genders and references to the singular include the plural and vice versa.
2.3 In this Agreement, except where the context otherwise requires:
2.3.1 references to a person include a reference to any individual, firm, company, government, state or agency of a state, local or municipal authority or government body or any joint venture, association or partnership (whether or not having separate legal personality);
2.3.2 references to a company include any company, corporation or other body corporate wherever and however incorporated or established;
2.3.3 references to a company or firm include any company or firm in succession to all, or substantially all, of the business of that company or firm; and
2.3.4 references to an individual include that individual's estate and personal representatives.
2.4 In this Agreement, except where the context otherwise requires:
2.4.1 reference to an enactment or statutory provision shall include a reference to any subordinate legislation made under the relevant enactment or statutory provision and is a reference to that enactment, statutory provision or subordinate legislation as from time to time amended, consolidated, modified, re-enacted or replaced;
2.4.2 references to a Regulatory Authority shall include any successor or replacement to that Regulatory Authority.
2.5 In this Agreement, except where the context otherwise requires:
2.5.1 a reference to a day (including within the defined term "Business Day") means a period of 24 hours ending at midnight;
2.5.2 a reference to a time of day is to London time;
2.5.3 if a period of time is specified as from or following a given day, or from the day of act or event, or within a number of days from the day of an act or event, it shall be calculated exclusive of that particular day;
2.5.4 the words and phrases "includes", "including", "in particular" (or any terms of similar effect) shall not be construed as implying any limitation;
2.5.5 general words shall not be given a restrictive meaning because they are preceded or followed by particular examples; and
2.5.6 a reference to the termination of this Agreement includes a reference to its expiry by effluxion of time.
3. General
3.1 This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the Parties in relation to its subject matter and supersedes any previous agreement between the Parties with respect thereto.
3.2 Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing and to the extent permitted by law, this Agreement excludes any warranty, condition or other undertaking implied at law or by custom, usage or course of dealing.
3.3 Each Party shall from time to time execute such documents and perform such acts and things as may reasonably be required to give full effect to the provisions of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by it.
3.4 If any provision or part of any provision set out in this Agreement is or becomes invalid or unenforceable under the law of any relevant jurisdiction, the validity of the remainder of the Agreement shall not be affected and such provision shall be deemed modified to the minimum extent necessary to make it consistent with Applicable Law.
3.5 The modified provision shall be enforceable and enforced, provided it does not impose on any party obligations or benefits that are materially greater than those provided under the original provision.
3.6 The Merchant may not assign, novate or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement to any person without the prior written consent of KodyPay.
3.7 KodyPay shall be entitled to assign, subcontract, novate or otherwise transfer any or all of its rights and obligations under this Agreement.
3.8 A person who is not a party to this Agreement has no right under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 to enforce any term of this Agreement except for members of KodyPay’s Group in which case each such member may enforce and rely on this Agreement to the same extent as if each such member were a Party.
3.9 Unless otherwise specified in this Agreement, no amendment or variation of this Agreement shall be effective unless it is in writing and signed by or on behalf of each of the Parties to this Agreement. The expression "variation" includes any variation, supplement, deletion or replacement however effected.
3.10 No waiver of any right or remedy under this Agreement or provided by law shall be effective unless it is in writing (which for this purpose, does not include email) and signed by or on behalf of the Party granting it.
3.11 The failure to exercise, or delay in exercising, any right or remedy under this Agreement or provided by law does not:
3.11.1 constitute a waiver of that right or remedy;
3.11.2 restrict any further exercise of that right or remedy;
3.11.3 affect any other rights or remedies.
3.12 No single or partial exercise of any right or remedy shall prevent any further or other exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or remedy.
3.13 Unless expressly provided otherwise in this Agreement, any notice required to be given under this Agreement (each, a "Notice") shall be in writing:
3.13.1 signed in manuscript by or on behalf of the Party giving it, and delivered by hand, commercial courier or by pre-paid recorded delivery; or
3.13.2 by email to the applicable email address to either Party’s Principal Point of Contact.
3.14 In the absence of evidence of earlier receipt, a Notice shall be deemed to have been received, and shall take effect:
3.14.1 at the time of delivery, if delivered by hand;
3.14.2 in the case of a commercial courier, on the date and at the time of signature of the courier's delivery receipt;
3.14.3 in the case of pre-paid recorded delivery, on the date and at the time of signature of the courier's delivery receipt; or
3.14.4 in the case of a notice given by email, the notified Party acknowledges receipt by email within four hours after the time at which the email is sent, or the next Business Day if sent after 13:00.
3.15 Provided that, if deemed receipt occurs before 09:00 on a Business Day, the Notice shall be deemed to have been received at 09:00 on that day, and if deemed receipt occurs after 17:00 on a Business Day, or on a day which is not a Business Day, the Notice shall be deemed to have been received at 09:00 on the next Business Day.
3.16 Nothing in this Agreement or any document referred to in it or in any matter or any arrangement contemplated by it constitutes a partnership, association, joint venture, fiduciary relationship or other co-operative entity between the Parties for any purpose whatsoever.
3.17 Except as expressly provided in this Agreement, neither Party has any power or authority to bind the other Party or impose any obligations on it and neither Party shall purport to do so or hold itself out as capable of doing so.
3.18 This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by the Parties on separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be an original, but all the counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument.
3.19 This Agreement and any Dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with it or its subject matter or formation (including non-contractual disputes or claims) shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England.
3.20 The Parties irrevocably agree that the courts of England shall have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute or claim that arises out of or in connection with this Agreement or its subject matter or formation (including non-contractual disputes or claims).
3.21 Each Party irrevocably waives any right that it may have to object to an action being brought in those Courts, to claim that the action has been brought in an inconvenient forum, or to claim that those Courts do not have jurisdiction.
3.22 Each Party shall bear its own costs and expenses incurred in connection with the negotiation and preparation of this Agreement and any other documents referred to in this Agreement and any other documents which are ancillary or incidental to it.
3.23 If any provision or part of any provision of this Agreement is or becomes invalid or unenforceable in any respect, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement.
3.24 If any provision of this Agreement is or becomes invalid or unenforceable in any respect, but would be valid and enforceable if some part of the provision were deleted, the provision in question shall apply with such deletion as may be necessary to make it valid and enforceable.
Schedule 2: KodyPay Platform Services
| Severity level | Purpose | Notification and update intervals |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The complete unavailability or severe impact to a critical business or processing function, which causes major customer impact. | Within 60 minutes of identification. Updates to occur every 90 minutes unless otherwise mutually agreed. |
| 2 | The partial or sporadic unavailability which limits business function or processing and causes moderate customer impact. | Response within 3 hours of Customer identification. Updates to occur every 6 hours unless otherwise mutually agreed. |
| 3 | An issue having limited or no adverse customer impact. | Response within 1 business day of Customer identification. Updates provided as needed. |

