Last updated on July 31, 2024
Last updated on July 31, 2024
(Previously the separate PayPal Website Payments Pro and Virtual Terminal agreement and the Advanced Credit and Debit Card Payments and Virtual Terminal agreement)
This PayPal Online Card Payments Services Agreement (“Agreement”) is a contract between you (“Merchant”, “you” and “your”) and PayPal, Inc. (“PayPal”, “we”, “us”, or “our”) and governs your use of the Online Card Payment Services. You must read, agree with, and accept all of the terms and conditions contained in this Agreement and the PayPal User Agreement to use any of the PayPal Services set forth herein. By continuing to use any such Services, you also agree to remain in compliance with all of the terms and conditions in this Agreement and the PayPal User Agreement, so please read all of the terms and conditions carefully.
This Agreement, the PayPal User Agreement, and any other applicable agreement(s) you have entered into with PayPal (collectively “PayPal Agreements”) shall apply to your use of the Services. If any inconsistency exists between the terms of the PayPal User Agreement and this Agreement, then, except for PayPal Checkout, the terms of this Agreement shall control in connection with your use of the Services. The terms of the PayPal User Agreement shall control for any inconsistency for PayPal Checkout.
We may amend or otherwise revise this Agreement and any applicable policies from time to time. The revised version will be effective at the time we post it unless otherwise noted. If our changes reduce your rights or increase your responsibilities, we will provide notice of such changes in accordance with the terms of the PayPal User Agreement. By continuing to use our Services after any changes to this Agreement, you agree to abide and be bound by those changes. If you do not agree with any changes to this Agreement, you may, as applicable, terminate your use of the Services before such changes become effective and/or close your account.
You understand and agree that you are providing PayPal with your “written instructions” in accordance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act, and you are authorizing and acknowledge that PayPal may obtain your personal credit report from a credit bureau for the purpose of your use of the Services. You further understand and agree that you are authorizing PayPal to obtain your credit report on an ongoing basis for account review purposes.
a. PayPal Services Fees. Fees for the Services may be charged on a monthly basis or per transaction. The fees you pay for the applicable Services can be found on the Fees page. All fees are in United States (“U.S.”) Dollars unless otherwise stated.
b. General Payment Terms.
i. Monthly Fees. Any applicable monthly fees for the Services will be charged in advance, unless otherwise set forth herein or on the Fees page.
ii. Transaction Fees. For fees charged per transaction, the fee amount will be deducted from the transaction amount at the time of the transaction. You are liable for all claims, expenses, fines, and liability PayPal incurs arising out of your use of the Services.
iii. Non-Refundable. All fees are non-refundable.
c. Interchange Plus Plus Pricing Terms. If you choose to activate Interchange Plus Plus pricing, then the following terms will apply to you:
i. Interchange Pass-through Costs. Interchange Pass-through Costs will be passed through to you in addition to all current fees as set forth on the Fees page which correspond to Interchange Plus Plus or IC++ pricing (collectively “Interchange Plus Plus” or “IC++”). Fees for card processing and third-party digital wallets will be charged monthly, all other applicable fees will continue to be charged per transaction.
ii. Gross Settlement. We will invoice you on the 7th of each calendar month (or a date otherwise notified by PayPal) (“Fee Invoice”) for all fees, charges, or other amounts accrued in connection with your use of PayPal’s card processing services. (“Gross Settlement”).
iii. Currency conversion. (a) PayPal may allow you to choose the currency in which the Fee Invoice will be billed (“Fee Invoice Currency”). If you have accepted transactions in currencies other than the Fee Invoice Currency, then PayPal will convert those currencies into the Fee Invoice Currency at the time of Fee Invoice generation. (b) PayPal may allow you to pay the Fee Invoice in the denominated currency of the linked bank account you nominate for debiting amounts owed to PayPal (“Linked Bank Account Currency”). If the Fee Invoice Currency is different from the Linked Bank Account Currency, PayPal will convert the amount of the Fee Invoice into the Linked Bank Account Currency at the time of debiting. If PayPal converts currency pursuant to this provision, it will be completed at an exchange rate that we set in accordance with the PayPal User Agreement and that includes our currency conversion spread ; or, if required by law or regulation, set at the relevant government reference rate(s).
iv. Debit Authorization. You authorize PayPal to debit your linked bank account and setoff from such bank account amounts to PayPal. If necessary, you also authorize PayPal to credit your account to correct erroneous debits and for fees, charges, or other amounts arising from your use of PayPal’s card processing services. You agree to provide PayPal with all necessary bank account information and grant PayPal permission to debit, setoff, or credit amounts due from your bank account on the 10th of the month (or a date otherwise notified by PayPal) and again on the 20th of the month (or a date otherwise notified by PayPal) if the authorization fails (“Debit Authorization”). You certify that the bank account information you provide to PayPal belongs to you.
v. Revocation of Debit Authorization. You may revoke this Debit Authorization at any time by deactivating IC++ in your PayPal account settings. However, the Debit Authorization will continue until the end of the month and PayPal will continue to debit, credit, or setoff from your account amounts due for the last month.
You understand that revocation of the Debit Authorization does not terminate, cancel, reduce, or otherwise affect the obligations you owe to PayPal, and the Debit Authorization applies only to the method of payment and does not have any bearing on amounts due to PayPal under the Agreement.
vi. In the Event of Debit Failure. If both debit attempts fail, PayPal may:
vii. Questions. If you have any questions about the fees, charges, or amounts found in your invoices, please contact us.
d. Service-Specific Payment Terms.
i. VT Terms. If you use Virtual Terminal (“VT”) only, you agree to allow PayPal to charge your PayPal account for fees that become due under this Agreement. In the event that PayPal is unable to recover any fee amount that is due from your PayPal account, PayPal may terminate your use of the Services within thirty (30) days of the date that the fee was due and you will remain obligated to pay PayPal for any unpaid amounts. If you use Payments Pro and choose to have your fees under this Agreement charged to your PayPal account, the terms of this Section 2.d.i. apply.
ii. Payments Advanced and Pro Payflow Terms. If you use Payments Advanced or Payments Pro Payflow, you agree to allow PayPal to charge the credit card or bank account that you provided when you registered for these Services for fees that become due under this Agreement. If you use Payments Pro and choose to have your fees under this Agreement charged to your credit card or bank account, the terms of this Section 2.d.ii. apply.
iii. Required Use of PayPal-Hosted Pages for PayPal Payments Advanced. Payments Advanced requires the exclusive use of PayPal-hosted templates on your checkout pages to process payments. If you use Payments Advanced to process payment sales or authorizations on non-PayPal hosted pages, you may be charged the higher monthly fee for using Payments Pro Payflow instead of the Payments Advanced monthly fee, but you may not receive full access to all features of Payments Pro Payflow. PayPal may implement this fee increase in its sole discretion at any time with thirty (30) days’ prior written notice to you. You agree to terminate your use of the Services if you do not agree to this fee.
e. Promotional Period. If you have signed up for the Services pursuant to a promotional period, you agree to pay any applicable monthly fee upon the expiration of a promotional period offered by PayPal.
f. Failure to Use PayPal Checkout. If you fail to comply with the requirement to use PayPal Checkout described in Section 9, you may be subject to up to a 1% fee increase to your then current Transaction Fee rate. This fee may be included in your initial rate when you first sign up for the Services, or may be added at any time by PayPal with thirty (30) days’ prior written notice of the fee increase. You agree to terminate your use of the Services if you do not agree to this fee.
g. Risk Factors Fee. If PayPal determines that your PayPal account receives, or is likely to receive, a disproportionately high number of customer complaints, Reversals, chargebacks, disputes, claims, fees, fines, penalties or other liability (collectively “Risk Factors”), you may be subject to up to a 5% fee increase above your then current Transaction Fee rate. This fee may be added to your initial rate when you first sign up for the Services, or may be added at any time by PayPal with thirty (30) days’ prior notice of the fee increase. You agree to terminate your use of the Services if you do not agree to this Fee.
h. Processing Requirements. You agree to submit only any transactions for processing which represent a bona fide, permissible transaction free of liens, claims, and encumbrances other than ordinary sales taxes; as outlined in this Agreement and in the Card Company Rules, or which accurately describes the product or services being sold or the charitable donations being made. You authorize PayPal to submit transactions to and receive settlement from American Express and to disclose transaction and merchant information to American Express to perform analytics and create reports, and for any other lawful business purposes, including commercial marketing communications purposes and important transactional or relationship communications. You also agree to ensure data quality and that any Data is processed promptly, accurately and completely, and complies with the Card Companies’ technical specifications. You agree not to process transactions or receive payments on behalf of any other party or redirect payments to any other party. You agree not to bill or collect from any cardholder for any purchase or payment on the card unless you have the right to do so under the Card Company Rules.
a. General. You are fully responsible for the security of data on your website or otherwise in your possession or control. You agree to comply with all applicable laws and rules in connection with your collection, security and dissemination of any personal, financial, Card, or transaction information (defined as “Data”) on your website. You must report any Data breach or incident to PayPal and the Card Companies immediately after discovery of the incident.
b. PCI DSS Compliance.
i. Merchant PCI Compliance. You agree that at all times you shall be compliant with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI DSS), the Payment Application Data Security Standards (PA DSS), and any Card Company data security requirements, as applicable. You agree to promptly provide us with documentation evidencing your compliance with PCI DSS, PA DSS, or other Card Company data security requirements, if requested by us. You also agree that you will use only PCI compliant service providers in connection with the storage, or transmission of Card Data. You must not store CVV2 Data at any time.
Your customers’ Card Data is handled by PayPal if: (a) your Service is Payments Advanced, or (b) your Service is Payments Pro Payflow and you choose to activate the “transparent redirect” feature and integrate the feature properly per PayPal’s instructions. In order to verify your PCI DSS compliance in connection with these Services, you must complete PCI DSS compliance certification pursuant to the requirements that we notify to you via email.
If you are accessing the Services through a platform service partner, you acknowledge that your platform service partner may offer solutions that help you comply with certain of these Merchant PCI compliance standards. While the platform service partner may help you comply or perform certain obligations on your behalf, you remain liable for compliance with these Merchant PCI Compliance standards.
ii. PayPal PCI Compliance. PayPal agrees that it shall comply with the applicable PCI DSS requirements, as such may be amended from time to time, with respect to all cardholder data received by it in connection with this Agreement. PayPal acknowledges that it is responsible for the security of cardholder data it possesses or otherwise stores, processes or transmits on behalf of the Merchant, or to the extent that they could impact the security of the Merchant’s cardholder data environment.
c. Data Usage. Unless you receive the express consent of your customer, you may not retain, track, monitor, store or otherwise use Data beyond the scope of the specific transaction. Further, unless you get the express written consent of PayPal and each Acquiring Bank and/or the Card Companies, as applicable, you agree that you will not use nor disclose the Card Data for any purpose other than to support payment for your goods and services. Card Data must be completely removed from your systems, and any other place where you store Card Data, within 24 hours after you receive an authorization decision unless you have received the express consent of your customer to retain the Card Data for the sole purpose of processing recurring payments. To the extent that Card Data resides on your systems and other storage locations, it should do so only for the express purpose of processing your transactions. All Data and other information provided to you by PayPal in relationship to the Services and all Card Data will remain the property of PayPal, its Acquiring Bank or the Card Companies, as appropriate.
If you are using Advanced Credit and Debit Card Payments and VT for payments received through a partner platform service provider, you may not be receiving Card Data, but may receive other confidential information about another PayPal customer in order to fulfill the transaction and you will continue to be bound by the terms of our PayPal User Agreement.
d. Password Security. You agree to restrict use and access to your password and log-on ID to your employees and agents as may be reasonably necessary and you will ensure that each such employee or agent complies with the terms of this Agreement. You will not give, transfer, assign, sell, resell or otherwise dispose of the information and materials provided to you to utilize the Services. You are solely responsible for maintaining adequate security and control of any and all IDs, passwords, or any other codes that are issued to you by PayPal, each Acquiring Bank, or the Card Companies.
e. Audit. If PayPal believes that a security breach or compromise of Data has occurred, PayPal may require you to have a third-party auditor that is approved by PayPal conduct a security audit of your systems and facilities and issue a report to be provided to PayPal, the Acquiring Banks, and/or the Card Companies. In the event that you fail to initiate an audit within ten (10) business days of PayPal’s request, PayPal may conduct or obtain such an audit at your expense. In addition, the Card Companies may conduct an audit at any time, for the purpose of determining compliance with the Card Company Rules.
f. Compliance with Data Protection Addendum. You, as a Merchant, and PayPal agree to comply with the PayPal Data Protection Addendum for Card Processing Products found here (the “Data Protection Addendum”), which forms part of this Agreement, provided that such Data Protection Addendum shall not apply to the Fastlane service, which is subject to the data protection principles set forth in Section 14. The terms of the Data Protection Addendum prevail over any conflicting terms in this Agreement relating to data protection and privacy.
g. Data Portability. Upon any termination or expiration of this Agreement, PayPal agrees, upon your written request, to provide your new Acquiring Bank or payment service provider (“Data Recipient”) with any available credit card information including personal data relating to your Customers (“Card Information”). In order to do so, you must provide PayPal with all requested information including proof that the Data Recipient is in compliance with the Association PCI-DSS Requirements and is level 1 PCI compliant. PayPal agrees to transfer the Card Information to the Data Recipient so long as the following applies: (a) you provide PayPal with proof that the Data Recipient is in compliance with the Association PCI-DSS Requirements (Level 1 PCI compliant) by providing PayPal a certificate or report on compliance with the Association PCI-DSS Requirements from a qualified provider and any other information reasonably requested by PayPal; (b) the transfer of such Card Information is compliant with the latest version of the Association PCI-DSS Requirements; and (c) the transfer of such Card Information is allowed under the applicable Association Rules, and any applicable laws, rules or regulations (including data protection laws).
a. American Express may use the information obtained in your application at the time of setup to screen and/or monitor you in connection with American Express Card marketing and administrative purposes.
b. You may be converted from this Agreement to a direct card acceptance agreement with American Express if you reach certain monthly sales volumes. Upon conversion, (i) you will be bound by American Express’ then-current Card Acceptance Agreement; and (ii) American Express will set your pricing and other fees for American Express Card acceptance.
c. By accepting this Agreement, you agree to receive commercial marketing communications from American Express. You may opt out by contacting PayPal at (888) 221-1161.
d. American Express shall be a third-party beneficiary of this Agreement for purposes of American Express Card acceptance. As a third-party beneficiary, American Express shall have the right to enforce directly against you the terms of this Agreement as related to American Express Card acceptance. You acknowledge and agree that American Express shall have no responsibility or liability with regard to PayPal’s obligations to you under this Agreement.
e. The American Express Merchant Operating Guide, which is incorporated herein by this reference, sets forth policies and procedures governing your acceptance of the American Express Card and can be accessed here: www.americanexpress.com/Merchantopguide.
f. You may terminate your acceptance of American Express at any time upon notice.
If you choose to integrate eligible third-party wallets as Advanced Credit and Debit Card Payment add-on features, you also agree to the following applicable third-party terms:
You acknowledge and agree that the third-party features and terms are provided, updated, and noticed solely by the relevant third party (not PayPal), and that PayPal will under no circumstances be responsible or liable for any damages, losses, or costs whatsoever suffered or incurred by you resulting from any use of such third-party features or acceptance of such third-party terms.
You may not perform dynamic currency conversion. This means that you may not list an item in one currency and then accept payment in a different currency. If you are accepting payments in more than one currency, you must separately list the price of each product or service in each currency.
By using the Services, PayPal permits you to directly accept Cards. With regard to your Card acceptance, you agree to the following:
a. Where you accept Cards on your website, you will display each Card’s logo with equal size and prominence, and you shall not display a preference for, nor discriminate against, one Card over another, including your refund policies for purchases.
b. You agree to comply with the logo usage standards located at: /webapps/mpp/logo-center.
c. You authorize PayPal to provide information regarding your business and individual Card transactions to third-parties for the purpose of facilitating the acceptance and settlement of your Card transactions and in connection with items, including chargebacks, refunds, disputes, adjustments, and other inquiries.
You acknowledge that PayPal routes and processes transactions, as appropriate, through the Services via the relevant Card Company network(s) as remote (card not present) payments. If you accept a Card that is physically presented to you at the point of sale you acknowledge that the scope of your protection from chargebacks will be limited to the protection that is available for remote payments.
a. If you use Advanced Credit and Debit Card Payments, Payments Advanced, Payments Pro, or Payments Pro Payflow you must use PayPal Checkout in the following manner:
i. You must include a PayPal Checkout button either: (1) before you request the shipping/billing address and other financial information from your customers or (2) on the same page that you collect such information if you only use one page for your checkout process.
ii. You must provide your customers with the option of not storing their personal information, including their email address, shipping/billing address, and financial information.
b. If you use Advanced Credit and Debit Card Payments or Payments Advanced, you must offer PayPal Credit as a payment option on your hosted checkout page as automatically enabled by PayPal. Any offers associated with PayPal Credit that you present outside of the hosted checkout page must be displayed in the manner prescribed and instructed by PayPal and approved by PayPal prior to posting.
a. General. Subject to the terms set forth in this Agreement, PayPal’s Fraud Protection services may be made available to Merchants who use Advanced Credit and Debit Card Payments and Payments Pro as a fraudulent transaction management tool to help you screen potentially fraudulent transactions based on the settings you may adopt. In the case of Payments Pro, alternative Fraud Protection services may be made available instead of, or in addition to, the Fraud Protection services described in this Agreement.
The Fraud Protection services may help Merchant screen potentially fraudulent transactions based on the setting the Merchant selects to adopt. For example, with the Fraud Protection services, you may set filter rules, i.e., to instruct PayPal which transactions PayPal will decline on your behalf based on abstract criteria.
PayPal may provide suggestions or recommendations regarding which filters and settings to use that may be appropriate for your business. These suggestions may take into account your profile and past transaction history.
If you are provided access to the Fraud Protection services, then it is your responsibility to set the filter rules. Please note: If you set these filter rules too restrictively, you might lose sales volume. We advise you to monitor your filter rules and settings on an ongoing basis. If you use Payments Advanced or Payments Pro Payflow, you may have the option to use our Fraud Protection services. If you use our Fraud Protection services, you are responsible for setting preferences for the PayPal Fraud Protection services. It is your responsibility to determine which transactions the Fraud Protection services will accept or reject based on the authentication information provided by PayPal.
You acknowledge and agree that you have all rights and authorities to share personal data with PayPal.
b. No Warranty; Limitation of Liability. We do not represent or warrant that the Fraud Protection services are error-free or that they will identify all potentially fraudulent transaction activity. PayPal shall not be liable for your losses (such as loss of profits) or damages. The sections of the PayPal User Agreement on “Indemnification and Limitation of Liability” and “Disclaimer of Warranty and Release” apply to your use of the Fraud Protection services.
c. Data Protection. Merchant may only use the Fraud Protection services, including any Data provided by you or to you, for the purpose of managing its fraudulent transaction risk and for no other purpose. You acknowledge that the Fraud Protection services do not provide Consumer Reports under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, and you will not use it, or let any other person use it, for the determination of eligibility for personal, family or household credit, loan, employment, or other purpose that would make the results from Fraud Protection be deemed Consumer Reports under the Fair Credit Reporting Act. You may not share use of the Fraud Protection services with any other person, nor may you disclose to any person the categories provided in the Fraud Protection services or the results generated from your use of Fraud Protection services.
d. Terms Supplemental. These terms supplement the PayPal User Agreement that governs your use of PayPal’s services in general. PayPal reserves the right to suspend, change or cancel PayPal’s Fraud Protection services at any time as it may determine in its sole discretion. PayPal reserves the right to add additional terms and conditions for continued use of the Fraud Protection services.
a. General. To be eligible for Chargeback Protection Services, you must have a PayPal business account in good standing, you must be approved by PayPal for such Chargeback Protection Services, and you must:
i. successfully integrate PayPal’s Advanced Credit and Debit Card Payments;
ii. successfully integrate the Risk Data Acquisition Service; and
iii. provide additional data as required by PayPal.
PayPal reserves the right to change integration requirements upon notice.
Your application for Chargeback Protection Services will be assessed by PayPal, and we may accept or reject applications at our sole discretion. You are not permitted to enable Chargeback Protection Services or Fraud Protection or Fraud Protection Advanced at the same time. Upon enrolling in Chargeback Protection Services, your use and access to Fraud Protection or Fraud Protection Advanced will be terminated. PayPal reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel or suspend your use of Chargeback Protection Services for any reason it deems appropriate at any time upon reasonable notice to you or immediately if reasonable notice is impracticable in order to maintain the security of PayPal’s systems and/or your account is no longer in good standing.
If you are approved and enroll in Chargeback Protection Services, we will waive our right to recover the amount of any unauthorized chargeback and item not received chargeback losses made on “Eligible Transactions” (as defined below) pursuant to the PayPal User Agreement (see the ‘Refunds Reversals and Chargebacks’ section), and we will not charge a chargeback fee pursuant to the PayPal User Agreement. This means, in the event of an Eligible Chargeback, you will keep the transaction amount, and you will not pay any chargeback fee for such transaction. However, you must respond to our requests for documentation and other information within the required timeframe when you enroll in Chargeback Protection Services, as described below (“Chargeback Protection Services Options” and “Establishing proof of delivery or proof of shipment”).
Chargeback Protection Services are provided with two options – “Effortless Chargeback Protection” and “Chargeback Protection” (both as defined below).
b. Chargeback Protection Services Options. Chargeback Protection Services are available as two different options:
i. “Effortless Chargeback Protection”: for chargebacks involving transactions not authorized by the cardholder, as determined by PayPal, you are not required to provide proof of shipment or proof of delivery for physical goods or services in order to retain the transaction amount and avoid paying any chargeback fee for such transaction. However, if the chargeback involves transactions where the item was not received by the buyer, you are required to provide proof of shipment or proof of delivery for physical goods or services in order to retain the transaction amount and avoid paying any chargeback fee for such transaction. Proof of delivery or proof of shipment shall be provided to PayPal within two days of receipt of the chargeback claim (or such time period as otherwise specified by PayPal).
ii. “Chargeback Protection”: you are required to provide proof of shipment or proof of delivery for physical goods or services for Eligible Chargebacks in order to retain the transaction amount and avoid paying any chargeback fee for such transaction. Proof of delivery or proof of shipment shall be provided to PayPal within two days of receipt of the chargeback claim (or such time period as otherwise specified by PayPal).
c. Eligible Chargebacks. Chargeback Protection Services only apply to chargeback claims involving: (i) transactions not authorized by the cardholder, as determined by PayPal; and (ii) transactions where the item was not received (“Item Not Received”) by the buyer (collectively “Eligible Chargebacks”).
d. Eligible Transactions. Chargeback Protection Services only apply to Eligible Chargebacks on Card transactions processed by PayPal that meet the criteria set forth below (“Eligible Transactions”):
i. Card transactions processed via the Advanced Credit and Debit Card Payments checkout integration; and
ii. Card transactions for goods and services that are not (1) excluded under the terms of the PayPal User Agreement, including but not limited to the Acceptable Use Policy, or (2) “Ineligible Transactions” (as defined below).
e. Ineligible Transactions. Chargeback Protection Services do not apply to chargebacks involving transactions where the item received by the buyer is not what they ordered (“Significantly Not as Described”).
Chargeback Protection Services also do not apply to items or transactions that are ineligible for PayPal’s Seller Protection program (“Ineligible Transactions”). The list of the ineligible items or transactions for PayPal’s Seller Protection program are adopted and incorporated by reference, and can be found here.
f. Establishing proof of delivery or proof of shipment. The proof of delivery and proof of shipment requirements of PayPal’s Seller Protection program apply to the Chargeback Protection Services and are adopted and incorporated by reference. The proof of delivery and proof of shipment requirements can be found here.
g. Chargeback Protection Services Fees. The fees for the Chargeback Protection Services will vary depending on the Chargeback Protection Services option you select.
You may change your selected Chargeback Protection Services option at any time from the product page here. The change will take effect immediately but will only apply to Eligible Chargebacks received for transactions that occur on or after the date you change the Chargeback Protection Services option. For the purpose of illustration:
For example, if you change your selection from the “Effortless Chargeback Protection” option to the “Chargeback Protection” option on September 1, but an unauthorized chargeback or Item Not Received chargeback is filed in relation to a transaction that occurred on August 1, you must still pay the higher “Effortless Chargeback Protection” fee on such transaction, but you will not be required to provide proof of shipment or proof of delivery for unauthorized chargeback only transaction. For any unauthorized chargebacks or item not received chargebacks filed on transactions that occur or after September 1, you will pay the lower “Chargeback Protection” fee, but you will be required to provide proof of shipment or proof of delivery in accordance with the “Chargeback Protection” requirements.
h. Chargeback Recovery by PayPal. If you have provided us with incorrect information (for example, with respect to your business type) during the application process for Chargeback Protection Services or during sign up for a PayPal account, we are entitled to recover all our chargeback losses from you (including for past transactions prior to us discovering that the information provided was incorrect). We are also entitled to recover all our chargeback losses from you if you violate the PayPal User Agreement (for example, if you engage in a Restricted Activity), the Acceptable Use Policy or this Agreement.
If you use Payments Advanced, Payments Pro, Payments Pro Payflow, VT (as a standalone Service), or Advanced Credit and Debit Card Payments, you may be able to enroll in our Account Updater Service.
a. Description. Subject to the terms of this section, the Account Updater Service allows PayPal to send the applicable Card Data of eligible Cards to one or more third party sources (including, but not limited to, the Card Companies), and use information available to PayPal, to check and update the applicable Card Data. Following these checks, the applicable updated Card Data relating to Merchant’s customers, if any, is processed and stored by PayPal at Merchant’s direction and on the Merchant’s behalf for (i) recurring transactions using the Recurring Billing or Recurring Payments or (ii) other eligible transactions using the Services. PayPal will either provide Merchants with email notification that the Account Updater Service has been activated on such Merchants’ account(s) or allow Merchants to enable the Account Updater Service on their account(s) through their PayPal account settings. Merchants may elect to discontinue use of the Account Updater Service at any time by providing written notice to PayPal of such election or by such other means as may be determined by PayPal regarding the requirements for such Merchants to discontinue use of the Account Updater Service.
b. Permitted Use. Merchant acknowledges and agrees that the Account Updater Service is provided solely for the purpose of updating applicable Card Data to enable Merchant’s acceptance of transactions using the applicable Services. Merchant shall not use the Account Updater Service for any other purpose, including, without limitation, the use of any portion of the Account Updater Service data in connection with the development of any other service or product.
c. Merchant Obligations. Merchant shall fully comply with applicable law and the Card Company Rules in connection with its use of the Account Updater Service. Further, Merchant shall provide its customers, whose Card(s) is/are eligible for the Account Updater Service, with all disclosures required under applicable law to enable Merchant to use the Account Updater Service to update the customer’s Card(s). The foregoing shall include, but shall not be limited to, incorporating promptly into Merchant’s standard terms and conditions, privacy policy, and/or other customer facing documentation, any language required by applicable law or the Card Company Rules. Merchant shall also provide adequate disclosures to make clear to customers that if they do not want their applicable Card Data updated, they may request Merchant to remove their Card that is being stored by PayPal and/or terminate their recurring transaction agreement with Merchant.
d. Accuracy of Information. Merchant acknowledges that the Account Updater Service may only be accurate to the extent a card issuing bank and a customer participate, and that many card issuing banks and customers may not participate. Merchant acknowledges and agrees that the Account Updater Service may rely upon information, Card Data, and services provided to PayPal by third parties.
e. Cessation and Availability of Account Updater Service. PayPal may immediately cease offering or providing the Account Updater Service to Merchants at any time upon email notice to Merchants. PayPal does not ensure that the Account Updater Service will be available for all Card Data.
This section applies if you use Payments Advanced, Payments Pro, Payments Pro Payflow and VT (as a standalone Service). If you are using the Recurring Billing, Recurring Payments, or vaulting functionality, including the Vaulting Tool or available third-party vault functionality, you agree that it is your responsibility to comply with Card Company Rules and applicable law (including the Electronic Funds Transfer Act (Reg E)), including by capturing your customers’ consent to store their Card on file for future or recurring transactions and making available a mechanism for your customer to delete their Card on file.
You acknowledge and agree that third-party vault functionality is provided and updated solely by the third-party vault provider (not PayPal). PayPal will under no circumstances be responsible or liable for any damages, losses, or costs whatsoever suffered or incurred by you resulting from any use of such third-party vault functionality.
This section applies to your use of the Fastlane service.
Any personal data provided to you by PayPal in connection with the Fastlane service, excluding personal data collected or obtained by you directly from the customer, will be used by you only to the limited extent that is necessary and relevant to the Fastlane service and no other purpose, including marketing purposes, unless you have obtained the prior express consent of the customer. You represent, covenant, and warrant that you will provide and/or obtain necessary disclosures and consents, as applicable, in connection any personal data provided by you to PayPal. You may not disclose or distribute any customer personal data provided to you by PayPal to a third party, unless such third party is your service provider (as defined by applicable law). You may not combine personal data provided to you by PayPal with any other data. You may not use any personal data provided to you by PayPal to send, or assist in sending, unsolicited emails to third parties. You agree that you will only submit personal data to PayPal through your Fastlane integration in connection with a bona fide single customer transaction or merchant store account creation and as authorized by the customer.
For purposes of clarification, the Data Portability provision (Section 3.g) of this Agreement, in its entirety, does not apply to the Fastlane services. Data collected in connection with the Fastlane service is not portable, including when you have been given consent by your customer to store data collected in connection with the Fastlane service in your or, if applicable, your platform provider's vault.
Termination of Fastlane service. In addition to any other termination rights in this Agreement, PayPal reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to terminate or suspend use of Fastlane at any time upon reasonable notice or immediately (a) for any breach of this section 14; or (b) if we determine that your use of Fastlane could expose PayPal to financial loss or legal liability.
You may terminate your use of Fastlane acceleration and profile creation functionality by disabling Fastlane in your account settings. If you no longer wish to collect additional Fastlane-required customer information, you will need to remove your Fastlane integration when you disable Fastlane.
In the event that we terminate or suspend your use of Fastlane or you disable Fastlane in your account settings, customer information stored through Fastlane will remain available for future transactions through the Services so long as you received authorization from your customer to save that customer information. You may elect to disregard Fastlane customer information, or to delete Fastlane customer information from your stored customer information.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 14 or the Agreement, Fastlane customer information will not be included in the Data Portability services offered under the Agreement. Fastlane customer information is not portable, including when you have been given consent by your customer to store data collected in connection with the Fastlane service.
For the sake of clarity, any termination or suspension of your use of the Fastlane services will not automatically result in a termination of the agreement or suspension of the PayPal Services. Notwithstanding any termination or suspension of the Fastlane service, your use of Fastlane customer information will remain subject to this Section.
THE SERVICES AND ALL ACCOMPANYING DOCUMENTATION ARE PROVIDED TO YOU ON AN “AS IS” BASIS WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY WARRANTIES OF TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. PAYPAL MAKES NO WARRANTY THAT THE SERVICES WILL BE CONTINUOUS OR ERROR-FREE. PayPal does not guarantee, represent or warrant that the Services and related features that enable you to detect or minimize fraudulent transactions will discover or prevent all non-valid or fraudulent transactions. PayPal is not responsible for any non-valid or fraudulent transactions that are processed.
If, in our sole discretion, we believe there may be a high level of risk associated with you, your PayPal account, your business model, or your transactions we may take certain actions in connection with your Account and/or your use of the Services.
a. Reserves. PayPal, in its sole discretion, may place a Reserve on funds held in your PayPal account when PayPal believes there may be a high level of risk associated with your Account. If PayPal places a Reserve on funds in your PayPal account, they will be shown as “pending” in your PayPal Balance. If your PayPal account is subject to a Reserve, PayPal will provide you with notice specifying the terms of the reserve. The terms may require that a certain percentage of the amounts received into your PayPal account are held for a certain period of time, or that a certain amount of money is held in reserve. PayPal may change the terms of the Reserve at any time by providing you with notice of the new terms.
b. Additional Actions. We may take other actions we determine are necessary to protect against the risk associated with your PayPal account including requesting additional collateral from you such as a letter of credit or a personal guarantee. PayPal may contact your customers, on your behalf, in the event that PayPal is investigating potential fraud.
c. Information. In order to determine the risk associated with your PayPal account, PayPal may request at any time, and you agree to provide, any information about your business, operations or financial condition. We reserve the right to reassess your eligibility for any Service if your business is materially different from the information you provided in your application.
a. By Merchant. You may terminate your use of the Services at any time. Merchant may terminate its acceptance of American Express at any time upon notice.
b. By PayPal. PayPal may terminate your use of the Services if:
i. You fail to comply with the terms of, or are unable to pay or perform your obligations under, this Agreement or any of the PayPal Agreements that apply to the Services;
ii. We decide, in our discretion, that you become ineligible for the Services because there is a high level of risk associated with your PayPal account or for any other reason, or upon request by any Acquiring Bank or any of the Card Companies.
iii. You violate any Card Company Rule as they may be amended by the Card Companies from time to time.
c. Effect of Termination. If your use of any Service is terminated, you agree to complete all pending Card transactions, immediately remove all logos for Cards, and stop accepting new transactions through such Service. You will not be refunded the remainder of any applicable Monthly Fees that you have paid for such Service.
You represent and warrant to PayPal that each transaction that you process through the Advanced Credit and Debit Card Payments, PayPal Payments Pro, or VT Services is solely in payment for your provision of bona fide goods and/or services), other than money transmission services, to your customers (each, a “Payor”). You hereby designate PayPal, and PayPal hereby agrees to serve, as your limited agent for the sole purpose of receiving and processing such payments on your behalf. You agree that upon PayPal receiving payment from your Payor: (a) you shall be deemed to have received payment from your Payor, (b) your Payor’s obligation to you in connection with your payment shall be satisfied in full, (c) any claim you have for such payment against your Payor shall be extinguished and (d) you are obligated to deliver the applicable goods and/or services to your Payor, in each case regardless of whether or when PayPal remits such payment to you.
Further, you represent and warrant to PayPal that for each transaction that you process using the Services, promptly upon payment by your Payor, you will provide a dated receipt which shall constitute a record of your acceptance of the Payor’s payment and the satisfaction of the Payor’s obligation to you in the amount stated on the receipt. You agree that the receipts will satisfy all applicable regulatory and Card Company Rule requirements, and that upon PayPal’s request, you will provide to PayPal copies of any such previously issued receipts. You further agree that you will hold out PayPal to your Payors as your agent for purposes of accepting payments on your behalf, including in response to any customer inquiry as to PayPal’s role with respect to a transaction or other reference to PayPal in connection with a transaction. You agree that the transaction reports provided by PayPal to you constitute a receipt evidencing your customer transactions.
This section states the entirety of PayPal’s duties as your agent for receipt of payment, and no other duties shall be implied by PayPal’s undertaking to act in that capacity. This section does not limit in any way PayPal’s rights against you or any funds held by PayPal, including any right of setoff or security interest in such funds. In accordance with this Agreement, PayPal will remit to you, or apply as an offset to any obligation you may have to PayPal, any such payments it receives on your behalf.
a. Law and Forum for Disputes. Except as otherwise agreed by the parties or as described in the PayPal User Agreement, you agree that any claim or dispute you may have against PayPal must be resolved by a court located in either Santa Clara County, California, or Omaha, Nebraska. You agree to submit to the personal jurisdiction of the courts located within Santa Clara County, California, or Omaha, Nebraska for the purpose of litigating all such claims or disputes. This Agreement shall be governed in all respects by the laws of the State of California, without regard to conflict of law provisions.
b. Indemnification. You agree to defend, indemnify and hold PayPal, its parent, officers, directors and employees harmless from any claim or demand (including attorneys’ fees) made or incurred by any third-party due to or arising (i) out of your breach of this Agreement; (ii) your use of the Services, including, without limitation, chargebacks, refunds, and Card Company fines and penalties; (iii) your fraudulent transaction or data incidents.
c. No Waiver. Our failure to act with respect to a breach by you or others does not waive our right to act with respect to subsequent or similar breaches.
d. Compliance with Laws. You agree to comply with all applicable laws, rules, or regulations, including the Card Company Rules.
e. Complete Agreement. This Agreement, along with the PayPal User Agreement and any applicable policies and agreements on the Legal Agreements page on the PayPal website, sets forth the entire understanding between you and PayPal with respect to your use of the Services. 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. In addition, your acceptance of Card transactions via a Service is also subject to a Commercial Entity Agreement you have with each of the Acquiring Banks.
“Account Monitoring Service” means the optional Service associated with Payments Pro Payflow that receives notifications of suspicious activity, as described in more fully on the PayPal website.
“Account Updater Service” means the Service in which PayPal may update applicable customer Card Data of eligible Cards using information and third-party sources available to PayPal, as further described in Section 12. In providing this Service, PayPal may obtain, on Merchant’s behalf, applicable updated customer Card Data of eligible Cards from participating card issuing banks and other third-party sources for use in the processing of Merchant’s Recurring Billing, Recurring Payments, or other eligible transactions using the Services.
“Acquiring Bank” means each of the financial institutions PayPal partners with to process your Card payments, including your Direct Payments and VT Payments, and each of your Card funded PayPal Checkout payments, and with whom you entered into a Commercial Entity Agreement.
“Advanced Credit and Debit Card Payments” means the suite of functionality consisting of the Advanced Credit and Debit Card Payments API (as the standard online interface) and Fraud Protection services (as an optional additional Service). This suite of functionality may also include optional add-on features (e.g., integration of eligible third-party wallets) that require your acceptance of additional third-party terms before such add-on features may be used. We may also choose to offer you other PayPal Online Card Payment Services functionality as part of the Advanced Credit and Debit Card Payments suite of functionality.
“Agreement” has the meaning provided in the first paragraph of this Agreement.
“American Express” means American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc. and its affiliates.
“API” means PayPal’s proprietary application programming interfaces used to interface with the PayPal systems in order to use certain Services.
“Buyer Authentication Service” means the optional Service associated with Payments Pro Payflow that enables you to integrate Visa’s Verified by Visa and MasterCard’s SecureCode into Payments Pro Payflow, as described in more detail on the PayPal website.
“Card Company(ies)” means a company or group of financial institutions that promulgate rules to govern Card transactions via bankcard and payment networks including, but not limited to, MasterCard, Visa, Discover, American Express, as well as US debit networks, including Star, Nyce, Pulse, and Accel.
“Card Company Rules” means the rules and regulations governing acceptance of Cards. Rules are available for Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover, and for Star, Nyce, Pulse, and Accel upon request, each as updated from time to time.
“Card Data” means a cardholder’s account number, expiration date, and CVV2.
“Card(s)” means payment cards branded with the logos of (i) Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover; and (ii) US debit networks, including Star, Nyce, Pulse, and Accel.
“Chargeback Protection Services” means the optional service that provides protection for eligible Advanced Credit and Debit Card Payments from “unauthorized” and “item not received” chargebacks, as further described herein.
“CVV2 Data” means the three or four digit number printed to the right of the Card number in the signature panel on the back of the Card. On American Express Cards, it is printed on the front of the Card above the Card number.
“Data” has the meaning provided in Section 3.a.
“Data Recipient” has the meaning provided in Section 3.g.
“Direct Payment” means a payment processed by PayPal through the Direct Payment API that is funded directly by a Card and not through a PayPal account.
“Fastlane” means the optional Fastlane by PayPal Service that allows you to prepopulate payment card and shipping data of Fastlane consumer participants.
“Fraud Protection” means the optional Services associated with Advanced Credit and Debit Card Payments and Payments Pro that allows you to access additional risk management features that may help protect you from potentially fraudulent transactions, as described in more detail on the PayPal website and in Section 10.
“Fraud Protection Services” means the optional Service associated with Payments Advanced and Payments Pro Payflow that allows you to access additional risk management features to help protect you from fraud and chargebacks.
“Interchange Pass-through Costs” means Interchange, Card Company fees and bank foreign handling fees passed through to Merchant at cost. Any increase to, or introduction of, interchange or other fees by the Card Companies (including, for the avoidance of doubt, assessment fees, brand fees, scheme fees, and card association fees) will be passed through at cost in addition to all current fees.
“Monthly Sales Volume” means the total payment volume processed by you through any Service using any payment method, which is used for determination of fees as set forth on the Fees page.
“Online Card Payment Services” means the suite of payment processing services offered by PayPal which provide merchants with the ability to accept and receive credit and debit card payments on a website or mobile application where cardholders enter their own Card Data, or by merchants manually entering Card Data given to them by a cardholder. For purposes of this Agreement, these services include Payments Advanced, Payments Pro, Payments Pro Payflow, Advanced Credit and Debit Card Payments, and Virtual Terminal.
“Payments Advanced” means PayPal Payments Advanced (also known as Website Payments Pro Payflow Link Edition), which is the suite of Services consisting of PayPal Checkout, PayPal Credit, and Direct Payments Services as standard, and that provides PayPal-hosted checkout, as described in more detail on the PayPal website. Optional additional Services include Fraud Protection services and Recurring Billing, which are all more fully described on our website.
“Payments Pro” means PayPal Payments Pro (Website Payments Pro), which is also known as Website Payments Pro, and is the suite of Services consisting of PayPal Checkout, Direct Payments, and Virtual Terminal, as described in more detail on the PayPal website. Optional additional Services include Fraud Protection services and Recurring Payments, which are all more fully described on our website.
“Payments Pro Payflow” means PayPal Payments Pro (Website Payments Pro Payflow Edition), which is also known as Website Payments Pro Payflow Edition, and is the suite of Services consisting of PayPal Checkout, PayPal Credit, Direct Payments, and Virtual Terminal services as standard, and that provides full checkout page customization, as described in more detail on the PayPal website. Optional additional Services include Fraud Protection services and Recurring Billing, which are all more fully described on our website.
“Payor” has the meaning provided in Section 17.
“PayPal Agreements” has the meaning provided in the second introductory paragraph of this Agreement.
“PayPal Checkout” means the Service where PayPal is a payment option on a Merchant’s website at checkout, with payments being processed by PayPal through the PayPal Checkout APIs and funded directly from a User’s PayPal account.
“PayPal Credit” means the open-end, consumer credit account issued by Synchrony Bank. It is available to U.S. consumers who are of legal age in their state of residence and is subject to credit approval.
“PayPal Services” or “Services” means the Online Card Payment Services or other offerings identified or otherwise provided pursuant to this Agreement. Such services may be described more fully on our website.
“PayPal User Agreement” means the online agreement you entered into with PayPal when you opened your PayPal account, as it may have been amended from time to time. The PayPal User Agreement currently in effect can be accessed via the Legal Agreements link in the footer of nearly every page on the PayPal website.
“Recurring Billing” means the optional feature associated with Payments Advanced and Payments Pro Payflow that, with the consent of your customer, enables you to set up payments that recur at specified intervals and frequencies as described in more detail on the PayPal website.
“Recurring Payments” means the optional feature associated with Advanced Credit and Debit Card Payments, Payments Pro, and VT that, with the consent of your customer, enables you to set up payments that recur at specified intervals and frequencies, as described in more detail on the PayPal website.
“Risk Data Acquisition Service” includes but is not limited to the Fraudnet, Magnes, and STC ingtegrations.
“Risk Factors” has the meaning provided for in Section 2.g.
“Transaction Fees” means the fees described in Section 2.b.ii. of this Agreement and set forth on the Fees page. Note, if you use certain optional Services, certain additional fees may apply to your transactions on a per transaction basis, as outlined in Section 2.c.; however, these are not included in this definition.
“Vaulting Tool” means API-based technology provided by PayPal to enable you to store and retrieve Card details for payments that recur at specified intervals or frequencies with authorization from the Payor, as described in more detail on the PayPal website.
“Virtual Terminal” or “VT” means the Service that enables you to receive a Card payment by manually entering Card Data given to you by a customer.
“VT Payment” or “Virtual Terminal Payment” means a payment processed by PayPal through the Virtual Terminal flows that is funded directly by a Card and not through a PayPal account.