Zeller Terms of Service for United Kingdom users
Alpha/Beta Early Access Programme
These are the terms and conditions (Terms or Terms and Conditions) on which Zeller UK Limited a private limited company registered in England and Wales under company number 15853687, with its office at Unit 2029, 14 Grays Inn Road, London WC1X 8HN, United Kingdom (referred to as Zeller, we, us, our) permits a user (referred to as User, you, your) to access our services.
Zeller is authorised by the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) as an "authorised electronic money institution" with respect to the issuance of e-money and certain regulated payment services (FCA reference number 1029940). Details of Zeller's authorisation status can be found on this page.
These Terms limit our liability in certain circumstances. Please make sure you fully understand these clauses before entering into these Terms.
If you are in Australia, the relevant services will be provided by Zeller Australia Pty Ltd to you. Please refer to the Zeller Terms of Service for Australian users.
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Welcome to the Zeller UK Alpha/Beta Program
Before you begin onboarding, please review these key details regarding our early access program:
Program Purpose: You are joining an exclusive "friends and family" group to help us test our services in the UK market. We value your feedback on the overall product and operating experience, including any bugs or troubleshooting requirements.
A Temporary Arrangement: This is a fixed-term agreement. Your participation will automatically expire on the earlier of our General Availability launch or 1 May 2026.
Transition to Full Terms: Once the Alpha/Beta early access phase concludes, you will be invited to accept our standard General Availability Terms of Service to continue using Zeller Services.
Your Money is Protected: Even during early access, your funds are held in a segregated Safeguarding Account with a UK bank, separate from Zeller’s own corporate funds.
Regulatory Status: Zeller is authorised by the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) as an authorised electronic money institution (FCA reference number 1029940).
Feedback & Support: As an early access tester, you have direct access to our 24/7 support line at +44 800 917 9206
Part A: Overview and User Acceptance
Part A applies to all Users and sets out how you can apply to become a User.
1. Your acceptance
These Terms apply to your use of our services. We can update them from time to time.
These are the Terms on which we permit you to access and use some or all of:
the public elements of our website at myzeller.com (Website);
the Card Scheme Services;
the AMEX Payment Services;
the Mobile Device Acquiring Services;
the Zeller Account; and
the Zeller Payment Services.
(collectively, the Zeller Services).
You agree to be bound by these Terms by using or accessing any part of the Zeller Services. If you do not accept these Terms, you must not use the Zeller Services.
With respect to any payment transaction or any series of payment transactions, you must provide your consent or authorisation (as set out in these Terms or otherwise agreed between you and us), before the execution of the relevant payment transaction.
We have the right to block or suspend the use of the Zeller Services on reasonable grounds relating to the security thereof or the suspected unauthorised use thereof or as a result of any legal obligations imposed on us. We may also deny a third party service provider engaged by you from accessing your Zeller Account in relation to fraudulent or unauthorised access. We will inform you before doing so by email or phone and we will give our reason for it, unless doing so would compromise reasonable security measures or is otherwise unlawful. If we cannot inform you beforehand, we will inform you immediately after. The use of or access to the Zeller Services will be permitted to resume as soon as practicable after the reasons for blocking/suspending its use or denial of access cease to exist.
The following documents form part of and are incorporated into these Terms:
any terms of an Acquirer other than Zeller as notified to you from time to time;
Scheme Rules;
any Direct Debit Instruction; and
any policies and procedures we provide to you from time to time in relation to the Zeller Services, including our policies and procedures set by an Acquirer that is not Zeller, a Card Scheme, or AMEX.
In the event of inconsistency between this Agreement and Scheme Rules, the Scheme Rules will take precedence.
Alpha/Beta Early Access Program: These terms specifically govern your participation in our early access program in the United Kingdom prior to General Availability within the UK market. You acknowledge that your access to some or all Zeller Services is provided for the purposes of troubleshooting, gathering operating experience, and providing user feedback to Zeller. Consequently, this is a temporary, fixed-term arrangement which shall expire on the earlier of:
Zeller’s General Availability release in the UK; or
1 May 2026.
Following the expiry of this fixed term, continued access to the Zeller Services will be conditional upon your acceptance of the then-current Terms of Service.
2. Becoming a User
To become a User, you need to apply and provide us with all the information we need.
You may apply to become a User by completing the online Application Form and providing all required information. Zeller may accept, partially accept or reject your application in its sole discretion. It may take time for Zeller and its Service Providers to process your application and for you to begin receiving the Zeller Services.
You represent and warranty to us that:
any information you provide to us is complete, accurate and not misleading or deceptive; and
if you have disclosed Personal Information to us, you have obtained the relevant individual’s prior consent to the disclosure and otherwise complied with your obligations under the Applicable Laws.
3. Electronic signatures and disclosures
You may sign documents electronically.
To the extent permitted by law, you may sign this or any other Zeller document electronically, including by using software or a platform for the electronic execution of contracts.
A print out of the executed Zeller document once all parties signing electronically have done so, will be an executed original counterpart of the Zeller document, irrespective of which party prints it.
Each party that signs the Zeller document electronically represents and warrants that it or anyone signing on its behalf:
has been duly authorised to enter into and execute the Zeller document electronically and to create obligations that are valid and binding obligations on the party;
has affixed their own electronic signature; and
holds the position or title indicated under their electronic signature.
Unless Applicable Law requires otherwise, you agree that we can provide any notice or communication to you by emailing it to the email address you have provided to us or by making it accessible via the Zeller Services. Please refer to clause 48.15 on further details of how to contact us.
Part B: Acquiring Services
Part B applies to Users who wish to access and use any of the Card Scheme Services, AMEX Payment Services and Mobile Device Acquiring Services.
4. Acquiring Services
4.1 Payment connectivity
To access our services you will need to connect with the Zeller System and provide us with information we request.
Zeller will provide you with access to the Zeller System.
You must connect to the Zeller System and ensure that your System is compatible with the Zeller System.
If you wish to receive Acquiring Services, you must notify us and provide us with all information required by us or the Acquirer in order to activate those services.
Zeller will provide you with the Acquiring Services you have chosen to receive, subject to you satisfying all applicable requirements of us, the relevant Acquirer and the relevant Mobile Device Provider. Your access to Acquiring Services is conditional on the relevant Acquirer approving an application for you to receive the Acquiring Services from or via us. Your access to the Mobile Device Acquiring Services is conditional on the relevant Mobile Device Provider approving your eligibility for participation and access to the Mobile Device Acquiring Services.
We are a payment service provider and the Acquiring Services enable you to accept Cards from customers for the payment for goods and services. We do not provide banking services and are not a bank.
Without limiting any other provision of these Terms, you must, at your sole cost and expense, establish and maintain such interfaces between your System and the Zeller System as are necessary to permit Zeller to arrange for the delivery of the Acquiring Services to you.
4.2 Transaction processing
We will arrange for you to receive the Acquiring Services you have selected and which are approved for. You must meet certain conditions and confirm your compliance with them.
In respect of the chosen Acquiring Services, Zeller must:
register the User with each applicable Card Network and each Acquirer that is not Zeller, as applicable (subject to the discretion of the Card Network or Acquirer);
process or arrange for the processing of all Transactions through the chosen Payment Methods which are valid in accordance with these Terms and any terms and conditions or policies and procedures of the relevant Acquirer; and
take reasonable steps to comply with any applicable compliance frameworks as agreed with a Card Network or relevant Acquirer.
You must:
process all Transactions in accordance with all Applicable Laws and any obligations in these Terms;
not process or encourage Transactions through the Zeller Services that related to, or are in connection with, the sale of goods or services that are:
in contravention of Applicable Law;
in contravention of the rules of the Mobile Device Provider;
obscene, vulgar, offensive or dangerous;
not within its Merchant Category Code;
not for a legitimate purpose, for example 'self-carding'; or
not acceptable based on Zeller's reasonable assessment of legal, regulatory and operational risks.
implement specific procedures from time to time when notified or required by Zeller as reasonably required to comply with Applicable Laws and our arrangements with our Service Providers;
not deliberately reduce the value of any one Transaction by:
splitting a Transaction into two or more transactions for the purposes of avoiding Cardholder verification; or
allowing a Cardholder to purchase items separately.
Zeller may from time to time add to the list in clause 4.2(b)(ii) in accordance with the process outlined in clause 16(d)(ii) or 31(d) as applicable.
If a Transaction for a sale does not cover the full amount of the sale:
in the situation in which the Card is used to make a deposit or pay an instalment, you may accept the Card in payment of all or part of the outstanding balance; and
in any other circumstance, you must obtain the balance due at the time the sale is completed in cash.
In respect of remote Transactions, you must:
take reasonable steps to verify the identity of the person you are dealing with in order to confirm that they are the genuine Cardholder; and
record reasonable identification details of the person you are dealing with, as well as the commencement and expiry dates of the Card.
We may vary (by adding or removing) the Card Networks which are supported by the Zeller Services at any time.
4.3 Ongoing User obligations
To continue to use our services on an ongoing basis you will have specific ongoing obligations and must notify us of certain events
In respect of accessing and using the Acquiring Service on an ongoing basis, the User must:
immediately notify us of any change to your financial position which may affect your ability to perform your obligations under these Terms;
provide us with 10 Business Days’ prior written notice of any change in your place of business, internet address, website name, email address or telephone number;
not change your business name or ownership of your business without giving us 10 Business Days’ prior notice and not substantially change the type of goods and services you sell without our prior written consent;
only submit a Transaction where you are the supplier of the goods and/or services and not submit transactions on behalf of a third party;
not act as a Payment Facilitator;
provide us, the Acquirers and the Mobile Device Providers with all information and assistance reasonably required to perform our and their obligations; and
comply with all applicable Card Network rules, rules of the Mobile Device Provider, Applicable Laws and contractual requirements in accepting Card payments and performing your obligations under these Terms.
4.4 Dealing with Cardholders
You must meet these requirements when dealing with cardholders.
In respect of accessing and using the Acquiring Service, the User must:
ensure each Cardholder is aware of your identity;
obtain and hold Cardholder authorisation for all Recurring Transactions and ensure the nominated Card is within current validity at all times;
comply with Applicable Law in relation to surcharges for Transactions;
not accept a Card in a credit card transaction for the purpose of giving a Cardholder cash;
perform all obligations (including supplying all goods and/or services) to the Cardholder in connection with any Transaction;
not make any representation in connection with any goods or services which may bind us or an Acquirer and must not indicate or imply that we or an Acquirer endorse any goods or services;
not unfairly distinguish between issuers of Cards when accepting a Transaction;
not refuse to complete a Transaction solely because a Cardholder refuses to provide additional identification information in circumstances where we do not require you to obtain it;
not transfer or attempt to transfer financial liability under these Terms by asking or requiring a Cardholder to waive their dispute rights;
not ask a Cardholder to reveal their personal identification number (PIN) or any other secret identifier;
contact us for instructions if the identification of a Cardholder or the validity of the Card is uncertain; and
not knowingly submit for processing any Transaction that is illegal or that you should have known is illegal, including those Transactions listed in clause 4.2(b)(ii).
You may only process a Recurring Transaction if:
you have obtained Cardholder permission (either electronically or in hardcopy) to periodically charge for a recurring service; and
you retain this permission for the duration of the recurring services and for a period of 2 years thereafter and make it available to us on request;
you provide a simple and accessible cancellation procedure; and
on termination of this Agreement, you notify any such Cardholders of the cessation of your ability to process Recurring Transactions.
You must provide customers with a written receipt for each Transaction and must not charge a fee for doing so.
4.5 Cardholder Data
Cardholder Data must be protected. You must comply with security standards in relation to processing and storing Cardholder Data
You must not hold, store or collect Cardholder Data other than in compliance with Zeller's policies and procedures.
Zeller has the right to undertake reviews of User systems containing Cardholder Data which may have been processed on the Zeller System.
4.6 Sale Refunds
You must deal fairly with exchanges, disputed amounts and Sale Refunds and only process Sale Refunds to the same Card used for the initial Transaction.
In respect of providing refunds to Cardholders, the User must:
establish a fair policy which complies with this Agreement, Applicable Law and Scheme Rules for dealing with refunds and disputes about Transactions and include information about that policy on receipts for Transactions;
give credit upon each return where a refund is due by means of a sales refund Transaction (Sale Refunds);
only submit a Transaction as a Sale Refund to a Cardholder if it is a genuine refund of a previous Transaction. The refund must be processed to the same Card that was used in the original Transaction and be for the original sale amount, or the amount of the item(s) in the case of a partial refund;
give Sale Refunds for Transactions by means of a credit Transaction and not in cash or cheque; and
not process a Sale Refund as a way of transferring funds between your accounts.
4.7 AMEX Payment Services
This clause covers particular requirements for processing AMEX Transactions. If you exceed a specified volume, you may need to sign up with AMEX directly. Subject to Applicable Law, you must also treat AMEX Transactions equivalently to other Payment Methods.
If you submit AMEX Transactions above a certain volume (determined from time to time by AMEX), AMEX may require that you enter into an agreement directly with AMEX in order to continue receiving the AMEX Payment Services.
Subject to Applicable Law, you agree to display all AMEX advertising and give AMEX equal representation with any signage, decals or other identification when promoting Payment Methods and remove them should these Terms end.
Subject to Applicable Law, you agree that any refund policy you have in place will be as favourable in relation to AMEX Transactions as it is to Transactions involving any other Payment Methods.
Subject to Applicable Law, notwithstanding anything else in these Terms, you agree that you will not impose any surcharge on AMEX Cards or if you do apply a surcharge it is not more than any surcharge which you apply to other Cards.
4.8 Mobile Device Acquiring Services
This clause covers particular requirements for using the Mobile Device Acquiring Services.
In respect of receiving Acquiring Services using a device supplied by a Mobile Device Provider (Mobile Device Acquiring Services), you must:
meet any eligibility criteria of us and the Mobile Device Provider;
comply with the terms of the Mobile Device Provider as notified to you from time to time;
supply any device needed to access the Mobile Device Acquiring Services;
ensure the device is updated and has all of the necessary software to receive the Mobile Device Acquiring Services; and
notify Zeller of a compromised device within 24 hours of discovering that another person has gained unauthorised access to a mobile device connected to the Mobile Device Acquiring Services or gained unauthorised access to the data stored or processed within that device.
In respect of Mobile Device Acquiring Services provided by Apple, you agree to be bound by Apple terms and conditions including those contained at myzeller.com/apple-terms-and-conditions.
You acknowledge and agree that the Mobile Device Provider may have the right to change, discontinue or suspend, or may require us to suspend, your access to any aspect of the Mobile Device Acquiring Services.
We or the Mobile Device Provider may accept or reject your application to receive Mobile Device Acquiring Services in our or their discretion.
4.9 Payment Method acceptance
Communication of payment methods to potential customers must comply with this clause.
Whenever you communicate the Payment Methods that you accept to customers, you must comply with any guidelines we provide to you in relation to the display of Card Scheme and AMEX logos, trademarks and branding and, subject to Applicable Law, must display all such content with equal prominence for all accepted Payment Methods.
4.10 Settlement
Zeller will attempt to settle all transactions in connection with your use of the services within one Business Day.
Zeller will:
credit to your Zeller Account or External Account any amounts received from an Acquirer in respect of your Transactions. You agree and authorise Zeller to credit such amounts to your Zeller Account or transfer them to your External Account within, as applicable, one Business Day after the date of the Transaction, or within the time set out under paragraphs (e) or (f) below; and
provide you with access to information about your Transactions and your Zeller Account, in such form and manner as Zeller determines from time to time. You may raise any issue that you have concerning an amount paid, or not paid to you, within 3 months of the date of payment or of the date the payment was due.
You acknowledge that the Acquirers' obligations to settle Transactions to you are satisfied by the amounts being credited to your Zeller Account or transferred to your External Account. Settlement by transfer to an External Account will only occur on a Business Day.
We reserve the right to withhold payment to your Zeller Account or External Account of any amount for such period as we consider reasonably necessary where we have reasonable grounds to do so, including where we suspect you have processed Transactions which are in material breach of these Terms or where we are required to do so by Applicable Law.
We will provide notice to you via email where we have exercised our right to withhold payment to your Zeller Account, including the grounds for exercising this right, unless we are prohibited from doing so under Applicable Law.
Where we withhold an amount from you under clause 4.10(c), we will investigate the grounds for our suspicion as soon as reasonably practicable and form a view as to whether a breach of these Terms or Applicable Law has occurred. Where Zeller is reasonably satisfied that no breach has occurred, we will release any amount withheld as soon as practicable, up to a maximum of 5 Business Days.
Where we have withheld payment to your Zeller Account for a suspected breach of these Terms or other reasonable grounds, if you can demonstrate at any time during the investigation period that this suspected breach or ground has been cured (to our reasonable satisfaction), we will release any amounts withheld as soon as practicable, up to a maximum of 5 Business Days.
Zeller reserves the right to suspend settlement on notice to the User if:
directed to do so by an Acquirer or Card Network; or
Zeller is required or permitted to suspend the Zeller Service to which the Transaction relates pursuant to these Terms or Applicable Law.
4.11 Terminals
We will provide software updates for the Terminals, which you must install. You must tell us if a Terminal is lost or stolen.
The User must
install all updates and releases of Terminal software as notified by Zeller from time to time;
notify Zeller of lost or stolen Terminals within 24 hours of identification that a Terminal has been lost or stolen; and
notify Zeller of a compromised device within 24 hours of discovering that another person has remotely gained unauthorised access to a mobile device connected to the Mobile Device Acquiring Services or remotely gained unauthorised access to the data stored or processed within that device.
Zeller represents and warrants that if you become aware of any Defect in a Terminal during the Terminal Warranty Period, then Zeller must rectify any such Defect as soon as practicable, or refund you for the full amount.
5. Chargebacks
5.1 Responsibilities
Zeller will settle Chargebacks in accordance with this clause 5 and will provide details of Chargebacks on request. You must act in accordance with the processes contained in this clause 5.
Zeller will settle Chargebacks in accordance with this clause 5 and will provide details of Chargebacks on request. You must act in accordance with the processes contained in this clause 5.
Without limiting any other provision of these Terms, you accept liability for all Chargebacks from Offline Transactions.
Where Zeller is unable to offset any amounts from Transactions that have been processed but not settled, we will debit your Zeller Account or your account (as defined in the Direct Debit Instruction) with the full amount of all:
valid and acceptable refund transactions processed by you; and
Chargebacks.
5.2 Invalid Transactions
A transaction will be considered to be invalid where it meets any of the conditions described in this section. Invalid Transactions must not be submitted for processing.
A Transaction is not valid if:
the Transaction is illegal or not allowed as per Applicable Law including those Transactions listed in clause 4.2(b)(ii);
the Transaction breaches any terms of this Agreement;
the signature on the voucher, receipt or authority (as applicable) is forged, obtained by fraud or deception or unauthorised;
the User knows or should have known that the Transaction is unauthorised or fraudulent;
the Transaction is before or after any validity period indicated on the relevant Card;
you have been told not to accept the Card;
the Transaction is not authorised by the Cardholder;
the particulars on the copy of the voucher or receipt for the Transaction given to the Cardholder are not identical with the particulars on any other copy of the voucher or receipt;
the voucher or receipt for the Transaction given to the Cardholder is not completed in accordance with this Agreement or is illegible;
the price charged for the goods or services is different to that charged to the Cardholder for other Payment Methods or inflated to include an undisclosed surcharge for Card payments;
the Transaction is offered, recorded or billed in a currency we have not authorised you to accept;
it is a credit Transaction in which:
the amount of the Transaction or Transactions on the same occasion is more than any applicable limit notified to you; or
you collected or refinanced an existing debt including, without limitation, the collection of a dishonoured cheque or payment for previous Card charges;
it occurs during a period in which your rights under these Terms were suspended or after these Terms were terminated;
the Cardholder is entitled to a Chargeback of the Transaction;
the Cardholder disputes liability for the Transaction for any reason or makes a Claim for set-off or a counterclaim;
the User does not have a valid regulatory licence or authorisation to process the Transaction;
the Transaction is split into two or more Transactions on the same Card or over two or more Cards, where the purpose is to avoid having to obtain an authorisation for the total amount of the sale (in which case, each such Transaction will be invalid);
the User has not retained its copy of the receipt or voucher signed by the Cardholder for 18 months after the date of the Transaction;
the User is unable to demonstrate the validity of the Transaction to Zeller's reasonable satisfaction;
the User does not comply with these Terms in relation to the Transaction;
the User does not respond to voucher requests or other supporting information required by Zeller within the timeframes specified by Applicable Law;
the Cardholder has not received the goods or service as required by the terms of the Agreement and the User has failed to provide Zeller with proof of receipt of, and satisfaction with, the goods or services by the Cardholder within 4 Business Days of Zeller's request to do so;
the goods or services to which the purchase relates were supplied from outside the United Kingdom without Zeller's consent;
in Zeller's reasonable opinion, the Cardholder justifiably disputes liability for the purchase for any reason;
the goods or services purchased under the purchase or transaction receipt are not of acceptable quality, or are damaged, (on a reasonable determination) and the User is unable to resolve the complaint to the Cardholder's satisfaction;
the Transaction:
is not for the supply of goods or services to a genuine Cardholder;
is for cash out on an account or includes cash out on an account; or
represents a transfer of funds, not the supply of goods or services;
the User failed to comply with all messages generated by the Non-Scheme Body in relation to the Transaction;
the transaction is for the purpose of facilitating a partially or fully refundable security deposit, bond or any other payment intended to function as a temporary guarantee of performance;
it is of a class which an Acquirer decides, in its discretion, is not acceptable;
it is of a class which we determine is not acceptable in accordance with our reasonable assessment of legal, regulatory and operational risks; or
the Transaction breaches the rules of the Mobile Device Provider.
Zeller may from time to time determine that a class of Transaction is not acceptable and add to the list in clause 5.2(a) in accordance with the process outlined in clause 16(d)(ii) or 31(d) as applicable.
A telephone, internet or mail order Transaction is also invalid if the Transaction is not authorised by the Cardholder, or in the case of a standing authority, the authority has expired or was cancelled prior to the Transaction. The User acknowledges that authorisations obtained provide no guarantee that the person providing the Card details is the Cardholder.
You acknowledge and agree that we or an Acquirer may:
refuse to accept a Transaction if it is invalid, or may charge it back to you if it has already been processed, even if we have given you an authorisation;
reverse a sale Transaction as a Chargeback if it is invalid as per clause 5.2(a) or 5.2(b), and debit your account for the amount of the Chargeback, in accordance with the processes described in clauses 5.3, 5.4 and 5.5; and
without limiting the above, delay, block, freeze or refuse to accept any Transaction where we or the Acquirer has reasonable grounds to believe that the Transaction breaches Applicable Law.
5.3 Processing Chargebacks
Zeller may refuse to process invalid transactions and you may be liable for any chargebacks raised against you.
If a Transaction is an Invalid Transaction and it has been processed, you must provide the Cardholder with a refund.
If a Transaction is an Invalid Transaction, or is otherwise charged back by a Card Scheme or AMEX, Zeller may:
in its sole discretion (and without a request or demand from a Cardholder) refuse to accept the Transaction; or
if the Transaction has been processed, at any time within two years after the date of the Transaction, Chargeback that Transaction to the User, provided that it is reasonable for Zeller to do so in the circumstances.
Subject to the resolution of a disputed Chargeback in the User's favour, the User is liable for all Chargebacks raised against the User (including by a Cardholder).
In the event that the User disputes a Chargeback, Zeller will provide reasonable assistance to the User (at the User's cost) to enable the User and the Card Scheme or AMEX to resolve the dispute.
Zeller will notify the User if Zeller has reasonable concerns that the volume of Chargebacks and/or fraudulent Transactions, in any particular category, are excessive. Any failure by the User to provide a remediation plan aimed to resolve the cause of the problem, may result in Chargebacks, Card Scheme or AMEX non-compliance assessments or fines (which Zeller may choose to pass on to the User at Zeller’s discretion).
5.4 Chargebacks to be set off against settlement proceeds
Zeller will settle Chargebacks by setting off these amounts against your settlement proceeds.
In the event that there is a Chargeback, Zeller will set off any such Chargeback against the User's settlement proceeds.
Zeller will provide the User details of each Chargeback (including description, reason code, terminal ID, amount, Transaction date, and truncated Card details) where available.
The User must raise any dispute in respect of any Chargeback within 3 Business Days. If the User does not raise any dispute within this period, the User acknowledges that Zeller may not be able to dispute the Chargeback with the relevant Card Scheme or AMEX.
5.5 Direct Debit
Zeller may require a Direct Debit Instruction over your linked external bank account in order to ensure you will meet your obligations under these Terms, including with respect to Chargebacks.
If you choose to receive Acquiring Services and elect to have your settlement funds paid into an External Account, you must provide us with a valid Direct Debit Instruction. This Direct Debit Instruction ensures you can meet your obligations under these Terms, including the reimbursement of Chargebacks and any other fees or amounts payable by you to us or any of our Service Providers.
During the application process to receive the Acquiring Services, if you elect to receive settlement funds paid to an External Account, you must complete the Direct Debit Instruction by submitting your bank account information on the “Add External Account” screen. By providing these details, you authorise us to use the AUDDIS service to electronically set up and manage your Direct Debit Instructions with your financial institution.
If you cancel or revoke the Direct Debit Instruction at any time:
We will immediately suspend the settlement of funds from your Acquiring Services to your External Account. Settlement will only resume when an alternative, valid Direct Debit Instruction is established on another suitable account, or you elect to have funds settled into your Zeller Account.
You may continue to use other Zeller Services, provided you remain in compliance with all other provisions of these Terms.
Zeller will provide 3 Business Days’ advance notice before collecting any funds (including Chargebacks) via Direct Debit. This notice acts as the “Advance Notice” required under the Direct Debit Scheme and will be sent to your registered email address.
6. Documentation to be provided to User
Zeller provides you with the policy documents you require in order to access and use the services.
Zeller will provide the User with policies, procedures and other information the User requires for the day-to-day operation of the Acquiring Services, and will include requirements set down under Applicable Law. You will comply with such policies, procedures and other information.
Zeller grants a licence to the User, on a non-exclusive basis, without the transfer or other alienation of any of Zeller's intellectual property rights, and with no right to sub-license, to make at its own cost such copies of the Documentation as the User reasonably requires for the operation, training and use of the Zeller Services. The User acknowledges that nothing in these Terms will be construed as transferring title in or ownership of any intellectual property rights in the Documentation to the User.
The User must operate the Zeller Services only in accordance with the Documentation.
7. Records
You need to maintain certain records with respect to the Transactions for the timeframes specified in this section.
To ensure compliance with Applicable Laws, you must:
retain in your possession adequate physical and electronic records (including all sales and refund transaction information) for each Transaction for at least 24 months following settlement of that Transaction; and
give Zeller access to the records referred to in clause 7(a) if, and to the extent that, Zeller requires access to those records in order to comply with Applicable Laws on reasonable notice during the 24 month period set out in clause 7(a).
If you do not comply with this clause 7, we may Chargeback the Transaction if such Transaction is required to be charged back pursuant to Applicable Law as a result of such non-compliance.
8. Security Deposit
We may require you to hold a Security Deposit with us.
Zeller may set the amount of the Security Deposit required (and its basis of calculation) and must provide the User with prior written notice of these requirements from time to time.
Zeller may increase or decrease the amount of the Security Deposit, and will provide the User with written notice no less than 5 Business Days before this change will be effective.
Zeller must notify the User of the deadline for paying the Security Deposit. The deadline for payment will be no less than 5 Business Days from the date that notice is provided to the User.
At any time, Zeller and the User may agree a Security Deposit, in which case no notice period is applicable.
Where directed to do so under clauses 8(a) or as per agreement under clause 8(d), the User must pay the Security Deposit into a dedicated bank account notified by Zeller (security deposit account) within the timeframe for such payment referred to in clause 8(c) or as agreed under clause 8(d). Any interest which accrues on the funds held in such security deposit account will form part of the Security Deposit.
If the User fails to provide the required amount of the Security Deposit as required, Zeller may, in addition to any other rights under these Terms:
retain Transaction proceeds which would otherwise be payable to the User and treat them as forming part of the Security Deposit, provided that such Transactions occur after the deadline for payment of the Security Deposit; or
obtain the amount of any shortfall from the User pursuant to the Direct Debit Instruction.
The User agrees that:
Zeller may deduct from your Zeller Account or the Security Deposit any Chargebacks, Card Scheme or AMEX fees, fines or penalties, and any amounts which Zeller is required to deduct from the Zeller Account or Security Deposit in accordance with the Applicable Law, applicable Scheme Rules and any other amounts payable by the User to Zeller under these Terms; and
in circumstances where an amount has been deducted from the Security Deposit by Zeller in accordance with clause 8(g)(i) (top-up amount), the User will contribute additional funds to the security deposit account equal to the top-up amount within the timeframe specified by Zeller.
The User grants us a security interest over the Security Deposit and any amounts credited to the Zeller Account or External Account to secure performance of the User's obligations under these Terms.
Zeller must refund to the User any remaining Security Deposit held within the security deposit account on the date which is within a reasonable period (not more than 18 months) following termination or expiry of these Terms or such sooner date determined by Zeller in its sole discretion.
9. Suspension
Zeller may suspend your access to the services on the occurrence of certain events.
9.1 Notification
If Zeller reasonably considers a Suspendable Action has occurred or may occur, Zeller will promptly notify the User in writing and via your dashboard, your notification centre, by email or by phone call, including explaining the circumstances causing the Suspendable Action to arise and (if relevant) providing to the User a copy of any notification from the relevant Card Scheme or AMEX (Direction); and
The User must:
promptly remedy the non-compliance; and
comply with the Direction and Zeller's reasonable directions to remedy the non-compliance, including directions as to timing.
9.2 Suspension
If the User commits a Suspendable Action, Zeller may immediately suspend any Zeller Service impacted by the Suspendable Action (Suspended Service). If the User remedies a Suspendable Action within a reasonable time in accordance with clause 9.1(b), Zeller may immediately reinstate the Suspended Service.
Notwithstanding paragraph (a), or any other provision of these Terms, Zeller reserves the right to suspend a Zeller Service on notice to the User if:
directed to do so by an Acquirer, Card Network, Mobile Device Provider or Service Provider; or
Zeller is required to suspend that Zeller Service pursuant to Applicable Law.
When Zeller suspends a Zeller Service pursuant to this clause 9, the User will not be able to accept the applicable Card as payment for goods or services and Zeller will not accept any such Transactions processed by the User (if suspension of that Zeller Service would not allow Transactions made with that Card to be processed in accordance with these Terms).
Zeller must use reasonable endeavours to investigate any suspension as soon as reasonably practicable. Zeller has the authority to keep a service suspended pursuant to this clause 9.2 until such time that all Suspendable Actions and any other issues outlined in clause 9.2(b) are resolved to Zeller's reasonable satisfaction.
If a Service is suspended in accordance with this clause 9 for a period of 91 days or more either party may, on written notice to the other party, terminate these Terms as it relates to the relevant Zeller Service.
For the avoidance of doubt, Zeller shall not be liable or responsible in any respect to the User for any Losses flowing directly or indirectly from any Zeller Services being suspended in accordance with this clause 9.
10. Fraud and financial crimes monitoring
You will investigate fraud and take steps to prevent it. You must comply with our directions when we are notified or become aware of any issues relating to fraud or financial crimes in connection with your use of our services.
10.1 User acknowledgements
The User agrees:
where Zeller suspects a data compromise pertaining to fraud, or is notified by a Card Scheme or AMEX of a data compromise pertaining to fraud and is permitted to notify the User, the User shall use best endeavours to cooperate and investigate the alleged fraud and take reasonable steps to prevent further fraud incidences from occurring in future. In addition to any other rights under these Terms, the Zeller Services may be suspended until resolution of any such fraud; and
where Zeller considers a data compromise pertaining to fraud warrants suspension or termination of a Zeller Service or is directed by a Card Scheme or AMEX to suspend or terminate the relevant services to the User, then Zeller will do so.
For the avoidance of doubt, Zeller shall not be liable or responsible in any respect to the User for any Losses flowing directly or indirectly from any Zeller Services being suspended.
10.2 Notification and compliance
The User must:
observe and implement the fraud prevention procedures set out in the manuals, guides or directions provided to you by us or an Acquirer;
use reasonable care to detect forged or unauthorised signatures or the unauthorised use or forgery of a Card; and
notify us if you become aware of or suspect fraud on the part of a Cardholder.
Part C: Zeller Account
Part C applies to all Users.
11. Zeller Account
Zeller will maintain an account for you.
Zeller will maintain an account for you in accordance with these Terms (Zeller Account). The Zeller Account does not constitute a cheque, savings or other bank account and is not connected in any way to any other account you may have.
On request from you and subject to these Terms and Applicable Law, we will transfer the amount in your Zeller Account to a bank account nominated by you. We will use reasonable endeavours to effect any such transfer within 5 Business Days or within the time as required under Applicable Law.
Zeller is not required to take instructions on your Zeller Account from any person except a User who has been properly onboarded by Zeller in accordance with these Terms. However, for any purposes under these Terms (including in connection with maintaining and managing your Zeller Account), you acknowledge and agree that Zeller may, in its discretion, take instructions from:
any User established pursuant to these Terms;
any person you permit to access your Zeller Account on your behalf, whether in accordance with these Terms or otherwise;
where you are a company, any director or secretary of the company;
where you are a trust, any individual trustee of the trust, any corporate trustee of the trust or any director or secretary of a corporate trustee;
where you are a partnership, any partner of the partnership;
where you are an unincorporated association, any committee member of unincorporated association; or
any person purporting to be a person covered by any of the above paragraphs.
You authorise and direct Zeller to:
credit the proceeds of Transactions to your Zeller Account or nominated External Account. Amounts will only be credited to your Zeller Account or External Account once we have received the funds from the relevant Acquirer; and
debit any Chargebacks and any other amounts you owe to us under these Terms from your Zeller Account or External Account.
With regards to the funds credited to your Zeller Account:
the funds are not covered by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme;
the funds (excluding any interest) are held in accordance with clause 11(e)(iii) on trust for you together with other Users as beneficiaries. You will have access to and use the monetary value credited to your Zeller Account in accordance with these Terms;
Zeller will safeguard these funds in accordance with Applicable Law, in an account in Zeller's name (designated as a client segregated moneys account or equivalent) (the "Safeguarding Account") with a UK bank or approved credit institution and the funds (excluding any interest) will be segregated from Zeller's own funds;
any interest received by us on the Safeguarding Account will be the property of Zeller and retained by us.
Zeller may permit you to receive payments into your Zeller Account through any supported payment system, as notified to you through the Zeller Services.
Zeller may permit you to grant third parties the ability to implement debits against your Zeller Account pursuant to a direct debit authority in a form satisfactory to Zeller, in its sole discretion. You authorise us to deduct any amounts the subject of a valid debit request from your Zeller Account. You can contact us to cancel any debit authorities. It is your responsibility to ensure that there are sufficient clear funds available in your account to allow a debit payment to be made in accordance with a direct debit request.
You acknowledge that any Acquirer other than Zeller:
provides transaction processing and settlement services to Zeller in relation to the Zeller Account; and
does not provide accounts to you nor do they have any contractual relationship with you (other than as set out in these Terms).
Part D: Zeller Payment Services
Part D applies to Users who choose to opt into the Zeller Payment Services.
12. Zeller Payment Services
The Zeller Payment Services can be used to access amounts in your Zeller Account, through electronic transfers and a card.
The Zeller Payment Services are a range of different payment functionalities that are linked to your Zeller Account and allow you to access and utilise amounts credited to your Zeller Account through the Zeller Services. They include:
Zeller Visa Cards;
inbound and outbound payment functionality via FPS; and
outbound (direct debit) payment functionality via BACS bank rails.
The Zeller Visa Card must be activated before you can use it. You must provide us with all information which we require in order to activate the Zeller Visa Card. We can accept or reject your application to activate the Zeller Visa Card in our sole discretion.
The Zeller Visa Card does not constitute a chequing, savings or other bank account and is not connected in any way to any other account you may have except for your Zeller Account. The Zeller Visa Card is not a credit card, it is for you to utilise funds in your Zeller Account at merchants that accept Visa Cards.
The Zeller Visa Card is issued to you by us. The terms on which the Zeller Visa Card is issued to you are set out in Part G of these Terms.
Your access to and use of the Zeller Payment Services or components of the Zeller Payment Services may be suspended from time to time in accordance with these Terms.
Payment functionality will allow you to receive and make payments to and from your Zeller Account. To initiate or execute a payment order correctly, you must provide us with the following unique identifiers for the recipient (payee): the recipient’s full name, sort code, and account number. Please note that it is critical to provide the correct unique identifier. If you provide an incorrect identifier, the payment may be delayed or the funds may be lost. We are not liable for any payment that is executed in accordance with the unique identifier you provide, even if you have provided additional recipient information that is inconsistent with that identifier.
13. Zeller Visa Cards for your Team Members
Zeller may allow you to obtain Zeller Visa cards for your Team Members.
Zeller may permit you to apply for Zeller Visa Cards for your Team Members (Team Cards). We can accept or reject your application for a Team Card in our sole discretion.
A Team Card will be linked to your Zeller Account and will allow the Team Member to access and utilise amounts credited to your Zeller Account.
Where Zeller issues a Team Card to your Team Member, the Team Member must comply, and you must ensure that the Team Member complies, with these Terms as they relate to the Team Card as if each reference to you were to the Team Member.
The access to and use of a Team Card by you or a Team Member may be suspended from time to time in accordance with these Terms or the rules of a Card Scheme.
14. Transaction limits
Zeller may permit you to create multiple User logins for you and your Team Members. Zeller may permit you to assign different roles and rights to different User logins.
Where a User login is created for a Team Member, the Team Member must comply, and you must ensure that the Team Member complies, with these Terms as relevant to their role and rights as if each reference to you were to the Team Member.
15. User management
Zeller may permit you to create multiple User logins for you and your Team Members. Zeller may permit you to assign different roles and rights to different User logins.
Where a User login is created for a Team Member, the Team Member must comply, and you must ensure that the Team Member complies, with these Terms as relevant to their role and rights as if each reference to you were to the Team Member.
Part E: General Terms
Part E applies to all Users
16. Using the Zeller Services
You must comply with all Applicable Laws and relevant guidance when using the services provided by Zeller.
You agree to use the Zeller Services in good faith in accordance with these Terms and Applicable Laws.
You will comply with any policies, procedures, operating rules and directions of Zeller from time to time in relation to the Zeller Services and the manner of performance of your obligations under these Terms.
Subject to Applicable Law, you are responsible for all dealings through the applicable Zeller Services, including any fraudulent, illegal or unauthorised dealings, which are attributable to your conduct and you release and discharge Zeller from any liability in respect of such dealings.
If you are not a micro-enterprise or a charity, you agree that:
the following provisions in the Payment Services Regulations will not apply:
all provisions under Part 6 (relating to certain disclosure requirements);
any and all of regulations 66(1) (charges), 67(3) and (4) (withdrawal of consent), 75 (evidence on authentication and execution), 77 (payer or payee's liability for unauthorised transactions), 79 (refunds for direct debits), 80 (requests for direct debit refunds), 83 (revocation of a payment order), 86(2A) to (2D) (payment transactions to a payment account), 91 (defective execution of payer-initiated transactions), 92 (defective execution of payee-initiated transactions), 94 (liability for charges and interest) and 94A (liability for charges and interest as a consequence of delay under regulation 86(2B); and
we may make changes to these Terms at any time by posting notice on our Website and you will be deemed to have accepted any such change if you continue using the Zeller Services after such notice.
The terms "micro-enterprise" and "charity" are as defined in regulation 2(1) of the Payment Services Regulations.
It is your responsibility to ensure that any log-in details and other security credentials issued to you to use the Zeller Services are kept safe and secure, including by having up to date anti-virus and anti-malware installed on your devices and taking any other appropriate security steps or measures. Clause 48.6 sets out further security steps you may take.
If you suspect your personalised security credentials have been compromised or you become aware of the loss, theft, misappropriation or unauthorised use of your Zeller Account or your Card, you must notify us without undue delay by calling Zeller’s 24/7 Support line on +448009179206. We will provide you via email, upon your request at any time within 18 months after the date of notification, with a record evidencing such notification.
For any payment transaction that was not successfully executed or was defectively executed as a result of you having provided the incorrect unique identifier, we will not be liable for it but we will make reasonable efforts to recover the funds involved in that transaction. You agree that we may charge you for any such recovery. If we are unable to make such recovery, we will, upon your request, provide you with the relevant information to assist with your own recovery.
You must notify us without undue delay, or no later than 13 months (if you are a micro-enterprise or charity), after the debit date, on becoming aware of any unauthorised or incorrectly executed payment transaction (irrespective of whether any such transaction was initiated by you or a third party service provider for you). If you are late in notifying us, you may not be able to claim the relevant protection under the Payment Services Regulation including refund.
17. AML/CTF Obligations
Zeller is required to comply with anti-money laundering laws and it may request certain information from you.
You acknowledge and agree:
in order for Zeller to meet its obligations under AML Laws (AML/CTF obligations), Zeller is required to verify the identity of its Users as well as certain information about Users' beneficial owners;
To the extent permitted under Applicable Law, Zeller may, in its sole and absolute discretion delay, block or refuse to process or settle any Transaction without incurring any liability, if Zeller suspects, for any reason, that an Unlawful Act has occurred;
in order to use and continue to use the Zeller Services, Zeller may at any time request further information from you. If you do not provide Zeller the information as requested, or there is a delay in you providing this information to Zeller, Zeller may not be able to open your Zeller Account, or provide you with access to the Zeller Services;
To the extent permitted under Applicable Law, Zeller is not liable for any Loss incurred by you as a result of any action of Zeller which either delays a Zeller Account being opened, results in an application to receive Zeller Services being declined or you don’t have access to the Zeller Services, when these actions are necessary for Zeller to comply with its AML/CTF obligations; and
Zeller may require further information from you from time to time in order to meet its AML/CTF obligations and you agree to provide Zeller with whatever additional information is reasonably required in order for Zeller to meet its AML/CTF obligations.
18. Audit
Zeller has the right to request specific information and conduct an audit in connection with your use of the services.
On Zeller's request, the User must:
provide Zeller, a regulator or any of the Service Providers (or their nominees) with reasonable access to its personnel, premises and facilities;
provide Zeller, a regulator or any of the Service Providers (or their nominees) with all internal policies and procedures of the User relevant or related to the Services; and
permit Zeller, a regulator or any of the Service Providers (or their nominees) to view and make copies of any materials including any certifications, licenses, permits, records and information required to be obtained and maintained by the User under this Agreement, relevant to assessing compliance with this Agreement.
Each party must take reasonable steps to minimise the cost of any audit.
19. Fees
Zeller will charge you the following fees in connection with your access to and use of the services.
Zeller will charge you fees in connection with your access to and use of the Zeller Services. The Fees that apply in respect of the Zeller Services are those notified to you by Zeller during your onboarding process, including via fee schedule shared with you via email (Agreed Commercial Rates) prior to commencement of the Zeller Services.
You acknowledge that the Fees include a portion to cover the fees charged by the Acquirers (other than Zeller) in respect of the Transactions and a portion to be retained by Zeller in connection with the facilitation of these Transactions and the provision of the Zeller Services.
We reserve the right to change our Fees in accordance with the process outlined in clause 16(d)(ii) or 31(d) as applicable.
To the extent permitted under Applicable Law, we may set off against any amount due and payable under these Terms by us to you (including any amounts received in respect of Transactions and any amounts in your Zeller Account), any amount due and payable under these Terms by you to us, including any Fees, Chargebacks or Card Scheme or AMEX fines or penalties.
20. Termination
Either you or Zeller may terminate your arrangement if there is a breach of these terms and in other circumstances.
You or Zeller may terminate these Terms immediately by giving the other party written notice if that party has materially breached these Terms.
Zeller may also terminate these terms immediately by written notice if:
it becomes illegal or impossible in practice for Zeller to continue to provide the Zeller Services to the User; or
Zeller is instructed to do so by a Card Network.
Zeller may terminate the provision of any of the Acquiring Services where the relevant Acquirer ceases to provide its services to Zeller.
Either party may terminate these Terms on 5 Business Days prior notice, subject to clauses 31(d) and (e) where those clauses apply to you.
Where these Terms are terminated:
the User must pay Zeller all amounts outstanding up to the date of termination of these Terms;
notwithstanding paragraph (i), the parties acknowledge and agree that all rights, obligations and liabilities accrued up to and including the date of termination or in relation to any transaction that occurred before the date of termination, including without limitation in relation to any indemnity payments, damages, Direct Debit Instruction, Chargebacks, and any fines or penalties incurred by the User from any Card Network or otherwise arising in connection with the provision or use of the Zeller Services, and all other accrued rights and obligations up to the date these Terms end, will continue and survive termination of these Terms; and
you authorise us to disclose to any of our Service Providers the fact of termination of these Terms and the reasons for termination.
On termination of these Terms and where requested to do so by Zeller, you must return any Terminals to Zeller.
In addition to any other rights under these Terms or otherwise, on return of a Terminal to Zeller, you will be entitled to a refund of the amount you paid for the Terminals where:
we terminate these Terms under clause 20(d); or
you terminate these Terms under clause 20(d), or clauses 31(d) or (e) where those clauses apply to you, after we exercise any of our rights under these Terms to:
amend these Terms under clause 16(a)(ii) or 31(d) as applicable;
require you to provide, or increase the amount of, a Security Deposit under clause 8; or
increase our Fees under clause 19.
Any refund payable pursuant to clause 20(g) will be payable by Zeller within 30 Business Days after we receive the Terminals from you.
Upon termination of these Terms, you will no longer have access to the Zeller Services, other than those portions of the Website which are publicly available to all users. Any such use of the Zeller Services by you will continue to be subject to these Terms.
On termination of these Terms, we may retain an amount credited to your Zeller Account until we are reasonably satisfied that there will be no further Chargebacks or other amounts payable by you to us under these Terms. The amount that we may retain will be no more than a reasonable estimate of Chargebacks or other amounts payable by you under these Terms.
If we are unable to contact you or transfer your funds to a linked third party bank account for a period of 6 years after termination, we reserve the right to deal with those funds in a manner that complies with Applicable Law.
Despite any other provision in these Terms, this clause 20 and clauses 1, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 4.6, 5, 7, 8, 10, 17 through 50 survive the expiry or termination of these Terms.
21. Cooperation with Service Providers
You may be provided with services from the Service Providers in connection with the Zeller Services
The User acknowledges that Zeller may appoint Service Providers to provide services to the User which are connected to the Zeller Services.
The User must provide Zeller and/or the Service Provider, as applicable, with all reasonable cooperation and assistance requested by Zeller in connection with any services or systems provided by the Service Provider to the extent necessary for Zeller to provide the Zeller Services, including:
providing such information and documentation about the manner in which the Zeller Services are provided to the User as is reasonably necessary for the Service Providers to provide their services or systems to the User or carry out such activities as have been delegated to it by Zeller including information regarding the operating environment, system constraints and other operating parameters applicable to the Zeller Services from time to time;
making system specifications, security details and similar information available to such Service Providers;
meeting with Zeller and the Service Providers to discuss the Zeller Services and the services provided by third parties and engaging in joint problem resolution;
providing such information as is reasonably necessary to ensure that the results of the services and systems provided by an Service Provider are compatible and integrate with the Zeller Services;
providing access to and use of the User System and services to a Service Provider in connection with the services being provided by the Service Provider in a form and manner no different to that if Zeller personnel were requesting such access to and use of the User's System and services;
ensuring integration of the results of the services provided by a Service Provider with the Zeller Services; and
operating and maintaining any new software, hardware or technology resulting from the services or systems provided by an Service Provider.
22. Intellectual Property
Zeller retains all intellectual property rights in the Zeller Services.
All intellectual property rights (including copyright and patents) in the Zeller Services and all components of them are owned or licensed by us unless otherwise indicated. You must not copy, modify or transmit any part of the Zeller Services except as permitted in these Terms.
The Zeller Services contain trademarks, logos, service names and trade names of Zeller or third parties that may be registered or otherwise protected by law. These include the Zeller logo. You are not permitted to use any trademarks, logos, service names or trade names appearing on the Zeller Services.
We grant you a non-exclusive and non-transferable licence to use the Website and, if you are a User, the Zeller Services, for your own personal use. You may not download (other than page caching) or modify the Zeller Services.
The User grants Zeller a non-exclusive, royalty free, irrevocable, transferable and worldwide licence (including the right to sub-license) to use any of the User’s trade marks, service marks and logos, including those provided or otherwise made available by the User to Zeller, for the purposes of:
including the marks or logos on receipts to be printed from Zeller terminals or otherwise to be provided to Cardholders electronically; and
otherwise providing Zeller’s products and/or services to the User.
23. Privacy
Zeller complies with the Privacy Laws and collects and stores personal information in accordance with this clause 23. Zeller may disclose your information to the Service Providers and others.
We will comply with the Privacy Laws in respect of any Personal Information we collect and handle on your behalf in the course of providing the Zeller Services to you, to the extent that the Privacy Laws apply to us in our role as a service provider to you under these Terms, and except to the extent such obligation is inconsistent with our obligations under any other Applicable Law.
You acknowledge that:
from time to time in order to perform Zeller's obligations under these Terms, Zeller will collect Personal Information about your staff, clients or customers;
in performing Zeller's obligations under these Terms or otherwise required by Applicable Law, Zeller may provide that Personal Information to third parties, in the United Kingdom or elsewhere, in accordance with Zeller's Privacy Notice which is available at https://www.myzeller.com/gb/privacy;
in performing Zeller's obligations under these Terms or otherwise required by Applicable Law, Zeller may process the personal data of your customers and your employees. This processing will be governed by the data processing terms available at https://www.myzeller.com/gb/privacy; and
Transaction data may be used by a Card Scheme for propensity modelling and may be shared by Card Scheme with third parties.
Any Personal Information provided by you (whether Personal Information belonging to you or another individual, which you have the necessary consents to provide) may be collected, used and disclosed by us for the purposes contemplated by these Terms and our Privacy Notice. You agree that by entering into these Terms, you have read the Privacy Notice, understood its contents and consented to its requirements.
You must ensure that you have provided any notifications required by Applicable Law, and procured any consents or authorisations required by Applicable Law, to allow Zeller to collect the data and Personal Information provided to Zeller by or on behalf of you, or otherwise collected by Zeller, in connection with these Terms and to use that data and Personal Information as contemplated by these Terms and Zeller's Privacy Notice and in accordance with the Privacy Laws.
24. User warranties
You make the following representations and warranties to Zeller.
The User represents and warrants that:
it will comply with all Applicable Laws in the course of performing its obligations under these Terms;
when the User supplies Transaction details to Zeller:
all Transactions details are true and correct;
the User has complied with the requirements of these Terms applicable to the processing of Transactions; and
the User is not aware of any fact which would cause the Transaction to be an Invalid Transaction; and
the User has power to enter into and perform its obligations under these Terms and that these Terms are valid, binding and enforceable against the User.
25. Data protection and security
Zeller complies with the following data protection and security protocols.
25.1 General obligations
Zeller must comply with all applicable Data protection and security requirements required by Applicable Law in relation to the collection, use, disclosure, storage, processing and security of Data.
Zeller acknowledges that it is responsible for securing the Card Data in its possession in accordance with the requirements imposed on it by PCIDSS.
25.2 Restricted Information
To the extent any Data hosted by or on behalf of Zeller, or any configuration settings related to the delivery or receipt of the Zeller Services, that does not relate to the User (Restricted Information) is or becomes accessible by the User at any time, the User acknowledges and agrees that:
it will not seek to access any such Restricted Information;
if the User does access any such Restricted Information, it will:
notify Zeller promptly;
not use such Restricted Information for any purpose (including any internal business purposes);
destroy and report any copies of the Restricted Information; and
provide a written notice to Zeller confirming its compliance with this clause 25.2 and
for the avoidance of doubt, any such Data and configuration settings are considered Confidential Information of Zeller.
The User must indemnify and hold harmless Zeller and any Zeller personnel in respect of any Losses suffered by Zeller or Zeller personnel arising out of or otherwise in connection with a breach of this clause 25.2 by the User.
25.3 Scheme requirements
The User must provide Zeller with a compliance action plan (if required by any Card Network for the purposes of complying with PCIDSS) within 90 days of receiving a request from Zeller to do so. The User must also comply with the Scheme Rules notified to the User from time to time, including any obligations regarding compliance with the PCIDSS. Zeller will notify the User of any such obligations and, to the extent practicable, will provide the User with a reasonable period of time to comply with such obligations.
If Zeller receives a breach notification or warning (which may or may not include a fine and/or penalty) from a Card Network (Breach Notice) arising from the User being in breach of applicable Scheme Rules, Zeller will liaise with the User to resolve the Breach Notice.
The User must pay the fine and/or penalty detailed in the Breach Notice to Zeller within the timeframe specified by Zeller and in a manner agreed between the parties.
For the avoidance of doubt, the parties agree that:
the User is liable for all fines and/or penalties imposed by the Card Networks (whether imposed on Zeller or the User directly) as a result of the User’s breach of the Scheme Rules; and
other than in respect of fines and/or penalties which are imposed due to the sole action (or actions, as the case may be) of another merchant (or merchants, as the case may be) or Zeller, the User is liable for any other fines and/or penalties imposed by the Card Network (whether imposed on Zeller or the User directly) pro-rated in accordance with the User's use of the Zeller Services as against all other merchants to whom Zeller provides the Zeller Services or services similar to the Zeller Services.
The User acknowledges that Zeller may receive a Breach Notice without having received a non-compliance alert from the Card Network. However, if Zeller receives a non-compliance alert that relates to the User, it must promptly provide a copy to the User.
If a Breach Notice is issued, the Card Networks may require an external investigation of the User's premises and systems. The User agrees to fully cooperate with any such external investigation, and to pay the reasonable costs of the Third Party appointed to undertake the external investigation. To the extent Zeller has a right to approve or select the person who will undertake the external investigation, Zeller may only approve or select that person with the prior written consent of the User (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed).
26. Prohibited Uses
You are prohibited from using the Zeller Services in connection with the activities described in this clause 26.
In using the Zeller Services, you must not engage or attempt to engage in any activities that:
violate any Applicable Law;
violate the rights of any third party (including, without limitation abusing, stalking, threatening or otherwise, infringement of copyright, trademark, or other intellectual property right, misappropriation of trade secrets, Confidential Information, electronic fraud, invasion of privacy, pornography, obscenity or libel);
interfere with or disrupt any other third parties (including other Users of the Zeller Services), equipment, functions, features, the Zeller Services;
involve the unauthorised use of any machine or network, denial of service attacks, falsification of header information or User identification information, monitoring or scanning the networks of others;
gain unauthorised access to the Zeller Services;
disrupt, impair, alter or otherwise interfere with the functions, features, content of the Zeller Services; restrict or inhibit any other visitor from using the Zeller Services, including, without limitation, by means of "hacking" or defacing a portion of this Zeller Services;
express or imply that statements you make are endorsed by Zeller, without Zeller's prior written consent;
modify, adapt, decompile, reverse engineer, disassemble or otherwise reduce the Zeller Services to a human-perceivable form;
remove any copyright, trademark or other proprietary rights notices contained in the Zeller Services; or
provide access to the Zeller Services to persons who are not Users or have not paid the relevant fee for the service.
27. Disclaimer of Warranties and Limitation of Liability
Zeller is not liable to you, except as outlined in this clause 27.
You agree that you have not relied on any representation, description, illustration or specification that is not expressly stated in these Terms.
Nothing in these Terms excludes, restricts or modifies any consumer guarantee, right or remedy conferred on you by Applicable Law, that cannot be excluded, restricted or modified by agreement.
To the extent permitted by Applicable Law, Zeller excludes all warranties, whether express or implied, including any warranties or representations concerning availability of the Zeller Services, quality, completeness, accuracy, suitability, acceptability or fitness for purpose in relation to the Zeller Services, all links to or from the Zeller Services and the goods and services advertised or accessible using the Zeller Services. Subject to the consumer guarantees provided for in consumer protection legislation, we do not warrant that you will have continuous access to the Zeller Services. We will not be liable in the event that the Website or the full functionality of Zeller Services are unavailable to you or due to computer downtime attributable to malfunctions, upgrades, preventative or remedial maintenance activities or interruption in telecommunications supply.
We and the Service Providers do not guarantee the delivery of communications over the internet as such communications rely on third party service providers. The exchange of information electronically is vulnerable to interception by third parties and we do not guarantee the security or confidentiality of information available through the Zeller Services nor the security of the Zeller Services. Whilst we strive to protect information transmitted via the Zeller Services, any such information is transmitted at your own risk.
To the extent permitted by Applicable Law, Zeller's liability in respect of any non-excludable warranties or conditions relating to the Zeller Services, all links to or from the Zeller Services and the goods and services advertised or accessible using the Zeller Services is limited to resupplying the relevant Zeller Services or the reasonable cost of resupplying the relevant Zeller Services, whichever Zeller sees fit to provide.
For all other Claims or liability, and to the extent permitted by Applicable Law, the maximum liability of Zeller and its employees, agents or contractors (including, the Service Providers) for any Loss, damage, Claim, cost or expense whatsoever arising out of or in connection with these Terms, the Zeller Services, all links to or from the Zeller Services and the goods and services advertised or accessible using the Zeller Services will be the amount of any Fee received from you in the preceding month in the aggregate of all Claims.
To the extent permitted by Applicable Law, Zeller or a Service Provider will not be liable to you for:
any damage, Loss or expense resulting from or caused by:
any act of Zeller which was carried out in good faith and which did not involve Zeller's gross negligence, criminal conduct, fraud or wilful misconduct (notwithstanding that such act may have been in breach of these Terms);
any act or omission of any third party;
any inaccurate or incorrect information provided by you;
any event or circumstance beyond Zeller's reasonable control including, without limitation, a Force Majeure Event;
any breach of these Terms, negligence, default, fraud or dishonesty by you;
any direct or indirect lost profit, loss of opportunity, incidental, consequential loss or special damages, howsoever the loss is caused and regardless of whether it was foreseeable or not; and
to the extent permitted by Applicable Law, in the case of contributory negligence, a party’s liability to the other party under or in connection with these Terms will be reduced proportionately by the extent, if any, to which the acts or omissions of the first party or those of any of its personnel or contractors caused or contributed to the relevant loss or damage suffered or incurred by the second party.
Zeller is not liable for any contravention of a requirement imposed on it by or under Part 7 of the Payment Services Regulations where the contravention is due to the obligations of Zeller under other Applicable Law.
Nothing in this clause 27 or elsewhere in these Terms is intended to limit or exclude our liability to the extent that any direct Loss, damage, Claim, cost or expense (other than any consequential loss, loss of profit or loss of opportunity) arises from our gross negligence, criminal conduct, fraud or wilful misconduct.
28. Indemnity
You indemnify Zeller in connection with your use of the Zeller Services
You agree to indemnify Zeller and the Service Providers in respect of all loss, damage, costs, expenses (including legal fees on a full indemnity basis), fines, penalties, claims, demands and proceedings incurred howsoever arising, whether at common law (including negligence) or under statute, in connection with any of the following:
any breach of these Terms by you;
any wrongful, wilful or negligent act or omission of you or any of your officers, employees, agents or contractors unless contributed to by our gross negligence, criminal conduct, fraud or wilful misconduct.
29. Jurisdiction and Law
Except as expressly provided elsewhere in these Terms, a person who is not a party to these Terms has no right under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 (UK) to enforce or enjoy the benefit of any term of these Terms. This does not affect any right or remedy of a third party which exists, or is available, apart from that Act.
These Terms and any dispute or claim (including non-contractual disputes or claims) arising out of or in connection with it or its subject matter or formation are governed by and construed in accordance with the law of England and Wales. Each party irrevocably agrees that the courts of England and Wales shall have exclusive jurisdiction over any dispute or claim (including non-contractual disputes or claims) arising out of or in connection with this agreement or its subject matter or formation.
30. Assignment
You may not assign or charge your rights under these Terms without our prior written consent.
We may, in our sole discretion, assign, novate or transfer our rights or obligations arising out of these Terms by giving notice to you.
In respect of any of the Acquiring Services, the relevant Acquirer may assign, novate or transfer their rights or obligations arising out of these Terms by giving notice to you.
31. Micro-enterprise and charity terms
These terms only apply to Users who are micro-enterprises and charities as defined in Regulation 2(1) of the Payments Services Regulations. If there are discrepancies with other provisions in these Terms, the provisions in this clause 31 will govern with respect to such Users only.
You can request a copy of these Terms at any time by contacting support@myzeller.com.
All communication between you and us shall be in English and shall be in the manner as set out in clause 48.15.
These Terms take effect on the date of your acceptance during the Zeller onboarding process (Effective Date) and shall remain in full force and effect until terminated in accordance with the relevant provisions hereunder.
We may change these Terms from time to time. We will notify you of any such change no later than 2 months before the date on which the change is to take effect. You will be deemed to have agreed to any such change notified to you if you do not, before the proposed effective date of the change, notify us to the contrary. You have the right to terminate these Terms without charge at any time before the proposed effective date of the change. If we make any change as required by Applicable Law, such changes will be made as provided for under such Applicable Law which may provide for a different process.
Subject to the automatic expiration of the Alpha/Beta Early Access Program as set out in clause 1(g), Zeller may terminate these Terms at any time by giving you a two (2) months' notice. You may terminate these Terms at any time by giving us one (1) month notice.
You may revoke a payment order only within the time limits set out below. Once these limits have passed, a payment order is irrevocable unless we agree otherwise in our absolute discretion (and we may charge a fee for such manual revocation):
in the case of immediate payments (including FPS and PISP): You may not revoke a payment order once you have provided your consent to us, the payee, or a payment initiation service provider to execute the transaction. For FPS payments, this point is typically reached the moment you authorise the transaction in the Zeller Dashboard or Zeller App.
in the case of direct debits (initiated by a payee): You may revoke a payment order for a specific Direct Debit at any time up until 5:00pm on the Business Day preceding the day agreed for debiting the funds.
You may withdraw your consent to a payment transaction or a series of payment transactions at any time within the above time limits.
In relation to any unauthorised payment transaction arising from a lost, stolen or misappropriate payment instrument issued to you by us,
you may be liable for all losses incurred if you have acted fraudulently or you have with intent or gross negligence failed to comply with clause 16(f); and
In other cases, we may require you to bear up to £35 of the losses incurred in respect of that transaction in accordance with the Payment Services Regulations.
In relation to a payment order initiated directly by you, we are liable to you for the correct execution (in the case you are the payer) or transmission (in the case you are the payee) of the payment order. For any payment transaction initiated by you that was not successfully executed or was defectively executed and is not within clause 16(h), we will, upon your request and free of charge, make efforts to trace the payment transaction and notify you of the outcome.
If a payment transaction involves currency exchange, we will confirm the exchange rate with you at the time of the payment transaction. We may provide reference exchange rates but the actual exchange rate for the payment transaction may be different from the reference rates. In the event of any changes in the relevant exchange rates and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in these Terms, you agree that we may implement such changes immediately without notice where any such changes are based on the reference exchange rates already provided to you, or the changes are more favourable to you.
In the case of a payment transaction where (A) you were the payer, (B) the transaction was initiated by or through the payee (other than direct debit), (C) the payee’s payment service provider is not located in the UK, and (D) the transaction was not in euro or the transaction was in euro but not executed under SEPA and only with respect to the parts of the transaction carried out in the UK, if you did not specify the exact amount of a particular payment transaction when giving the authorisation and the amount of that transaction exceeded the amount that you could reasonably have expected taking into account your previous spending pattern, you may request a refund but you must make such requests within 8 weeks from the date on which the funds were debited. We may ask you to provide such information as is reasonably necessary to prove the refund conditions are met and we may refuse the refund in which case we will notify you. For clarity, if you provided the consent directly to us for the payment transaction to be executed and information on the transaction was provided or made available by us or the payee to you at least 4 weeks before the due date, you will not be able to request a refund as set out in this clause 31(j).
For any payment transaction where (A) you are the payer, (B) the transaction is to be executed wholly within the UK in sterling, and (C) is not initiated by or through the payee, and (D) we have reasonable grounds to suspect there is fraud or dishonesty by someone other than you, we may delay the transaction for up to the fourth Business Day following the receipt of your payment order and we will notify you by email or via the Merchant Dashboard of the delay and the reason for it by no later than the end of the Business Day following the time of receipt of the payment order unless doing so would otherwise be unlawful. We may also request you to provide further information or take certain action in such circumstances
For information purposes, we are required under the Payment Services Regulation to process your payment transactions within certain time limits which vary depending on circumstances and do not apply to certain transactions. We will inform you of the execution time for particular transactions as required by the Payment Services Regulations.
In the event of suspected or actual fraud, account compromise, or security threats, we will notify you by email or via the Zeller Dashboard, and provide specific details (such as Transaction IDs) to identify the concern. You acknowledge that we may apply temporary restrictions to your Zeller Account or Zeller Services - including the suspension of settlements, transfers, or card functionality - as a precautionary measure during our review. We will never request sensitive security credentials (such as PINs, CVVs, or passwords) in these communications, and you agree to respond to any Request for Information within the specified timeframe; once Zeller’s enquiries are satisfied, we will notify you and restore normal functionality to your Zeller Account and Zeller Services.
We will provide you with comprehensive monthly and quarterly statements summarising all activity across your Zeller Account and Services. These statements are accessible via the Merchant Dashboard in a format that is downloadable and printable (PDF). All statements will remain available for viewing and download within the portal for the duration of your agreement with Zeller. You are responsible for downloading and retaining copies of your statements for your own accounting and tax records.
32. Payment order
We determine the time of receipt of your payment order as follows:
in the case of immediate payments (including FPS and PISP): the payment order is deemed to be received at the actual time it reaches our systems, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
in the case of direct debits (initiated by a payee): the payment is deemed to be received by us on the agreed date for debiting the funds.
We may refuse a payment order. If so, we will notify you by phone call, text message or email of the refusal and the reason for such refusal, unless doing so would be otherwise unlawful. You may be charged, at our discretion, a fee for such refusal where the refusal is reasonably justified.
33. Fees for redeeming e-money
In relation to any e-money issued to you, we may charge you a fee for redeeming such e-money with us if:
redemption is requested before the termination of these Terms; or
redemption is requested more than one year after the date of termination of these Terms.
When executing certain transactions such as wire transfers, we may need to send to the beneficiary's payment service provider certain of your information pursuant to Applicable Law, including without limitation, your name, address and account number. You expressly consent to us sending this information, directly or (if there is any intermediary involved in the payment chain) indirectly, to the beneficiary's payment service provider.
34. Severability
Each provision of these Terms is severable from the others and no severance of a provision will affect any other provision.
35. Third Party Beneficiary
You agree that the relevant Acquirer other than Zeller is a third party beneficiary of these Terms, with all rights to enforce such provisions as if the Acquirer was a party to these Terms.
36. Contacting Zeller or making a complaint
For any matter relating to these Terms and Zeller Services including any complaint, you may contact us by emailing privacy@myzeller.com. We will respond by email within an adequate timeframe and in any event no later than 35 Business Days after the day we received your complaint. If you are not satisfied with how we dealt with your complaint, you may be eligible to raise your complaint with the Financial Ombudsman Service at: 0800 023 4567, or complaint.info@financial-ombudsman.org.uk, or https://www.financial-ombudsman.org.uk/contact-us.
37. Definitions and Interpretation
In these Terms unless the context requires otherwise:
Acquirer means:
in respect of the AMEX Payment Services, AMEX;
in respect of the Card Scheme Services, Zeller; and
in respect of the Mobile Device Acquiring Services, also includes the Mobile Device Provider.
Acquiring Services means the AMEX Payment Services, the Card Scheme Services and the Mobile Device Acquiring Services.
AMEX means American Express Payment Services Limited;
AMEX Payment Services means the services to be provided by Zeller under these Terms in relation to AMEX Transactions.
AMEX Transactions means Transactions occurring through the payment system operated by AMEX;
AML Laws means any statutory, regulatory and legal requirements and/or obligations, rules, guidance, directions, views, decisions and lists issued by the relevant government and/or regulatory authority, relating to anti-money laundering, counter-terrorist financing, anti-bribery and corruption, and financial or other sanctions, including without limitation: the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (UK), the Terrorism Act 2000 (UK), and the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing, and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017 (UK).
AML/CTF Obligations has the meaning given to that term in clause 17.
Apple means Apple Inc and any related bodies corporate.
Applicable Law means any constitution, statute, law, ordinance, regulation, rule, code, order, treaty, common law, judgment, decree, or other requirement or rule of law of any nation or government, any state or other political subdivision thereof, any entity, authority or body exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to government, any court, tribunal or arbitrator and any self-regulatory organisation, that may be applicable to this Agreement and/or each party, including without limitation, the Payment Services Regulations and the Electronic Money Regulations (except for those provisions that have been disapplied as permitted thereunder).
Application Form means the application form to become a User made available on the Website or by Zeller, from time to time.
BACS means the Bankers’ Automated Clearing System, the United Kingdom’s high-volume, non-urgent transaction payment rail.
Breach Notice has the meaning given to that term in clause 25.3(b).
Business Day means any day other than Saturday or Sunday on which banks are open for general banking business in London.
Business Hours means 9:00am to 5:30pm GMT (as applicable) on a Business Day.
Card means:
a valid financial transaction card issued by a member or affiliate of a Card Network; and
any other device, mechanism or procedure (physical, virtual or digital) in respect of a Payment Method.
Cardholder means a person to whom a Card has been issued.
Card Data or Cardholder Data means any 'cardholder data' or 'sensitive authentication data' as those terms are defined in the PCIDSS.
Card Network means a Card Scheme or AMEX.
Card Scheme means any association that provides common branding for Payment Methods and sets rules and regulations concerning use of those Payment Methods. This includes schemes known as Visa and MasterCard.
Card Scheme Services means the services to be provided by Zeller under these Terms in relation to Card Scheme Transactions.
Chargeback means a Transaction that is charged back to the User, whether initiated by the Acquirer, Cardholder or Zeller, in accordance with these Terms and any Applicable Laws.
Claim means in relation to a party, a demand, claim, action or proceeding made or brought by or against that party, however arising and whether present, unascertained, future or contingent.
Confidential Information means all information belonging or relating to Zeller and/or the Zeller Services, whether oral, graphic, electronic, written or in any other form, that:
is or should reasonably be regarded as, confidential to Zeller; or
is not generally available to the public at the time of disclosure other than by reason of a breach of these Terms.
Credit Reporting Body has the meaning given to this term in the Privacy Laws.
Data means all Card Data and Transaction Data stored or processed by Zeller or the User under these Terms.
Data Breach means an actual or suspected loss of or unauthorised access to Data.
Defect means if the Terminal hardware does not conform to the applicable specifications and that the User is not able to use the Zeller Services in line with these Terms.
Direct Debit Instruction means a digital authority provided by you to us via the Zeller Dashboard authorising Zeller to electronically debit your External Account using the AUDDIS (Automated Direct Debit Instruction Service) system.
Documentation means the documentation relating to the Zeller Services to be provided by Zeller described in clause 6(a).
Electronic Money Regulations means the Electronic Money Regulations 2011 (SI 2011/99), as amended from time to time.
External Account means a UK bank account held in your name at a third party financial institution, which you have nominated to receive the settlement of proceeds from your Acquiring Services.
Fees means the fees as referred to in clause 19 and set out at https://myzeller.com/gb/pricing.
Financial Services Compensation Scheme means the scheme established by the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (UK) that protects certain customers of financial services firms that go out of business.
Force Majeure Event means any act, event or cause including:
an act of God, peril of the sea, accident of navigation, war, sabotage, riot, act of terrorism, insurrection, civil commotion, national emergency (whether in fact or law), martial law, fire, lightning, flood, cyclone, earthquake, landslide, storm or other adverse weather conditions, explosion, power shortage, strike or other labour difficulty (whether or not involving employees of the party concerned), epidemic, quarantine, radiation or radioactive contamination;
an action or inaction of a Government Agency, including expropriation, restraint, prohibition, intervention, requisition, requirement, direction or embargo by legislation, regulation, decree or other legally enforceable order; or
breakdown of plant, machinery or equipment or shortages of labour, transportation, fuel, power or plant, machinery, equipment or material,
To the extent that the act, event or cause directly or indirectly results in a party being prevented from or delayed in performing one or more of its obligations under these Terms and that act, event or cause is beyond the reasonable control of that party.
FPS means the Faster Payments Scheme, the real-time payment rail in the United Kingdom.
General Availability means the date, as determined and publicly announced by Zeller in its sole discretion, on which the Zeller Services are officially released and made commercially available to the general public within the United Kingdom market.
Invalid Transaction has the meaning given in clause 5.2.
Loss means losses, liabilities, claims, proceedings, actions, demands, damages, costs, charges, expenses or diminution in value, however arising, and whether present or future, fixed or unascertained, actual or contingent.
Merchant Category Code means the four digit number used to classify a merchant by the type of goods or services it provides.
Mobile Device Acquiring Services has meaning given in clause 4.8.
Mobile Device Provider means the manufacturer of mobile telephones or other devices capable of being used to receive Acquiring Services.
Non-Scheme Transaction means a Transaction not occurring via a Card Scheme;
Non-Scheme Body means an entity through which Non-Scheme Transactions can be processed;
Offline Transactions means a Transaction where no authorisation is received from the relevant Card Scheme or Non-Scheme Body.
Payment Facilitator means a User who provides acquiring services to sub-merchants or who otherwise seeks to make the Zeller Services available to a third party merchant.
Payment Method means a method by which a customer transacts with the User for payment of goods or services received by that customer from the User, including by use of a card or other device (including virtual and digital devices and electronic chips).
Payment Services Regulations means the Payment Services Regulations 2017 (SI 2017/752), as amended from time to time.
PCIDSS means the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard published by the PCI Security Standards Council or such other minimum standards for enhancing payment and account security required by Zeller, or any Card Network, from time to time.
Personal Information means information or an opinion (including information or an opinion forming part of a database), whether true or not, and whether recorded in a material form, electronic form or otherwise, about an identified individual or an individual who is reasonably identifiable, and includes anything that is defined as personal information or as sensitive information in the relevant Privacy Laws.
Privacy Law means any Applicable Law, statute, regulation, ordinance, code, standard or requirements of any government, governmental or semi-governmental body which relates to privacy or health information.
Recurring Transaction means when the User is authorised to make regular drawings on a Card at predetermined intervals (not to exceed one year between Transactions) with the Cardholder’s written authority.
Sale Refunds has the meaning given to that term in clause 4.6.
Scheme Rules means any rules issued by a Card Network, from time to time, to govern its respective Payment Method.
Security Deposit means an amount payable by the User to Zeller to be held by Zeller as security for any amounts payable by the User under these Terms, as determined in accordance with clause 8.
Service Providers means Zeller's service providers as appointed from time to time, including but not limited to the Acquirers other than Zeller;
Suspendable Action means Zeller reasonably considers that:
the User has, or is likely to have, breached these Terms or any Applicable Law;
the User has failed to provide Zeller with any information it has requested under these Terms; or
if it does not suspend one or more Zeller Services, the User's conduct, or continuation of the User's conduct, will result in a breach by either the User or Zeller of these Terms or any Applicable Law.
Suspended Service has the meaning given to it in clause 9.2.
System means your systems for accessing the Zeller Services.
Transaction means any sales transaction or sales refund transaction effected pursuant to these Terms between a Cardholder and the User.
Team Card has the meaning given to that term in clause 13.
Team Member means your employees, contractors or other personnel which have been approved by Zeller.
Terminal means an electronic terminal obtained by the User from Zeller for the processing of Transactions from time to time.
Terminal Warranty Period means the period in which Zeller will fix or refund for a Defect, being 12 months.
Transaction Data means any data generated by Zeller in the processing of a Transaction, and includes any data produced as the result of processing, or failing to process, a Transaction, but excludes Card Data.
Unlawful Act means, collectively and individually, when Zeller's involvement in a Transaction or performance of any service in respect of that Transaction might in any way cause Zeller to:
to breach any Applicable Law;
to deal in any way with any person (natural, corporate or governmental) that is sanctioned, or is connected in any way to any person that is sanctioned, under economic and trade sanctions imposed by the United Nations, the United Kingdom, the European Union or any country;
to breach any sanction of any kind imposed by any country (including any sanction that supports a decision or resolution of the United Nations Security Council); or
to deal in any way with any person (natural, corporate or governmental) that has been listed or named by any government, or independent authority (such as the United Nations, the United Kingdom or the European Union), as a person who is in any way suspected of being involved (or potentially involved) in terrorism or in any activities connected with terrorism.
Zeller Account has the meaning given to it under clause 11.
Zeller Payment Services mean the services described in clause 12.
Zeller Services has the meaning given to that term in clause 1(a).
Zeller System means the systems used by Zeller and its Service Providers to process Transactions in performing the Zeller Services (and includes Terminals, internet payment gateways, the switch, network routers, firewalls, load balancers and VPN concentrators and any other Acquirer hardware or software owned by or under the responsibility of Zeller or its contractors which are related to the Zeller Services), but excluding the User System and systems of Card Networks.
Interpretations
In these Terms unless the context requires otherwise:
the singular includes the plural and vice versa;
a gender includes the other genders;
the headings are used for convenience only and do not affect the interpretation of these Terms;
other grammatical forms of defined words or expressions have corresponding meanings;
a reference to a document includes the document as modified from time to time and any document replacing it;
a reference to a party is to a party to these Terms and a reference to a party to a document includes the party's executors, administrators, successors and permitted assigns and substitutes;
if something is to be or may be done on a day that is not a Business Day then it must be done on the next Business Day;
the word "person" includes a natural person, partnership, body corporate, association, governmental or local authority, agency and any body or entity whether incorporated or not;
the word "month" means calendar month and the word "year" means 12 months;
the words "in writing" include any communication sent by letter, facsimile transmission or email or any other form of communication capable of being read by the recipient;
a reference to a thing includes a part of that thing;
a reference to all or any part of a statute, rule, regulation or ordinance (statute) includes that statute as amended, consolidated, re-enacted or replaced from time to time;
wherever "include", "for example" or any form of those words or similar expressions is used, it must be construed as if it were followed by "(without being limited to)";
money amounts in these Terms are stated in Pounds Sterling (GBP) unless otherwise specified;
a reference to time is to London, England time;
a reference to any agency or body, if that agency or body ceases to exist or is reconstituted, renamed or replaced or has its powers or functions removed (defunct body), means the agency or body which performs most closely the functions of the defunct body;
any agreements, representation, warranty or indemnity in favour of two or more parties (whether those parties are included in the same defined term or not) is for the benefit of them jointly and separately;
"payment transaction", "payment services", "payment order" and other relevant terms used but not defined in these Terms are as defined in the Payment Services Regulations; and "electronic money" or "e-money" has the meaning given to it under the Electronic Money Regulations; and
any agreements, representation, warranty or indemnity by two or more parties (whether those parties are included in the same defined term or not) binds them jointly and separately.
Part F: Direct Debit Instruction
This part authorises us to deduct amounts from your linked bank account in line with these Terms.
38. Direct Debit Instruction Definitions
In addition to the definitions in clause 37, for the purposes of this part:
account means the account held at your financial institution from which we are authorised to arrange for funds to be debited, as notified by you to us in your Application Form.
agreement means this Part F of the Terms;
debit day means the day that payment by you to us is due.
debit payment means a particular Transaction where a debit is made.
Electronic Consent means your electronic confirmation of the Direct Debit Instruction, given by submitting your bank account information via the ‘Add External Account’ screen and clicking ‘Continue’ during the application process.
your financial institution means the financial institution at which you hold the account you have authorised us to debit.
39. Debiting your account
By providing your Electronic Consent, you:
represent and warrant to us that you are the only required signatory to authorise a Direct Debit Instruction over your account; and
authorise us to debit funds from your account as outlined in these Terms.
If the debit day falls on a day that is not a Business Day, we may direct your financial institution to debit your account on the following Business Day. If you are unsure about which day your account has or will be debited you should ask your financial institution.
40. Notification and amendments by us
We may provide you with any required notices in connection with your Direct Debit Instruction to the preferred email or address you have provided.
We may vary any details of this agreement or your Direct Debit Instruction at any time by giving you at least 3 Business Days' written notice sent to the preferred email or address you have provided to us.
41. How to cancel or change direct debits
You can:
cancel or suspend your Direct Debit Instruction; or
change, stop or defer an individual debit payment at any time by giving us at least 7 days' notice.
To do so, contact us at support@myzeller.com or by telephoning us on 0800 917 9206 during Business Hours.
You can also contact your own financial institution, which must act promptly on your instructions.
42. Your obligations
It is your responsibility to ensure that there are sufficient clear funds available in your account to allow a debit payment to be made in accordance with your Direct Debit Instruction.
If there are insufficient clear funds in your account to meet a debit payment:
you may be charged a fee and/or interest by your financial institution;
we may charge you reasonable costs incurred by us on account of there being insufficient funds; and
you must arrange for the debit payment to be made by another method or arrange for sufficient clear funds to be in your account by an agreed time so that we can process the debit payment.
You should check your account statement to verify that the amounts debited from your account are correct.
43. Dispute
If you believe that there has been an error in debiting your account, you should notify us directly on support@myzeller.com. Alternatively you can contact your financial institution for assistance.
If we conclude as a result of our investigations that your account has been incorrectly debited we will respond to your query by arranging within a reasonable period for your financial institution to adjust your account (including interest and charges) accordingly. We will also notify you in writing of the amount by which your account has been adjusted.
If we conclude as a result of our investigations that your account has not been incorrectly debited we will respond to your query by providing you with reasons and any evidence for this finding in writing.
44. Accounts
You should check:
with your financial institution whether direct debiting is available from your account as direct debiting is not available on all accounts offered by financial institutions;
your account details which you have provided to us are correct by checking them against a recent account statement; and
with your financial institution before completing the Direct Debit Instruction if you have any queries about how to complete the Direct Debit Instruction.
45. Confidentiality
We will keep any information (including your account details) in your Direct Debit Instruction confidential. We will make reasonable efforts to keep any such information that we have about you secure and to ensure that any of our employees or agents who have access to information about you do not make any unauthorised use, modification, reproduction or disclosure of that information.
We will only disclose information that we have about you:
to the extent specifically required by law; or
for the purposes of this agreement (including disclosing information in connection with any query or Claim).
46. Contacting each other
If you wish to notify us in writing about anything relating to this agreement, you should write to support@myzeller.com.
We will notify you by sending a notice to the email you have given us through your application.
Any notice will be deemed to have been received on the second Business Day after sending.
47. Direct Debit Guarantee
In respect of any Direct Debit Instruction you provide, the following direct debit guarantee (Guarantee) applies. The Guarantee applies despite any other terms in this Agreement.
This Guarantee is offered by all banks and building societies that accept instructions to pay direct debits.
If there are any changes to the amount, date or frequency of your direct debit, Zeller will notify you 3 Business Days in advance of your account being debited, or as otherwise agreed.
If an error is made in the payment of your direct debit, by Zeller or your bank or building society, you are entitled to a full and immediate refund of the amount paid from your bank or building society.
If you receive a refund you are not entitled to, you must pay it back when Zeller asks you to.
You can cancel a direct debit at any time by simply contacting your bank or building society. Written confirmation may be required. Please notify us.
Part G:Zeller Visa Business Debit Card Terms
This part sets out the conditions governing the use of the Zeller Visa Business Debit Card component of the Zeller Payment Services.
In this Part G unless the context requires otherwise:
Available Balance means the total funds that are recorded by us in your Zeller Account received through use of the Zeller Device, or funded through other methods. The Available Balance is the amount available for transactions through the Zeller Payment Services and External Transfers, less any purchases, authorisations, fees and charges or other amounts debited under the Terms and Conditions.
Biometric Identifier means a fingerprint, faceprint or any other similar biometric identifier.
Business Day means a day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday being a day on which banks are open for general banking business in London, United Kingdom.
Card means the Zeller Visa Business Debit Card , and means a physical or tokenised card.
Electronic Communication means a message which is sent to you and which you receive electronically, in a form that you can retain for later reference such as by printing or by storing for later display.
Expiry Date means the expiry date printed or displayed on the front of the Card.
External Transfer means a transfer from your Available Balance to a bank account using the Zeller Dashboard.
Identifier means information that you know but are not required to keep secret and which you must provide to perform a transaction (for example, a Card number).
Insolvency Event means, in respect of a party, the occurrence of any one or more of the following events or circumstances:
its winding up, liquidation or provisional liquidation;
the appointment of an administrator;
the appointment of a Controller or analogous person to it or any of its property;
being deregistered as a company or other body corporate or otherwise dissolved;
being unable to pay any of its debts as and when due and payable or being deemed to be insolvent under any Law;
seeking protection from its creditors under any Law or entering into a compromise, moratorium, assignment, composition or arrangement with, or for the benefit of, any of its members or creditors;
an analogous event or circumstance to any listed above occurs in any jurisdiction;
suspending or threatening to suspend payment of its debts as and when they become due;
ceasing or threatening to cease to carry on business; or taking any step or being the subject of any action that is preparatory to, or reasonably likely to result in, any of the above,
Negative Balance means a negative rather than a positive Available Balance.
PAN means the 16-digit Primary Account Number, which is the number embossed on the rear of the Card or provided in your Device.
Pass Code means a password or code that you must keep secret that is used to authenticate your identity or a transaction. Examples include a code delivered to you by text or email which is required to perform a transaction (often called ‘Two Factor Authentication’).
Personal Information means information or an opinion (including information or an opinion forming part of a database), whether true or not and whether recorded in a material form or not, about you when your identity is apparent or can reasonably be ascertained from the information or opinion.
Physical Card means the plastic Visa card issued in connection with a Card.
PIN means the four-digit personal identification number which we issue to you to access some of the Card services.
POS Transaction means point of sale transactions.
Security Requirements means the Security Requirements described under section 44.6 “Security”.
Zeller Visa Card Terms and Conditions means this Part G of these Terms.
Unauthorised Transaction means a transaction not authorised by you but does not include any transaction carried out by you or by anyone performing the transaction with your knowledge and consent.
Visa means Visa Europe Limited.
we, us, our means Zeller and, except where the context indicates a different intention, also includes any agent acting on behalf of Zeller.
Website means the secured web site for the Card, being the Zeller Dashboard available at dashboard.myzeller.com/gb and any additional or replacement website we notify you as the website for the purposes of these Terms & Conditions from time to time.
You refers to a person who has opted in for and been (or is to be) issued with the Card. Any other grammatical form of the word “you” has a corresponding meaning.
Zeller means Zeller UK Limited with Company Registration Number 15853687.
Zeller Account means the account you have opened with Zeller, which allows you to operate and manage the Available Balance, your use of the Zeller Device and the Card.
Zeller Dashboard means the portal accessed through the Website which allows you to manage your Zeller Device, Zeller Account and the Card, including transferring funds from the Card.
Zeller Device means the electronic point of sale device purchased from Zeller and registered to you through the Website, which is used by you to accept card payments at point of sale from consumers.
48. Overview
This Part G governs the use of the Card. Please read it carefully and keep a copy for your records. By accepting electronically or using the Card, you agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions.
Important points to remember to safeguard your Card:
memorise your PIN and never store it with or near your Card;
never lend your Card to anyone;
never communicate your PIN, or a Pass Code you have received, to anyone;
try to prevent anyone else seeing you enter your PIN into an electronic banking terminal;
never leave your Card unattended, e.g. in your car or at work;
immediately report the loss, theft or unauthorised use of your Card through the Website;
examine your account statement online to identify and report, as soon as possible, any instances of unauthorised use; and
for security reasons, on the Expiry Date destroy the Physical Card by cutting it diagonally in half.
48.1 The Card
The Card is a Visa business debit card and there must be an Available Balance before it can be used.
The Card allows purchases to be made wherever Visa cards are honoured for electronic transactions if a sufficient Available Balance exists for the transaction.
The Card is not a credit card.
The Card is not a facility by which Zeller takes deposits from you.
If you permit someone else to make a purchase with the Card, you will be responsible for any transactions initiated by that person with the Card.
There is no interest payable to you on the credit balance on the Card.
The Card remains the property of Zeller and you must surrender the Card to us if we ask for it to be surrendered.
The Card must only be used for business-related goods and services and must not be used for personal or household purposes.
48.2 Using the Card
You must register as the cardholder of the Card via the Website by following the prompts.
Upon registration, your Card will be activated and ready for use.
You can perform an External Transfer from your Available Balance to a bank account using the Zeller Dashboard. There are no limits to the value, or number, of External Transfers;
You can purchase goods and services using your Card and the payment is debited against your Available Balance. The Card allows you to purchase goods and services:
at an outlet where Visa cards are accepted within the United Kingdom that has electronic card payments available by presenting the Card and, where applicable, indicating that you wish to make a 'credit transaction'.
over the telephone or the internet by providing the PAN, expiry date and security code; or
at outlets overseas wherever Visa cards are accepted.
Zeller may also use your Available Balance to cover any amounts owed by you under these Terms. This may include fees payable to Zeller or other amounts you owe to Zeller or third parties.
You can use your Card within the limits specified in clause 48.4 and the Available Balance, provided that the expiry date for the Card has not passed.
Zeller may restrict or stop the use of the Card if excessive uses of the Card or other suspicious activities are noticed.
You cannot “stop payment” on any transaction after it has been completed. If you have a problem with a purchase made with the Card, or a dispute with a merchant, you must deal directly with the merchant involved. If you cannot resolve the dispute with the merchant, you should contact Zeller.
If you are entitled to a refund for any reason relating to a transaction, you agree to accept the refund under the policy of that specific merchant. Refunds may be in the form of a credit to your Card, cash refund or in store credit. If the Card is expired or revoked before you have spent any value loaded to the Card resulting from a refund then you will have no access to those funds unless a replacement Card has been issued to you.
We are not liable in any way when an authorisation is declined for any particular transaction regardless of reason.
If you permit someone else to use the Card, you will be responsible for any transactions initiated by that person with the Card.
48.3 Foreign Transactions
The Available Balance on your Card is in Pounds Sterling. Transactions made in a currency other than Pounds Sterling will be subject to the prevailing Visa exchange rate at the time.
48.4 Limitations of use of the Card
The following limitations apply to the Card:
the Card may not be used for, and authorisation may be declined for, any illegal transactions; and
some retailers may choose not to accept Visa cards.
The following table illustrates the transaction and load limits applicable to the Card and Merchants or other providers of facilities may impose additional limits.
Zeller may adjust the transaction and load limits if:
an Authorised User makes a request to adjust the transaction and load limits; and
in Zeller's reasonable opinion, that Authorised User has a valid reason for requiring an adjusted transaction and load limit.
48.5 PIN, Pass Codes and Changing your PIN
Your PIN will be set at the time you activate your Card. Your Card is activated through the Website. In order to activate the Card, you must have created a Zeller Account and completed any necessary registration steps which includes the input of your 10 digit Card ID printed on the rear of your Card. You will elect a PIN of your choice at the time of activation. You must not disclose your PIN to any other person.
A Pass Code may be provided to your registered mobile device to complete a transaction – this is often referred to as Two Factor Authentication. Where you are provided a Pass Code for Two Factor Authentication, you must not disclose that Pass Code to any other person.
To change your PIN:
go to the Website, where you will be prompted to enter your Zeller Account credentials;
from the available Cards, select the Card you wish to change the PIN;
You will be prompted to select your email or your mobile telephone number (both of which are associated with your Zeller Account) to receive a Pass Code;
a Pass Code will be sent to your email or your mobile telephone number;
You will be required to input the Pass Code and then enter the PIN of your choice.
If you have any technical difficulty changing your PIN, please contact Zeller on 0800 917 9206.
48.6 Security
You must make sure that you keep the Card, Identifiers and any PINs or Pass Codes safe and secure. The precautions we require you to take (Security Requirements) are set out below.
You must not:
allow anyone else to use the Card;
interfere with any magnetic stripe or integrated circuit on the Card;
unnecessarily disclose the PAN;
write the PIN on the Card;
carry the PIN with the Card;
carry the PIN or record the PIN on anything carried with the Card, unless you make a reasonable attempt to protect the security of the PIN;
voluntarily disclose the PIN to anyone, including a family member or friend;
allow someone else to register a Biometric Identifier on your Device; or
provide any Device Pass Code to another in order to access your Device.
48.7 Loss, Theft and Misuse of Cards
If you know or have reason to suspect that your Card is lost or stolen or damaged, likely to be misused or you have reason to suspect that someone else may know the PIN, you must immediately notify Zeller by calling 0800 917 9206. We will then suspend your Card to restrict further use.
You may be required to confirm details of the loss, theft or misuse in writing (and to provide particular information in the confirmation) and you must comply with that requirement.
If any lost Card is subsequently found, it must not be used. You must not attempt to use the Card.
Should your Card be retained by any ATM, the Card is deemed to be lost or stolen and hence cannot be recovered. In that event, you will need to contact Zeller on 0800 917 9206 or via email at support@myzeller.com and arrange to be issued with a new Card.
48.8 Liability for Unauthorised Transaction
Where you are not liable
You will not be liable for losses resulting from Unauthorised Transactions where it is clear that you have not contributed to the loss.
You will not be liable for losses resulting from Unauthorised Transactions caused by:
fraud or negligence by our employees or agents, a third party involved in networking arrangements, or a merchant or their employee or agent;
a Card, Identifier or Pass Code which is forged, faulty, expired or cancelled;
a transaction requiring the use of a Card and/or Pass Code that occurred before you have received the Card and/or Pass Code (including a reissued Card and/or Pass Code);
a transaction being incorrectly debited more than once to your Card; or
an Unauthorised Transaction performed after you have informed us that your Card has been misused, lost or stolen, or the security of a Pass Code has been breached.
You are not liable for loss arising from Unauthorised Transactions that can be made using an Identifier without the Card or a PIN. Where a transaction can be made using the Card without a PIN, you are liable only if you unreasonably delay reporting the loss or theft of a Device or the Physical Card.
Where you are liable
You are liable for loss resulting from an Unauthorised Transaction if we can prove on the balance of probability that you contributed to the loss through fraud or breaching clause 44.6 and 44.7 of these Terms and Conditions. In those circumstances you are liable in full for the actual losses that occur between when you become aware of the security compromise, theft or misuse of a Card, or should reasonably have become aware in the case of a lost or stolen Physical Card or breach of PIN security is reported to us, however:
you are not liable for the portion of losses incurred on any one day more than any applicable daily transaction limit;
you are not liable for the portion of losses incurred in any period more than any applicable periodic transaction limit;
you are not liable for the portion of losses that exceeds that Available Balance; and
you are not liable for the portion of losses incurred if both parties had not agreed that the Available Balance could be accessed using the Card and/or PIN used to perform the transaction.
You will be liable for losses arising from an Unauthorised Transaction if we can prove on the balance of probability that you contributed to those losses by unreasonably delaying reporting the misuse, loss or theft of a Card, or that the security of all PIN has been breached. In those circumstances, you are liable in full for the actual losses that occur between when you become aware of the security compromise, or should reasonably have become aware in the case of a lost or stolen Card, but:
you are not liable for the portion of losses incurred on any one day in excess of any applicable daily transaction limit;
you are not liable for the portion of losses incurred in any period in excess of any applicable periodic transaction limit;
you are not liable for the portion of losses that exceeds the Available Balance; and
you are not liable for the portion of losses incurred if we and you had not agreed that the Available Balance could be accessed using the Card and/or PIN used to perform the transaction.
If a PIN was required to perform an Unauthorised Transaction not already covered above, you will be liable for the actual loss at the time that the misuse, loss or theft of a Card or breach of PIN security is reported to us, excluding that portion of the losses incurred on any one day which exceeds any relevant daily or other periodic transaction limit.
If you report an Unauthorised Transaction, we will not hold you liable for losses arising from the Unauthorised Transaction for an amount greater than your liability if we exercised any rights under Scheme Rules, at the time of the report, against other parties to the scheme (for example, chargeback rights).
Important Information about Chargebacks
A chargeback is a right under the Scheme Rules by which a transaction can effectively be reversed by debiting an amount to the merchant’s financial institution and crediting back to your Available Balance. We can only process chargebacks if the Scheme Rules allow us to.
In some circumstances, you may be able to request a chargeback of a transaction when you have a dispute with a merchant; for example:
where goods or services you paid for using the Card were either not as described or defective;
where goods or services you paid for using the Card were not provided;
where there was an Unauthorised Transaction on the Card;
the transaction amount differs to the purchase amount; or
where you believe a transaction has been duplicated.
If you believe that you are entitled to a chargeback, you must notify us as soon as possible by contacting Zeller as the Scheme Rules impose time limits for initiating chargebacks. The time limit is generally 90 days from the date of the disputed transaction.
If you request a chargeback, we may need you to provide additional information. If we do ask you for additional information and you do not provide it within 10 days, then you may lose any rights to the chargeback and if it has already been processed, we may reverse it.
Please note that if we process a chargeback, the merchant may have rights under the Mastercard Scheme Rules to have the transaction investigated further, and this can in some circumstances result in the chargeback being reversed (which means the original transaction might be reinstated by being debited to your Available Balance).
48.9 Transactions
You acknowledge that you will not receive paper statements from us regarding the operation of your Card. Periodic statements showing the transactions on your Card and the Available Balance are available on the Website.
Provided you have registered your Card, its balance and transaction history will be made available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week through the Website at no charge (see clause 44.2 “Using the Card”).
If you notice any error (or possible error) in any transaction or statement relating to the Card, then you must notify Zeller immediately. We may request you to provide additional written information concerning any error (or possible error) and you must comply with that request.
It is your responsibility to regularly review your transaction history to identify Unauthorised Transactions.
48.10 Card Expiry
The Card is valid until the expiry date shown on it unless it is cancelled before then.
Your Card cannot be used after expiry. You cannot access any value loaded on the expired Card unless a replacement Card is issued to you.
We may issue you with a replacement Card if requested by you at any time after expiry and provided you have registered your details with us, including your name and United Kingdom address. We reserve the right not to issue a replacement Card to you, in which case we will return any Available Balance on your Card to you.
48.11 Replacement Cards
If your Card or Card Details are misused, lost or stolen, you should notify Zeller immediately by calling 0800 917 9206 so that your Card can be cancelled.
You can request Zeller to provide you with a replacement Card.
A replacement Card will be arranged, free of charge, after you notify us that your Card or Card details are misused, lost or stolen and the misused, lost or stolen Card has been cancelled. You will need to register and activate the new Card in accordance with clause 44.5.
48.12 Card Revocation and Cancellation
You may ask for the Card to be cancelled at any time. If you ask for the Card to be cancelled and we ask you to, you must surrender or destroy the cancelled Physical Card, and you must not use the cancelled Card.
We may cancel your Card at any time. Where possible, we will give you 20 days advance notice of the cancellation. However, we may act without prior notice if:
we believe that use of the Card may cause loss to you or to us;
we believe that it is required for security purposes;
you breach, or we suspect you have breached, these Terms of Service; or
we suspect that the Card has been used illegally.
If we cancel your Card, we will give you notice as soon as reasonably practical afterwards.
We may revoke the Card at any time without cause or notice. If we ask you to, you must surrender or destroy the revoked Card and you must not use the revoked Card. When you surrender the Card, you must give us your correct name and contact address.
On the revocation or cancellation of the Card, we will pay the Available Balance to you when:
we are satisfied that there are no un-cancelled or unexpired authorisations or approvals on your Card;
we are satisfied that there are no further amounts that we will be debiting, or that we anticipate debiting, against the Available Balance;
we are satisfied the funds on your Card belong to you;
if we require it, we have received the surrendered or cancelled Card from you; and
you give us instructions to pay the Available Balance by sending it to a bank account nominated by you.
48.13 Liabilities and Disclaimers
We are not liable:
if, through no fault of our own, the Available Balance is not enough to cover a transaction;
if, through no fault of our own, a terminal or system does not work properly;
if circumstances beyond our control prevent a transaction, despite any reasonable precautions having been taken by us;
for any loss resulting from any failure due to events outside our reasonable control;
for any loss resulting from any system failure or industrial dispute outside our reasonable control;
for any industrial dispute;
for any refusal to accept the Card;
for any indirect, special or consequential losses;
for any infringement by you of any currency laws in the country where the Card is used;
for any dispute between you and the supplier of any goods or services purchased with the Card;
for our taking any action required by any government, federal or state law or regulation or court order; or
for anything specifically excluded or limited elsewhere in these Terms .
Our liability in any event shall not exceed the amount of the Available Balance except in relation to:
Unauthorised Transactions; and
consequential losses arising from a malfunction of a system or equipment provided by any party to a shared electronic network (unless you should reasonably have been aware that the system or equipment was unavailable or malfunctioning, in which case our liability is limited to correcting any errors and refunding any fees or charges imposed on you).
We:
do not make or give any express or implied warranty or representation in connection with the Card (including quality or standard or fitness for any purpose), other than as set out in these Terms of Service or when the warranty or representation is imposed or required by law and cannot be excluded; and
are not liable for any loss you suffer (including indirect or consequential loss) arising in connection with the Card (whether a failure to provide the Card or its loss, theft or destruction).
We are not otherwise liable for the use, functionality or availability of compatible contactless terminals, or a reduced level of service caused by the failure of third party communications and network providers.
Any failure or delay enforcing a term of these Terms and Conditions does not mean a waiver of them.
48.14 Anti-Money Laundering and Counter Terrorism Financing Obligations
We are subject to the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act 2006 and the rules and other subordinate instruments under the Act (AML/CTF Laws). Before the Card can be activated, we are obliged to collect certain identification information from you (and verify that information) in compliance with the AML/CTF Laws. Customer identification information includes detailed 'know your customer' (KYC) information about the Cardholder such as:
name, and
address, and
date of birth.
We may be prohibited from offering services or entering into or conducting transactions with you if you do not provide this information.
You should be aware that:
we are not required to take any action or perform any obligation under or in connection with the Card if we are not satisfied as to your identity, or where there are reasonable grounds to suspect that by doing so it may breach the AML/CTF Laws;
transactions may be delayed, blocked, frozen or refused where we have reasonable grounds to believe that they breach United Kingdom law or sanctions (or the law or sanctions of another country). Where transactions are delayed, blocked, frozen or refused, we are not liable for any loss you suffer (including consequential loss) howsoever caused in connection with your Card;
Zeller may from time to time require additional information from you to assist us in the above compliance process; and
where legally obliged to do so, we will disclose the information gathered to regulatory and/or law enforcement agencies, banks, service providers or to other third parties.
You provide us with the following undertakings and indemnify us against any potential losses arising from any breach by you of such undertakings:
you will not initiate, engage or effect a transaction that may be a breach of United Kingdom law or sanctions (or the law or sanctions of any other country); and
the underlying activity for which your Card is being provided does not breach any United Kingdom law or sanctions (or the law or sanctions of any other country).
48.15 Communications
You agree that we may give written notices or other communications to you under or in connection with these Terms by either:
sending the notice, information or communication using Electronic Communication; or
using Electronic Communication to notify you that the notice, information or communication is available from an electronic address (such as the Website).
You may vary your nominated email address for Electronic Communication by notifying us through the Website and satisfying us of your identity.
In addition, we may give you notices, information or other communications to you relating to the Card:
by Electronic Communication to your email address last known to us or which you last gave us for sending notices and communications to you; or
if the notice or communication is not personal to you – by publishing a notice to the Website.
If we give a notice, information or other communication to you electronically, you are taken to have received it on the day it is transmitted.
You agree that, for the purpose of telephone communications originated or received by us and for the purpose of Electronic Communications received by us or through the Website, we:
may verify your identity by reference to any or all of the information given by you when applying for the Card or during the Card activation or any changes made to this information; and
may proceed on the basis that we are satisfied by that verification.
48.16 Keeping your contact details up to date
You must notify us immediately of any change to your address and other contract details by updating your details through the Website. We will not be responsible if you do not receive any notice or correspondence that has been sent in accordance with the contact details you have provided.
We accept no responsibility or liability for late, lost or misdirected SMS messages or emails caused by inaccurate provision of personal details by you, or by system constraints or failures experienced by your email or mobile phone service providers.
Part H: Zeller Account Payment Services Terms
This part sets out the conditions governing the use of the Zeller Account Payment Services component of the Zeller Payment Services.
49. Settlement Services
Zeller will draw the funds necessary to settle Transactions from your Zeller Account.
You must take all necessary actions, including completion of documentation, attestations or certifications of compliance, as may be required to enable Zeller to provide you with the Services.
50. Zeller Account Payment Services
50.1 Zeller's role
In this part, any references to Zeller include Zeller and its service providers in relation to these Services.
50.2 Settlement
Transaction settlement times will depend on the Applicable Rules of the relevant payment infrastructure. Where we are able to do so we will tell you:
if there are any delays in processing Transactions; and
when your Transaction is likely to be completed.
We may delay settlement of a Transaction where permitted or required by Applicable Law, Scheme Rules or the requirements of an Acquirer other than Zeller or where we suspect a Transaction is fraudulent, involves illegal activity or is an Invalid Transaction.
Zeller will:
credit to your Zeller Account the aggregate value of all monies received by Zeller in respect of Debit Items and/or Credit Items on the Business Day; and
debit to your Zeller Account the aggregate value of all Credit Items sent by and/or Debit Items received by Zeller on the Business Day.
Zeller may reverse a credit or debit made to the Zeller Account if:
you instruct Zeller to Return an amount;
an amount is Returned to Zeller;
you instruct Zeller to submit a Refusal;
Zeller receives a Refusal;
you suffer an Insolvency Event or there is a relevant and material breach of these Terms;
settlement of an Item by Zeller would be an unlawful act by Zeller having regard to any decision, judgment, decree or determination of any court, administration tribunal or statutory regulator or by virtue of any change in Law; or
this Service has been terminated for whatever reason.
You acknowledge and agree that Zeller is a mere conduit of amounts received, which will be passed on accordingly as a debit or credit to the Zeller Account.
50.3 Rights and obligations
You agree that:
where a Transaction does not comply with any requirement of Applicable Rules or any technical and operational requirements of Zeller, that Transaction may not be accepted or processed by Zeller. In that case, Zeller will not be liable to you for any damage or loss suffered or sustained by you as a consequence of such rejection;
You must investigate and deal promptly and in good faith with any query, claim or complaint, received from a customer, relating to any alleged or wrongful credit or debit pursuant to an Item. If you fail to respond to any such query, claim or complaint within the time period specified by the Applicable Rules, you agree that Zeller may debit the Zeller Account for the amount claimed to facilitate payment to the claimant;
You must process and provide to Zeller any Return, Refusal or information regarding any dispute over an amount, and assist Zeller in the resolution of any issue arising out of such Return, Refusal or dispute; and
You must immediately inform Zeller of any proposed changes to its name, corporate structure, financial situation, circumstances or solvency, or any other change that may be relevant to Zeller.
If you fail to comply with any of the requirements of this clause 50.3, Zeller may, at its discretion, refuse to accept any Transaction and return it to the customer.
In accordance with the Applicable Rules, Zeller may immediately suspend or terminate the Services if you are in a position where you cannot meet your settlement obligations.
You acknowledge that Zeller has rights and obligations under the Applicable Rules , and that Zeller's Service Providers have rights and obligations under the Applicable Rules which affect Zeller and you. If it becomes necessary under the Applicable Rules for Zeller or Zeller's Service Providers to exercise a right or obligation that impacts you, you agree to co-operate and assist Zeller in any such matter and to be bound by the determination of that matter under the Applicable Rules.
After you initiate a Transaction, you may not be able to revoke it.
50.4 Liability
Except as set out in other clauses of this Part H, to the extent permitted by any applicable law or code:
we are not liable to you for any funds that you did not recover from a Transaction from your Zeller Account where you have requested (or have the right to request) a Return, or any other loss or damage arising from your failure to recover those funds, provided that we have followed the procedures in this Part H;
we are not liable for any consequential loss or damage you suffer as a result of using the Zeller Account Payment Services, other than any loss or damage which is due to our negligence or breach of any condition or warranty implied by law which cannot be excluded restricted or modified at all or only to a limited extent; and
you are liable for any loss or damage to you or us from fraudulent Transactions where the responsibility for the fraud is attributable to your conduct.
To the full extent permitted by law, you indemnify us against any loss or damage we may suffer due to any claims, suits, demands or action of any kind brought against us arising directly or indirectly because you:
did not observe any of your obligations under these Terms and Conditions; or
acted negligently or fraudulently in connection with the other terms and conditions of your Zeller Account.
51. Definitions
Applicable Rules means all regulations, procedures and rules issued by Zeller, its service provider or the operator of relevant payment infrastructure from time to time governing the participation in, and the use and operation by participants, including Zeller, you and other financial institutions of, any payment infrastructure used to deliver the Bank Account Payment Services.
Authorised User means you and any person you have authorised to operate your Account.
Credit Item means a credit payment.
Debit Item means a debit payment.
Item means a Credit Item and/or a Debit Item.
Refusal means the rejection of a Return.
Return means a Credit Item or Debit Item that was dishonoured or rejected for any reason including, but not limited to, the fact that the relevant account was unidentified, direct crediting or debiting was not available on the account, or the account was closed or suspended or contained insufficient funds.
Settlement Services means the Settlement related services provided by Zeller to you, as further described in Clause 49.
Transaction means a payment transaction, effected in accordance with the provision of Zeller Account Payment Services by Zeller (and its Service Providers) under this Agreement in respect of you or your customers, including a Credit Item, a Debit Item, a Refusal and a Return.
Zeller Account Payment Services means the services to be provided by Zeller to you as set out inPart H, including payments made via the Faster Payment System or Bankers' Automated Clearing System, as applicable.
Part I: SIM Card Usage and Connectivity Terms
This part applies to merchants who elect to receive mobile data connectivity services via SIM cards resold by Zeller (“SIM Cards”) bundled with their Zeller POS terminal hardware.
52. Purpose of Use
The SIM card provided with your Terminal is intended solely for Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communication to facilitate payment processing services.
You are strictly prohibited from selling, leasing, or providing the SIM card independently of the Zeller Terminal solution.
The SIM Card may only be used in hardware designed and accredited for M2M communication. Use of the SIM Card in mobile phones, tablets, or other non-Zeller devices is a material breach of these Terms
53. Prohibited Activities
You agree not to, and shall not permit any third party to:
Establish, install, or use the SIM card in a GSM Gateway to provide telecommunications services to third parties.
Take any action designed to defeat the operation of any security measure incorporated in the Services.
Reverse engineer, de-compile, or modify the SIM card software or underlying algorithms.
Use the service for any improper, immoral, or unlawful purposes, or in a manner that jeopardizes the integrity of the Network.
54. Regulatory Compliance and Sanctions
You acknowledge that the SIM card provides data-only connectivity and does not provide access to emergency services (999 or 112).
Sanctioned Entities: You represent and warrant that the Services will not be used to support or benefit any entity listed on the United Nations Security Council Consolidated List or applicable sanctioned party lists in the UK, EU, or Netherlands.
Standard Compliance: You shall ensure that the Terminal and its use comply with all applicable European and international standards for wireless devices.
55. Loss, Theft, and Security
You must notify Zeller immediately, and in any event within 12 hours, if the SIM card is lost, stolen, or damaged.
You remain liable for all charges and data usage incurred by a lost or stolen SIM card until the point at which Zeller successfully disconnects the service.
You must not interfere with the unique IMEI Number of the Terminal, and ensure the Terminal sends the IMEI to the network correctly.
56. Service Availability and Suspension
Connectivity is provided on a "best estimate" basis. Service quality may be affected by physical obstructions, atmospheric conditions, or faults in third-party telecommunications networks.
Services may be temporarily unavailable due to scheduled or emergency maintenance by Zeller or the underlying network provider.
Zeller reserves the right to suspend connectivity without notice if we suspect fraudulent use, or if the Network provider identifies activity that detrimentally affects the Network.
Termination of the SIM service does not affect your ownership of the Terminal.
57. Network Communication Policy
To ensure network stability, you must ensure that your use of the Terminal adheres to the following:
Your devices must not be configured to connect or communicate at the exact same time as other devices (synchronized tasks).
Devices must not be configured in "Auto-Retry" mode for network registration or data sessions, and must follow acceptable retry intervals to avoid overloading the network.
You must allow Zeller or the underlying network provider to perform "Over-the-Air" (OTA) updates to SIM card parameters as required.