Affiliates means with respect to any entity, any other entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with such entity. For the purpose of this definition, “control” (including the terms “controlling”, “controlled by” and “under common control with”) means the possession, direct or indirect, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of an entity, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise;
Bank means any banks and/or financial institutions licensed by the relevant government authorities in any part of the world;
Business Day means any day not being Saturday, Sunday or a public or bank holiday in Kuala Lumpur;
Card Association means any organization, entity, or group that manages, operates, or governs the policies, procedures, standards, and regulations pertaining to payment card networks and systems. This includes, but is not limited to Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Union Pay or other recognised electronic payment cards;
Cardholder means the Customer as the cardholder of a debit card and/or credit card;
Card Issuer means a financial institution that issues the Card to the Customer;
Chargeback means a dispute raised by the Customer for whatsoever reasons (not limited to fraud and/or identity theft) in demanding a payment refund in relation to a Payment Transaction. It also means an invalid or disputed Transaction which the Acquiring Bank identifies as being invalid or non-collectible after initial acceptance on account of fraud, lost/cancelled/unissued/invalid account identification, unresolved customer complaint or other causes which may be charged ultimately to Merchant;
Confidential Information means any information which is marked as “Confidential” or “Proprietary” or should be reasonably expected to be confidential having regard to the context of disclosure or the nature of the information; without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, the terms of this Agreement as well as business plans, data, strategies, methods, customer and client lists, technical specifications, transaction data and customer data shall be deemed confidential;
Customer means the end users of the Paydibs Services to effect payment for any products and/or services sold by the Merchant through its websites and/or other electronic commerce platforms;
Laws means the applicable law as stated in Clause 29 (and if no country is specified, then the applicable shall be deemed to be the laws of Malaysia) which shall include, without limitation, any regulation and enactment;
Merchant means any individual or corporate entity who desires to subscribe and use the Paydibs Services to facilitate the Payment Transaction;
Paydibs Account means the merchant account provided by Paydibs to the Merchant for the Paydibs Services;
Paydibs Services means the services offered by Paydibs to the Merchant to facilitate Payment Transactions from the Customer on behalf of a Merchant, including but not limited to, Paydibs Pay, Paydibs Checkout, Paydibs Terminal and/or other payment products and/or services that Paydibs may offer from time to time;
Payment Transaction means any payment transaction effected by the Customer through the Paydibs Services for the purchase of any products and/or services sold by the Merchant;
Reversal means any void Payment Transaction (not limited to cancellation of any products and/or services ordered by the Customer for whatsoever reasons) and where payment funds of such void Payment Transaction are refunded by the Bank to the Customer’s bank account and/or other electronic money (e-money) account (if applicable);
Settlement means the amount due to Merchant;
Payout Processing Period means the period between the date of the Transaction and the date on which Settlement in respect of that Transaction is due to Merchant; and
“You” or “your” means the Merchant.
In order to open and maintain the Paydibs Account, you shall provide us with correct, accurate, and updated information as follows:
You hereby acknowledge and authorize Paydibs, directly or through its authorized third parties, to make any inquiries we consider necessary to validate your identity. This may include asking you for further information or documentation, requiring you to take steps to confirm ownership of your email address or financial instruments, ordering a credit report, or verifying your information against third-party databases or through other sources.
If you subscribe to all or any part of the Paydibs Services which subsequently requires you to sign up for a Paydibs Account with us, you are providing Paydibs with your written instructions and authorization in accordance with any applicable law to obtain your personal and/or business credit report from a credit bureau, for example, Credit Tip-Off Service (CTOS). You are also authorizing Paydibs to obtain your personal and/or business credit report for the following purposes not limited to:
You hereby represent and warrant to us that, at all material times, you are the sole and beneficial owner of the Paydibs Account, and conduct business only on behalf of yourself. You shall ensure that all merchant identity numbers and passwords assigned to you to access the Paydibs Account are not shared or disclosed to any other person or tampered with by any unauthorized persons whereupon such unauthorized actions and/or suspicious activities relating to your Paydibs Account shall be the sole liability and/or responsibility of the Merchant and Paydibs shall not be liable and/or responsible for any loss, damage, cost, and/or expense that the Merchant may incur or suffer from thereof.
In connection with your use of our Platform, your Paydibs Account, the Paydibs Services, or in the course of your interac ons with Paydibs, the Customers, or related third-parties, you shall not (collectively, “Restricted Activities”):
a. | breach this Agreement, the Merchant’s Policy, or any other policy that you have agreed to and implemented by Paydibs from time to time. |
b. | violate any law, statute, ordinance, or regulation that is applicable to you. |
c. | infringe Paydibs’ or any third party’s copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret, or other intellectual property rights, or rights of publicity or privacy. |
d. | sell counterfeit goods. |
e. | sell any items/services related to transactions involving but not limited to narcotics, steroids, certain controlled substances, or other products that present a risk to consumer safety, e.g., illegal drug paraphernalia, prescription, and controlled medicines. |
f. | operate a business that encourages, promotes, facilitates, or instructs others to engage in illegal activity, including violence, racial or other forms of intolerance that are discriminatory, or the financial exploitation of a crime. |
g. | sell any stolen goods including digital and virtual goods. |
h. | allow the sale of any tobacco, electronic liquids, and electronic cigarettes products/services which are illegal to be sold in the area you are selling from and to the state/country you are selling to. Your website must have a disclaimer to restrict the sale of such items to any Customers below 18 years old. |
i. | sell any items with content of sexually oriented materials or services. |
j. | sell any ammunition, firearms, or certain firearm parts or accessories, certain weapons or knives. |
k. | conduct any operating business that shows the personal information of third parties in violation of applicable law, supports pyramid or Ponzi schemes, matrix programs, other “get rich quick” schemes, or certain multi-level marketing programs, associated with purchases of annuities or lottery contracts, lay-away systems, offshore banking, or transactions to finance or refinance debts funded by a credit card. |
l. | sell any traveler’s checks or money orders, or involve currency exchanges or check cashing businesses, involves in certain credit repair, debt settlement services, credit transactions or insurance activities, or involve in offering or receiving payments for the purpose of bribery or corruption. |
m. | engage in potentially fraudulent or suspicious activity and/or transactions. |
n. | refuse to cooperate in an investigation or provide confirmation of your identity or any information you provide to us. |
o. | receive or attempt to receive funds from both Paydibs and the Customer, Bank or card issuer (if applicable) for the same Payment Transaction during the course of a Chargeback, Reversal, and/or other dispute by the Customer. |
p. | control a Paydibs Account that is linked to another Paydibs Account that has engaged in any of these Restricted Activities herein. |
q. | conduct your business or use the Paydibs Services in a manner that results in or may result in complaints, disputes, claims, Reversals, Chargebacks, fees, fines, penalties, and other liability to Paydibs, the Customers, other related third parties or you. |
r. | have a credit rating from a credit reporting agency that indicates a high level of risk associated with your use of the Paydibs Services. |
s. | use your Paydibs Account and/or Paydibs Services in a manner that the Card Association, online banking transfer, and/or any other electronic funds transfer network reasonably believes to be an abuse of the card system or a violation of Card Association or network rules. |
t. | use a credit card with your Paydibs Account to provide yourself a cash advance (or help others to do so). |
u. | disclose or distribute the Customer’s information to a third party, or use their information for marketing purposes without their prior written consent. |
v. | facilitate any viruses, trojan horses, worms, or other computer programming routines that may damage, detrimentally interfere with, surreptitiously intercept or expropriate any system, data, or information to the Paydibs Account and/or Paydibs Services, wherever applicable. |
w. | take any action that may cause us to lose any of the services from our Internet service providers, payment processors, or other suppliers. |
x. | operate a business in managing capital markets and services platform including digital currency, digital token, and cryptocurrency. |
y. | act in a manner that is defamatory, trade libellous, threatening, or harassing to Paydibs, Affiliates, our employees, agents, or the Customer. |
z. | provide any false, inaccurate, or misleading information to us. |
Chargeback timeline 45-180 days
Chargeback | 45 days |
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Representment | Within 45 calendar days of the chargeback settlement date |
2nd Chargeback/ Pre-Arbitration | Within 45 calendar days of the representment settlement date |
Arbitration Case Filing | 45 calendar days from the last applicable chargeback cycle |
You shall be responsible for all Reversals,Chargebacks, claims, fees, fines, penalties and other liability incurred by Paydibs, the Customer, or a third party caused by or arising out of your breach of this Agreement, and/or your use of the Paydibs Services. You agree to fully indemnify Paydibs, the Customer, or a third party for any and all such liability.
If the Customer files a Significantly Not as Described (SNAD) Claim for an item he or she purchased from you, you will generally be required to accept the item back and refund the Customer the full purchase price, including the original shipping costs and associated costs thereto. You shall not receive a refund on any Paydibs’ service fees charged and paid by you to Paydibs in relation to the SNAD Claim. Further, if you did not succeed in proving against the SNAD Claim because we, in our sole and absolute discretion, reasonably believe that the item you sold to the Customer is counterfeit, you shall be required to provide a full refund to the Customer accordingly and in the event if you did not receive the item back from the Customer for whatsoever reasons, it may be disposed of or otherwise irreversibly dealt with at Paydibs’ sole and absolute discretion without any liability and/or responsibility owing by Paydibs to you for any loss, damage, cost and/or expense as may be incurred or suffered by you resulting from thereof.
Any instructions given by you on your Paydibs Account (whether verbal or in writing) once you have been authenticated according to our security protocols will be relied on by Paydibs. Paydibs shall not be liable for any loss, damage, cost and/or expense that you or anyone else suffers where Paydibs acts on those instructions in good faith, unless it was proved that Paydibs was negligent in acting on such instructions. Authentication includes but is not limited to password verification, security questions, and any two-factor authentication processes in place.
You shall not use the Paydibs Services if you are a resident of a country embargoed by Malaysia, or if you are a foreign person or entity blocked or denied by the Malaysian government. This includes, but is not limited to, entities and individuals listed on sanctions lists maintained by Malaysian authorities. It is your responsibility to ensure that your use of the Paydibs Services complies with these restrictions. Failure to comply may result in the suspension or termination of your Paydibs Account, without any liability to Paydibs for any loss, damage, cost, and/or expense resulting therefrom. Unless otherwise explicitly stated, all materials found on the Paydibs Services are solely directed to individuals, companies, or other entities located in Malaysia only. Paydibs reserves the right to modify or enforce these restrictions in accordance with Malaysian law and regulations.
a. | Democratic People’s Republic of Korea |
b. | Iran |
c. | Afghanistan |
d. | Congo |
e. | Eritrea |
f. | Iraq |
g. | Ivory Coast |
h. | Lebanon |
i. | Liberia |
j. | Libya |
k. | North Korea |
l. | Rwanda |
m. | Somalia |
n. | Sudan |
i. | non-3D authenticated transaction; |
ii. | massive failed transactions occurred on the Merchants’ account in respect of the Paydibs Account; |
iii. | disputes / complaints received from Cardholder; |
iv. | mismatch on business activity against documents presented during registration; |
v. | excessive Chargebacks due to Merchant’s business practices or procedures; |
vi. | excessive deposits for transactions unauthorized by Cardholders; |
vii. | credit or debit card fraud conviction; |
viii. | merchant failed to provide complete supporting documents as requested by Paydibs’ compliance team and/or other third parties; |
ix. | merchant failed to be reached out via any form of communication; |
x. | any occurrences which are deemed to be suspicious under Paydibs’ review that requires further explanation from the Merchant. |
Provided that a Force Majeure Event shall not include economic downturn (unless such economic downturn renders this Agreement commercially unviable for Paydibs and/or the Merchant), non-availability or insufficient funds or lack of financing on the part of Paydibs and/or the Merchant to perform its obligations under this Agreement.