Payspan
SERVICES
AGREEMENT
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This Payspan Services Agreement
("Agreement") is a contract between the organization you represent
("Company") that is authorized to access the Payspan website(s) and Payspan,
Inc. ("Payspan", "we", "us" or "our"),
with its principal place of business located at 7751 Belfort Parkway, Suite
200, Jacksonville, Florida 32256. In
consideration of the agreements of the parties set forth below, and other good
and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby
acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:
1.1.
This
Agreement governs Company's use of the Payspan services accessible through or
downloaded from Payspan's website(s), including the website located at
www.payspanhealth.com ("Website"), any related products and services
and all related documentation available through the Website (collectively, the
"Services"). Company must accept all of the
terms and conditions contained in this Agreement before Company may become a
participant in the Payspan network. Use
of the Website and the Services is a privilege, and Payspan reserves the right
to suspend the privilege at its discretion.
If Company does not agree to be
bound by the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Company, its employees,
representatives, and agents may not use or access our Services.
1.2.
We may amend this Agreement at any time by posting the amended
terms on the Website. Except as stated otherwise, all amended terms shall be
effective as soon as they are posted. Company may review the current Agreement
prior to initiating a transaction at any time at our User Agreement page
1.3.
Unless otherwise specified, all references to a "bank"
in this Agreement include any depository financial institution including banks,
savings associations, and credit unions.
1.4. This Agreement was last
modified on August 27, 2021.
2. Eligibility. If Company is a
healthcare provider, in order to use the Services,
Company must complete the Payspan enrollment process at the invitation of a Payspan
payer. Payment Services are only
available to businesses with a bank account in good standing from a financial
institution capable of receiving funds through the U.S. Automated Clearinghouse
(ACH) network that can form legally binding contracts under applicable law.
Without limiting the foregoing, our Services are not available to all parties
that apply for such Services, and Payspan may decline offering Services to any
entity, including those persons and entities who present unacceptable risks to Payspan
and its Website and Services, at Payspan's sole discretion.
3.1. Payspan facilitates the
transfer of payments and related documentation as a payment service provider to
assist healthcare providers accept such payments and view documentation from
third parties. Payspan never assumes
possession of healthcare provider funds sent by payers, nor will Payspan use
healthcare provider funds for its operating expenses or any other corporate
purposes except for payment of fees for optional value-added Services as specified
in a separate agreement authorized by the provider.
3.2. If Company elects to receive payments
facilitated by the Services, Company grants Payspan the right to cause the
funds to be deposited on Company's behalf into Company's designated bank
account at Company's financial institution consistent with rules and guidelines
issued by the National Automated Clearing House Association (the "NACHA" rules)
that govern the operation of the ACH network, and to allow Payspan or payer to
initiate instructions on behalf of payer to access funds in that same account
for the exclusive purpose of correcting any payments made in error through the
Services. Payspan's rights granted herein begin when Company registers for the
Services and indicates Company's desire to accept payments using the Services.
3.3. If Company elects to use a Payspan value-added
service as part of the Services, Company authorizes Payspan to debit its
account solely for the payment of such fees incurred by Company as a user of
the Services and for no other purpose except as permitted under Section 3.2. As part of Company's registration process on
the Website, it may elect to use a value-added service and must agree to pay
the fees associated with its use.
Company may revoke this authorization at any time by written instruction
to Payspan or by returning to the Payspan Website and electing to remove the
value-added service from the Services.
Should a Company-authorized ACH debit entry be returned for any reason,
Payspan may suspend or restrict Company's account and access to the Services
indefinitely at the sole discretion of Payspan.
3.4. Payspan acts exclusively
as a payment service provider by creating, hosting, maintaining
and providing our Services to Company via the Internet. We do not have any
control over the products or services that are paid for using our Service, the content
associated with documentation of payments issued through the Service, nor are
we responsible for the deposit of funds into Company's bank account. We cannot
ensure that payers will complete transactions that result in a payment(s)
transferring to Company. Documentation associated with payments to Company are
provided as a courtesy to assist Company in its reconciliation process and are
retained on the Payspan system only for a limited period according to the terms
of our services agreement with Company's payer.
PAYSPAN DOES NOT STORE COMPANY TRANSACTION DATA LONG-TERM AND SHOULD NOT
BE RELIED UPON AS A DATA STORAGE PROVIDER, AN ARCHIVE OR FOR RETENTION OF
PAYMENT DATA FOR ANY REASON, INCLUDING FOR RECORD-KEEPING, REGULATORY OR LEGAL
PURPOSES.
3.5. Payspan uses many techniques to identify its users when
they register on the Website. Verification of users is only an indication of
increased likelihood that a user's identity is correct. Company authorizes Payspan,
directly or through third parties, to make any inquiries we consider necessary
to validate Company's registration. This may include contacting Company's bank
to validate Company's account information, ordering a credit report, and
performing other checks or verifying the information Company provides against
third party databases. However, because
user verification on the Internet is not without risk and error, Payspan cannot
and does not guarantee any user's identity.
Once Company completes the registration process and establishes system
administrative rights to its Payspan account; Company may authorize additional
users to access its account, change its banking account information, register or unregister with other Payspan payers, change
email addresses for Payspan system notifications, and change/reset passwords. IT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT THAT COMPANY
MAINTAINS THE SECURITY OF ITS ADMINISTRATIVE USER ACCOUNT AND PASSWORD TO
PROTECT AGAINST UNAUTHORIZED CHANGES TO ITS PAYSPAN ACCOUNT AND BANKING
INFORMATION.
3.6. Company permits Payspan to access, review,
compile and analyze data generated by the Services in connection with product
development, quality initiatives, benchmarking, improving security, detecting
broad demographic trends, reporting services and other lawful purposes. If permitted by applicable law, this data may
also be shared with Payspan's affiliates and third parties on an aggregate
basis.
4. Fees. Except as stated otherwise on the Website,
all fees for the Services, at present, are paid by payers. Company's account and all transactions are
made and displayed in U.S. dollars unless otherwise specified. There are no fees charged by Payspan
associated with Company's access to basic payment documentation or receipt of
funds as a user of the Service. However,
Company may be charged a fee or service charge by Company's financial
institution for the electronic receipt of funds via the ACH network. It is Company's responsibility to confirm
with its financial institution as to whether such charges or fees may apply to Payspan
transactions. From time to time, Payspan
may choose to provide additional Services not described herein for a fee that
may provide additional value to Company as a user of the Services. Should Company desire to subscribe to any of
these additional Payspan Services, some of which are provided by third parties
(collectively, the "Enhanced Services"), additional or varying terms may apply.
Unless otherwise specified, this Agreement also governs such other Enhanced Services.
5. Receiving
Payments. In order to receive payments from Payspan,
we require Company to provide Payspan with a number of forms of identification.
We require this information to authenticate your identity. We may require
additional information from Company depending upon its location (U.S. or international),
credit rating, and other factors. Generally, we require Company to complete
authentication procedures, such as confirming: Company's email address,
Company's bank account, and Company's Federal tax ID number.
6.
HPX App Store.
6.1. Some of the Enhanced Services require or allow users access
to execute, and/or the ability to download, certain software applications, some
of which are provided by third parties. No license under any intellectual
property right of Payspan or any third party is provided for Enhanced Services pursuant
to this Agreement. To the extent Company desires to use or access any Enhanced
Services, such usage and access is subject to, and conditioned on, Company's
further agreement to certain terms and conditions presented within the Website,
including end user license agreements ("EULA(s)"), that apply to such
Enhanced Services.
6.2. Company may not decompile, reverse
engineer, disassemble, attempt to derive the source code of any security
components or any software components of the Applications, unless such uses are
expressly allowed under a EULA; or modify, publish, transmit,
participate in the transfer or sale of, reproduce, create derivative works
based on, redistribute, perform, display, or in any way exploit any Enhanced Services,
unless such uses are expressly allowed under EULA.
6.3. Payspan allows Company to pay for Enhanced Services using
any of the payment methods described on the Website. Company may pay by credit,
debit or check card, which such payments may be
accepted and processed by Payspan's third party services providers. When
Company provides Payspan or its third party service
providers with Company's card information and submits a payment transaction, Payspan
or its third party service provider will charge Company's payment card the
license fees as indicated on the Website for such Application. Company
represents, warrants and covenants that it has the
right and is authorized to use the credit, debit or check card presented for
payment of the license fees and that the billing and related information
Company provides is accurate and truthful. If for any reason Company has not
authorized charges to be made to its credit, debit or check card, or the
credit, debit or check card issuer does not pay Payspan or its third party service provider for charges, Payspan reserves
the right to immediately suspend or terminate the access to the Application and
related licenses. By licensing or subscribing to any Application, Company
signifies its acceptance of any EULA that governs such Application. Company may
review, print and copy any EULA prior to licensing or
subscribing to any related Application.
Unless otherwise stated at time of payment, the fee charged for the
Application is for monthly usage of the Application (the "Subscription Period")
and is paid in advance. Once payment is
received by Payspan or its third party service
provider, the Application will be available for use by Company. Should Company elect to cancel its usage of
the Application at any time during the paid Subscription Period, access to the
Application will terminate at the conclusion of the current paid Subscription
Period. No refunds will be issued by Payspan
or its third party service providers for any remaining
portion of a paid Subscription Period as a result of Company's cancellation of
an Application.
6.4. Pricing,
Taxes, Pricing Errors. Prices offered on the Website are quoted in U.S. Dollars. Such prices do not include sales taxes.
Company is responsible for any state and local sales or use taxes that may
apply to Company's licensing of any Application. If the amount Company pays for
an item is incorrect, regardless of whether it is an error in a price posted on
this Website or otherwise communicated to Company, then Payspan reserves the
right, at its sole discretion, to revoke Company's license to the Application
and refund to Company the amount that Company paid, regardless of how the error
occurred, or request Company to pay the correct fees in order to continue using
such Application. Except for refunds granted by accepted warranty claims, if
any are granted through the EULA, or pricing errors, all sales are final at the
time Company pays for the license fees for the Application. Payspan may modify its prices for Enhanced
Services at any time.
6.5. Payment
Disputes. If
Company disputes any charge for an Application, Company must notify Payspan in
writing within sixty (60) days of any such charge. Failure to so notify Payspan
shall result in the waiver by Company of any claim relating to such disputed
charge. Charges shall be calculated solely based on records maintained by
Payspan.
7.1. Definitions.
"Confidential Information" means (i) any and all information which is disclosed by
the Owner to the Recipient orally, electronically, visually, or in a written or
other tangible form which is either (a) marked as "confidential"
(or with a similar legend), or (b) is identified at the time of disclosure
as being confidential, or (c) should be reasonably understood to be confidential
or proprietary; and (ii) the terms, including without limitation, this
Agreement and any previous or future proposals or other documents that preceded
this Agreement. Confidential Information
may include, but not be limited to, trade secrets, computer programs, software,
documentation, formulas, data, inventions, techniques, marketing plans,
strategies, forecasts, employee information, financial information, and
confidential information concerning Owner's business or organization, as Owner
has conducted it or as Owner may conduct it in the future. In addition, Confidential Information may
include information concerning any of Owner's past, current, or possible future
services, products or methods, "Owner" means the Party providing
Confidential Information to the Recipient. "Recipient" means the
Party receiving Confidential Information from the Owner.
7.2. Ownership of Confidential Information. The Recipient shall not
obtain, by virtue of this Agreement, any rights, title, or interest in any Confidential
Information of the Owner.
7.3. Treatment of Confidential Information. The Recipient shall hold Owner's Confidential
Information in strict confidence and the Recipient (i) shall not use Owner's
Confidential Information for any purpose other than to carry out the purposes
of this Agreement and always within the applicable laws that protect such
Confidential Information; and (ii) shall not disclose Owner's Confidential
Information to any third party except to those third parties operating under
non-disclosure provisions no less restrictive than in this Section and who have
a justified business "need to know", which includes, but not limited
to, the disclosure of Owner's Confidential Information to payers under whose
instructions healthcare providers received Website registration
invitations. Company shall protect the
deliverables resulting from Services with the same degree of care as Company
uses to protect Company's own confidential and proprietary information, but in any case not less than reasonable care. This Agreement imposes no obligation upon the
parties with respect to Confidential Information which either Party can
establish by legally sufficient evidence:
(a) was in the possession of, or was rightfully known by the Recipient
without an obligation to maintain its confidentiality prior to receipt from
Owner; (b) is or becomes generally known to the public without violation of
this Agreement; (c) is obtained by Recipient in good faith from a third party
having the right to disclose it without an obligation of confidentiality; (d)
is independently developed by Recipient without the participation of
individuals who have had access to any Confidential Information; or (e) is
required to be disclosed by court order or applicable law, provided notice is
promptly given to the Owner and provided further that diligent efforts are
undertaken to limit disclosure.
7.4. Trademarks and
Copyrighted Material.
PayspanHealth.com, Payspan, and all related logos, products and services
described in the Website are either trademarks or
registered trademarks of Payspan and may not be copied, imitated or used, in
whole or in part, without the prior written permission of Payspan. In addition, all page headers, custom graphics,
button icons, textual content, and scripts are service marks, trademarks,
and/or otherwise copyrighted material of Payspan and may not be copied,
imitated, or used, in whole or in part, without the prior written permission of
Payspan. Payspan intellectual property
is protected by law, including, but not limited to United States and
international copyright and trademark law and violations of this policy may
result in infringement of intellectual property and contractual rights of Payspan
and/or third parties, which is prohibited by law and could result in substantial
civil and criminal penalties. Company acknowledges and agrees that Payspan or
third parties own all legal rights, title and interest
in and to the Enhanced Services and that they are protected by worldwide
copyright and trademark laws and treaty provisions. Enhanced Services may not be
copied, reproduced, modified, published, uploaded, posted, transmitted, or
distributed in any way without Payspan's or such third party
owner's prior written permission, unless such uses are expressly allowed under
a EULA. Except as expressly provided herein, Payspan does not grant any express
or implied right to Company under any patents, copyrights, trademarks, or trade
secret information
7.5. Passwords. Company assumes all responsibility for
maintaining the confidentiality of Company's information and any passwords used
to facilitate Company's access to the Website and agrees to notify Payspan
immediately of any unauthorized ACCESS TO Company's information OR UNAUTHORIZED
USE OF COMPANY'S PAYSPAN passwords.
8. Covenants, Representations and Warranties. In addition to the other obligations stated
herein, Company covenants, represents and warrants the following:
8.1. Company is duly
organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its state of
organization, (2) it has all the requisite power and authority to execute,
deliver, and perform its obligations under this Agreement, (3) it is duly
licensed, authorized, or qualified to do business and is in good standing in
every jurisdiction in which a license, authorization, or qualification is
required for the ownership or leasing of its assets or the transaction of
business of the character transacted by it except where the failure to be so
licensed, authorized, or qualified would not have a material adverse effect on
its ability to fulfill its obligations under this Agreement, (4) the execution,
delivery, and performance of this Agreement has been duly authorized by
Company, (5) no approval, authorization, or consent of any governmental or
regulatory authority is required to be obtained or made by it in order for it
to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement, and (6) the
entity Company is acting on behalf of shall comply with all applicable Federal,
state, and local laws and regulations, and shall obtain all applicable permits
and licenses, in connection with its obligations under this Agreement.
8.2. You are authorized by
Company (a) to accept these terms and conditions on its behalf, (b) if electing
to receive vendor payments via ACH electronic deposits, that you are authorized
to grant permission to Company's bank for the purposes of validating the
registration information provided to the Services, and (c) if electing to
receive vendor payments via ACH electronic deposits, or other payment method Company
elects, to permit access to Company's bank account, as designated during the Payspan
enrollment process, for the purpose of receiving ACH electronic deposits as
payment on account of the payer designated in the Payspan enrollment
invitation.
8.3. Company acknowledges that
(i) Payspan is not a bank and the Services described herein are payment
processing services rather than banking services, and (ii) Payspan is not
acting as a trustee, fiduciary, or escrow with respect to Company's funds, but
is acting only as facilitator.
8.4. Company will cooperate with Payspan in a
reasonable fashion, to assist Payspan in the performance of Payspan's
obligations to fulfill its duties and Services under this Agreement. This
includes, without limitation, Company or employee(s) of Company providing assistance and goodwill concerning certain
technical issues related to the Services, their implementation, technical
support, upgrade, and/or removal.
8.5. Establish and maintain security, virus
protection, backup and disaster recovery plans for any data, images, software or equipment (the Services do not include recovery
of lost data or images). This
responsibility includes maintaining secure network and network security components,
firewalls and security-related hardware or software, preventing unauthorized
access to the Services and preventing interception of communications.
8.6. Further, Company acknowledges that certain
technical and specific information may be required by Payspan to accomplish its
ongoing accreditation, installation, technical support, upgrade and/or removal
of the Services, and that Company or employee(s) of Company will provide such
necessary information in a timely fashion so as to
maintain any agreed upon implementation, support and/or removal schedules.
9. Privacy
and Security. Our Website Privacy Policy describes Payspan's information
practices and procedures for personal information we collect at this Website or
through the Services. We strongly urge
representatives of Company to read our Website Privacy Policy, which is accessible
through the home page of the Website. Payspan is not liable for protection of
the privacy or security of information Company transfers through the Internet
or any other network provider that Company may use. We utilize encryption technology to protect
transactions during delivery over the Internet. If Company objects to Company's
information being transferred or used in this way, then Company should not use
our Services.
10. Termination
of Company's Registration. Company or Payspan may terminate Company's
registration and access to the Services and Website at any time for any reason.
Upon such termination, any pending transactions will be cancelled. If an
investigation is pending at the time we receive
notification of Company's desire to terminate Company's registration, Company
may not use the termination of Services or of Company registration as a means
of evading such investigations. Company will remain liable for all obligations
related to its registration even after the effective date of the notice
terminating Company's access to the Services. If Company does not utilize the
Services for a period of one year, its registration may be terminated or
suspended by Payspan. Violation of these
terms may result in civil or criminal liability. The failure of Payspan to notify any user of a
violation of this Service Agreement or redress any particular
violation of this Service Agreement in a certain manner or time shall
not prejudice the rights of Payspan hereunder.
11. Release. In the
event that Company has a dispute with one or more users, Company
releases Payspan (and our officers, directors, agents, subsidiaries, suppliers,
subcontractors, joint ventures and employees) from any and all claims, demands
and damages (actual and consequential) of every kind and nature arising out of
or in any way connected with such disputes. If Company transacts business in
California, Company waives California Civil Code §1542, which says: "A
general release does not extend to claims which the creditor does not know or
suspect to exist in his favor at the time of executing the release, which if
not known by him must have materially affected his settlement with the
debtor."
12.1.
Payspan shall make reasonable efforts to ensure that requests for
electronic debits and credits involving bank accounts and check issuances are
processed in a timely manner but we make no
representations or warranties regarding the amount of time needed to complete
processing because the Services are largely dependant
upon many factors outside of Payspan's control, such as delays in the banking
system, the availability of communications facilities, or the U.S. or
international mail service.
12.2.
COMPANY'S USE OF THE SERVICES AND WEBSITE
IS AT COMPANY'S SOLE RISK. ALL SERVICES AND CONTENT ON THE WEBSITE AND WITHIN
THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" OR "AS AVAILABLE"
BASIS, AND PAYSPAN EXPRESSLY disclaims all warranties and conditions with
respect to the SERVICES, WEBSITE, AND CONTENT THEREIN, whether implied,
express, or statutory, including the implied warranties of merchantability,
fitness for a particular purpose, title, noninfringement of third-party rights,
quiet enjoyment and accuracy. PAYSPAN MAKES NO WARRANTY THAT THE SERVICES,
WEBSITE OR CONTENT THEREIN ARE ACCURATE, TIMELY, UNINTERRUPTED, VIRUS-FREE OR
ERROR-FREE, OR THAT ANY SUCH PROBLEMS WILL BE CORRECTED.
12.3. Some states do not allow the disclaimer of implied warranties, so the foregoing disclaimer may not apply to Company. This warranty gives Company specific legal rights and Company may also have other legal rights that vary from state to state.
13. Limitation
of Liability.
13.1
In addition to the above warranty
disclaimers, in no event will Payspan, its officers, directors, EMPLOYEES OR
AFFILIATES BE LIABLE FOR ANY CONSEQUENTIAL, Exemplary, special, OR incidental
damages, including any damages for LOST PROFITS, arising from or relating to
Company's use or the inability to use the Services, WEBSITE or content THEREIN,
EVEN IF Payspan knew or should have known of the POSSIBILITY of such DAMAGES.
13.2
Payspan's total cumulative liability
arising from or related to the SERVICES, Website AND CONTENT THEREIN, whether
in contract or tort or otherwise, SHALL NOT exceed the GREATER OF: (i) FEEs
paid by COMPANY to Payspan, its subsidiaries or its affiliates for the Services
DURING THE IMMEDIATE PRIOR SIX (6) MONTH PERIOD, OR (ii) $50.00.
13.3
Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental
or consequential damages so the above limitation or exclusion may not apply to
Company.
14. Indemnification. Company agrees to defend,
indemnify and hold harmless Payspan, its members, affiliates and/or partners,
and its and their officers, directors, partners, shareholders agents, licensees
and employees (cumulatively "Payspan Indemnitees") from and against
all claims, actions, liabilities, losses, expenses, damages and costs,
including but not limited to attorney's fees, that may, at any time, arise out
of or relate to Company's authorized, unauthorized, lawful or unlawful use of
the Services, Website or Content therein, Company's breach of this Agreement as
stated herein or as modified from time to time in Payspan's sole discretion,
Company's inability to access the Services or Website, the use of any linked
websites, Company's reliance on any errors or omissions on the Services or
Website, or the propagation and/or contraction of any computer virus in
connection with Company's use of the Services, Website or the Content therein.
15. Remedies
and Payspan's Right to Collect from Company. Without limiting other
remedies, we may update inaccurate or incorrect information Company provides to
us, contact Company by means other than electronically, immediately warn our
payer community of Company's actions, limit access to the Payspan Services, and
any or all of the Payspan functions. In the unlikely event of a Service error that
results in an incorrect payment being deposited to a bank account owned by
Company, Company agrees to allow Payspan access to Company's account or company
account for the purpose of correcting the error and reclaiming the funds
incorrectly deposited to Company's account.
To secure Company's performance of this Agreement, Company acknowledges
that Payspan may setoff against any accounts Company owns for any obligation
Company owes Payspan at any time and for any reason allowed by law. Payspan may
consider this Agreement as Company's consent to Payspan's asserting its
security interest or exercising its right of setoff should any law require your
consent or consent of Company. The rights described in this section are in addition
to and apart from any other rights.
16. Ownership.
16.1.
As between the parties to this Agreement, Payspan shall, at all times, have sole and exclusive control over the
design, development, management, operation, and maintenance of the Services.
16.2.
Company acknowledges and agrees that Services do or may contain
proprietary software, analyses, conclusions, ideas, know-how, interfaces,
enhancements, other technical information, and all derivatives of the foregoing
of Payspan, which are provided to Company by Payspan and accessed by Company
through a limited subscription to such Services, and that all right, title, and
interest, including all intellectual property rights, in and to the Services,
any Payspan documentation, and all other Payspan materials (cumulatively, all
the foregoing, "Payspan Materials"), and in or to Services, is and
shall remain solely owned by Payspan, and no such right, title, or interest
therein shall pass to Company, any subscriber, or any other person.
16.3.
Company shall not cause, perform, or permit the copying,
decompilation, disassembly, or other reverse engineering of any Payspan
Materials or Services or the transferring of all or any part of any of the
foregoing to any other person. Company
shall not use any Payspan Materials or Payspan Services or its access to any of
the foregoing to design, build, market, or sell any similar or substitute
product or service.
16.4.
To the extent that you or any Company representative provides any
requirements, input, comments, responses, opinions, feedback and errata,
concerning the definition, design or validation of the Website or any
Application ("Feedback") to Payspan and Payspan incorporates such
Feedback in the Website or Enhanced Services, or any Service, Company hereby
grants to Payspan and Payspan accepts, a worldwide, nonexclusive, perpetual,
transferrable, fully paid up, irrevocable, royalty-free license, with the right
to sublicense, under Company's intellectual property rights to the Feedback to
incorporate or otherwise utilize Feedback as provided by Company to Payspan in
the design of the Enhanced Services, Website, and Services and to make
derivative works, design, debug, display, perform, copy, make, have made, use,
sell, distribute (directly and indirectly through multiple tiers), license, and
otherwise dispose of and support Payspan's and its sublicensees' products and
documentation embodying such Feedback in any manner and via any media Payspan
chooses, without reference to the source
17. Assignment. Company may not assign
or transfer any rights or obligations it may have under this Agreement without
the prior written consent of Payspan. Payspan reserves the right to transfer
this Agreement or any right or obligation under this Agreement without
Company's consent.
18. Force
Majeure. Payspan
shall not be liable for any failure or delay in performance due in whole or in
part to any cause beyond the reasonable control of Payspan or its contractors, agents or suppliers, including but not limited to utility or
transmission failures, power failure, strikes or other labor disturbances, acts
of God, acts of war or terror, floods, sabotage, fire, natural or other
disasters.
19. Legal
Compliance. Company shall comply with all applicable U.S. and international
laws, statutes, ordinances, regulations, contracts, and applicable licenses
regarding Company's use of the Services.
20. Notices.
20.1.
Electronic Communications. Company agrees that this Agreement constitutes "a writing
signed by you" under any applicable law or regulation. To the fullest extent
permitted by applicable law, this Agreement and any other agreements, notices or other communications regarding Company's account
and/or Company's use of the Services ("Communications"), may be
provided to Company electronically and Company agrees to receive all
Communications from Payspan in electronic form. Electronic Communications may
be posted on the pages within the Payspan website and/or delivered to Company's
e-mail address. Company may print a copy of any Communications and retain it
for Company's records. All Communications in either electronic or paper format
will be considered to be in "writing," and
to have been received no later than five (5) business days after posting or dissemination,
whether or not Company has received or retrieved the Communication. Payspan
reserves the right but assumes no obligation to provide Communications in paper
format.
20.2.
Credit Report. You agree that Payspan
may order and review your credit report with the sole purpose of assessing
Company's fitness to be a member of the Payspan system and/or Company's ability
to use the Services or features thereof.
20.3.
Procedure. Except as explicitly
stated otherwise, any notices shall be given by postal mail to Payspan, 7751
Belfort Parkway, Suite 200, Jacksonville, FL 32256 or to our online message
center or the email address Company provides to Payspan during the registration
process (in Company's case). Notice shall be deemed given 24 hours after posted
or email is sent, unless the sending party is aware that the electronic communication
was not received. Alternatively, we may give Company notice by mail to the
address provided to Payspan during the registration process. In such case,
notice shall be deemed given 3 days after the date of mailing.
21. Governing Law. THIS AGREEMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND BE GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA, WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO THE PRINCIPLES THEREOF RELATING TO THE CONFLICTS OF LAW. EACH PARTY IRREVOCABLY AGREES THAT ANY LEGAL ACTION, SUIT, OR PROCEEDING BROUGHT BY IT IN ANY WAY ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT MUST BE BROUGHT SOLELY AND EXCLUSIVELY IN JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, AND EACH PARTY IRREVOCABLY ACCEPTS AND SUBMITS TO THE SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF EACH OF THE AFORESAID COURTS IN PERSONAM, GENERALLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WITH RESPECT TO ANY ACTION, SUIT, OR PROCEEDING BROUGHT BY IT OR AGAINST IT BY THE OTHER PARTY. COMPANY hereby waiveS any and all right to trial by jury in any action or proceeding relating to the Agreement. COMPANY represents to Payspan that this waiver is knowingly, willingly and voluntarily given.
22. General.
22.1.
Company agrees that any provisions of any state law adopting exactly,
or in modified form, the Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act
("UCITA") shall not be applicable to this Agreement. Furthermore, each party hereby waives any and all rights arising from any such laws.
22.2.
This Agreement, and other terms and conditions identified in the
acceptance of this Agreement, including but not limited to the Website Terms of
Use, which are hereby incorporated by reference into this Agreement, represent
the entire agreement between the parties with respect to its subject matter,
and there are no other representations, warranties, understandings, or
agreements between the parties relative to such subject matter, and shall not
be modified or affected by any course of dealing, course of performance, or
usage of trade.
22.3.
No delay or omission by Payspan to exercise any right or power it has
under this Agreement shall impair or be construed as a waiver of such right or
power. A waiver by Payspan of any breach or covenant shall not be construed to
be a waiver of any succeeding breach or any other covenant. All waivers must be
in writing and signed by the party waiving its rights.
22.4.
If any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid or
unenforceable, such provision shall be struck and the remaining provisions
shall be enforced. Headings are for reference purposes only and in no way
define, limit, construe or describe the scope or extent of such section.
Sections 1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 5, 7, 11, and 13 through 22 shall survive any
termination or expiration of this Agreement.