Item 26 - Debit and Credit Card Merchant Payment Processing Services

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DocuSign Envelope ID: 69E4955D-23F3-4407-84A7-E75FDC837DB9 merchant processing activity that is illegal or prohibited by the Card Association Rules or Applicable Law, including without limitation merchant processing activity associated with other accounts and/or processors. Merchant hereby authorizes Depository to release any and all account information to Global Direct as Global Direct may request without any further authorization, approval or notice from or to Merchant. 26. FINANCIAL ACCOMMODATION. The acquisition and processing of sales slips hereunder is a financial accommodation and, as such, in the event Merchant becomes a debtor in bankruptcy, this Card Services Agreement cannot be assumed or enforced, and Global Direct and Member shall be excused from performance hereunder. 27. AUTHORIZED USERS. To the extent Merchant is granted electronic access to any systems or portals of Global Direct, Merchant shall be responsible for (i) ensuring that only authorized users of such systems or portals access the same; (ii) keeping all logins, user names, and passwords confidential; and (iii) promptly notifying Global Direct of any unauthorized access of such logins, user names, or passwords; and (iv) all actions taken by anyone using such access, logins, user names, or passwords, even if such actions were not authorized by Merchant. 28. TAXES. Merchant shall be solely responsible for the calculation, collection, and remittance of any sales tax imposed by any government authority in connection with the provision of Merchant's goods or services. Unless Merchant is otherwise exempt (and can prove such exemption to Global Direct and/or Member's satisfaction), Merchant agrees to pay all taxes imposed on the services, equipment, or other property provided to Merchant pursuant to this Agreement. 29. REPORTING. Merchant acknowledges that, under the Card Association Rules, certain merchant activity and terminations of merchant processing agreements may result in Global Direct or Member reporting merchants and their principals for inclusion on a terminated merchant file (e.g., the "MATCH" list). Merchant, on behalf of itself and its principals, hereby consents to such reporting and waives any claim related to the same, even in instances where Merchant or its principals believe that reporting to have been improper or in error. 30. RELATIONSHIP OF THE PARTIES. Merchant designates Global Direct and Member as its agent to receive payments for transactions processed pursuant to this Card Services Agreement. Neither Global Direct nor Member, however, shall be considered a partner or fiduciary to Merchant, and nothing in this Card Services Agreement or the rendition of services related to this Card Services Agreement shall be deemed to create a joint venture, partnership, or fiduciary relationship between or among the parties. Rather, the relationship among the parties to this Card Services Agreement is an arm's length commercial relationship. 31. DEBIT / ATM PROCESSING SERVICES: ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS. 31.1. Debit Sponsor shall act as Merchant's sponsor with respect to the participation of point -of - sale terminals owned, controlled, and/or operated by Merchant (the "Covered Terminals") in each of the following debit card networks ("Debit Networks"): Accel, AFFN, Alaska Option, CU24, Interlink, Maestro, NYCE, Pulse, Shazam, Star, and Tyme, which Debit Networks may be changed from time -to -time by Debit Sponsor or Global Direct without notice. Merchant may also have access to other debit networks that do not require a sponsor. Global Direct will provide Merchant with the ability to access the Debit Networks at the Covered Terminals for the purpose of authorizing debit card transactions from cards issued by the members of the respective Debit Networks. Global Direct will provide connection to such Debit Networks, terminal applications, settlement, and reporting activities.