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Bank Card Merchant Agreement
<br />Check Commerce ACH Exhibit
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<br />This Check Commerce ACH Exhibit to the Bank Card Merchant Agreement (the "ACH Exhibit") is a part of the Agreement among WORLDPAY, LLC, on
<br />behalf of itself and its affiliates (“Processor”), Member Bank, and Merchant. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning
<br />ascribed to it in the Agreement or, where not defined in the Agreement, the National Automated Clearing House Association (“NACHA”) Operating Rules
<br />(the “Rules”). For purposes of this ACH Exhibit, the definition of Services in the Agreement shall include automated clearing house (“ACH”) payment
<br />processing services currently provided by the below referred Company (the “ACH Services”). In the event of a conflict between the Agreement and this
<br />ACH Exhibit, the provisions of this ACH Exhibit shall prevail with respect to any conflict.
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<br />Processor and Provider hereby agree as follows:
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<br />I. Appointment of Check Commerce as ACH Service Provider. Merchant hereby retains, appoints, and accepts Base Commerce, LLC, dba,
<br />Check Commerce (“Company”) as Merchant’s data processing and collection agent for the ACH Services, including processing Entries originated
<br />by Merchant in accordance with the terms of the Agreement and this Exhibit whereby Company is a third-party beneficiary to the Agreement for
<br />purpose of the ACH Services. “Entries” for purpose of this ACH Exhibit mean the debiting of funds for the purpose of collecting ACH Payments
<br />from the account of Merchant (“Debit Entries”) and/or the crediting of funds for the purpose of paying Merchant’s accounts receivable (the “Credit
<br />Entry”), all in accordance with the terms of this ACH Exhibit, the Rules, and applicable federal and state laws, rules and regulations (“Regulations”)
<br />governing ACH transactions.
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<br />II. Authorization for ACH Entries and Debiting of Fees and Costs. Merchant represents and warrants that it will obtain consent and authorization
<br />for Company to initiate or transmit automatic Debit Entries, Credit Entries, and adjustment Entries on behalf of each originator of an ACH Entry
<br />submitted to Company pursuant to this exhibit. Merchant shall keep all records of verifiable consumer authorizations for a period of two (2) years
<br />from the date an authorization is terminated or revoked. Merchant agrees to provide copies of such documents or records to Company immediately
<br />upon written request from Company. Without limiting Merchant’s obligations under the Agreement, including this ACH Exhibit, Merchant
<br />understands and agrees that Processor will debit Merchant’s account on file with Processor or Company for all setup fees as an ACH item.
<br />Processor shall debit each Merchant via an ACH transaction in accordance the terms of the Agreement and this ACH Exhibit for all Returned
<br />Entries, chargebacks, required withholdings, fines, or damages a Merchant incurs as a result of the performance of the ACH Exhibit. Processor
<br />will charge Merchant for all ACH Service monthly service and transaction fees and costs in accordance with the Agreement and this exhibit.
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<br />III. Notification of Changes. Merchant agrees to notify Company where applicable of any and all changes which occur from time to ti me in the
<br />information and statements contained in the Agreement or otherwise provided to Company, its Originating Depository Financial Institution (“ODFI”),
<br />or anyone else relating in any way to this exhibit.
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<br />IV. Authorization for Sharing of Data to Company, Underwriting. Merchant hereby authorizes Processor to provide to Company, any and all
<br />information Processor has obtained from Merchant during Processor's underwriting and due diligence of Merchant, including, but not limited to, all
<br />credit reports or other financial information about Merchant (the “Underwriting Documents”). Processor shall determine in its sole and absolute
<br />discretion what information will be included in the Underwriting Documents provided to Company and Processor’s providing of such Underwriting
<br />Documents to Company will not constitute a violation of Processor’s confidentiality obligations under the Agreement.
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<br />V. Company as a Party to the Agreement for Provision of the ACH Services. Notwithstanding Paragraph 16 of the Agreement and consistent
<br />with Section I of this ACH Exhibit, it is hereby acknowledged and agreed that Company is a third-party beneficiary of the Bank Card Merchant
<br />Agreement (“Agreement”) for purpose of Company’s provision of the ACH Services which form a part of the Services under the Agreement.
<br />Company may jointly with Processor or individually assert or exercise any rights or remedies in the Agreement available to Processor related to
<br />Company’s obligations in this ACH Exhibit and rights under the Agreement, including but not limited to, any right to obtain indemnity from Merchant
<br />and to avail itself of any limits of liability. Any obligations of Merchant to Processor shall also be deemed obligations of Merchant to Company with
<br />respect to the ACH Services .
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<br />VI. Processor and Company Provision of Services and Settlement of Entries. Processor and Company reserve the right to allocate the ACH
<br />Services duties and obligations between themselves, as they deem appropriate in their sole discretion. Merchant acknowledges and agrees that
<br />Company will settle funds from Entries directly to Processor for Processor’s settlement of such funds to Merchant, which such settlements to
<br />Merchant provided by Company to Processor will be solely the responsibility of Processor for which Company will have no responsibility or liability.
<br />Without limiting the foregoing, Company shall not be liable for lost profits, lost business or any incidental, special, consequential or punitive
<br />damages (whether or not arising out of circumstances known or foreseeable by Merchant or Processor) suffered by such party, its c ustomers, or
<br />any third party in connection with the settlement of Entries not received by Merchant that were settled to Processor by Company pursuant to this
<br />section. Company has certain obligations to Merchant pursuant to the Rules. In the event of any conflict between the Agreement or this ACH
<br />Exhibit and the Rules on the subject of Company’s obligations, the Rules shall control. Processor is party to an agreement with Company and
<br />under such agreement Company is authorized to provide the ACH Servic es described herein. This ACH Exhibit shall be deemed accepted by
<br />Company as of the date Company processes the first Entry under this exhibit on Merchant’s behalf. Where Company in its sole and absolute
<br />discretion does not accept Merchant for the ACH Services, Merchant will be notified of such non-acceptance.
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<br />VII. Reserve Requirements. As of the date of this exhibit, Company does not intend to require a reserve or letter of credit under this ACH Exhibit. If
<br />circumstances arise in the future that Company determines in its reasonable discretion necessitates Merchant to establish a reserve or letter of
<br />credit to ensure Merchant’s performance of its obligations pursuant to this ACH Exhibit, Company’s rights and obligations with respect to such
<br />reserve or letter of credit required by Company (“ACH Services Reserve Account”) in connection with amounts arising out of ACH Services (i.e.
<br />returned Entries, fees, damages, or other costs and expenses) will be coextensive with those of Processor with respect to any separate reserve
<br />required by Processor in connection with amounts arising out of Services provided by Processor, and the following additional terms will apply
<br />DocuSign Envelope ID: 21DD58A4-4565-4EC5-AD94-06300FFBC6D5
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