Item 15 - Enterprise Land Management System Online Payment Services System

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acceptance,including but not limited to policing the card type(s)accepted at the point of sale. 6.5 Bona Fide Sales. AGENCY shall only complete Transactions produced as the direct result of bona fide sales made by AGENCY to cardholders, and AGENCY is expressly prohibited from processing, factoring, laundering, offering, and/or presenting sales Transactions which are produced as a result of sales made by any person or entity other than AGENCY, for purposes related to financing terrorist activities or for purposes that may be used as part of a scheme which violates any law governing the use of the Services which may include but not be limited to Bank Secrecy Act or USA Patriot Act. 6.6 Setting Limits on Transaction Amount. AGENCY may set a minimum Transaction amount to accept a card that provides access to a credit account,under the following conditions: the minimum Transaction amount does not(1)differentiate between card issuers; (11)differentiate between MasterCard,Visa,or any other accepted brand; and iii)exceed ten dollars(or any higher amount established by the Federal Reserve). AGENCY may set a maximum Transaction amount to accept a card that provides access to a credit account,under the following conditions:AGENCY is(i)a department, agency or instrumentality of the U.S. government; (11)a corporation owned or controlled by the U.S. government; or(iii) an agency whose primary business is reflected by one of the following MCCs: 8220, 8244, 8249—Schools,Trade or Vocational; and the maximum Transaction amount does not differentiate between MasterCard,Visa,or any other accepted brand. 6.7 Additional Agreements AGENCY understands and agrees that in order to receive the Services, Agency may be required to enter into additional agreements directly with the Payment Networks or other third parties. 6.8 Modifying Transactions.AGENCY shall regularly and promptly review all Transactions and shall immediately notify FORTE upon discovery of any and all discrepancies between the records of AGENCY compared with those provided by FORTE or AGENCY's bank,or with respect to any Transaction that AGENCY believes was made erroneously or without proper authorization from the Constituent or Customer. At AGENCY's request,FORTE will make commercially reasonable efforts to reverse,modify,void or delete a Transaction after it has been submitted for settlement. All requests must be made in writing(electronic mail will be deemed as"in writing"for these purposes), signed or sent by an individual pre-authorized by AGENCY to make such requests and delivered to FORTE. AGENCY agrees FORTE will not be held responsible for any losses,directly or indirectly,incurred by AGENCY or other third parties as a result of FORTE's failure to accomplish the request before the Transaction has been processed through the applicable Payment Network or for making any necessary changes as requested by Agency. 6.9 Delay or Rejection of Transactions. FORTE may delay or reject any Transaction without prior notification to AGENCY which is improperly formatted,is untimely,or is missing information,which may cause it to downgrade;or if FORTE has reason to believe such Transaction is fraudulent or improperly authorized;or for any reason such delay or rejection is permitted or required under the Rules or regulations. FORTE shall have no liability to AGENCY by reason of the rejection of any such Transaction. 6.10 Returned Items. FORTE shall make available to AGENCY details related to the receipt of any Transaction that is returned unpaid or any Transaction which is charged back and shall credit or charge such returned item to AGENCY's Settlement Account. 6.11 Chargebacks. AGENCY acknowledges and agrees that it is bound by the Payment Networks Rules with respect to any Chargeback. AGENCY understands that obtaining an authorization from a Constituent or Customer for any sale shall not constitute a guarantee of payment,and such sales can be returned or charged back to AGENCY like any other item hereunder. In the event a Transaction is charged back for any reason,the amount of such Transaction will be deducted from AGENCY's designated Settlement Account or any payment due to AGENCY. 6.12 Excessive Chargebacks. Using limits established by the Payment Networks as a standard for review,FORTE reserves the right to suspend and/or terminate AGENCY's access to the Services should AGENCY's chargeback ratio exceed allowable limits in any given period. FORTE will make reasonable efforts to provide AGENCY with notice and a time to cure its excessive chargebacks prior to 25.06.01 Page 4 CS01165915.0 03-19-26