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Georgia
Commerce Commercial Internet Banking Agreement
WHEREAS,
the Company desires to have the capacity to access certain account
balance and activity information with respect to certain accounts
maintained by the Customer with the Bank via electronic means and
WHEREAS,
the Bank is capable of providing such information reporting and
transfer services and is willing to act as an Originating Depository
Financial Institution (“ODFI”) with respect to any such
transfer which utilize the Automated Clearing House (“ACH”)
subject to the terms and conditions contained in this Agreement.
NOW
THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises, and mutual promises
contained herein, and other valuable consideration, the receipt
and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the Company and
the Bank agree as follows:
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Access. Bank will provide access to services
selected by the Customer from time to time during the term of
this Agreement subject to the terms stated in this document. The
Customer may select additional services or delete services, but
no such selection or deletion shall be binding upon Bank until
such time as Bank shall have received written notice of the Customer’s
election to increase or delete services and the Customer shall
have executed such supplemental agreements, if applicable, as
Bank may deem appropriate. Bank shall have a reasonable time after
receipt of such notice to implement the requested service. Supplemental
agreements relating to the services selected by the Customer shall
be executed concurrently with this Agreement, of at the time additional
services are requested.
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Instructions. Bank shall provide the Customer
with instructions describing the proper use and security measures
to be maintained in connection with the use of the services. These
instructions may be amended from time to time by Bank, in its
sole discretion, and the Customer agrees to immediately comply
with amended instructions upon receipt. It is understood by the
Customer that the proper use of services and the information or
transactions made available in connection with the use of those
services are dependent upon exact and full compliance with the
operating instructions provided by the Bank. The Bank shall have
no liability for the failure by the Customer to comply completely
with the instructions as amended from time to time.
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Data Protection. The Bank shall take reasonable
precautions to protect the confidentially of the Customer’s
data. In addition to any security procedures specified in the
instructions provided by the Bank, the Customer shall have the
responsibility for implementing such additional security measures
as the Customer may deem necessary or appropriate on its premises
to safeguard and prohibit unauthorized access to the services,
but the implementation of such security procedures shall not relieve
the Customer of its indemnification obligations under the succeeding
sentence. The Customer agrees to indemnify and save harmless Bank
from any and all loss of damage suffered as a result of any unauthorized
use by the Customer, its officers, agents, employees, or independent
contractors of the services or the use of any information obtained
by such unauthorized access.
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Obligations of the Bank. The Bank shall be obligated
only to exercise reasonable care in providing these services to
the Customer and shall have no liability in connection with providing
such services to the Customer except to the extent that the Bank
shall be guilty of negligence in which instance the Bank shall
only be liable for the actual monetary loss suffered by the Customer
as a direct result of such negligence. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE BANK
BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE CAUSED BY COMPUTER SOFTWARE MALFUNCTION
OR A MALFUNCTION IN ANY OF THE OTHER SYSTEMS USED TO PROVIDE THE
SERVICES; NOR SHALL IT, IN ANY INSTANCE, BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL,
INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES SUFFERED OR INCURRED BY THE
CUSTOMER IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OF THESE SERVICES.
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Customer’s Obligations. As a condition precedent
to the Bank’s obligation to provide the services, the Customer
shall (a) comply with all instructions provided by the Bank with
respect to use of these services; (b) accurately input any data
fields necessary to initiate, release, or cancel any transaction;
(c) notify the Bank of change in employees authorized to access
the services.
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Applicable Law. This Agreement shall be governed
by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of
Georgia.
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of Transmissions. The Customer on behalf of itself and
its employees, agrees that all telephone conversations and data
transmissions received from, made for or made pursuant to or in
connection with this Agreement may be recorded, intercepted and
retained by the Bank by use of tape or other data storage means.
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Confidentiality. The Customer acknowledges that
the use of these services will give Customer access to information
and other material, which is proprietary to the Bank and agrees
to treat all such information coming into its possession as a
result of the use of any of these services as confidential. The
Customer agrees not to disclose any such information to any person
or entity except to its employees having a need to have access
to the services in connection with the use thereof and the Customer’s
business. The obligation of confidentiality shall survive the
termination of this Agreement.
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Termination. The Customer may terminate this
Agreement thirty days (30 days) following the Bank’s receipt
of written notice of such termination. The Bank reserves the right
to terminate this Agreement with or without cause immediately
upon providing written notice of such termination to the Customer.
Any termination of this Agreement shall not affect any of the
Customer’s obligations arising prior to such termination.
Upon termination of this Agreement, the Customer shall return
to the Bank all software, documentation, and other information
provided by the Bank relating to use of these services by the
Customer and shall have no further rights to use of such information.
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Correction of Errors. The Bank shall have the
right to exercise its best efforts to complete or correct any
data input by the Customer which is incorrect or incomplete, so
that it can be processed in compliance with the requirements of
these services. However, the Bank shall have no obligation to
make any such corrections and no liability shall accrue to the
Bank as a result of exercising its best efforts to make such completions
or connections.
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Payment of Services. The Company shall pay the
Bank for the services provided at the rates established by the
Bank, as may be amended from time to time by the Bank at its discretion.
In addition, the Company shall be responsible for payment of any
sales, use, excise or other similar tax relating to the services
provided under this Agreement. Charges for these services do not
include any charges or fees agreed to separately by the Bank and
the Customer with respect to activity in the account or accounts
maintained by the Company at the Bank.
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Force Majeure. All of the Bank’s obligations,
responsibilities and covenants hereunder, whether express or implied,
shall be suspended at the time, or from time to time, as with,
any federal or state law, regulation or rule, the order of any
court of competent jurisdiction, any Act of God, war, epidemic,
strike, lockout, riot, weather conditions, equipment failure or
malfunction, material shortage, electrical power disruption or
shortage, communication failure or other condition or circumstance
not wholly controlled by the Bank.
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Entire Agreement. This Agreement, together with
any schedules and/or supplemental agreements including any software
license agreement attached thereto, constitute the entire and
complete Agreement between the Bank and the Company and supersedes
any prior agreement(s) between the parties.
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Notices. Any written or other written communication
required or permitted to be given under this Agreement shall be
delivered, or sent by United States Postal Services registered
or certified mail, postage prepaid, or by express carrier addressed
as specified below by the parties:
| Bank: |
Georgia
Commerce Bank
3625 Cumberland Blvd.
Building Two
Atlanta, Ga |
Customer:
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Binding Agreement. This Agreement shall be binding upon
and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their legal
representatives, successors, and assigns.
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