07-142 - Official Payments Corporation - Electronic Payments for the Court

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ELECTRONIC TRANSACTION PROCESSING AGREEMENT This Electronic Transaction Processing Agreement, including its exhibits, "Agreement is made and entered to by and between Official Payments Corporation, a Delaware corporation "OPC and Tukwila Municipal Court, WA "Agency OPC offers electronic check payment and processing transaction services and credit/debit card payment transaction services through an Internet interface over the web and an interactive telephone voice response system "IVR Agency collects taxes, fines, fees and /or other types of monetary obligations from individuals and /or entities subject to its jurisdiction. Agency desires to permit payment of amounts owed to it by means of electronic transactions through the OPC System and to have OPC perform certain related services as described below. Agreement 1. DEFINITIONS. "Agency Designated Account" means the direct deposit/debit account(s) established and maintained by Agency at an ACH receiving depository institution reasonably acceptable to OPC for payment of Citizen obligations and debit of Chargebacks, Return Transactions, fines and fees. Agency Designated Account is further described in Section 4.2. "Agency Payment" means any payment that is owed by a Citizen to Agency and paid through a Payment Transaction. "Card Services" means the services provided by OPC relating to credit card and /or pin -less debit card services provided in accordance with this Agreement and as detailed in Section 2.2 of this Agreement inclusive of payment and electronic funds transfer which enable Payment Transactions to be processed. "Chargebacll' means the reversal of a Payment Transaction previously credited to an Agency Designated Account. "Citizen" means the person, business or entity who initiates and makes payment of the Agency Payment and Convenience Fee through a Payment Transaction. "Co- Brand" means an electronic transaction containing payment and identification data which is initiated by the Citizen on the Agency website, then transferred to an OPC web page where the Citizen completes the transaction and is provided with a confirmation of the Payment Transaction. "Co -Brand Plus" means an electronic transaction containing payment and identification data which is initiated by the Citizen on the Agency website, then transferred to an OPC web page where the Citizen completes the transaction. The Citizen is subsequently transferred back to the Agency web site along with confirmation of the Payment Transaction. "Convenience Fee" means the fee charged to a Citizen by OPC for the convenience of Citizen making Agency Payments by use of the Services. The convenience fee schedule is set forth in Exhibit A (electronic check) and Exhibit B (credit/debit card). "Electronic Check Services" means the services provided by OPC relating to electronic check services provided in accordance with this Agreement and as detailed in Section 2.1 of this Agreement inclusive of payment and electronic funds transfer that enable Payment Transactions to be processed. "OPC Designated Account means the direct deposit account(s) set up by OPC to receive payment of Convenience Fees, and any other fees owed to OPC. "OPC System" means OPC's and its Suppliers' electronic payment processing system including but not limited to its technology, hardware, software and equipment. "Payment Transaction" means an electronic payment transaction initiated by a Citizen by electronic check or by credit/debit card as provided below, at the OPC or Agency website or IVR, as applicable, and processed by OPC and /or its Suppliers under this Agreement. "Representment" means a Return Transaction that was due to insufficient or uncollected funds that has been represented to Citizen's depository financial institution at the request of the Agency. "Return Transaction" means a Payment Transaction that is unable to be processed by a Citizen's depository financial institution. OPC Proprietary and Confidential Page 1 513012007