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PART A: GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS

1. PROPRIETARY RIGHTS

  • We (and our licensors, as applicable) remain the sole owner of all right, title and interest in the Services, including the Platform and the website www.razorpay.com (“website”), including any intellectual property rights which subsist in the Services (whether registered or not). Razorpay grants You a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, limited right to access the Platform and make personal use of the website and the Services.

  • You grant a royalty-free, non-exclusive, irrevocable, transferable and sub-licensable license to Razorpay, its Affiliates and third party service providers, to use the Your data, information, content, trademarks, logos and any other materials/information You upload or make available to us or on the Platform (“Your materials”) for the purposes of operating the Platform, providing the Services, and fulfilling Razorpay’s rights and discharging its obligations under the Terms. You agree that Razorpay may use Your materials in its marketing and promotional materials for Services without requiring any incremental consent from You.

2. USAGE OF THE WEBSITE AND USE OF SERVICES BY THE USER

  • You shall register to become a user of the Website only if You are of the age of 18 or above and can enter into binding contracts as per Applicable Laws. You are responsible for maintaining the secrecy of Your passwords, login and account information.

  • By using the Services and providing your contact information, you consent to receiving information about, and offers for, various products and services from Razorpay, its Affiliates or third parties.

3. PAYMENT

  • Applicable fees for the provision of Services shall be levied by Razorpay from time to time. You agree that the fees shall be charged according to the manner, rates and frequency determined by Razorpay.

  • Fees are exclusive of applicable taxes and Razorpay will charge such applicable taxes on the fees from time to time. You agree that any statutory variations in applicable taxes during the subsistence of these Terms shall be borne by You.

4. PRIVACY POLICY

  • By using the website, You hereby consent to the use of Your information as we have outlined in our Privacy Policy.

5. THIRD PARTY LINKS / OFFERS

  • The Platform contains links to other websites over which we have no control. We encourage You to review the terms and privacy policies of those other websites so You can understand Your use of the websites and how they collect, use and share Your information.

6. OUR PARTNERS

  • This Platform also offers You access to information primarily about certain financial products/services including, but not restricted, to loan facility, credit cards facility, investment services such as current accounts offered by our lending partners. The terms and conditions for the same can be accessed here.

7. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY

  • To the maximum extent permitted by Applicable Laws, the Platform and the Services are provided on an “as is” basis. You acknowledge that Razorpay does not warrant that the Service(s) will be uninterrupted or error free or fit for Your specific business purposes.

8. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

  • Razorpay (including its officers, directors, employees, representatives, affiliates, and providers) will not be responsible or liable for (a) any injury, death, loss, claim, act of God, accident, delay, or any direct, special, exemplary, punitive, indirect, incidental or consequential damages of any kind (including without limitation lost profits or lost savings), whether based in contract, tort, strict liability or otherwise, that arise out of or is in any way connected with (i) any failure or delay (including without limitation the use of or inability to use any component of the Platform), or (ii) any use of the Platform or Services or content therein, or (iii) the performance or non-performance by us or any Facility Provider, even if we have been advised of the possibility of damages to such parties or any other party, or (iv) any damages to or viruses that may infect Your computer equipment or other property as the result of Your access to the Platform or Services or Your use of any content therein.

9. INDEMNITY

  • You agree to indemnify and hold Razorpay (and its officers, affiliates, group company, directors, agents and employees) harmless from any and against all claims, whether or not brought by third parties, causes of action, demands, recoveries, losses, damages, fines, penalties or other costs or expenses of any kind or nature, including reasonable attorneys' fees, or arising out of or related to Your breach of these Terms, Your violation of any Applicable Laws or the rights of a third party, or Your use of the Platform or any disputes between You and any third party.

10. CARD ASSOCIATION RULES

  • "Card Payment Network Rules" refer to the written rules, regulations, releases, guidelines, processes, interpretations and other requirements (whether contractual or otherwise) imposed and adopted by the card payment networks. These card payment networks have infrastructure and processes to enable transaction authorisation. The card payment networks require You to comply with all applicable guidelines, rules, and regulations formulated by them.

11. WAIVER

  • Razorpay shall not be deemed to have waived any right or provision of this Agreement unless such waiver is made in writing. A waiver of any term or condition of this Agreement shall not be deemed a waiver of any other term or condition, nor shall it be a continuing waiver.

12. FORCE MAJEURE

  • If performance of Services/Platform by Razorpay is prevented, restricted, delayed or interfered with by reason of labour disputes, strikes, acts of God, epidemic, pandemic, floods, lightning, severe weather, shortages of materials, rationing, inducement of any virus, malware, trojan or other disruptive mechanisms, any event of hacking or illegal usage of the Platform, utility or communication failures, earthquakes, war, revolution, acts of terrorism, civil commotion, acts of public enemies, blockade, embargo or any law, order, proclamation, regulation, ordinance, demand or requirement having legal effect of any government, regulatory or any judicial authority or representative of any such government, or any other act whatsoever, whether similar or dissimilar to those referred to in this clause, which are beyond the reasonable control of Razorpay, then Razorpay shall be excused and discharged from such performance to the extent of and during the period of such force majeure event, and such non-performance shall, in no manner whosoever, amount to a breach by Razorpay of its obligations herein or incur any legal liability on Razorpay.

13. ANTI BRIBERY AND SANCTIONS LAWS

  • You agree to comply with all applicable anti-bribery and anti-corruption laws which prohibit officials, representatives, agents or any other person associated with or acting on behalf of You from giving, offering, promising to offer, receiving/ accepting or acting in any other manner so as to induce a payment, gift, hospitality or anything else of value (either directly or indirectly) whether from within the country or from abroad to government officials, public servants, regulatory bodies, judicial authorities, persons in positions of authority, elected or contesting electoral candidates, political parties or office bearers thereof or any other third party or person in order to obtain an improper commercial/ business advantage of any kind. Government officials include any government employee, candidate for public office, an employee of government- owned or government–controlled companies, public international organisations and political parties. You also agree not to give, offer, pay, promise or authorise to give or pay, directly, indirectly or through any other person, of anything of value to anybody for the purpose of inducing or rewarding any favourable action or influencing any decision in Your favour.

14. ADDITIONAL TERMS

  • You shall not assign or otherwise transfer Your rights or obligations under these Terms. Razorpay may assign its rights and duties under these Terms without any such assignment being considered a change to the Terms and without any notice to You. If we fail to act on Your breach or anyone else's breach on any occasion, we are not waiving our right to act with respect to future or similar breaches.

15. ADVERTISING

  • Some of the Services may be supported by advertising revenue and may display advertisements and promotional material. These advertisements may be targeted to the content of information stored on the Services, queries made through the Services or other information. The manner, mode and extent of advertising by Razorpay are subject to change without any specific notice to You. In consideration for Razorpay granting You access to and use of the Services, You agree that Razorpay may place such advertisements on the Services through website, print media, electronic media, social media, advertising platforms, etc

16. SUSPENSION AND TERMINATION

  • Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, Razorpay shall have the right to immediately suspend Services and settlement of any monies or payments to You, without any liability to You, in the event of the following: (a) You breach any clause of these Terms. (b) You facilitate any transaction which is unlawful or in contravention with ‘Prohibited Products and Services' listed below in clause 17 of Part A: General Terms and Conditions. (c) Razorpay receives instructions from Facility Providers or governmental authorities or law enforcement agencies to either suspend the Services, or part thereof, or directs to suspend the Services or part thereof regardless of whether there is pending investigation/enquiry into any alleged illegal/unlawful activities. (d) You use the Services for any transactions which have a high-risk score as per Razorpay's internal fraud assessment tools and other policies.

17. PROHIBITED PRODUCTS AND SERVICES

  • Adult goods and services which includes pornography and other sexually suggestive materials (including literature, imagery and other media); escort or prostitution services; website access and/or website memberships of pornography or illegal sites;

    Alcohol which includes alcohol or alcoholic beverages such as beer, liquor, wine, or champagne;

18. DEFINITIONS

  • “Affiliate” shall mean any entity that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with Razorpay, whereby “control” (including, with correlative meaning, the terms “controlled by” and “under common control”) means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct, or cause the direction of the management and policies of such person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract, or otherwise.

PART B: SPECIFIC TERMS AND CONDITIONS

PART I - SPECIFIC TERMS FOR ONLINE PAYMENT AGGREGATION SERVICES

1. PAYMENT PROCESSING

  • Subject to Part A: General Terms and Conditions in conjunction with Part I: Specific Terms for Online Payment Aggregation Services, Razorpay shall facilitate collection of online payments for products/services sold by You. You agree that where any settlement amount is less than Rupee 1, Razorpay shall endeavour to, but is not obligated to You, make such settlement.

  • Subject to Clause 2 and 3 of Part I: Specific Terms for Online Payment Aggregation Services, Razorpay shall settle the Transaction Amount (net of Permissible Deductions) into Your account as per Applicable Law or as per agreed timelines. The Merchant acknowledges and agrees that the foregoing is subject to credit to / receipt of funds in the Escrow Account, including from acquiring banks or gateways.

2. CHARGEBACKS

  • If a Facility Provider communicates to Razorpay the receipt of a Chargeback Request, You will be notified of the Chargeback. You agree that liability for Chargeback, whether domestic or international, under the Terms solely rests with You.

  • You agree that (i) if You are unable to furnish Chargeback Documents; and /or; (ii) the Facility Provider is not satisfied with the Chargeback Documents furnished by You, then the Facility Provider shall be entitled to order Razorpay to effect a reversal of the debit of the Chargeback Amount associated with the Chargeback such that the said Chargeback Amount is credited to the customer's Payment Instrument.

3. REFUNDS

  • You agree and acknowledge that subject to availability of funds received in the Escrow Account, You are entitled to effect Refunds at Your sole discretion.

  • You further agree and acknowledge that initiation of Refunds is at Your discretion and Razorpay shall process a Refund only upon initiation of the same on the Platform.

4. FRAUDULENT TRANSACTIONS

  • In the event of any conflict between Part A: General Terms and Conditions and Part B: Specific Terms and Conditions, Part B: Specific Terms and Conditions shall prevail. To the maximum extent feasible, they shall be construed harmoniously.

5. GENERAL

  • In the event of any conflict between Part A: General Terms and Conditions and Part B: Specific Terms and Conditions, Part B: Specific Terms and Conditions shall prevail. To the maximum extent feasible, they shall be construed harmoniously.

6. COMPLIANCE WITH PAYMENT AGGREGATOR GUIDELINES

  • You represent and warrant that (i) You shall during the entire term of the usage of the Services, implement, observe and comply with applicable requirements prescribed under Applicable Laws, including but not limited to the provisions of the Payment Aggregator Guidelines. You shall further ensure that Your operations are in compliance with the Payment Aggregator Guidelines and You shall not undertake any action in breach of the same (ii) You shall on Your website/web app/mobile site/mobile app clearly indicate/display (a) the return and refund policy of Your products/services to Your customers, including the timelines for processing such returns, refunds or cancellations; and (b) the general terms of use and conditions of use by Your customers. You shall ensure that You deliver products and services in accordance with instructions of the customers. (iii) You shall at no time hold, store, copy or keep any customer data relating to a customer's Payment Instrument and shall notify in writing to Razorpay without any delay if You suspect or have become aware of a possible security breach related to any customer data. (iv) You shall not store any data pertaining to the Payment Instrument / customer Payment Instrument credentials. On demand, You shall provide a written confirmation, in a form and manner acceptable to Razorpay and Facility Providers, certifying compliance to this aspect.

7. SERVICE DESCRIPTIONS

  • For the purpose of these services, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) “Optimizer Services” means a technology solution developed by Razorpay which enables You to route Your payments through specific payment gateways based on Your business conditions and preferences. This solution is a software layer on top of Your payment to route every payment request received for Your unique id, based on the rules created by You on Optimizer's merchant facing dashboard. (b) “Optimizer Transaction” means any transaction routed by You through the Optimizer Services, which involves an order or request placed by the customer with You by paying the Optimizer Transaction Amount to You, while using the services of any payment gateway or payment aggregator. (c) “Optimizer Transaction Amount” means the amount paid by the customer to You which is then routed by You through the Optimizer Services. (d) You agree that the Optimizer Services are being provided by Razorpay solely as a software as a solution (SaaS) provider. The Optimizer Services are independent and separate from the other Services being provided to You. It is clarified that, for these Optimizer Services, Razorpay's role will strictly be that of a SaaS provider and will not be that of a payment service provider

8. SPECIFIC TERMS FOR SNRR MERCHANTS

  • Any person resident outside India, having a business interest in India shall open an SNRR Account with an authorised dealer for the purpose of putting through bona fide transactions in rupees, not involving any violation of provisions of Applicable Laws. The business interest, apart from generic business interest, shall include the following INR transactions, namely :- (a) Investments made in India in accordance with Foreign Exchange Management (Non-debt Instruments) Rules, 2019 dated October 17, 2019 and Foreign Exchange Management (Debt Instruments) Regulations, 2019 notified vide notification no. FEMA 396/2019-RB dated October 17, 2019, as applicable, as amended from time to time; (b) Import of goods and services in accordance with Section 5 of the Foreign Exchange Management Act 1999 (42 of 1999), read with Notification No. G.S.R. 381(E) dated May 3, 2000, viz., Foreign Exchange Management (Current Account Transaction) Rules, 2000, as amended from time to time;

9. SPECIFIC TERMS FOR GAMING MERCHANTS

  • These terms in this section shall only apply if You are a gaming merchant. 9.1. You represent and warrant to Razorpay that: (a) You do not engage in any activity that violates any Applicable Law pertaining to gaming, gambling, betting or wagering. (b) No services provided by You to any customer (“Merchant Services”) are of a nature that may be construed as a competition/contest/game/sport/event (online or offline) whose outcome is based merely or preponderantly or predominantly on chance. (c) The Merchant services are at all times in compliance with all Applicable Laws including pertaining to restriction or prohibition on gambling, betting, wagering and gaming activities.