eRegNow.com Online Event Registration & Ticketing, Attendee Management and Membership Management

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Service Level Agreement for Attendee Management

THIS AGREEMENT (“Agreement”) is made at MUMBAI, INDIA

BETWEEN:

EREGNOW.COM PRIVATE LIMITED., a company incorporated under the provisions of the
Companies Act, 1956 and having its registered office at Botawala Chambers, Sir P.M. Road, Fort,
Mumbai – 400 001, India (hereinafter referred to as “the Master Merchant”, which term shall,
unless repugnant to the context or meaning thereof, mean and include its successors and permitted  assigns) of the ONE PART;
AND
YOU
a company registered in (Country) / a partnership firm / a proprietorship firm / An Association / An Individual hereinafter referred to as “the Sub merchant”, which expression shall unless it be repugnant to the context or meaning hereof shall be deemed to mean and include (i) in the case of the Sub Merchants being a sole proprietary concern / individual - the heirs, administrators, executors, legal representatives and permitted assigns of the Proprietor; (ii) in the case of the Sub merchant, being a partnership firm - the partners for the time being and from time to time of the firm, the survivor or survivors of them, their respective heirs, administrators, executors, legal representatives and permitted assigns and (iii) in the case of the Sub merchant, being a company - its successors and assigns (as the case may be) (iv) in the case of the Sub merchant being a Trust- The trustees from time to time of the trust, administrators, beneficiaries and the survivor or survivors of them, executors, legal representatives and permitted assigns (as the case may be) of the OTHER PART

Various Financial Institutions, Credit Card Associations, Acquiring Banks and Technology Service
providers and associate companies, as well as third party service providers have signed with the
Master Merchant from time to time (herein after collectively referred to as the ‘facility providers’)
are in the business of providing information technology services including but not limited to Internet based electronic commerce, Internet Net Banking third party transfer services, online Event Management System, Hotel Reservation System, Electronic Payment System, Internet payment gateway and electronic software distribution services. These facility providers allows the Master Merchant to use their proprietary software’s, Net Banking facilities and Internet Payment Gateways developed by them to route credit/charge/ debit card transaction entered into on the internet to third party clearing houses/ Acquiring banks.

The Master Merchant has devised an online Event Management System, Hotel Reservation System and Electronic Payment System called ‘eRegnow’ (“The Master Merchants Event Management System, Hotel Reservation System and Electronic Payment System”);

The Sub merchant has established a website for use by its customers and the Sub merchant wishes to use the Master Merchants Event Management System, Hotel Reservation System and Electronic Payment System and allow persons viewing the Sub Merchant’s website to make online registration and booking with real time payments with the Sub merchant using the Master Merchant’s Event Management System, Hotel Reservation System and Electronic
Payment System and the Master Merchant agrees to allow the Sub merchant to use the Master
Merchants Event Management System, Hotel Reservation System and Electronic Payment System on the terms and conditions set out herein.

The Parties hereto are desirous of executing this Agreement to record the terms and conditions of
the services as under:

NOW THE PARTIES HEREBY AGREE AS FOLLOWS:

Definitions:
a) “Agreement” shall mean this agreement, declaration and indemnity and any and all schedules,
appendices, annexures and exhibits attached to it or incorporated in it by reference.

b) "Customer" means any person holding a Valid Credit Card/Debit card/Net Banking Account
and who desires to make use or purchase Services or Products from the Sub-merchants and makes
payment for the same over the Internet on the sub- Merchant’s and Master merchant’s Web sites
using a Valid Credit Card/Debit Card/Net Banking Account.

c) Payment Mechanism means the payment mechanism through the Internet utilizing the credit
card processing facility of various facility providers and through such other modes and mechanisms
of payment and delivery, as may be notified by the Master Merchant from time to time.

d) “Effective Date” means the date of execution of this Agreement by the Sub merchant.

e) “Issuing Bank” in respect of a Customer, means the bank, which has issued the Valid Credit
Card to the Customer with which Customer makes the payment for the Sub merchant’s Products or Services.

f) “Transaction Discount Rate” means, as agreed by both parties from time to time and as
mentioned in Annexure of this agreement.

g) “Master Merchants Site” shall mean the web sites with the domain names “http://
www.eregnow.com” established by the Master Merchant for the purposes of enabling online
registration and booking with real time payments on-line instructions by the Customers of the Sub
merchant to the Master Merchant.

h) “Sub merchants Site” shall mean the web-site setup by the Sub Merchant to lawfully carry out the activities or as mentioned above otherwise, established by the Sub merchant for the purposes of enabling its Customers to use or purchase and avail other services through the Internet.

i) “Personal Payment Gateway” shall mean the payment facility setup by the Sub Merchant for
accepting payments in to the account of the Sub Merchant with the help of the system and service
provided by the Master Merchant.

1. Term/Duration of the Agreement:
This Agreement shall continue until a notice of cancellation by the Master Merchant or the Sub
Merchant is given, or until terminated under other provisions of this Agreement. The Master
Merchant reserves the right to terminate this Agreement without cause upon notification to the Sub
Merchant. The Master Merchant may further terminate this Agreement immediately without notice at any time if the Sub Merchant breaches any part of this Agreement, or if any program or facility used by Master Merchant to implement this Agreement is disrupted or terminated for any reason.

2. The Sub merchant ship Fees/Transaction Fees:
The Sub merchant ship Fees and Transaction Fees to be paid by the Sub merchant will be as
specified in the Annexure. The ‘eRegNow’ software usage fees and the Transaction Discount
Rate may be revised quarterly by the Master Merchant, and the Master Merchant will advise Sub
merchant of any such change not less than 30 days in advance of its effectiveness.

3. Updating the Master Merchants online Event Management System, Hotel Reservation
System and Electronic Payment System and Accommodation Information:
The Sub merchant is responsible for maintaining and updating all of its information on the Master
Merchant’s Online Event Management System, Hotel Reservation System and Electronic payment
system and payment system. The Master Merchant will not be liable in any way and the Sub
merchant hereby indemnifies and keep indemnifies the Master Merchant and the facility providers
regarding the same.

4. Acceptance of Charges with Full Recourse:
The Sub merchant agrees that payment made in respect of any Order, which proves to be
uncollectible from the Customer and in respect of which the Issuing Bank raises a claim on any
of the Master Merchant and/or associate companies or the Facility Providers. The Sub merchant
agrees to the non-payment of such Order or the charging back of such uncollectible charge as the
case may be without any demur or protest, dispute or delay. The Sub-Merchants further agrees,
confirms, undertakes and guarantees that the non-payment of such order or the charging back of
such uncollectible charge as the case may be, shall be the personal responsibility / liability of all the promoters and directors in their individual capacity if the Sub- Merchants is a Limited Company. Without prejudice to the provisions of the aforesaid, the following payments shall be deemed to be uncollectible:

a)Any payments involving the alleged forgery of the Customer’s Card Number and PIN, or that
of the Card Number, Card Expiry date, Customer Name, Transaction amount, etc. of whatsoever
nature. In such an event, the Master Merchant, the facility providers and the Acquiring Banks shall
not be required to check the veracity of any alleged fraud and shall be entitled to rely upon the
allegation made by the original card holder.

b) Any payment which the Customer refuses to honour or demands a refund of because the
customer had not availed (cancelled) the services of the Sub merchant and/or the Product/services purchased from the Sub-Merchants was not as promised or was defective, deficient, incomplete and /or unsatisfactory for any reason whatsoever.

c) Any charge/debit which is a suspect charge.

d) Any charge/debit made on a card other than a Valid Card.

e) Any charge/debit for merchandise or services in an amount in excess of the Price.

f) Any charge/debit for undelivered merchandise or services.

g) Any charge / debit arising out of any alleged hacking, breach of security or encryption (if any)
that may be utilised by the Master Merchant, the facility providers and the Acquiring Banks from
time to time.

The Sub merchant hereby authorises the Master Merchant to appropriate the Sub Merchant’s current balance amounts with the Master Merchant to the extent of the aforesaid uncollectible amounts and any other moneys due to the Master Merchant by the Sub merchant in terms of this Agreement in respect of a Customer Charge without any demur, protest, dispute or delay. If there is insufficient funds available therein; the Sub merchant shall on finding out negative balance in his eRegNow.com Merchant Accounting Interface and/or on receipt of the e-mail from the Master Merchant and/or claim from the Master Merchant undertakes forthwith without any demur, protest, dispute or delay, to pay to the Master Merchant, the amount of the refund to the extent to which such funds proves inadequate. Without prejudice to any other of Master Merchants rights and remedies, in the event that the Sub-Merchant does not make any payment to Master Merchant by its due date or on demand as required under this Agreement, the Master Merchant shall be entitled to charge daily interest on such overdue amount from the due date of demand (as the case may be) until the date of payment in full, at the rate of 2.5% per month, as well after as before judgment.

The Sub Merchant also agrees to check the funds in his account which is maintained online by
the Master Merchant on a regular basis and in the case of the Sub Merchant not willing to accept
a particular transaction or has dispute with the fees or rate charged or a dispute with the foreign
exchange rate provided by the Master Merchant, in case of foreign currency transaction, the Sub
Merchant agrees to bring it to the notice of the Master Merchant through a written notice within 7
days of the transaction. The Sub Merchant can request a refund or reversal of the transaction or
accept it. If no notice is sent within 7 days of the transaction, the transaction will be considered valid and no further notices will be entertained in the matter.

5. PAYMENT TO THE SUB MERCHANT
Subject to the provisions of clause 4,9,10 and Annexure the Master Merchant agrees to pay the
Sub merchant the Customer Charge less the Transaction Discount Rate for all Services/products
provided by the Sub merchant to its customers for all services/products ordered by them on the
Sub Merchant’s website and through the Master Merchant’s systems subject to the proof of service/delivery being electronically submitted to the Master Merchant through the eRegNow.com interface and all inquiries, disputes, cancellations and refunds processed on account of Sub Merchant's Customer Charges during the period. The payment due to the Sub merchant will be equal to the sum of all Customer Charges for products/services, which have been delivered/executed/serviced within the specified time period LESS:

the sum of all Customer Charges denied, refused, or charged back by the Customer or the credit
card service provider during the period;

all inquiries, disputes, cancellations and refunds processed on account of Sub-Merchant's Customer Charges during the period;

any taxes, penalties, rolling reserves, charges or other items reimbursable under any of the
provisions of this Agreement or otherwise occurring during the period;

any amounts due which the Master Merchant is entitle to receive with respect to any other
transactions with the Master Merchant and associate Companies

any charges, penalties or any amount imposed by the Card Associations, Acquiring Banks or Facility providers upon the Master Merchant with respect to any transactions done through Sub Merchant’s site.

the Master Merchant’s transaction discount rates as mentioned in Annexure below and any bank
fees, transaction fees or service penalty fees incurred by the Master Merchant and any other charges due to charge backs or excessive refunds.

any Currency Conversion charges or fees which may be incurred by the Master Merchant during the course of acquiring payments for the Sub Merchant.

any other fees / charges which may be applied to the Master Merchants account in the due process of acquiring the funds for the Sub Merchant.

6. Indemnity:
The Sub merchant hereby undertakes and agrees to indemnify the Master Merchant and the FacilityProviders and hold Master Merchant and the Facility Providers harmless and keep the Master Merchant and the Facility at all times fully indemnified and held harmless from and against all actions, proceedings, claims, liabilities (including statutory liability), penalties, demands and costs (including without limitation, legal costs of the Master Merchant and the Facility Providers on a solicitor / attorney and own client basis), awards, damages, losses and/or expenses however arising directly or indirectly against any claim by the Hotels, customers or any third party against the Master Merchant and the Facility Providers.

7. No Consequential Damages:
Without prejudice to any other provisions of this Agreement, Master Merchant and the Facility
Providers shall not be liable to the Sub merchant for any loss or damage whatsoever or howsoever caused arising directly or indirectly in connection with the Master Merchant’s and the facility providers systems, facilities and services, and/or this Agreement.

8. Right to resell:
The Sub merchant agrees that the Master Merchant has the right to use, reproduce, display,
distribute and transmit on the Master Merchant’s websites eRegNow.com web-site, and any of the
Master Merchants partner’s/ Affiliates, Events web-sites, any information or material provided by
the Sub merchant of its Event for the purposes of selling the Sub merchant’s product and services
through these channels.

9. Termination:
a) Termination for Breach.
The Master Merchant may terminate this Agreement forthwith, if the Sub merchant commits any
breach of the terms of this Agreement.

b) Termination in Case of Violation of Law.
In addition to any other termination rights granted by this Agreement, the Master Merchant may
terminate this Agreement immediately without liability upon verbal or written notice if (i) the Master
Merchant or the Facility Providers is notified or otherwise determines in good faith that the Sub
merchant or is using the Master Merchants services and facilities in furtherance of any activity which violates any law, rule, or regulation or (ii) the Master Merchant or the Facility Providers or any of their directors, officers, stockholders, employees or agents are made the subject of a criminal or civil action or investigation or are threatened by such action as a consequence of use of the Facility or services by the Sub merchant.

c) Termination by notice
In addition to any other termination rights granted under this Agreement, either Party may
terminate this Agreement on 30-days written notice to the other.

d) Termination for non-use
The Master Merchant may terminate this Agreement without any notice, if the Sub merchant fails
or neglects to use the facilities and services of the Master Merchant and the acquiring Banks for a
continuous period of 180 days.

e) Termination due to change in rules of Card Associations:
In the event that any of the facility providers modify their rules or institutes new rules relating to
I.P.S.P.’s, the Master Merchant reserves the right to terminate this agreement.

f) Withholding of charge on termination
In the event that either of the Parties serve a notice of termination of this Agreement on the other
party, the Master Merchant shall be entitled to raise a chargeback claim, if raised by any person
who has used the system and the online payment facility to register, book or buy with respect to
the sub-merchants hosted process, for a period of 210 days from the date of such notice. Since the decision of the same rests with the card issuing authorities, the same shall be binding on both the parties. In the event that the Master Merchant terminates this Agreement as a result of breach of any of the terms of this Agreement by the Sub Merchant, the Master Merchant shall be entitled to withhold for a period of 210 days from the date of such breach 100 % of amounts payable to the
Sub Merchant in terms of Clause 3 of this Agreement in respect of each Customer Charge arising
after the date of such breach.

10. On Termination, all information and links to the Master Merchants Online Event Management
System, Hotel Reservation System and Electronic payment system may be removed without further notice, but all successful transactions processed via the Master Merchants Event Management System, Hotel Reservation System and Electronic payment system up to and including the date of termination will be honoured and all outstanding Sub merchant ship Fees, Transaction Fees (if any) and other amounts due to the Master Merchant under this Agreement will be paid by the Sub merchant within seven (7) days of the date of termination without any demur, protest, dispute or delay. Without prejudice to any other of Master Merchants rights and remedies, in the event that the Sub-Merchant does not make any payment to Master Merchant within seven (7) days, the Master Merchant shall be entitled to charge daily interest on such overdue amount from the due date of demand (as the case may be) until the date of payment in full, at the rate of 2.5% per month, as well after as before judgment.

11. Authority:
The person entering into this Agreement on behalf of the Sub merchant represents and warrants
to the Master Merchant that he or she has all requisite corporate power and authority to enter into
this Agreement on behalf of the Sub merchant, that this Agreement has been duly authorized by the Sub merchant and that this Agreement will constitute a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Sub merchant.

12. Force Majeure:
The Master Merchant and the Facility Providers shall not be liable for any failure to perform any of
its obligations under this Agreement if the performance is prevented, hindered or delayed by a Force Majeure Event and in such case its obligations shall be suspended for so long as the Force Majeure Event continues. Each party shall promptly inform the other of the existence of a Force Majeure Event and shall consult together to find a mutually acceptable solution.

13. GENERAL PROVISIONS:
a) Variations of Agreement
The Master Merchant reserves the right at all times to vary or amend these terms and conditions
or to introduce new terms and conditions. Any such variations or amendment or introduction
will become effective and binding on the Sub merchant upon notification to the Sub merchant
by ordinary post and if the Sub merchant is unwilling to accept such variation or amendment or
introduction, the Sub merchant shall notify the Master Merchant in writing by Registered Post within five days from the receipt of the notification by the Master Merchant.

b) Assignment.
The Sub merchant may not assign this Agreement without the prior written consent of the Master
Merchant. The Master Merchant may assign all its rights, titles, and benefits under this Agreement
to any of its affiliates. This Agreement shall apply to and bind any successor or permitted assigns of the Parties hereto.

c) Survival of Provisions.
Notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary herein, terms which by their nature survive
termination or expiration of this Agreement shall bind the parties following any expiration or
termination of this Agreement.

d) Jurisdiction and governing law.
The laws of India only and no other nation shall govern this Agreement. The Parties agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Courts located in Mumbai, India as regards any claims or matters arising under or in relation to these terms and conditions.

e) Notices
Any notice, direction or instruction given under this Agreement shall be in writing and delivered by
hand, post, cable, EMAIL, facsimile or telex to

In the case of the Master Merchant

Name: eRegNow.com Private Limited,
Address : Botawala Chambers, Sir P. M.
Road, Fort, Mumbai – 400 001
Fax: - 91-22-22615089
Email: accounts@eRegNow.com
ATTN:- Mr. Cherag Gandhi

Notice will be deemed given:
• in the case of hand delivery or registered mail or overnight courier upon written
acknowledgement of receipt by an officer or other duly authorized employee, agent or
representative of the receiving party;
• in the case of facsimile upon completion of transmission as long as the sender’s facsimile
machine creates and the sender retains a transmission report showing successful transmission. Provided that in case of the date of receipt not being a business day, notice shall be deemed to have been received on the next business day. Provided further that in case of a notice being forwarded by facsimile, a copy of the notice shall also be forwarded by hand delivery, registered mail or overnight courier services.

The address for notice may be changed by either party by giving notice to the other party as
provided herein.

Nothing in the aforesaid clauses shall affect any communication given by way of the internet or
other electronic medium as otherwise provided in this Agreement for the purpose of rendering the
services.

14. Arbitration:
The parties will endeavor to settle amicably by mutual discussion any disputes, differences or claims whatsoever related to this agreement. Failing such amicable settlement the dispute shall be settled by arbitration. The Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996 shall govern the arbitration proceedings.

The arbitration shall be held in Mumbai, India. The language of arbitration shall be English and the
arbitral award shall be final and binding on both the parties. The arbitration proceedings will be
held before the sole Arbitrator appointed by the Master Merchant. Any arbitration award will be final and binding on the parties, and judgment there on may be entered in any court of competent
jurisdiction. This agreement (including its jurisdiction clause) shall be governed by, construed and
take effect in accordance with the laws of India. The courts of Mumbai shall have jurisdiction in all
matters.

15. SUB MERCHANT’S MINIMUM DEPOSIT ACCOUNT BALANCE
As security for the obligations of the Sub Merchant arising in terms of this Agreement, It is mutually agreed by the Sub Merchant and the Master Merchant, that the Master Merchant shall retain a minimum1000/- of the amounts payable to the Sub Merchant in terms of Clause 5 hereof.

The Sub Merchant agrees that the Master Merchant will impose Transaction Limits or additional
Reserve Deposit Amounts, either temporarily or permanently, which are more restrictive than limits
placed on the Sub Merchants in order to reduce Master Merchant's reasonable apprehension of risk of loss under varying circumstances. The Master Merchant shall use this Reserve Funds in order to protect against catastrophic loss due to fraud, theft, human error, or excessive customer disputes.

The Sub Merchant Agrees that the Master Merchant is in no way responsible for any losses sustained by the Sub Merchant, including claims for lost profits, on account of the imposition of Transaction Limits or Reserve Deposit Amounts for any reason.

ACCEPTANCE FORM
The undersigned Sub-merchant hereby agrees to all of the terms and conditions contained in this
Agreement. The individual named below represents and warrants that he/she has been properly
authorized to enter into and perform this Agreement on behalf of the named Sub-merchant.

1. The Sub Merchant shall pay to the Master Merchant as per plan subscribed.

All the payment modes will attract Service Tax @ 12.36% over the discounting charges.

2. SMS Email to fax and wire transfer fees will be charged separately.

Created at: 4th September, 2011