These terms and conditions (“Terms and Conditions”) are an integral part of the agreement (“Agreement”) between National Processing Alliance, Inc. (NPA) and the customer (“Customer”) of the NPA services. Any NPA services or products (collectively, the “Services”) provided by NPA to Customer shall be governed by the terms and conditions herein. By ordering, purchasing, or using the Services, CUSTOMER AGREES TO BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS. PLEASE READ THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS CAREFULLY. They affect the legal rights between Customer and NPA by, among other things,
(1) requiring MANDATORY ARBITRATION OF DISPUTES;
(2) charging an EARLY TERMINATION CHARGE and DISCONNECTION FEE; and
(3) LIMITING NPA’s LIABILITY UNDER THE AGREEMENT.
“AGENT” means a customer, employee or contractor who may use the Services, the total number of Agents being the maximum number of personnel who may use the Services at any one time.
“BUNDLES” means a group of two or more products or services offered for purchase by NPA. Bundles shall, for the purposes of the agreement, be construed as a group individual purchases wherein each product or service provided shall be subject its respective agreement or agreements and nothing herein shall be construed to limit the enforcement of any or all of the agreements either severally or as a whole. Bundles shall not eliminate, mitigate, or reduce the effect of any of the terms of each agreement as it pertains to early termination. Early termination of an individual product or service of a Bundle shall not limit any other agreements and shall remain in full force and effect.
“CUSTOMER DATA” means any data, information, or other materials of any nature whatsoever provided to NPA by Customer in the course of implementing or using the Services.
“DOCUMENTATION” means user manuals and other documentation relating to the Services, which are made available to Customer by NPA, in the form of recorded documentation on optical or magnetic media, accessible via the Internet or in the form of printed media.
“GLOBALCONNECT ACCESS” means an account-level monthly fee applies to each account with international calling capabilities enabled.
“GLOBALCONNECT OUTBOUND” means a per-minute rate applies to each outbound international call made through GlobalConnect; rates vary depending on the destination country.
“GLOBALCONNECT OUTBOUND THRESHOLD” means in the event that the total charges for outbound international calls during a billing period do not exceed the established threshold amount, the threshold amount will be applied instead of the per-minute rate.
“IMPLEMENTATION SERVICES” means the services selected by Customer, as indicated on the Service Order, to be provided by NPA in connection with the setup and implementation of the services. Unless otherwise agreed to in a Service Order, as part of the Implementation Services, Customer will receive limited training in the setup and activation of the Services during the hours from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm ET Monday through Friday.
“INITIAL PAYMENT” means the initial payment set forth in the Service Order consisting of activation fees, the fees for Implementation Services, Equipment, and shipping charges (if any), the Service Fees for the first month and other related taxes and fees.
“Log in” means each separate, named individual login account within a Customer account.
“PROFESSIONAL SERVICES” means work NPA will perform for Customer as specified in the individual statement(s) of work (“Statement(s) of Work” or “SOW(s)”) to be agreed upon by the parties from time to time on the terms and conditions specified in the Agreement.
“SERVICE FEE” or “SERVICE FEES” means the monthly or annual fees set forth in the Service Order to be paid by Customer to NPA as consideration for NPA’s provision to Customer of the Services.
“SERVICE ORDER” means the service order, quote or document agreed upon by Customer and NPA, containing (i) a price and quantity of Services, and Implementation Services to be provided to Customer by NPA under the Agreement, along with associated telecommunications fees; (ii) the Services to be provided; and (iii) such other options provided on the Service Order as Customer may elect to apply to the Services.
“SERVICE PLAN” means the monthly, annual, or longer-term subscription plan a Customer agrees to in the Service Order.
“SERVICES” means the products or services that are being provided to Customer as described in the Service Order, including any Additional Services set forth in an addendum to the Service Order accepted by NPA.
“TEXT MESSAGES” means a short message service text message consisting of text per the Global System for Mobile communications alphabet.
“SOFTWARE” means any proprietary software (including any documentation relating to such software) owned by, licensed by, or which NPA has a right to sublicense under this Agreement, which software is either provided to Customer under this Agreement or is used in or used to provide the Services.
“TOLL-FREE ACCESS” means a monthly fee applies to each toll-free number activated on the account.
“TOLL-FREE INBOUND” means a per-minute rate applies to each inbound call received on a toll-free number.
“TOLL-FREE INBOUND THRESHOLD” means in the event that the total charges for inbound toll-free calls during a billing period do not exceed the established threshold amount, the threshold amount will be applied instead of the per-minute rate.
During the Initial Term or Renewal Term of this Agreement, NPA will provide the Services, set forth in the Service Order, including telephone and other equipment (collectively, “Equipment”) subject to the terms and conditions herein. NPA hereby grants Customer access to the Services for use by the number of Agents and Logins set forth in the Service Order, for Customer’s own internal business purposes, which shall be deemed to include activities Customer may perform on behalf of its customers. Subject to the terms and conditions herein, NPA grants Customer the right to use the Documentation in connection with its use of the Services.
3.1 CONDITIONS. Customer acknowledges and agrees that NPA’s obligations to provide the Services are expressly conditioned upon (i) Customer’s payment of the fees for Professional Services and all Service Fees as and when due, and (ii) Customer adherence to the technical requirements for the Services set forth in the Documentation for the Services made available to Customer by NPA, as the same may be updated by NPA from time to time.
3.2 ADDITIONAL SERVICES. At Customer’s option, the number of Services may be increased at any time during the Initial Term or Renewal Term (any such increase, “Additional Services”) by Customer entering into an addendum to its Service Order that sets forth the specific Additional Services desired. Each addendum to a Service Order shall be subject to NPA’s acceptance, which shall be deemed given if NPA thereafter provides the Additional Services. Upon acceptance by NPA, such Service Order addendum shall be deemed an amendment to the Agreement, subject
to all of the terms and conditions herein, and the Service Fees shall be increased to reflect the Additional Services, subject to the same pricing and payment terms as are set forth in the Service Order. Additional Services shall be provided for a term that is coterminous with the Initial Term or Renewal Term of the Agreement.
3.3 IMPLEMENTATION SERVICES. NPA will use commercially reasonable efforts to perform the Implementation Services covered in the Initial Payment.
3.4 ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL SERVICES. If Customer requests Professional Services, such as support services not provided under this Agreement, training, or other consulting services, NPA may (but has no obligation to) provide such Professional Services or recommend appropriate outside consultants. If NPA agrees to provide such additional Professional Services at Customer’s request, fees for such Professional Services may be provided pursuant to a fixed price or NPA ‘s standard time and material rates as provided in an agreed upon Service Order or SOW, or addendum to the same.
4.1 INITIAL TERM. The initial term of this agreement (“Initial Term”) becomes effective on the date the agreement is signed and shall commence only after the date of first payment (“Commencement Date”). The term of this agreement shall terminate upon the date that all payment and other obligations have been paid and satisfied in full. The initial amount due shall be due on the Commencement Date and subsequent monthly payments are due on the day we select. The agreement continues in force and effect for five years (60 months) unless another term of service is agreed upon in the Service Order or Customer has entered into an alternative master service agreement with NPA.
4.2 RENEWAL. Except as set forth in Section 4.3, at the end of the Initial Term, the Agreement is automatically renewed for an additional five-year period (a “Renewal Term”), and shall be renewed at the end of each Renewal Term for an additional five-year Renewal Term, at the then current rates unless Customer provides NPA, at least thirty (30) days notices in writing prior to the end of the Initial Term or applicable Renewal Term, notification of intention to cancel the service but not earlier than 60 days prior to expiration.
4.3 MONTH-TO-MONTH RENEWAL. Instead of renewal under Section 4.2 or cancellation, a Customer shall have the option, upon expiration of the Initial Term or any Renewal Term, to renew the Agreement on a month-to-month basis at the list price offered for the Services. Customer will be converted to a month-to-month basis if Customer provides to NPA, at least thirty (30) days notice in writing prior to the end of the Initial Term or applicable Renewal Term, notification of intention to convert to month-to-month service but not earlier than 60 days prior to expiration.
5.1 TERMINATION FOR CONVENIENCE. Either party may terminate the Agreement upon thirty (30) days’ notice of termination in writing to the other party. In accordance with Section 10.8, in the event of termination by Customer under this Section 5.1 during the Initial Term or any Renewal Term, an early termination charge will apply. Disconnection fees and other charges may also apply. Any Equipment returned in conjunction with a canceled Service Order or termination under this clause may also be subject to a restocking fee unless under other obligations such as lease, etc. Equipment can’t be returned without prior authorization from NPA, NPA vendors, affiliates, or a third party (leasing companies), etc. Customer is responsible for all shipping charges and any damages incurred while in transit.
5.2 IMMEDIATE TERMINATION. NPA shall be entitled, in good faith, and in its reasonable discretion, to suspend, terminate or change the Services without advanced notice for Customer’s material breach of the Agreement, suspected fraud, or any misuse of the Services that adversely affects the Services, NPA, NPA’s network or other Customers’ use of the Services. NPA may require, and if needed, Customer shall pay, an activation fee as a condition to changing or resuming a suspended or terminated account. In accordance with Section 10.8, in the event of termination by NPA under this Section 5.2 during the Initial Term or any Renewal Term, an early termination charge will apply, and disconnection fees and other charges may also apply.
5.3 EFFECT OF TERMINATION ON FEES. Upon termination of this Agreement, in addition to any applicable early termination charge, disconnection fees, and other charges under Section 10.8, Customer shall be responsible for the full monthly Service Fees for the month in which termination occurs, the following month, and any applicable usage charges. Expiration or termination of the Agreement does not alleviate Customer of responsibility for paying all unpaid, accrued charges due hereunder.
The Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) and Canadian Radiotelevision and Telecommunications Commission (“CRTC”) require that NPA provide E911 service (“E911 Service”) to all Customers who use the Services within the United States and Canada. Sections 6.1 to 6.7 apply to all Customers who use the Services within the United States. Section 6.8 applies to all Customers.
6.1 911 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. Customer acknowledges that equipment and services do not support 911 emergency dialing or other emergency functions in the same way that traditional wireline 911 services work. The differences are detailed in this section 6, and customer agrees to notify any potential user or agent of the services, who may place calls using customer’s services, of the 911 limitations described herein. NPA will provide customer with advisory notices regarding 911 emergency dialing and request acknowledgments from customer. Customer agrees to respond and affirmatively acknowledge that NPA has advised customer of the circumstances under which NPA E911 service may not be available or may be limited in comparison to traditional 911 emergency dialing. NPA advises customer to maintain an alternative means of accessing traditional 911 services.
6.2 ELECTRICAL POWER. Customer acknowledges that the services will not function in the absence of electrical power.
6.3 INTERNET ACCESS. Customer acknowledges that the services will not function if there is an interruption or significant degradation of customer’s broadband or highspeed internet access service.
6.4 NON-VOICE SYSTEMS. Customer acknowledges that the services are not set up to function with text messages or out-dialing systems including home security systems, medical monitoring equipment, tty equipment, and entertainment or satellite television systems. NPA will not be liable for interruption or disruption of such systems by the services.
6.5 E911 SERVICE. NPA E911 service is a mandatory component of all inbound/outbound traditional fax and voice service plans. E911 service is not offered on virtual numbers, toll-free numbers or similar service accessories or add-on service plans. E911 service IS ONLY AVAILABLE IN SELECTED AREAS. If customer subscribes to NPA E911 service, customer will be required to register the physical location of customer’s equipment (phone, softphone, digital telephone adapter (“dta”) or videophone) with NPA, either on the NPA.com website or by calling NPA customer service. Customer agrees to contact NPA customer service to update the relevant location information whenever the physical location of service or equipment changes. If customer subscribes to NPA mobile applications, customer acknowledges the physical location registered for customer’s equipment (phone, softphone, dta or videophone) will be the physical location registered for the mobile application associated to the equipment. Customer acknowledges that NPA’s only mechanism for routing 911 calls to the correct emergency call taker is the physical location currently registered for the account. Customer acknowledges and understands that any enhanced location information passed to an emergency operator by NPA will be based upon the physical location provided to NPA by customer. In the event that the physical location has not been updated or is not complete, NPA may attempt to route a 911 call based upon the bill-to or ship-to addresses associated with customer’s account or initial order.
6.6 E911 SERVICE FEE. Customers that are required to subscribe to NPA E911 service will be subject to a monthly E911 service fee (in addition to any applicable state 911 tax based on customer’s service address). The monthly E911 service fee shall be in addition to the applicable service fees for the associated line. The monthly charge for NPA E911 service is assessed on a “per-line” (that is, per phone number basis), and will be set at a level that reimburses NPA for the direct costs it incurs in providing NPA E911 service, including expenses NPA incurs, either directly or indirectly, in the form of state, county or municipal E911 surcharges, E911 automatic location information (ali) database storage, line information database, and caller id (LIDB/CNAM) expenses, and any other taxes or surcharges directly or indirectly associated with the provision of E911 services to customers subscribing to the services. NPA reserves the right to adjust the level of charges associated with the provision of E911 services to reflect increases or decreases in the costs it incurs. (see section 20 regarding changes to the agreement, services, or service plan.)
6.7 E911 CHARACTERISTICS. Customer acknowledges that NPA E911 service has certain characteristics that distinguish it from traditional, legacy, circuit-switched 911 service. These characteristics may make NPA E911 services unsuitable for some customers. Customer should carefully evaluate customer’s circumstances when deciding whether to rely solely upon NPA E911 service. Customer acknowledges that it is customer’s responsibility to determine the technology or combination of technologies best suited to meet customer’s emergency calling needs and to make the necessary provisions for access to emergency calling services (such as maintaining a conventional landline phone or wireless phone as a backup means of completing emergency calls). In addition to the limitations set forth in sections 6.1 to 6.6 of this agreement, the following characteristics distinguish NPA E911 service from traditional, legacy, circuit-switched 911 service:
** NPA E911 service will not function if customer’s equipment (dta, phone or videophone) fails or is not configured correctly or if customer’s NPA service is not functioning for any reason, including, but not limited to, electrical power outage, broadband service outage, or suspension or disconnection of service because of billing or other issues. If there is a power outage, customer may be required to reset or reconfigure the equipment before being able to use the NPA service, including for E911 purposes.
** After initial activation of the E911 service, and following any change of an update to customer’s physical location, there may be some delay before the automatic number and location information is passed to the local emergency service operator. This information is typically populated into NPA’s nomadic E911 databases prior to service activation, but no guarantee shall be made that the automatic number and location information will be activated within this schedule.
** The local emergency service operator receiving NPA E911 emergency service calls may not have a system configured for E911 services or be able to capture or retain automatic number or location information. This means that the operator may not know the phone number or physical location of the person who is making the NPA E911 call. Due to technical factors in network design, and in the event of network congestion on the NPA network, there is a possibility that an NPA 911 call will produce a busy signal or will experience unexpected answering wait times and/or take longer to answer than 911 calls placed via traditional, legacy, circuit-switched telephone networks.
** If customer does not correctly identify the actual location of the NPA equipment at the time of activation of the service or when updating that information with NPA customer service, E911 communications may not be directed to the correct local emergency operator.
6.8 E911 LIMITATION OF LIABILITY AND INDEMNITY. Customer acknowledges and agrees that NPA will have no liability whatsoever in the event that customer or any other caller from customer’s equipment is unable to place, or complete, a call to 911 or E911 services, or in the event that emergency responders do not respond, or do not respond to the location at which the equipment, customer, or caller is physically present or require such services. Under no circumstances whatsoever will NPA have any liability associated with 911 or E911 services, including, and without limitation, in the event of:
(a) Loss of electrical power;
(b) Loss of internet connectivity;
(c) Defective or misconfigured customer premises equipment;
(d) Network congestion;
(e) Delays associated with updating the registered service location;
(f) Restrictions created by Non-voice Equipment;
(g) Relocated equipment, including outside of the United States or Canada;
(h) The simultaneous use of one line with multiple pieces of equipment;
(i) Failure of emergency response centers to answer a 911 call;
(j) Failures of any third parties that are responsible for routing 911 calls;
(k) The use of non-native telephone numbers; or
(l) Any force majeure event. Customer agrees to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless NPA, its officers, directors, employees, affiliates and agents and any other service provider who furnishes services to customer in connection with the services, from any and all claims, losses, damages, fines, penalties, costs and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable attorney fees) by, or on behalf of, customer or any third party or user of the service relating to the failure or outage of the service related to 911 dialing. Customer acknowledges and agrees that the limitation of NPA’s liability is a material term to this agreement, and that it would not otherwise enter into this agreement without this limitation, and that customer agrees that these limitations are reasonable.
7.1 AVAILABILITY. Customer acknowledges and agrees that the Services will not be available 100% of the time. Credit allowances for interruption of the Services shall not be provided.
7.2 TEXT MESSAGING LIMITATIONS. Text Messages addressed to international destinations outside of the US and Canada will not be supported. The Text Message Services support the transmission of Text Messages from a single device to another single device and do not support group messaging. If a transmitted Text Message is destined for an address connected to a third party network and that network is unreachable at the time delivery is attempted, the Text Message will be stored and queued for future delivery. Further delivery attempts will be performed based on a configurable schedule with a specified reasonable number of attempts. NPA will employ commercially reasonable efforts to minimize lost data from the bodies of Text Messages.
7.3 CRITICAL SAFETY APPLICATIONS. Customer understands that the Services are not authorized for use in critical safety or other applications where any failure may reasonably be anticipated to result in bodily injury, loss of life, or catastrophic damage to property.
To provide the Services, NPA may provide Equipment to Customer. All Equipment shipments are F.O.B. shipping point. NPA’s liability for delivery shall cease, and title (if applicable) and all risk of loss or damage shall pass to Customer upon delivery to the carrier. Customer will be provided a twelve (12) month manufacturer’s warranty from the date of purchase of Equipment or Services. Customer shall be required to obtain authorization from NPA to return any Equipment. NPA will provide replacement Equipment only if the Equipment is deemed to be defective and covered under warranty. NPA will not cover replacement for lost, stolen, or modified Equipment. Equipment returned by Customer not covered under warranty may be refused by NPA, and Customer will be responsible for paying return shipping charges. NPA may refuse to provide Services to any party that has purchased refurbished NPA equipment from a third party.
8.1 BUNDLES. NPA, at its sole discretion, may offer special incentives or bundles. In some instances, NPA will extend the manufacturer’s warranty to cover the entire term of the agreement. In such cases, NPA shall, at its sole discretion, either repair or replace defective or non-functioning equipment at no cost to the Customer. However, NPA will not cover replacement for lost, stolen, or modified Equipment. Equipment returned by Customer that is not covered under this or other warranty recognized as valid by NPA and at its sole discretion may be refused by NPA. In all cases, the customer shall be charged for shipping
charges. In the event that NPA chooses to replace equipment, the Customer shall return the defective equipment being replaced no later than 10 days from receipt of the replacement equipment. Should Customer fail to return defective equipment within the allotted ten (10) day time period, Customer shall be charged full price of the replacement.
NPA may refuse to provide Services to any party that has purchased equipment from a third party or current or former customer.
Customer is not authorized to reprogram /reassign equipment unless authorized in writing by NPA. Customer is aware the leased equipment may not belong to Customer until leased obligations are satisfied. Customer must have insurance for all rental, leased, or otherwise encumbered equipment.
8.2 ADDED EQUIPMENT. Added equipment will be quoted at the time of request and billed monthly throughout the term of the original agreement or any renewal term unless a different billing frequency is requested by customer. If a service is cancelled on or before the end of term and the amount received represents less than 24 x MRC (Monthly Recurring Charge) for added equipment, then the remaining balance will become due in full at the time of service cancellation.
NPA may at its sole discretion, provide the Customer with an extended warranty equal to the initial term of the merchant processing agreement,” the Guarantee.”
If your equipment should stop working within the term of the Guarantee, the replacement of that device shall be subject to the following:
- The device needs to be replaced with the current model and is still being actively sold by the manufacturer.
- The device has failed during the ordinary course and has not been subjected to abuse, dropped, accidentally, or intentionally damaged.
Suppose the device needing to be replaced is no longer available from the manufacturer. In that case, will be replaced with the then-most current model at a cost adjusted by the time remaining in the agreement term. To avoid doubt, the replacement cost to the merchant shall be calculated as one minus the number of months remaining on the lease divided by the total number of months in the lease agreement multiplied by the cost of the replacement equipment.
[For example, if the original term of the lease agreement was 60 months, and 55 months remain, 91.7% of the lease term remains. If the replacement cost of the equipment is $500, the calculation to determine the cost to the merchant would be l(1 – (55/60)) * $500) = $41.50.
The Guarantee does not provide for a replacement for damage or mechanical failure caused by accidental or intentional mishandling of the equipment. The Guarantee also does not offer protection against everyday wear and tear, theft or other mysterious disappearance or misplacement, negligence, software or firmware viruses, cosmetic damage, and/or other damage that does not negatively affect the functionality of the equipment.
Limitations of the Guarantee follow the same limits as the original manufacturer’s warranty, except for the term of coverage.
Failure to return the devices upon request will result in a denied Guarantee claim.
Customer hereby grants, subject to Section 23 (Privacy), to NPA a non-exclusive, non-transferable (except in connection with an assignment of this Agreement) license to copy, store, record, transmit, display, view, print, and use Customer Data, solely to the extent necessary to provide the Services to Customer. Except as expressly provided in this Section, Customer grants to NPA no right, title, interest, or license in the Customer Data, and Customer hereby reserves for itself and its licensors all rights in and to all Customer Data. Notwithstanding the preceding, NPA shall be permitted to disclose Customer Data to third parties as and to the extent required by law (including, without limitation, under a court order or subpoena). At no time shall this agreement limit NPA’s rights under any other agreement it may have with Customer.
Customer agrees to utilize port out validation protections in the form of a passcode (also commonly referred to as a PIN) for the purposes of port out validation and that such protection has specifically been requested and assigned by customer as the end-user of the phone number.
10.1 PAYMENT OF SERVICE FEES. Customer will pay the Service Fee for Services ordered by Customer, and all other amounts due under the Agreement, under the terms of this Section 10. All fees, including Service Fees, payable under the applicable Service Plan shall be non-refundable and non-creditable.
10.2 ACH AUTHORIZATION FOR CCD TRANSACTIONS. Customer now authorizes NPA to initiate ongoing ACH debits and Credits to Customers account and indicated in “SCHEDULE E” of this agreement. By signing this agreement, Customer representative certifies that they are an authorized representative of the Company indicated above and that they have the authority to enter into this Agreement on the Company’s behalf. Company understands that this authorization will remain in effect until canceled in writing. NPA reserves the right to require payment solely by ACH. Company agrees to notify NPA in writing at least 15 days in advance of any changes in its account information or termination of this authorization. Company understands that because these are electronic transactions, these funds may be withdrawn from its account as soon as the date payment is due under this agreement and that it will have limited time to report and dispute errors. In the case of an ACH Transaction is rejected for Non-Sufficient Funds (NSF) Company understands and agrees that NPA may at its discretion attempt to process the charge again within 30 days, and agrees to an additional $35 fee for each attempt returned NSF which will be initiated as a separate transaction from the authorized payment. Company has certified that the above business bank account is enabled for ACH transactions, and agrees to reimburse NPA for all penalties and fees incurred as a result of Company’s bank rejecting ACH debits or credits as a result of the account not being correctly configured for ACH transactions. Company acknowledges that the origination of ACH transactions to its account must comply with the provisions of U.S. law.
10.3 CREDIT TERMS. All Services provided to Customer and covered by the Agreement shall at all times be subject to credit approval or review by NPA. Customer will provide such credit information or assurance as is requested by NPA at any time. NPA, in its sole discretion and judgment, may discontinue credit at any time without notice or require a deposit.
10.4 BILLING. NPA provides electronic billing statements upon request. Charges shall include activation fees, monthly Service Fees, shipping charges, disconnection fees, Equipment charges, toll charges, taxes, and any other applicable charges. Monthly Service Fees are paid in advance of each month’s Service; toll charges and any additional applicable charges are billed after the end of each month’s service. Unless otherwise specified by NPA, billing for monthly Service Fees commences upon ordering of the Services. The first month’s Service Fee shall be prorated to take into account any partial calendar month that may occur as the result of the date monthly Service is initiated.
10.5 LATE/NON-PAYMENT. If any charges for the Services are due but unpaid for any reason including, but not limited to, non-payment, NPA may suspend or terminate the Services, and all accrued charges shall be immediately due, plus a late fee of the greater of ten dollars ($10.00) or 1.5% per month (but in any event no higher than the maximum amount permitted by law). A fee will also be charged to activate a suspended account. No suspension or termination of the Services or this Agreement shall relieve Customer from paying any amounts due hereunder.
10.6 TAXES. Prices for the Services do not include any customs duties, sales, use, value added, excise, federal, state, local, public utility, universal service or other similar taxes. All such taxes shall be paid by Customer and will be added to any amounts otherwise charged to Customer unless Customer provides NPA with an appropriate exemption certificate. If NPA refunds any costs paid for the Services, applicable taxes may not be refundable.
10.7 REGULATORY RECOVERY FEE. A regulatory recovery fee will be charged monthly to offset costs incurred by NPA in complying with inquiries and obligations imposed by federal, state, and municipal regulatory bodies/governments and the related legal and billing expenses. This fee is not a tax or charge required or assessed by any government. The statutory recovery fee will apply to every Number and Ported Number (as defined in Section 12), including toll-free and virtual numbers.
10.8 EARLY TERMINATION, DISCONNECTION, OVERAGE, EQUIPMENT CHARGES AND OTHER FEES
A. EARLY TERMINATION CHARGE. UNLESS OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR IN THE AGREEMENT, If a Customer terminates the Agreement, or some of the Services provided under the Agreement, before the end of the Initial Term or any Renewal Term (the “Terminated Term”), NPA will charge Customer, and Customer will pay, an early termination charge equal to 100% of the Monthly Service Fee for the terminated Service(s) multiplied by the number of months remaining in the Terminated Term on the date of termination. This early termination charge is in addition to the full Monthly Service Fee payable under Section 5.3 for the month of termination.
B. OVERAGE AND OTHER CHARGES. If the Terminated Term is the Initial Term, NPA will also charge Customer, and Customer will pay, any unpaid non-recurring charges waived at the beginning of the Initial Term. NPA reserves the right to charge overage fees when Customer exceeds the usage limits on applicable services, including, but not limited to, recording services on Virtual Meeting licenses and Virtual Office Pro extensions.
C. SERVICE DOWNGRADES. A Customer may not reduce the number of lines or seats, or the number of services, provided under a Service Plan during the Initial Term or any Renewal Term without NPA’s consent unless otherwise provided in the Agreement. Any reduction in the number of lines or seats under a Service Plan shall be treated as a termination of Service under this Section 10.7 for those lines or seats. Any reduction or downgrading of Services shall be treated as a termination of Service under this Section 10.7 for the applicable Services. NPA’s acceptance of any proposed modification in lines, seats, or services shall not release customer from its obligations to pay applicable fees under this Section 10.7 unless NPA expressly agrees in writing to waive such fees.
10.9 RATE CHANGES. Rates will not increase during the Initial Term, except for tax or fee changes and international toll calling rates. Otherwise, NPA may change the prices for the Services, toll charges, fees, and taxes, from time to time. In the event of a change in costs or toll charges, NPA will post such amendments to its website currently located at https://4npa.com/portfolio-item/fibercall-terms-conditions/. International toll calling rates are updated monthly on the first of each month, and no other notice shall be provided for changes to international toll calling rates. The Service Fees effective upon any renewal of the Agreement shall be NPA’s then-current Service Fees for the applicable Services.
10.10 DISCOUNTS. From time to time in its sole discretion, NPA may offer promotions or discounts of activation or other fees. Any promotion or discount codes must be provided to NPA upon purchase of the Services. Customer shall not be entitled to a subsequent credit for such promotions or discounts, if not requested at the time of account creation or change of service. Promotions or discounts may not be used cumulatively or be applied for services retroactively. Promotions may be changed at NPA’s sole discretion.
10.11 BILLING DISPUTES. Customer must dispute any charges for the Services in writing to NPA within thirty (30) days of the date of the charge by NPA. If Customer fails to provide a written statement disputing the charges within such time, Customer waives any objection and further recourse concerning such charges. Written statements disputing charges must be sent to Billing Department, NPA, Inc. to P.O. Box 800836 Miami, FL 33280 -or- [email protected] -or- [email protected].
International Calling Service Plan:
By making international calls Customer takes on responsibility for any combination of domestic and international traffic delivered over their account. Additional credit requirements may be imposed.
NPA reserves the right to add or remove destinations without notice. Customers are solely responsible for enabling appropriate restrictions within their own environment to control outbound calling. Any usage passed to NPA that is successfully completed to any destination will be invoiced without exception in accordance with your Agreement and the then-effective Rates.
A minimum monthly recurring service fee of $9.95 may apply per Customer.
Fraudulent Traffic: Customer understands and acknowledges the risks associated with international calling (including domestic and offshore locations “International Calling”) and is solely responsible for monitoring and paying for any charges associated with fraudulent traffic (or the use of Customer services with the intention of avoiding or failing to pay for such services entirely “Fraudulent Traffic”). Customer also understands and acknowledges that it is solely responsible for securing its respective network and maintaining custom protective measures with regard to its routers, edge devices or any device that provides an entry point into the Customer’s core network. In addition, NPA has no obligation as Customer to monitor or notify Customer of possible Fraudulent Traffic that may occur as a result of International, Domestic or Offshore Calling.
Toll-Free Access – $6.95 Monthly Recurring Charge per Toll-Free number
Toll-Free Inbound – $0.0595 per minute
Toll-Free Inbound Threshold – $9.95 per account
GlobalConnect Access – $9.95 Monthly Recurring Charge per account with international calling capabilities enabled.
GlobalConnect Threshold – $9.95 per account
Short Duration Calls (SDC):
If 5% or more of Customer’s completed calls are equal to or less than six (6) seconds in length during any billing cycle then NPA reserves the right to charge, and Customer shall pay, a $0.05 charge per short duration call. This charge will be in addition to Customer’s current US Domestic, Toll-Free and International Rates.
Any and all Rates provided to Customer do NOT include applicable federal, state or local taxes and all use, sales, commercial, gross receipts, privilege, surcharges, or other similar taxes, license fees, miscellaneous fees, and surcharges, whether charged to or against Bandwidth.com, all of which shall be payable by Customer
Additionally, Customer authorizes NPA to automatically initiate and make debit entry charges to Customer’s bank account for the payment of all amounts owed by Customer. This authorization is to remain in effect during the Term of the Agreement. Any incorrect charge will be corrected upon notification to NPA, by either a credit or debit to Customer’s account. Customer must notify NPA of a bank information changes within 15 days by providing a written request to change the banking information along with a copy of a bank letter or a voided check (no starter checks allowed).
If Customer’s account does not have sufficient funds to cover the payment of amounts owed by Customer and/or for any other rejects, Customer’s account will be charged a $35.00 ACH reject fee. Additional finance charges will apply to all past due balances.
A Finance Charge of 1.5% will be applied in all states where permitted by law or as otherwise permitted in the state.
Every call using the Services that originates or terminates in the Public Switched Telephone Network (“PSTN”), including other VoIP networks, is subject to the then applicable toll charges that are associated with the Service Plan, which NPA will include in bills and Customer will pay. For Customers subscribed to Virtual Contact Center (“VCC”) Services, every PSTN call to or from a VCC tenant and to or from a VCC agent is subject to applicable toll charges at NPA’s then current rates or as otherwise specified in a Service Order. Calls to a non-NPA
telephone phone number outside the United States and Canada will be charged at the current rates published on the NPA website. The duration of each call is to be calculated in one-minute increments and rounded up to the nearest one-minute increment for any fraction of minutes used. If the computed charge for a call includes a fraction of a cent, the fraction is rounded up to the nearest whole cent When Customer dials an international PSTN phone number, and charges may apply regardless of whether the party on the other line answers the call. Calls made by a Customer to an international mobile, rather than landline, or premium rate telephone number, may result in higher toll charges. Charges to Customer for inbound toll-free numbers are subject to the geographic restrictions and location of the person calling into the toll-free number.
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Customer agrees that NPA is entitled to monitor Customer’s use of Service, at NPA’s expense. Customer may also be subject to a preliminary fraud review and approval process for select NPA services.
Customer shall not modify the Equipment in any way without the express written permission of NPA. Customer shall not use the Equipment except with the Services provided hereunder. Except as otherwise provided for hereunder, Customer is responsible for all lost, stolen or broken Equipment and may be required to purchase a replacement to continue to use the Services. Replacement charges based on the fair retail price of Equipment, plus applicable shipping costs and taxes. Customer shall immediately notify NPA of any lost or stolen Equipment and shall cooperate with NPA in all reasonable aspects to eliminate actual or potential unauthorized use of the Equipment. At NPA’s sole option, failure to report lost or stolen Equipment in a timely manner will cause Customer to be responsible for all Service Fees accrued until the time that NPA reis informed of the loss or theft and NPA is entitled to terminate the Services and Agreement following Customer’s breach of this Section. Equipment not provided by NPA shall not be used by Customer unless expressly agreed to in writing by NPA. Equipment not provided by NPA is not supported.
15.1 GENERAL. Any use of the Services or any other action that causes a disruption in the network integrity, or threatens or compromises the security of NPA, its vendors, or the Services whether directly or indirectly, is strictly prohibited and permits NPA to terminate the Services and the Agreement without prior notice at the sole discretion of NPA. Customer will not use the Services in ways that violate requirements in applicable agreements (including but not limited to privacy and security requirements imposed by Customer’s financial institutions such as the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard), violate applicable laws (including but not limited to laws prohibiting transmission of unsolicited fax advertisements or laws on obtaining third party consent for call recording), infringe the rights of others, or interfere with the users, Agents, services, or equipment of the network. NPA shall have the right, in its sole, but reasonably exercised discretion, not to accept, transmit or deliver any messages and/or content that it reasonably believes contains inappropriate content or that is, or could reasonably become, the subject of any legal, regulatory, or other governmental proceeding or process, including without limitation a law enforcement proceeding, process, or inquiry. Customer acknowledges that neither NPA nor its vendors are responsible for the content of the transmissions that may pass through the Internet or the Services. Any use found to be inconsistent with the restrictions of this Section 15 will result in termination of the Services without prejudice to any other remedies NPA may have. NPA may request a valid business license from Customer upon reasonable suspicion of misconduct by
Customer and failure to provide a valid business license may result in termination of Service.
15.2 REASONABLE BUSINESS USE. Customer agrees, represents, and warrants that it is purchasing the Services and the Equipment (if any) for its internal use only, and shall not resell, transfer or charge for the services or the Equipment without the advance express written permission of NPA. NPA’s Service Plans that offer unlimited minutes of PSTN calls (“Unlimited PSTN Plans”), unlimited faxing or unlimited Text Messages are for reasonable business use of Customer only. Such application shall not include certain activities including, but not limited to, any auto-dialing, continuous or extensive call forwarding, continuous or extensive chat, continuous connectivity, fax or Text Message broadcast or blasting, telemarketing (including without limitation charitable or political solicitation or polling), call center operations (except with respect to Customer’s use of subscribed to VCC Services), junk or Text Message faxing, fax spamming, calling/faxing/Text Messaging any person (through the use of distribution lists or otherwise) who has not given specific permission to be included in such a process or any other activity that would be inconsistent with reasonable business usage. Customer will not use the Services to send unsolicited commercial email or Text Messages to recipients outside Customer’s organization. Customer shall not transmit through the Services any unlawful, harassing, defamatory, abusive, threatening, harmful, vulgar, obscene, indecent, or otherwise objectionable communications or material of any kind or nature. Customers further agree not to transmit any material that encourages conduct that could constitute a criminal offense, violate the intellectual property rights of others, give rise to civil liability or otherwise violate any applicable local, state, national or international statute, regulation, or other law. Without limiting any other remedies hereunder, NPA reserves the right to immediately terminate or modify the Services of any Customer using Unlimited PSTN, fax or texting Service Plan if NPA determines, in its sole discretion, that Customer is not using such plan for Customer’s reasonable business use.
15.3 TEXT MESSAGES. With respect to any texting, Text Messages or other mobile messaging Services, Customer shall not use the Services in violation of the Mobile Marketing Association Guidelines or any network/wireless carrier requirements, conditions or codes of practice. All Text Messages are subject to NPA’s policies and terms, including without limitation the provisions of this Section 15 (Prohibited Uses) and the maximum permissible Text Message length. NPA reserves the right to segment, truncate, or otherwise reduce the length of any Text Message or to refuse to transmit or deliver a Text Message that does not comply with NPA or any third party network operator’s policies or conditions.
15.4 Any call originated on NPA’s network is subject to inspection and investigation if the call is suspected of being fraudulent, abusive, or illegal. Calls meeting any of these criteria will be blocked. If these conditions are repeated, becoming excessive, the subscriber may be disconnected from the NPA’s network, may be subject to further investigation by the FCC for enforcement of the TRACED Act and the subscriber may be subject to fines and penalties imposed by the FCC or the jurisdictional court.”
Possession or purchase of equipment including equipment software from NPA does not convey and/or guarantee the use of said equipment with other service providers. NPA is not responsible if for any reason the equipment provided is not functional and/or fully functional with other service providers.
NPA reserves the right to establish or modify general practices and limits concerning use of the Services and Software. Where practical, NPA will provide Customer with prior notice of such new or modified practices.
Customer acknowledges and understands that there are federal and state statutes governing the electronic recording of telephone conversations and that NPA will not be liable for any illegal use of the service. Because Customer circumstances vary widely, Customers agrees to carefully review its circumstances when deciding whether to use the recording features of the service and it is Customer’s responsibility to determine if the electronic recordings are legal under applicable federal and state laws. When using electronic recording features, Customer agrees to use one of the NPA recommended call recording notices, although such use does not relieve Customer from the obligation to comply with applicable laws. NPA is not responsible for any misinterpretation, lack of understanding or lack of knowledge regarding the use of electronic recordings or the use of its products by Customer, whether legal or illegal, and Customer will indemnify and hold NPA harmless for any claims, damages, fines, or penalties arising out of Customer’s failure to adhere to applicable electronic recording laws. Customer agrees that NPA may, at its sole discretion, record any call between NPA and Customer for NPA quality control purposes.
Customer is solely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of Customer’s Login, and will not transfer Customer’s Login, email address or password, or lend or otherwise transfer the use of or access to the NPA Services, to any third party. Customer is solely responsible for any activities that occur under Customer’s account. Customer will comply with applicable foreign, federal, state, and local law in its use of the Services, including but not limited to laws regarding online behavior, acceptable content, the import or export of Equipment and the transmission of information under applicable export laws. Recognizing the global nature of the Internet, Customer also agrees to comply with applicable local rules or codes of conduct (including, if applicable, codes of conduct or policies imposed by employers) regarding online behavior and acceptable content. Use of the Services is void where prohibited. Customer will immediately notify NPA of any unauthorized use of Customer’s account or any other breach of security related to Customer’s account or the NPA Services. Customer will complete a “log off”/exit from Customer’s account (if applicable) at the end of each session. NPA is not liable for any loss or damage arising from Customer failure to comply with any er will: (1) provide certain current, complete, and accurate information about Customer when prompted to do so by NPA and the Services, and (2) maintain and update this information as required to keep it current, complete and accurate. Customer warrants that any such information will be accurate. Customer agrees that Customer is solely responsible for the content of all visual, written or audible communications (“Content”) sent by Customer or displayed or uploaded by Customer in using the Services. Customer acknowledges that neither NPA nor its vendors are responsible for any Content. Customer retains copyright and any other rights already held in Content that Customer submits, posts or displays on or through, the Services. Customer understands and agrees that by displaying, exchanging or uploading Content to a NPA website, transmitting Content using the Services or otherwise providing Content to NPA, Customer automatically grants (and warrants and represents that Customer has a right to grant) to NPA a world-wide, royalty-free, sub-licensable (so NPA affiliates, contractors, resellers and partners can deliver the Services) license to use, modify, publicly perform, publicly display, reproduce and distribute the Content solely in order to provide the Services to Customer, including associates websites (“Sites”).
Customer acknowledges that Agents or other users of the Services (“Users”) may violate one or more of the above prohibitions, but NPA assumes no responsibility or liability for such violation. If Customer becomes aware of misuse of the Services by any person, please contact NPA Customer Support at 954-320-4070. NPA may investigate any complaints and violations that come to its attention and may take any action that it believes is appropriate, including, but not limited to issuing warnings, removing the content or terminating accounts or User or Agent profiles or Login. However, because situations and interpretations vary, NPA also reserves the right not to take any action. Under no circumstances will NPA be liable in any way for any data or other content available on a Site, viewed or actions made while using the Services, including, but not limited to, any errors or omissions in any such data, content or activity or any loss or damage of any kind incurred as a result of the use of, access to, or denial of access to any data, content or activities incurred from the actions taken on a Site. NPA does not endorse and has no control over what Users or Agents post, submit to or do on a Site. Customer acknowledges that NPA cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information provided by any Agent or User of a Site, nor any identity information about any Agent or User. NPA reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to reject, posting or other data, or to restrict, suspend, or terminate any User’s or Agent’s access to all or any part of any Site at any time, for any or no reason, with or without prior notice, and without liability. NPA reserves the right to investigate and take appropriate action against anyone who, in NPA’s sole discretion, is suspected of violating this Agreement, including without limitation, reporting Customer or any User to law enforcement authorities.
NPA reserves the right to make changes to the terms and conditions of these Terms and Conditions or the Services (“Change of Service”) from time to time. In the event of a Change of Service, NPA will publish changes to https://4npa.com/terms-and-conditions.
Customer may not return equipment for any reason without prior approval of NPA. All returns shall be in original packaging. Customer shall be responsible for all costs related to shipping to NPA all returned Equipment. Equipment returned without prior authorization, or proper packaging may be refused. Customer must return Equipment undamaged, and in good working condition, in its original packaging, and with all original content within ten days of the date, the return material authorization (RMA) was sent to Customer by NPA. Otherwise, will be immediately responsible for paying to NPA an amount equal to the fair retail price of the Equipment minus any amounts Customer previously paid for said Equipment.
In the event of Customer’s breach of the Agreement, including without limitation, failure to pay any sum due hereunder, Customer shall reimburse NPA for all attorneys’ fees and court, collection and other costs incurred by NPA in the enforcement of NPA’s rights hereunder and NPA may keep any deposits or other payments made by Customer.
NPA warrants that the Services will substantially conform to the Documentation during the term of this Agreement. NPA will use commercially reasonable efforts to pass through to Customer manufacturers’ warranties on Equipment.
NPA communicates with Customers primarily via email. Notices to Customer shall be sent to the email address specified by Customer at the time Customer ordered the Services or as subsequently specified by Customer (“Email Address”). Customer is responsible for providing NPA with a valid Email Address and notifying NPA of any Email Address changes. Customer agrees that sending a message to the Email Address is the agreed upon means of providing notification except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement (including, without limitation, in Section 22). Email is used to communicate important information about the Services, billing, changes to the Services and other information. The information is time-sensitive in nature. It is required that Customer read any email sent to the Email Address in a timely manner in order to avoid any potential interruption in the Services provided hereunder. All notices and communications required or permitted to be sent to NPA under this Agreement shall be in writing and sent to the following address or email address: Director of Customer Service, NPA, Inc. 110 SE 6th Street, 17th Floor Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33301 -or- [email protected]
37.1 ARBITRATION PROCEDURES. Please read this provision carefully. Except as set forth below, customer and NPA will arbitrate any disputes or claims in any way related to or arising out of the agreement, any breach of the agreement, or the provision of services or products to customer, including any billing disputes (collectively, “claims”). Claims shall be submitted to final, binding arbitration administered by American arbitration association (“AAA”). Judgment on the award rendered by the arbitrator(s) may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. This agreement to arbitrate also requires Customer to arbitrate claims against other parties relating to Services or Products provided or billed to Customer if Claims are asserted against NPA in the same proceeding. Arbitration will be conducted under the AAA ‘s published commercial arbitration rules. Customer and NPA agree to bear their own fees, costs, and expenses, including those for any attorneys, experts, and witnesses. The place of arbitration shall be in Broward County, Florida U.S.A. The language of the arbitration shall be English.
37.2 PREFILING NOTICE OF CLAIM. Before instituting arbitration or suit, customer will provide NPA with an opportunity to resolve the claim by sending a written description of the claim to NPA at the address or email address below. If NPA is not able to resolve the claim within 30 days of receipt of notice, then customer or NPA may initiate arbitration or suit as described in section Arbitration Procedures. All claim notices should be sent to: Director of Customer Service NPA, Inc. 110 SE 6th Street, 17th Floor Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33301 -or- [email protected] customer will not demand arbitration or file suit unless customer follows the foregoing procedures in this section and this section may be pleaded as a full and complete bar and defense to, and may be used as a basis for an injunction against, any arbitration, action, suit, or other proceeding instituted in breach of this section.
37.3 TIME LIMITATION. Customer agrees that regardless of any statute or law to the contrary, any suit or arbitration arising out of or related to use of the Services or the Agreement must be filed within one (1) year after the earlier of
(a) When such claim or cause of action arose or
(b) Termination of Services to Customer or be forever barred.
37.4 PERSONAL JURISDICTION. To the extent court action is initiated to enforce an arbitration award or for any other reason consistent with Section Mandatory Arbitration, Customer and NPA agree to submit to the personal and exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts within Broward County, Florida, and waive any objection as to venue or inconvenient forum in such courts.