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Terms & Conditions

Effective Date: January 1, 2025
Modified as of: February 12, 2026

1. Introduction

This User Agreement (the "Terms" or the "Agreement") is a contract between you and Payper Inc. (“Payper”) governing your access to, and use of, Payper’s payment services (the "Payper Services") inclusive of the offering where Payper is deemed the official merchant of record (“Merchant of Record Service”) on behalf of a third-party e-commerce business (“E-commerce Business”). These Terms, together with our Privacy Policy which is available at Payper.ca, constitute the entire agreement between you and Payper regarding the Payper Services.

In this Agreement “you” or “your” means any individual using the Payper Services. Unless stated otherwise, all references to “Payper”, “we”, “us” or “our” will refer collectively to Payper, its officers, directors, employees, agents and affiliates.

This Agreement applies to your use of all Payper Services whether you make or receive payments, and whether this is accessed using an application operated by an E-commerce Business or an entity owned or controlled by Payper or any entity controlled by, in control of, or under common control with Payper.

By registering for or using the Payper Services, you agree and accept the terms and conditions contained in this Agreement inclusive of the Privacy Policy.

This Agreement is governed by the laws of Canada and the province of Ontario, and, except where prohibited by applicable law, the parties to these Terms attorn to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts in Canada and the province of Ontario in respect of all matters arising hereunder.

If you are a resident of the Province of Quebec and are considered to be a consumer under the Consumer Protection Act (CQLR, c. P-40.1) (hereinafter, the “Consumer Protection Act”), this Agreement is governed by the laws of the Province of Québec and the federal laws of Canada applicable therein, and any mention of “applicable law” hereunder shall mean the laws of the Province of Quebec and the federal laws of Canada applicable therein. Nothing in this Agreement limits your right to bring an action before the courts of the judicial district of your domicile or residence in Québec, as provided under article 3149 of the Civil Code of Québec and applicable law. Any provision of this Agreement that would have the effect of requiring you to submit a dispute to a court outside Québec does not apply to you.

2. Payper Services

Payper does not have control, nor does it assume liability for the products or services that are paid for using the Payper Services and you agree that Payper will not be held liable for any act of default between yourself and any E-commerce Business.

The Payper Services functionality is specific to the product which you are using which in this instance is the Merchant of Record Service and which includes, but is not limited to:

  • Securely storing transaction details
  • Managing personal information
  • Accessing transaction history
  • Sending and receiving payments through applications operated by an E-commerce Business or Payper.

3. Notice

Payper may amend and update these Terms at any time by posting a revised version on our website. The revised version will be effective immediately once posted. In the event the revised Terms includes a significant change that applies to consumers, we may notify you directly in accordance with our Privacy Policy in addition to posting on our website.

In accordance with our Privacy Policy, you agree that Payper may provide notice or other information as necessary to you by:

  • posting it in a secure, private and password protected area of the Payper website(s)
  • emailing it to you
  • mailing it to you
  • calling you by phone,
  • or sending you a “text” / SMS message.

The personal information on your account will be used to contact you. Your personal information may be provided to us directly from the E-Commerce Business.

You must have internet access and an e-mail account to receive communications and information relating to the Payper Services. With the exception of amendments to this Agreement, such notice shall be considered to be received by you within 24 hours of the time it is posted to our website(s) or emailed to you. If the notice is sent by mail, we will consider it to have been received by you three business days from the date it was sent.

You may request a copy of any legally required disclosures (including this Agreement) from us, and we will provide this to you in a form which allows you to store and reproduce the information (for example, by e-mail). Payper may charge you a records request fee to provide a paper copy.

If you are a resident of the Province of Quebec and are considered to be a consumer under the Consumer Protection Act, we will notify you of amendments to any of the provisions contained in these Terms by means of a written notice, and such written notice will be sent to you at least thirty (30) days before the amendments come into force. Such notice will set out: (i) the amended new clause or the amended clause and the clause as it read formerly; (ii) the date of the coming into force of the amendment and the rights of the consumer set forth; and (iii) your rights set forth in the paragraph that follows this one.

If you are a resident of the Province of Quebec and are considered to be a consumer under the Consumer Protection Act, and if an amendment entails an increase in your obligations or a reduction in Payper’s obligations, you have the right to refuse the amendment. If you do not agree to the amended Terms set out in the notice, you may stop using the Payper Services and cancel this Agreement without cost, penalty, or cancellation indemnity. To do so, you must send us a notice of cancellation or a notice refusing the amendment no later than thirty (30) days after the amendment comes into force.

To the fullest extent permitted under applicable law, if you continue to use the Payper Services after we changes the Terms, or if you do not cancel your Payper Services as described above, you will be indicating your acceptance of such changes. If any change to these Terms is for any reason found invalid, void, or unenforceable, such change is severable and will not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining change or any other provision of this Agreement.

4. Communication from Payper

Our primary method of communication with you will be via email using the primary email address provided by you or the E-commerce Business. We may also contact you by telephone or post.

It is your responsibility to maintain a functioning email account and to regularly check and promptly read all messages. Any communication sent via email will be deemed delivered on a particular day if it is received by your inbox prior to 5:30 p.m. Eastern Time on that day; any email received after that time will be deemed delivered on the following business day.

We shall not be liable for any loss arising out of your failure to maintain a functioning email account or to retrieve and read messages in a timely manner.

You may also receive system-generated transactional emails, which are necessary for the proper operation and administration of the Services.

Payper will never send you emails with executable files attached or links to executable files, if you should receive any emails (falsely claiming to be from Payper) with such attachments please delete the email and do not open the file. Payper representatives will never ask you for your pin or password, so any email or other communication requesting your pin or password should be treated as unauthorized and suspicious. If you do share your personal information with a third party for any reason, including because the third party has promised to provide you additional services, the third party will have access to your personal information, and you may be responsible for action taken using your information.

Where it is legally required for us to provide you information on a durable medium, we will either send you an e-mail (with or without attachment) or send you a notification pointing you to information on our Website in a way that enables you to retain the information in print format or other format that can be retained by you permanently for future reference. You are required to keep copies of all communications we send or make available to you.

You may contact us at any time by sending a message to Payper Customer Service at Payper.ca/support.

5. Privacy & Intellectual Property

Protecting your privacy is extremely important to us. Please review the Payper Privacy Policy, available on Payper.ca in order to understand our commitment to maintaining your privacy, as well as our collection, use and disclosure of your personal information.

URLs representing the Payper website(s), the Payper trademark and all related logos of our products and services described in our website(s) constitute the intellectual property rights of Payper or its licensors. All page headers, custom graphics, button icons and scripts are likewise the intellectual property of Payper and all rights are reserved. You may not copy, change or use them without our prior written consent. All right, title and interest in and to the Payper website and any content thereon is the exclusive property of Payper and its licensors.

6. Eligibility

In order to use the Payper Services you must register your details with the E-commerce Business when making a payment with the Payper Services on an e-commerce website.

You may only use the Payper Services if it is legal to do so in your country of residence. You represent and warrant that your use of the Payper Services does not violate any laws or regulations applicable to you. To the extent permitted by applicable law, you shall indemnify Payper against any losses incurred in connection with your breach of these Terms.

You may only use payment instruments (such as bank accounts, credit cards or debit cards) if you are the named holder of that payment instrument. We take any violation of this requirement very seriously and may treat an attempt to add a payment instrument of which you are not the named holder as a fraudulent act.

To be eligible to use the Payper Services, you must be at least 18 years of age or the age of majority in your jurisdiction, whichever is greater. We may require you to verify your age by providing appropriate documentation.

7. Your Responsibility

  1. Keep Information Up to Date: You must ensure that your personal information used for the Payper Services is always accurate, truthful, and up to date and Payper shall not be liable for any losses arising out of your failure to do so. We may ask you at any time to validate the accuracy of your information or to provide documents or other evidence to support this.

  2. Only use Genuine Websites: Any message you receive or website you visit that asks for your password, other than a Payper Service on an e-commerce website, should be reported to us. If you are in doubt whether a website is genuine, you should contact Payper Customer Service to validate before proceeding.

  3. Reporting Incidents: If you have any evidence or suspicion of your details being lost, stolen, misappropriated, used without authorisation or otherwise compromised, you are advised to change your password and contact Payper Customer Service immediately. Any undue delay in notifying us may result in you being liable for any losses as a result. If you suspect that your information was accessed by someone else, you should also contact the police and report the incident.

  4. Cooperation with Investigations: You agree to cooperate fully with any investigation by Payper into suspected violations of this Agreement or applicable law, including providing requested information and documentation in a timely manner.

  5. Protect Your Email Account: You must take all reasonable care to ensure that your e-mail account(s) are secure and only accessed by you. Any incident of your e-mail addresses being compromised should be reported to Payper without delay.

  6. You are solely responsible for determining and paying any taxes, duties, or other charges applicable to your transactions. Payper does not provide tax advice, and you should consult with a tax professional regarding your obligations.

8. Transactions

When authorising a Payper Services payment transaction, you may be asked to provide your PIN, password, answer security questions or to complete any other activities that we may reasonably require to ensure proper authentication.

You may be presented with a number of different payment methods, depending on which payment instruments you have available to you and which payment methods are available in your country of residence. These payment methods are provided by third party financial institutions and Payper provide no warranty for the use of any method used. Payper reserves to right to change, add or remove payment methods at any time without any requirement to notify you.

For reasons of anti-money laundering and fraud prevention, you must not attempt a transaction through a payment instrument which you are not the named account holder of. We take any violation of this requirement very seriously and may treat any attempt to use a payment instrument of which you are not the named account holder as a fraudulent act.

You may be subject to transaction limits, depending on your country of residence and other factors used by us to determine such limits from time to time at our sole discretion.

In order to pay for goods and services using the Payper Services, you will need to authenticate the transaction. Depending on the circumstance, we may also ask you to provide additional security information or answer specific questions relating to you in order to confirm your identity as the account holder.

9. Chargebacks

When using payment methods that permit chargebacks (including credit cards, debit cards, and direct debit), you agree that you will only initiate a chargeback in the event of unauthorized use of your payment method.

10. Withdrawing Funds

Certain E-commerce Businesses may enable withdrawals or make other payments to you through the Payper Services. These payments will be returned to the original payment method you used to purchase the associated goods and/or services.

Where withdrawal functionality is available, we may perform enhanced verification checks and due diligence before processing the payment.

Once the withdrawal request has been sent to your payment service provider (such as your bank or credit card issuer), Payper is not responsible for any delays or issues in crediting the funds to your account. For withdrawal transactions, Payper acts as a payer only and not as a payment service provider.

You may only receive withdrawals to a payment method where you are the named account holder and which was the original source of payment for the transaction.

11. Withdrawal limits

If a withdrawal request exceeds applicable limits or triggers risk thresholds, we may decline your request and require you to provide additional documents or information to verify your identity and address before processing the withdrawal. This helps us prevent fraud and comply with anti-money laundering and other legal obligations.

Any attempt to withdraw funds to a payment method that you do not own or that was not the original source of payment for the transaction will be treated as a fraudulent act.

12. Restricted Use

It is strictly forbidden to use the Payper Services to send or receive payments as consideration for the sale or supply of:

  • Firearms, Weapons and Knives;
  • Pharmaceuticals or Nutraceuticals;
  • Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco;
  • Adult Content;
  • Illegal Drugs & Drug Paraphernalia;
  • Unauthorized Copies (infringement of copyright);
  • Pyramid Selling and Multi-Level Marketing;
  • Content Aggregators;
  • Virtual Currency;
  • Unregulated Insurance Firms;
  • Real estate, including residential property;
  • Vehicles, including, but not limited to, motor vehicles, motorcycles, recreational vehicles, aircraft and boats, except for personally portable light vehicles used for recreational purposes like bicycles and wheeled hover boards;
  • Businesses (when you buy or invest in a business);
  • Payments that are equivalent to cash, including stored value items such as gift cards and pre-paid cards;
  • Payments made in respect of gold (whether in physical form or in exchange-traded form);
  • Financial products or investments of any kind;
  • Donations, including payments on crowdfunding platforms as well as payments made on crowd lending platforms; and
  • Payments to a state-run body (except for state-owned enterprises), government agencies or third-parties acting on behalf of state-run bodies or government agencies.

It is strictly forbidden to make payments to or to receive payments from persons or entities offering illegal goods/services/activities and the above list is not exhaustive. It is therefore your responsibility to ensure that you do not use the Payper Services for transactions that may be considered illegal in your jurisdiction. It is your responsibility to ensure that you only send payments to or receive payments from persons or entities for the sale or supply of goods and services that you may provide or receive in compliance with any applicable laws and regulations in your jurisdiction. The mere fact that a person or entity accepts payments through the Payper Services is not an indication of the legality of the supply or provision of such goods and services. If you are in doubt as to the legality of a supply or purchase, you should not continue with your payment.

Any attempts to use the Payper Services to launder money, or if we suspect money laundering activity, will be reported to the relevant law authorities and result in the immediate suspension of your use of the Payper Services pending further investigation.

You may not use Payper Services if you are residing in any country identified as a high-risk jurisdiction. We may in our sole discretion decide to discontinue or restrict our services in other countries at any time and without prior notice.

We reserve the right to suspend or terminate your use of the Payper Services at any time if we reasonably believe to be required to do so by law or in order to comply with recommendations issued by a relevant government authority or recognised body for the prevention of financial crime.

If you conduct or attempt to conduct any transaction in violation of the prohibitions contained in this section, we reserve the right to:

  • reverse the transaction; and/or
  • close or suspend your account; and/or
  • report the transaction to the relevant law enforcement agency.

It is your responsibility to ensure that your details are not used to make or receive payments from illegal activities or industries.

13. Unauthorised Transactions

You are responsible for monitoring your use of the Payper Services on a regular basis and promptly reporting any suspicious activity or unauthorized transactions to Payper Customer Service.

To the extent permitted under applicable law, you will be held liable for unauthorized use of the Payper Services if Payper has evidence that:

  • You acted deliberately or with intent to enable any third party to gain access to your account information or payment credentials;
  • You acted fraudulently in connection with your use of the Payper Services; or
  • You failed with intent or gross negligence to comply with your obligations under this Agreement to safeguard your account information and credentials.

You must notify Payper Customer Service if you believe there has been or will be an unauthorised transaction, misappropriated or unauthorised use of your information. You must provide all the information available to you regarding the circumstance and evidence of the unauthorized transaction and take all reasonable steps requested to assist Payper in our investigation. We may provide third parties with information we consider relevant in such circumstances.

14. Errors

If we discover a processing error which results in you receiving more money than you were entitled to, we may debit the extra funds from your account. If a payment was made to you by way of mistake, Payper may correct the mistake by debiting your bank account.

Notwithstanding any other term of this Agreement and to the extent permitted by applicable law, Payper will not be held liable for the non-execution or defective execution of a payment transaction if you have failed to notify Payper of such an incorrectly executed payment transaction without undue delay, or in any event no later than within thirty (30) days after the transaction date, on becoming aware of such incorrectly executed payment transaction.

If you notice suspicious activity or any sort of errors, you must contact Payper Customer Service immediately. We will then proceed with our investigations and advise you of the results. You must provide all the information available to you regarding the circumstance and evidence of the error and take all reasonable steps requested to assist Payper in our investigation. We may provide third parties with information we consider relevant in such circumstances.

15. Your Liability

If we have reason to believe that you have engaged in any Restricted Use, we may take various actions to protect Payper, our employees, partners and associated third parties, or you from reversals, chargebacks, claims, fees, fines, penalties and any other liability. The actions we may take include but are not limited to the following:

  • We may, at any time and without liability, suspend, block, limit, close or cancel your right to use a particular payment method or the Payper Services entirely or for any particular transaction, which may in turn suspend, block, limit, close or cancel access to your use of the Payper Services. We will normally give you advance notice of any suspension or cancellation but we may, if it is reasonable to do so, suspend or cancel your right to use your payment method or the Payper Services without prior notice to you;

  • Refuse any particular payment transaction at any time for any reason and will only be required to make available the fact of the refusal and the reasons for the refusal and how you may resolve the problem, where possible, upon request and provided it is not prohibited by applicable law, at our discretion;

  • We may reverse a payment (including, if appropriate, to the sender’s funding source);

  • We may contact third parties and disclose details of the Restricted Use activities;

  • We may request information from you or otherwise update inaccurate Information you provided us;

  • We may refuse to provide Payper Services to you in the future;

  • We may hold your funds to the extent and for so long as reasonably needed to protect against the risk of liability.

  • We may take legal action against you, to the fullest extent permitted under applicable law.

Unless otherwise directed by us, you must not use or attempt to use the Payper Services while your use is suspended or has been closed. You must ensure that all agreements with E-commerce Businesses or other third parties that involve third party initiated payments (including recurring payments) are cancelled immediately upon the termination, suspension or closure of your use of the Payper Services. To the extend permitted under applicable law, you remain liable under this Agreement in respect of all charges and other amounts incurred through the use of the Payper Services at any time, irrespective of termination, suspension or closure.

Unapproved reversals, chargebacks and claims and any other penalties incurred by Payper may be reimbursable by you to Payper.

16. Our Liability

To the fullest extend permitted under applicable law and subject to your statutory rights, we provide the Payper Services to you without any warranty or condition, express or implied, except as specifically stated in this Agreement. Payper does not have any control over the products or services that are paid for using the Payper Services and we cannot ensure that an E-commerce Business you are dealing with will actually complete the transaction or is authorised to do so.

You acknowledge your access to the website(s) may be occasionally restricted to allow for repairs, maintenance or the introduction of new facilities or services.

We make every effort to ensure that the information contained in our correspondence, reports, on the website(s) and given verbally by our directors, officers and staff is accurate to the best of our belief at the time the information is provided. However, we cannot guarantee the accuracy of all such information in all circumstances and contexts, and no reliance should be placed on such information by you. You must check all correspondence between us carefully and tell us as soon as possible if it includes something which appears to you to be wrong or not made in accordance with your instructions.

To the fullest extent permitted under applicable law, we shall not be liable for any disruption or impairment of the Payper service or for disruptions or impairments of intermediary services on which we rely for the performance of our obligations hereunder, provided that such disruption or impairment is due to any circumstances beyond our control or the control of the intermediary affected.

To the fullest extent permitted under applicable law, no warranty is given save for a warranty that Payper will provide the Payper Services subject only to your statutory rights.

To the fullest extent permitted under applicable law, we shall not be liable for any indirect or consequential losses including but not limited to loss of profit, loss of business and loss of reputation. We shall not be liable for any losses arising from our compliance with legal and regulatory requirements.

Nothing in these Terms shall operate to exclude liability for death or personal injury due to negligence or for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation or for any statutory liability that cannot be excluded or amended by agreement between the parties.

Our obligation under this Agreement is limited to providing you with payment services and does not make any statement in relation to or endorsement of the quality, safety or legality of any goods or services provided by an E-commerce Business.

To the extent permitted by applicable law, you agree to defend, reimburse or compensate us and hold us and our other companies in our corporate group harmless from any claim, demand, expenses or costs (including legal fees, fines or penalties) that we incur or suffer due to or arising out of your or your agents’ breach of this Agreement, breach of any applicable law or regulation and/or use of the Payper Services. This provision shall survive termination of the relationship between you and us. We shall only be liable to you for loss or damage caused directly and reasonably foreseeable by our breach of this Agreement and our liability in these circumstances is limited as set out in the remainder of this section.

To the extent permitted by applicable law, in no event shall we, the other companies in our corporate group, persons who act on our behalf, and/or the persons we enter into contracts with be liable for any of the following types of loss or damage arising under or in relation to this Agreement whether in contract, tort (including, without limitation, negligence) or otherwise:

  • any loss of profits, goodwill, business, contracts, revenue or anticipated savings even if we are advised of the possibility of such damages, loss of profits, goodwill, business, contracts, revenue or anticipated savings; or
  • any loss or corruption of data; or
  • any loss or damage whatsoever which does not stem directly from our breach of this Agreement; or
  • any loss or damage whatsoever which is in excess of that which was caused as a direct result of our breach of this Agreement (whether or not you are able to prove such loss or damage).

Nothing in this Agreement shall limit our liability resulting from our fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation, gross negligence, wilful misconduct, for death or personal injury resulting from either our or our subcontractor’s negligence or to the extent such limitation or exclusion is not permitted by applicable law.

Certain jurisdictions (and the laws of certain jurisdictions), including the Québec Consumer Protection Act, do not permit the exclusion of certain warranties or the limitation or exclusion of liability for incidental, consequential or other damages. Accordingly, some of the limitations and exclusions set out above may not apply to you. If you are a resident of Québec and are considered a consumer under the Québec Consumer Protection Act, nothing in this Agreement limits or excludes your rights or remedies under the Québec Consumer Protection Act, including your right to rely on and make a claim under the statutory warranties set out in sections 34 to 54 thereof.

17. Termination & Suspension of Services

Payper may at any time terminate or suspend your use of the Payper Services, or any service associated with it, in accordance with applicable law, for any reason at our sole discretion, including but not limited to:

  • We have reason to believe that you are in any way involved in fraudulent activity, money laundering, or other criminal activity;
  • You breach any condition of this Agreement or any other condition applicable to specific services covered by separate terms and conditions; or
  • You violate, or we have reason to believe that you are in violation of, any law or regulation that is applicable to your use of the Payper Services.

We may also suspend your use of the Payper Services or otherwise restrict its functionality on reasonable grounds relating to the security of your account or any of its security features, or if we reasonably suspect that:

  • Any unauthorized or fraudulent use has occurred or may occur;
  • Any security features have been compromised; or
  • Your payment instruments or payment methods have been accessed without your authorization.

Where we suspend or limit your access for security reasons, we will provide you with notice and an opportunity to request restoration of access if appropriate.

If you are a resident of the Province of Quebec and are considered to be a consumer under the Consumer Protection Act, where circumstances permit, we will provide you with prior notice of suspension or termination and an opportunity to remedy the situation, unless immediate action is required for security, fraud prevention, or legal compliance purposes.

18. Complaints

Any complaints about us or the services we provide should be addressed to us in the first instance by contacting Customer Service. You should clearly indicate that you are wishing to make a complaint to us. This helps us to distinguish a complaint from a mere query. We will send you a complaint acknowledgement by post or by e-mail within five (5) days of receiving your complaint in accordance with our complaints procedure.

19. Severability

If any part of this Agreement is found by a court of a competent jurisdiction to be invalid, unlawful or unenforceable then such part shall be severed and the remainder of the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.

20. Assignment

These Terms are personal to you, and are not assignable, transferable or sub-licensable by you except with our prior written consent. We may assign, transfer or delegate any of our rights and obligations hereunder without your consent.

21. Terms in English

THIS DOES NOT APPLY IF YOU RESIDE IN THE PROVINCE OF QUEBEC: It is the express wish of the parties that these Terms and any directly or indirectly related documents be drawn up in English. Any translation of these Terms is provided solely for your convenience and is not intended to modify the terms of these Terms. In the event of a conflict between the English version of these Terms and a version in a language other than English, the English version will prevail.

22. Terms in French

SI VOUS RÉSIDEZ DANS LA PROVINCE DE QUÉBEC : Vous confirmez par la présente qu'une version française des présentes conditions d’utilisation vous a été fournie avant la conclusion du présent contrat et, après avoir pris connaissance de la version française, vous acceptez expressément d'être lié par la version anglaise des présentes conditions d’utilisation ci-dessus. Toute traduction des présentes conditions d’utilisation est fournie uniquement pour votre convenance et n'a pas pour but de modifier les termes des présentes conditions d’utilisation. En cas de conflit entre la version française des présentes conditions d’utilisation et une version dans une langue autre que le français, la version française prévaudra.

IF YOU RESIDE IN THE PROVINCE OF QUEBEC: You hereby confirm that a French version of these Terms was made available to you prior to entering into this Agreement and, after reviewing the French version, you expressly consent to be bound by the above English version of these Terms instead. Any translation of these Terms is provided solely for your convenience and is not intended to modify the terms of these Terms. In the event of a conflict between the French version of these Terms and a version in a language other than French, the French version will prevail.