Terms and Conditions of the Bill Me Later® Payment System
Bill Me Later is an open-end credit plan offered by WebBank, Salt Lake City, Utah ("the Lender"). IF YOU DO NOT
HAVE A BILL ME LATER ACCOUNT by using Bill Me Later6 to complete this Purchase, you apply for credit and
you agree that you have read the Terms and Conditions, including its Agreement to Arbitrate; you authorize the
Lender to review your credit report and you understand that this account is subject to interest and Late Fees and is
governed by Federal law and the law of the state of Utah. You authorize the Merchant to share your personal
information, including email address, with the Lender, and authorize the Lender to use that information for all lawful
purposes in connection with the account. IF YOU ALREADY HAVE A BILL ME LATER ACCOUNT this Purchase is
pursuant to your Bill Me Later Terms and Conditions, a copy of which is provided below for your reference. You may
be asked to provide information (such as your date of birth and last four digits of your social security number), each
time you use Bill Me Later. This information is used solely for verification purposes.
The Terms and Conditions of Bill Me Later include the following:
Important Disclosures
E-Sign Consent
Account Agreement, including Agreement to Arbitrate
Privacy Policies
Bill Me Later® Important Disclosures
The information that follows includes important information about the cost of credit and the interest rates
that apply to your account.
Interest Rate and Interest Charges
Annual Percentage Rate
(APR) for Standard,
Promotional and
19.99%*
Financed Installment
Purchases
Annual Percentage Rate
(APR) for Cash
19.99%*
Advances
Your due date is at least 25 days after the close of each billing cycle. We
will not charge any interest on Standard or Promotional Purchases
(excluding Promotional Purchases subject to a Deferred Interest option) or
Cash Advances if you pay the entire balance by the due date each month.
Paying Interest
We will charge interest on a Deferred Interest Purchase from its transaction
date, unless you pay the Deferred Interest balance in full by its expiration
date, which will be at least 6 months after the transaction date. We will
begin charging interest on Financed Installment Purchases on the
transaction date.
Minimum Interest
If you are charged interest, the charge will be no less than $2.00.
Charge
For Credit Card Tips
from the Consumer
To learn more about factors to consider when applying for or using a credit
card, visit the website of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau at
Financial Protection
Bureau
http://www.consumerfinance.gov/learnmore.
Fees
Annual Fee
None.
Installment Purchase
2% of the total amount of each Installment Purchase**
Transaction Fee
Penalty Fees
If the minimum
The late fee is:
Late Payment
payment due is:
Fee
Less than $25.00
Up to $5.00
$25.00 or greater
Up to $35.00
Return Check
Fee
Up to $25.00
How Lender Will Calculate the Balance: Lender uses a method called "average daily balance" (including new
Purchases and Cash Advances). See the Account Agreement for more details.
Billing Rights: Information on Borrower's rights to dispute transactions and how to exercise those rights is provided
in the Account Agreement.
*From time to time, Lender may offer Standard Purchases or Promotional Purchases with a
lower rate that may apply for a limited time.
**From time to time, Lender may waive the Installment Purchase Transaction Fee in
connection with an Installment Purchase promotional offer.
Amendment of the Terms and Conditions. Lender may amend the Account Agreement, including any of the terms
stated above, from time to time, in accordance with the paragraph of the Account Agreement called "Amendment of
this Agreement."
Important information about procedures for opening a new account. To help the government fight the funding of
terrorism and money laundering activities, Federal law requires all financial institutions to obtain, verify, and record
information that identifies each person who opens an account. What this means for you: When you open an
account, Lender will obtain your name, address, date of birth, and other information that will allow Lender to identify
you. Lender may verify this information with you and others. Lender may also request to see your driver's license or
other identifying documents.
APPROVAL AND CREDIT LIMIT TERMS: If you are under 21 years of age, we may require that you provide us
additional information in compliance with the Credit CARD Act of 2009.
All accounts, including New York Residents: You agree to give Lender permission to obtain a credit report from a
consumer credit reporting agency in connection with this application, any transaction, or extension of credit, and on
an ongoing basis, for the purpose of performing a routine and occasional verification of credit on your Account,
adjusting the credit limit on your Account, taking collection action on your Account, or for any other legitimate
purposes associated with your Account. Upon your request, you will be informed of whether or not a consumer credit
report was ordered, and if it was, you will be given the name and address of the consumer reporting agency that
furnished the report. New York residents may contact the New York State Department of Financial Services at 877-
226-5697 or at 1 State Street, New York, NY 10004 to obtain a comparative listing of credit card rates, fees and
grace periods.
Wisconsin Residents: If you are married, by submitting your credit card application you are confirming that this
credit card obligation is being incurred in the interest of your marriage and your family. No provision of any marital
property agreement (pre-marital agreement), unilateral statement under 766.59 of the Wisconsin Statutes, or a court
decree under 766.70 adversely affects the interest of the creditor unless the creditor, prior to the time the credit is
granted, is furnished a copy of the agreement, statement or decrees or has actual knowledge of the adverse
provision. If the credit card for which you are applying is granted, you will notify Lender if you have a spouse who
needs to receive notification that credit has been extended to you.
All accounts, including California and Utah Residents: As required by law, you are hereby notified that a negative
credit report reflecting on your credit record may be submitted to a credit reporting agency if you fail to fulfill the terms
of your credit obligations.
The Ohio laws against discrimination require that all creditors make credit equally available to all
creditworthy customers and that credit reporting agencies maintain separate credit histories on each
individual upon request. The Ohio Civil Rights Commission administers compliance with this law.
As required by California law, a married applicant may apply for a separate account.
Bill Me Later® E-Sign Consent
Consumer Consent to receive disclosures and other information electronically.
IMPORTANT NOTICE. In order to complete this transaction online, the Lender must provide you with certain
disclosures required by law. The Lender can provide these disclosures to you online only if you consent.
You should choose another payment option if you do not consent.
1. DEFINITIONS. In this Bill Me Later E-Sign Consent, the following definitions apply:
"You", "your" and "Borrower" mean the person who is asking to use Bill Me Later to make a purchase.
"We", "us", "our" and "Lender" mean the Lender and, following an assignment, any person, company or bank to
whom the rights of the Lender have been assigned.
"Bill Me Later Payment System" is the payment system, which allows you to pay for purchases from participating
Merchants by charging the costs to your Bill Me Later Account. It may be called simply "Bill Me Later".
2. CONSUMER CONSENT. By checking the "I agree to have the Terms and Conditions presented electronically",
which you hereby adopt as your electronic signature, you consent and agree that:
We can provide disclosures required by law and other information about your legal rights and duties to you
electronically.
Your electronic signature on agreements and documents has the same effect as if you signed them in ink.
We can send all important communications, billing statements and disclosures (collectively defined as
"Disclosures") to you electronically via our website or to the email address that you have provided to the
Merchant in this transaction or to another email address that you provide to us for that purpose rather than in
paper form.
We will alert you when the Disclosures are available, by sending you an electronic communication.
Our email will tell you how you can view the Disclosures.
We will make the Disclosures available to you for not less than 90 days from the later of: the date it first
became available to you, or the date we sent you the email to alert you that it was available.
You will be able to print a copy of the Disclosure or download the information for your records.
This consent applies to this transaction, to all future Disclosures on this Account, to all future transactions in
which you use the Bill Me Later Payment System or with us, at any time, and to other Disclosures that we
provide to you by email, unless you have, prior to such transaction, withdrawn your consent by the
procedure mentioned below.
The disclosures and information you will receive in this online session are:
Bill Me Later Important Disclosures
This Bill Me Later E-Sign Consent
Bill Me Later Account Agreement, including Agreement to Arbitrate
Privacy Policies
3. WHAT YOU WILL NEED. You understand that, in order to access and retain the electronic Disclosures, you will
need the following:
A computer with an Internet connection.
A current web browser that includes 128-bit encryption. (Minimum recommended browser standards are
Microsoft Internet Explorer version 6.0 and above, Firefox version 1.5 and above, or Safari 2.0 and above.)
The browser must have cookies enabled.
A valid email address.
Sufficient storage space to save past Disclosures OR an installed printer to print them.
If you use a spam filter that blocks or re-routes emails from senders not listed in your email address book,
you must add customercare@bill-me-later.com to your email address book.
4. REQUESTING PAPER DOCUMENTS AND WITHDRAWING CONSENT. You understand that you may request
paper copies of the Disclosures within 180 days of the date of the Disclosure, and that we will provide them to you by
mail at no charge. You understand that you have the right to receive these Disclosures in paper form and that you
may withdraw your consent by logging into www.billmelater.com and going to "Manage Account". You can also
request paper copies and/or withdraw consent by contacting us at:
Bill Me Later
P.O. Box 2394
Omaha, NE 68103-2394
5.
UPDATING EMAIL ADDRESS. At any time, you can update the email address to which we will send alerts that
your Disclosures are available. You can change your email preferences by logging into www.billmelater.com and
going to "Manage Account." You can also do this by contacting us at:
Bill Me Later
P.O. Box 2394
Omaha, NE 68103-2394
6. LEGAL EFFECT. By consenting, you agree that electronic Disclosures have the same meaning and effect as if we
provided paper Disclosures to you as we are required to do so. When we send you an email alerting you that the
Disclosures are available electronically and make it available online, that shall have the same meaning and effect as
if we provided paper Disclosures to you, whether or not you choose to view the Disclosures, unless you had
previously withdrawn your consent to receive Disclosures electronically.
7. GENERAL. You understand and agree that we reserve the right to cancel this electronic Disclosure service,
change the terms of use of this service or send Disclosures in paper form at any time. You understand and agree that
we are responsible for sending notice of the Disclosures to you at the email address you have provided, but are not
responsible for any delay or failure in your receipt of the email notices.
Bill Me Later® Account Agreement
NOTICE TO BORROWER: (1) CAUTION - IT IS IMPORTANT THAT BORROWER THOROUGHLY READ THE
DISCLOSURES AND AGREEMENT BEFORE BORROWER AGREES; (2) BORROWER SHOULD RETAIN A COPY
OF THE DISCLOSURES AND AGREEMENT FOR BORROWER'S RECORDS. THIS AGREEMENT REQUIRES
THE USE OF ARBITRATION ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS TO RESOLVE DISPUTES, RATHER THAN JURY
TRIALS OR CLASS ACTIONS, AND LIMITS THE REMEDIES AVAILABLE TO YOU IN THE EVENT OF A
DISPUTE.
This Agreement sets forth the Terms and Conditions of the Bill Me Later Credit Account (the "Account") and the
extensions of credit made by WebBank, Salt Lake City, Utah ("the Lender"). Please read this Agreement and keep a
copy.
1. DEFINITIONS. In this Bill Me Later Account Agreement, the following definitions apply:
"Account" means the Bill Me Later open-end (revolving) account that is the subject of this Agreement.
"Agreement" means the Bill Me Later Important Disclosures, Account Agreement, and any amendment or addendum
to this Agreement.
"Bill Me Later Payment System" is the payment system which allows you to pay for purchases from participating
Merchants by charging the Costs to your Account. In this Agreement, it may be called simply "Bill Me Later."
"Cash Advances" are extensions of credit made on the Account to the Borrower, when the Borrower chooses the Bill
Me Later Payment System to Send Money using the services offered by PayPal, Inc.
"Purchases" are extensions of credit made on the Account to the Borrower, when the Borrower chooses the Bill Me
Later Payment System to pay for a purchase from a Merchant. For some purposes, including Borrower's Billing
Rights, Purchases may be considered to be credit card purchases.
"Send Money" means your ability to make payments to third parties using PayPal, Inc., including in connection with:
(i) a purchase of goods or services; or (ii) between two individuals (not to or from a business) without a purchase.
a. Parties to this Agreement.
"You", "your" and "Borrower" mean the person who applied for this Account and agrees to this Agreement.
"We", "us" and "our" mean the Lender, and, following an assignment, any person, company or bank to whom the
rights and/or obligations of the Lender have been assigned.
b. Other Parties.
"Bill Me Later, Inc.,' located in Timonium, Maryland, developed Bill Me Later and provides services for the Lender,
such as processing transactions, keeping records, sending billing statements and providing customer service. Bill Me
Later, Inc. is also the company to which you will pay any amounts owed on your Account, and as a result, Bill Me
Later, Inc. performs any and all collection activities relating to your Account. ("Bill Me Later" is a registered trademark
of Bill Me Later, Inc.)
"Merchant" means a merchant participating in and authorized to accept the Bill Me Later payment option.
"PayPal, Inc.," located in San Jose, California, is a payment service provider that consumers and merchants use to
make payments to and accept payments from third parties.
C. Parts of the Account.
(i) Revolving Parts.
"Standard Purchases" are subject to the standard repayment terms, Grace Period and Annual Percentage Rate.
"Promotional Purchases" may be subject to special, promotional repayment terms and/or Annual Percentage Rates
for all or part of the time they are unpaid. Promotional Purchases are subject to the standard repayment terms and
rate, except to the extent that the promotional offer states different terms.
"Deferred Interest Purchases" are Promotional Purchases on which no interest will be charged if they are paid in full
within the deferred interest period. Interest will be charged from the purchase date if the Purchase balance is not paid
in full within the deferred interest period. The deferred interest period may be 6 months or more as disclosed when
the transaction is made.
"No payments for 6 months Purchases" are Deferred Interest Purchases on which no payments will be due during a 6
month deferred interest period.
"No interest if paid in full Purchases" are Deferred Interest Purchases on which payments will be due during the
deferred interest period.
"Cash Advances" are subject to the standard repayment terms and Grace Period, and are subject to the Annual
Percentage Rate applicable to Cash Advances.
(ii) Installment Parts.
"Installment Purchases" are extensions of credit from the installment part of the account that will be repaid in monthly
installments called "Monthly Plan Payments."
"Interest-free Installment Purchases" will not be subject to interest imposed by the Lender, if you pay the balance in
full by the End Date.
"Financed Installment Purchases" will be subject to interest imposed by the Lender.
d. Other Definitions used in this Agreement.
"Billing Cycle" means the time between the dates on which we prepare billing statements, or would have prepared
them if statements were required under the paragraph of this Agreement called "Billing Statements." The Billing Cycle
will end on approximately the same day of each month. We may change the day the Billing Cycle ends, at our option.
The Billing Cycle will end on any day that we or you terminate the Account and you pay the balance in full.
"Closed-end Loan" means a closed-end loan from the Lender to the Borrower, the proceeds of which were paid to a
Merchant to pay the Cost of Borrower's purchase from the Merchant, using Bill Me Later, at a time when the Borrower
did not have an active Account.
"Cost" means the amount of any Cash Advances you obtain using Bill Me Later or the price of any item you purchase
from a Merchant using Bill Me Later, plus any fee or charge you agree to pay the Merchant or PayPal, Inc., the cost
of shipping and taxes, less any applicable discount or credit offered by the Merchant.
"Credit Line" means the dollar amount of credit available for you to borrow on this Account. The total balances of all
parts of the Account plus transactions which have been authorized but not yet posted to the Account (but not
including unpaid Fees) may not exceed the Credit Line. We will treat any request for an extension of credit that would
cause the balance to exceed the Credit Line as a request to increase the Credit Line.
"End Date" is the "Payment Due Date" of the final Monthly Plan Payment on an Installment Purchase.
"Expiration Date" for a Deferred Interest Purchase is the date on which the deferred interest period ends.
"Grace Period" means the period within which you may repay a loan without incurring any interest on that loan. The
Grace Period applies only to Standard Purchases, Cash Advances and Promotional Purchases which are not
Deferred Interest Purchases.
"Payment Due Date" means the date which will appear each month as the "Payment Due Date" on the billing
statement.
"Termination" means that you will no longer be able to obtain loans or any extension of credit on this Account.
Termination affects the Account permanently, at the sole discretion of the Lender.
2.
GENERAL
DESCRIPTION OF THE ACCOUNT. This is a multi-part open-end credit account. You will make
a
Purchase using this Account by choosing the Bill Me Later Payment System when you make a purchase from a
Merchant at a web site, by telephone, or at another authorized location. Purchases will be added to the balance of the
Standard Purchases part of the Account, unless they are subject to special terms for Promotional Purchases. You
may also obtain Cash Advances by choosing the Bill Me Later Payment System when you Send Money using the
services offered by PayPal, Inc. We will charge interest on all parts of this Account, beginning on each transaction
date, except during the Grace Period and as otherwise provided in the paragraph of this Agreement called "Interest
Rate and Interest Charges." You will only have the right to use some parts of the Account from time to time, when we
make a special offer. The rate of interest may be different for different parts of the Account. We may make changes in
this Agreement as explained in the paragraph called "Amendment of this Agreement."
3. HOW YOU AGREE TO THIS AGREEMENT. You agree to this Agreement and you make the promises it contains
by doing either of the following:
a. Requesting an Account. You may request an Account in any of the ways we may provide.
b. Using Bill Me Later after you receive this Agreement. If you obtain a Closed-end Loan from us, we may send
you information about Bill Me Later, including this Agreement. By using Bill Me Later after you receive this
Agreement, you agree to this Agreement.
4. HOW YOU CAN USE THIS ACCOUNT.
a. Standard and Promotional Purchases. You can make a Purchase using this Account by choosing the Bill Me
Later Payment System when you make a purchase from a Merchant at a web site, by telephone, or at another
authorized location. We will extend credit to you, in the amount of the Cost of the Purchase, by paying the Merchant
on your behalf. These Purchases will be subject to the Standard Purchase terms, unless special terms are in effect
at
the time of the Purchase or are offered by the Merchant.
b. Cash Advances. We may allow you to obtain Cash Advances by choosing the Bill Me Later Payment System
when you use the Send Money feature offered by PayPal, Inc. We will extend credit to you, in the amount of the Cost
of the Cash Advance, by authorizing PayPal, Inc. to transmit the Cost of the Cash Advance via the Send Money
feature. These Cash Advances will be subject to the standard repayment terms and Grace Period, and will be subject
to the Annual Percentage Rate applicable to Cash Advances.
c. Installment Purchases. We may offer you the opportunity to make purchases from some Merchants as
Installment Purchases. We may offer this as the only method you can use to make a purchase from a Merchant, or as
an option to the Standard Purchase method. We will extend credit to you, in the amount of the Cost of the Purchase,
by paying the Merchant on your behalf. Installment Purchases will be subject to Financed Installment Purchase
terms, unless otherwise agreed.
d. Refinance of Closed-end Loan. If you have any unpaid Closed-end Loans from us at the time you open this
Account, you request that we refinance the Closed-end Loans by extending credit from this Account. If a Closed-end
loan is subject to a Promotional rate or a Deferred Interest provision, the extension of credit will be from an equivalent
Promotional or Deferred Interest part of the Account. If the Closed-end Loan is not subject to a Promotional rate or a
Deferred Interest provision, the extension of credit will be from the Standard Purchases part of the Account.
e. Other Agreements about Purchases and Cash Advances.
(i) Credit Line. At the time you open your Account and obtain your first extension of credit, we will evaluate your
request for credit. If we extend you credit, we will disclose to you the total amount of your Credit Line, which will be no
less than $250 ("minimum Credit Line").
If you try to make a Purchase or request a Cash Advance that would cause your outstanding balance to be above
your Credit Line, we will treat that as a request to increase the Credit Line.
For example:
If your Credit Line is $650, you have a $200 balance, and you try to make a Purchase or request a Cash
Advance of $500, we will treat this as a request for an increase in the Credit Line. If we approve this
transaction, your new Credit Line will be $700 (the "highest balance").
We have the option to refuse a request for an increase, but we will notify you of the reasons for any refusal. We may
occasionally and routinely verify credit information about you and obtain an updated consumer report in connection
with this Account. We may decrease your Credit Line at any time. We will notify you at the time we do SO. From time
to time, we may review your Account to ensure that payments and transactions posting to your Account are valid and
not fraudulent and that good funds are collected for payments. In doing so, we may temporarily limit your ability to
utilize the total credit available to borrow until the Account review is completed and/or transactions and payments are
confirmed to be valid and fully collected.
(ii) We may charge your Account for Purchases and Cash Advances. You authorize us to charge this Account for
the Cost of any Purchase or Cash Advance you, or anyone to whom you have given permission to use this Account,
make from a Merchant using Bill Me Later. You understand that the amount that we actually pay to the Merchant for
any Purchase or that PayPal, Inc. pays to any recipient of a Cash Advance may be less than the Cost of the
Purchase or Cash Advance, because: (i) the Merchant may agree that we or a third party may retain a portion of the
Cost in order to participate in Bill Me Later, or (ii) PayPal, Inc. may charge you fees for facilitating a Send Money
transaction, which may be equal to the total of: (1) a percentage of the Cash Advance extended in connection with
the Send Money transaction, plus (2) a transaction fee.
(iii) We may charge your Account for Interest and Fees. You authorize us to charge this Account for interest, any
Fees, costs of collection, and amounts that you agree in this Agreement to pay.
5. YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION.
a. Purchases. When you choose Bill Me Later to make a Purchase, you authorize the Merchant to share your
personal information with us to the extent necessary for us to make a credit decision in order to open your Account
or
increase your Credit Line, and to complete your transaction, including verifying your identity, paying the Merchant on
your behalf, charging your Account for the Costs of the Purchase, sending you a billing statement, servicing your
Account and for all other lawful purposes in connection with this Account. You authorize the Merchant to share your
email address with us.
b. Cash Advances. When you choose Bill Me Later to obtain a Cash Advance, you authorize us to share your
information with PayPal, Inc. to the extent necessary for us to complete your transaction, including verifying your
identity, transmitting the Cash Advance to PayPal, Inc. on your behalf, charging your Account for the Costs of the
Cash Advance, sending you a billing statement, servicing your Account and for all other lawful purposes in
connection with this Account. You authorize PayPal, Inc. to share your email address with us.
C. Other Agreements. You consent to our sending you emails for any lawful purpose in connection with this Account,
including commercial emails for marketing Bill Me Later, its features, and the benefits of using Bill Me Later at
Merchants who accept it. You may withdraw your consent to us sending you commercial emails, at any time, by
changing your "email preferences" at the www.billmelater.com website, or by "unsubscribing" when we send you an
email.
6. PROMISE TO PAY. Borrower promises to pay to us the balance on this Account, including all Purchases and
Cash Advances, extensions of credit and other amounts Borrower has authorized us to charge to this Account.
Borrower promises to pay these amounts as agreed in this Agreement, including the promise to make the Minimum
Payment Due each month on or before the Payment Due Date.
7. BORROWER ALSO PROMISES:
a. To pay for all Purchases made by you and by someone you authorized to use this Account. We (and any person
who may decide whether you are liable for amounts charged to this Account) may presume that you have authorized
any Purchase made in your name using this Account, if the purchase is delivered in your name to your address,
unless you return the Purchase to the Merchant within a reasonable period of time. You will not be responsible for
any unauthorized Purchases using this Account.
b. To pay for all Cash Advances made by you and by someone you authorized to use this Account. You will not be
responsible for any unauthorized Cash Advances using this Account.
C. To give us personal financial information about you that we may reasonably request, from time to time.
d. To pay all costs of collection if we take any action to collect this Account or take any action in a bankruptcy
proceeding filed by or against you, if we are permitted by applicable law to charge those costs. This shall include,
unless prohibited by applicable law, reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses to the maximum amount permitted by
applicable law.
e. Not to give us false information or signatures, electronic or otherwise, at any time.
f. To pay a Late Fee and Return Check Fee, as provided in this Agreement.
g. To make all payments by check, money order, electronic funds transfer or ACH in U.S. Dollars, drawn on funds on
deposit with a U.S. financial institution or a U.S. branch of a foreign financial institution, in a form that will be
processed and honored by our financial institution, in accordance with the reasonable requirements set forth on the
billing statement, and to make each payment so that we receive it at the remittance address disclosed on the billing
statement. If you make a non-conforming payment, we may refuse to accept the payment. A non-conforming
payment, if accepted by us, will be credited to your Account not more than 5 days after the date we receive it, unless
otherwise required by law. A non-conforming payment includes, among other things, a payment that is not made in
accordance with this paragraph and with the reasonable requirements set forth on the billing statement, oversized
and undersized instruments, instruments using non-standard materials, instruments in a non-standard format, and
any non-standard instrument that requires special handling.
h. That when you make a payment on this Account by check, you authorize us to use information from your check to
make a one-time electronic fund transfer from your account. In certain circumstances, such as for technical or
processing reasons, we may process your payment as a check transaction. When we use information from your
check to make an electronic fund transfer, funds may be withdrawn from your account as soon as the same day we
receive your payment, and you understand that you will not receive your check back from your financial institution.
You have the right to withdraw this authorization at any time by informing us that you do not want us to use the
information from your checks to make an electronic fund transfer; to do so, you must contact us in writing at
Electronic Check Opt Out, P.O. Box 4415, Timonium, MD 21094 and provide us with your name, Bill Me Later
Account number and the name of the financial institution and account number from which your checks are drawn.
i. To promptly notify us if you change your name, your mailing address, your e-mail address or your telephone
number.
j. To honor any other promises that you make in this Agreement.
k. That you will not accept this Account unless you are of legal age in the state where you reside and are a resident
of the U.S.A.
I. If you are dissatisfied with goods or services you purchased from a merchant, you will try in good faith to resolve
the dispute and correct the problem directly with the Merchant. You agree to allow a reasonable period of time for the
Merchant to resolve the dispute. This shall in no way limit or reduce your rights in case of a billing error.
m. To use Bill Me Later only for personal, family or household purposes.
8. SECURITY INTEREST. We will not take any security interest to secure this Account.
9. INTEREST RATE AND INTEREST CHARGES. Borrower agrees to pay interest on the outstanding balance of
each part of this Account, including billed interest and billed Fees, at all times that this Account is in effect, including
any period after Termination in which there remains an outstanding balance. For the purposes of assessing interest,
each part of the Account, which may be called "Transaction Types" on the billing statements, will be calculated
separately, in the following way:
a. Parts of the Account.
(i) Standard Purchases. All Standard Purchases and any other balances that are moved to the Standard Purchases
part of the Account will be a single part.
(ii) Promotional Purchases. Promotional Purchases, while subject to different Promotional rates, terms, and
Deferred Interest terms, will be different parts of the Account.
Deferred Interest Purchases. From time to time, we may offer Promotional Purchases with a Deferred
Interest option. All Purchases subject to the same rate, Deferred Interest terms and Expiration Date will be a
single part; at our option, we may consider any Deferred Interest Purchase to be a separate part, or may
consider Deferred Interest Purchases from different Merchants to be different parts. If you pay the balance
on the Deferred Interest part (which is called the "Deferred Interest Balance") in full by the Expiration Date,
we will not charge any interest for that part. We will calculate the interest for each Billing Cycle prior to the
Expiration Date and disclose it on the Billing Statement as the Accrued Deferred Interest. If you do not pay
the balance on a Deferred Interest part of the Account before the Expiration Date, we may charge your
Account, in the Billing Cycle in which the Expiration Date occurs, interest on each Promotional Purchase
from the date of the Purchase (each "transaction date").
End of Promotional Terms. If a part is subject to a special promotional rate or Deferred Interest term which
ends as of a certain date ("Expiration Date"), you authorize us to move, on or after that date, the balance
remaining in that part to the Standard Purchases part of the Account, and it will be subject to the repayment
and interest terms for Standard Purchases.
(iii) Cash Advances. All Cash Advances will be a single part of the Account.
(iv) Installment Purchases. Each Installment Purchase will be a part of the Account. If there is a balance owing on
an Interest-free Installment Purchase after the End Date, I authorize you to move, on or after the End Date, that
balance to the Standard Purchases part of the Account, and it will be subject to the repayment and interest terms for
Standard Purchases.
b. When the Interest begins. The interest begins to accrue on the transaction date, except (i) interest does not
accrue on any portion of a Purchase or Cash Advance that you repay during the Grace Period for the Purchase or
Cash Advance, if a Grace Period is applicable to the Purchase or Cash Advance; (ii) interest will not be assessed if
the conditions in the following paragraph are met; and (iii) interest does not accrue prior to the End Date on an
Interest-free Installment Purchase.
C. Assessing Interest. We will not assess interest on Standard or Promotional Purchases or Cash Advances during
any Billing Cycle in which your payments and credits on or before the Payment Due Date reduce the outstanding
balance for Standard and Promotional Purchases (excluding Standard and Promotional Purchases you made during
the Billing Cycle, and excluding Deferred Interest Purchases or Interest-free Installment Purchases) or Cash Advance
to zero or to a credit balance.
d. Grace Period. Only Standard Purchases and Promotional Purchases (other than a Deferred Interest Purchase)
and Cash Advances are eligible for a Grace Period. If a Purchase or Cash Advance that is eligible for a Grace Period
is made during a Billing Cycle in which no interest was assessed on the Purchase or Cash Advance because of the
preceding paragraph, we will not assess interest on any portion of the Purchase or Cash Advance which you repay
on or before the Payment Due Date in the next cycle.
e. How we will determine the balance on which the interest is computed. We will compute the interest for each
part on the "Average Daily Balance" (including new Purchases and Cash Advances) for that part during the Billing
Cycle. To get the Average Daily Balance for each part, we will take the beginning balance for each part each day and
add any new Purchases, Cash Advances and adjustments posted that day, including billed interest and billed Fees;
then subtract any payments and any credits. This gives us the "Daily Balance." Then, we add up all the Daily
Balances for the Billing Cycle for that part and divide the total by the number of days in the Billing Cycle. The result is
the Average Daily Balance for that part. We will treat any Daily Balance which is a credit balance as zero.
f. How we compute the Interest. We will compute the interest during the Billing Cycle for each part separately. For
each part, we will multiply the Average Daily Balance for the Billing Cycle by the number of days in the Billing Cycle;
then we will multiply the product by the Daily Periodic Rate in effect for that part during that Billing Cycle. The result is
the interest for that part. We will then add up the interest for all the parts, to get the interest for the Account.
g. Minimum Interest Charge. If the Daily Balance of any part (excluding any balance on a Deferred Interest
Purchase, prior to its Expiration Date, and any Interest-free Installment Purchase part), on the last day of a Billing
Cycle (the Statement Date), is greater than zero, and if the interest for the Billing Cycle is greater than zero but less
than $2.00, we may assess a Minimum Interest Charge (which will be shown on the billing statement as a fee called a
"Minimum Interest Charge") of $2.00 for the Billing Cycle.
h. Rate of Interest. We will compute the interest on the Standard, Promotional and Financed Installment Purchases,
as well as Cash Advance parts using the Daily Periodic Rate of 0.05477%. This corresponds to the ANNUAL
PERCENTAGE RATE of 19.99%. However, if we have disclosed a special promotional rate at the time we made the
special offer, we will compute the interest on the Promotional Purchases parts using that special promotional rate.
10. FEES. You agree to pay the following Fees, as applicable. You agree that we may allocate any Fee to the
Standard Purchases and/or Cash Advances part of the Account.
a. Transaction Fees.
(i) Installment Purchase Transaction Fee. We may charge you an Installment Purchase Transaction Fee each time
you make a Purchase using the Installment Purchase part of the Account. The amount of the Installment Purchase
Transaction Fee, if any, will be equal to 2% of the total amount of each Installment Purchase.
b. Penalty Fees.
(i) Late Payment Fee. We will charge you a Late Fee for each month the Minimum Payment is not paid in full by its
Payment Due Date. The amount of the Late Fee will be the amount of the missed payment, up to (1) $5 if the
Minimum Payment Due is less than $25, or (2) $25 if the Minimum Payment Due is $25 or more, the first time you are
late, and, if your payment is late again within the next six billing cycles after any prior late payment, up to $35. No
Late Fee will be due if the reason the Payment is late is either:
(A) attributable to a Late Fee assessed on an earlier payment; or
(B) because, after default, the entire balance on this Account is due.
(ii) Return Check Fee. If your payment on this Account is made with a check, including a draft, order or other
instrument that is returned by a drawee for "not sufficient funds" in the account on which the check is written, or for
other reasons such as a closed account, we will charge you a Fee equal to the amount of the required Minimum
Payment Due immediately prior to the date on which the payment is returned, up to $25. We will not charge the
service charge, however, if we redeposit the check and it is paid.
C. Fee for providing a copy of billing statement. Unless we are required by law to provide you with a copy of a
billing statement for a Billing Cycle other than the current Billing Cycle, you agree to pay us a fee of ten dollars
($10.00) per billing statement if you request a copy.
11. MINIMUM PAYMENT DUE. The Minimum Payment Due will be due each Billing Cycle, on or before the Payment
Due Date. The amount of the Minimum Payment Due will be the sum of the Monthly Plan Payments due on each
Installment Purchase part plus the current payment due for the Revolving Parts of the Account plus any amounts past
due from previous Billing Cycles.
a. Revolving Parts. The current payment due will be the greatest of: (A) $25, or $35.00 if you failed to pay at least
the total Minimum Payment Due by the due date in any one or more of the prior six (6) billing cycles; or (B) 3% of the
balances on the Account (excluding any balance on a no payments for 6 months (or 9 months or 12 months, as
applicable) Purchase and Cash Advance prior to its Expiration Date), on the last day of the Billing Cycle; or (C) 1% of
the balance on the Account (excluding any balance on a no payments for 6 months (or 9 months or 12 months, as
applicable) Purchase and Cash Advance prior to its Expiration Date), on the last day of the Billing Cycle plus any
interest assessed on the Account in that billing cycle (excluding any accrued interest on a Deferred Interest Purchase
that has been billed in that billing cycle), plus any Late Fees and Other Fees assessed on the Account in that billing
cycle. The payment will be rounded down to the next whole dollar.
b. Installment Parts. The Monthly Plan Payment due for each Installment Purchase which has not reached its End
Date, and on which a balance is outstanding, will be the installment payment amount you agree to when you make an
Installment Purchase. The Monthly Plan Payments for an Installment Purchase will be calculated so that they are
substantially equal over the term of the Installment Purchase. In no event, however, will the Monthly Plan Payment
due for any Installment Purchase be greater than the outstanding balance due on that part of the Account. The
Monthly Plan Payment due on the End Date may be more or less than the others, because it will be adjusted as
necessary to pay the actual balance and accrued interest owing on the End Date.
12. PAYMENT APPLICATION. We will use each payment in the amount of the Minimum Payment Due or less, first
to pay billed Monthly Plan Payments on the Installment Purchases (in any order we choose), then billed interest, then
billed Fees, then the principal balance (in any order we choose), and then any other amounts due. However, if you
have a balance on a Deferred Interest Purchase, during the two Billing Cycles immediately preceding the Expiration
Date, we may use the payment first to pay the balance on any Deferred Interest Purchases, (in any order we
choose).
13. PREPAYMENT. If you pay an amount greater than the Minimum Payment Due in any Billing Cycle, the amount in
excess of the Minimum Payment Due is a "prepayment." A prepayment does not change your obligation to make the
Minimum Payment Due the next billing cycle. YOU MAY MAKE PREPAYMENTS IN ANY AMOUNT AND MAY PAY
THE ENTIRE BALANCE OR ANY PART OF IT AT ANY TIME PROVIDED THAT YOU PAY AT LEAST THE
MINIMUM PAYMENT DUE IN EACH BILLING CYCLE WHEN IT IS DUE. If you make a prepayment, we will use the
prepayment to pay the balances starting with the balance with the highest interest rate (in any order we choose), then
the balances with the next highest interest rate (in any order we choose), and so forth. However, if you have a
balance on a Deferred Interest Purchase, and you make a prepayment during the two Billing Cycles immediately
preceding the Expiration Date, we will use the prepayment first to pay the balance on the Deferred Interest Purchase,
starting with the balance subject to the highest interest rate. We may choose to apply prepayments to the Deferred
Interest Balance before other balances.
14. BILLING STATEMENTS AND CREDIT BALANCES.
a. We will provide you with a billing statement for each Billing Cycle in which:
(i) We impose interest to this Account; or
(ii) The New Balance is more than $1.00 (whether a credit or debit balance).
(iii) You understand that we may provide you with electronic billing statements only and that you can elect to receive
paper statements by logging in to www.billmelater.com.
(iv) You agree to notify us in writing of any errors in the billing statement within 60 days from the date it is provided.
You agree to examine the billing statement and to notify us in writing, immediately, of any Purchases which were not
made or authorized by you. We need not provide a billing statement to you if we deem this Account uncollectible or if
delinquency collection proceedings have been started.
b. If the Account has a credit balance in excess of $1.00, we will refund the credit balance to you as required by law.
You authorize us to make the refund electronically or using an ACH, (i) if you made the payment which caused the
credit balance electronically or using an ACH, or (ii) if you typically make payments on this Account electronically or
using an ACH. In the event that you maintain an account with PayPal, Inc., you authorize us to refund any applicable
credit balance directly to your PayPal, Inc. account.
15. DEFAULT. You will be in default if any of the following happen:
a. If you fail to pay any Minimum Payment Due on or before the Payment Due Date.
b. If you fail to keep any promise or perform any duty in this Agreement, or in any other loan or agreement with us. If
default occurs, we will have no duty to extend credit from this Account and this Account may be terminated. We may
refuse to make any new extensions of credit and may cancel any approved extensions of credit from the Account for
any Purchase or transaction that has not yet appeared on a billing statement sent to you. This may happen without
any prior notice to you. If we choose, at our sole option, to make new loans from this Account after default, you agree
that we may charge those loans to this Account. In addition, if a default occurs, all amounts which you owe under this
Agreement shall be due and payable immediately, at our option (subject to any applicable law to the contrary). The
other provisions of this Agreement will continue to apply to this Account. If we get a judgment after default and/or if
you are a debtor in an action filed by or against you under the Bankruptcy Code, unless prohibited by applicable law,
the rates of interest applicable to this Account will continue to apply to the balances on this Account. A default under
this Agreement may be deemed by us to be a default under any other account or loan which you have with us.
16. TERMINATION OF THE ACCOUNT.
a. In addition to Termination by default, we may terminate this Agreement at any time and for any reason subject to
the requirements of applicable law.
b. We can terminate your Account by sending written notice to the address on the billing statement.
C. If there is no debit or credit on this Account for twelve (12) consecutive months, we may terminate this Account
without notice to you.
d. After Termination, you will not be able to make new Purchases on this Account. Termination will not affect any
Purchase which complies with this Agreement and which was made before the date of the Termination notice. If we
choose, at our sole option, to allow Purchases after we have terminated this Account (whether or not you have given
us notice to terminate this Account), you agree that we may charge those Purchases to this Account. After
Termination under this paragraph, balances will continue to accrue interest until paid in full and you agree to pay the
balance on this Account, the interest and all other amounts due in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. All
other provisions of this Agreement will continue to apply.
17. OUR LIABILITY. We have no responsibility for the failure of any Merchant to accept payment using the Bill Me
Later Payment System. Our liability, if liability is provided under applicable law, for a wrongful failure to extend credit
on this Account is limited to your actual damages. Failure to extend credit for any reason as provided under the terms
of this Agreement will not be wrongful.
18. AMENDMENT OF THIS AGREEMENT. We may amend this Agreement from time to time, in any respect by
giving you written notice where required by law. An amendment may change something in this Agreement (for
example, the rate of interest on any or all the parts), add something new or take something out. Amendments will
apply to outstanding balances and new Purchases and Cash Advances, except (i) an increase in the APR will apply
to new Purchases and Cash Advances made more than 14 days after written notice is mailed, (ii) as otherwise
indicated in the written notice or (iii) as otherwise provided by applicable law. This Agreement, except when amended
in accordance with this Agreement, is the final expression of the Agreement between us and may not be contradicted
by evidence of any alleged oral agreement.
19. REMEDIES CUMULATIVE. Our remedies under this Agreement shall be cumulative and not alternative.
20. DELAY IN ENFORCEMENT. We can delay enforcing any of our rights under this Agreement without losing them.
Any waiver by us of any provision of this Agreement will not be a waiver of the same or any other provision on any
other occasion.
21. BOOK ENTRY SYSTEM. You hereby appoint Bill Me Later, Inc. as your agent in maintaining, and Bill Me Later,
Inc. agrees to maintain, a book entry system that records the identity of the owner of each Purchase and Cash
Advances on the Account. The right to the principal of, and stated interest on, each Purchase and Cash Advance on
the Account may only be transferred through the book entry system maintained by Bill Me Later, Inc. This section
does not affect any of Borrower's obligations under this Agreement. This section does not limit or waive any of
Borrower's rights, including but not limited to Borrower's Billing Rights.
22. ASSIGNMENT. You may not assign or otherwise transfer your rights and privileges under this Agreement, or
delegate your obligations to repay amounts you owe to us. Any attempt by you to assign or delegate will be void and
of no effect. We may assign any and all of our rights under this Agreement at any time without your consent. Any
person, company or bank to whom we assign this Agreement shall be entitled to all of our rights under this
Agreement. None of our rights or obligations shall be affected by such assignment.
23. COMMUNICATIONS CONCERNING DISPUTED DEBTS. ALL COMMUNICATIONS BY YOU TO US
CONCERNING DISPUTED DEBTS, INCLUDING AN INSTRUMENT TENDERED AS FULL SATISFACTION OF
THE ACCOUNT, MUST BE SENT TO: Bill Me Later, P.O. Box 5018, Timonium, MD 21094.
24. CREDIT INVESTIGATION AND REPORTING. You authorize us to make or have made any credit, employment
and investigative inquiries we deem appropriate related to this Account and the collection of amounts owed on this
Account. You agree that we have the right to obtain a credit report in connection with our review of your application
for this Account and for an increase in the Credit Line and occasionally and routinely, during the term of this Account,
as we deem reasonably necessary to maintain and collect this Account. You authorize us to answer any questions
about our experience with you related to this Account and to report that experience to credit reporting agencies.
25. NOTICES AND CUSTOMER SERVICE, COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN US; CONSENT TO ELECTRONIC
COMMUNICATIONS AND MONITORING AND RECORDING. You may send written notices, correspondence,
inquiries and questions concerning your Account to us at Bill Me Later, P.O. Box 2394, Omaha, NE 68103-2394. You
may also call our customer service department at 1-866-528-3733. We may use any means of communication to
contact you for any lawful purpose (including debt collection). Such means of communication may include, but are not
limited to, postal mail, telephone, e-mail, text message or other technology, even if you are charged for the contact.
You are responsible for any charges for contacting you that may be billed to you by our communications carrier. We
may contact you at any address (including any e-mail or text message address) or telephone number (including any
cellular telephone number or landline number that is later ported to a cellular telephone) that you give us or from
which you call us. We may monitor, tape or electronically record our telephone calls with you, including any calls with
our customer service department, collection department and any other department. We may contact you using an
automatic dialing and/or announcing device that may play recorded messages. You understand and agree that by
providing us with a cellular telephone number, you consent to receive calls at that number by an automatic dialing
and/or announcing device or recorded messages. No contact from us will be deemed unsolicited. You may contact
our customer service department to ask that we not contact you by using any one or more particular methods or
technologies.
26. GOVERNING LAW, FORUM.
a. Governing Law. This Agreement has been accepted by us in the state of Utah, and all extensions of credit will be
made by us in the state of Utah. Regardless of the state of your residence or the place where the Merchant is
located, you agree that the provisions of this Agreement relating to interest, charges and fees shall be governed by
federal law and construed in accordance with federal law and, as made applicable by federal law, the law of the state
of Utah. Other terms and provisions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of the state of
Utah, without regard to principles of conflicts of law, except to the extent preempted, superseded, or supplemented
by
federal law.
b. Forum for Disputes. Except as otherwise agreed by the parties, in the event that the Agreement to Arbitrate in
Section 27 below is found not to apply to you or to a dispute either as a result of your decision to opt-out of the
Agreement to Arbitrate or by court order, you agree that any claim or dispute you may have against us must be
resolved by a court located in Utah. You agree to submit to the personal jurisdiction of the courts located within Utah
for the purpose of litigating all such claims or disputes.
27. AGREEMENT TO ARBITRATE. Please read this provision carefully. It affects your rights and will have a
substantial impact on how legal claims you and we have against each other are resolved if you do not opt
out of this Agreement to Arbitrate.
a. Summary. Most customer concerns can be resolved quickly and to the customer's satisfaction by calling us at
(866) 528-3733. In the unlikely event that we are unable to resolve any Claims (as defined below) you may have to
your satisfaction (or if we have not been able to resolve a Claim we have with you after attempting to do so) after
following the procedures set forth in this provision, we and you each agree to resolve those Claims through binding
arbitration or small claims court instead of in courts of general jurisdiction. Arbitration is more informal than a lawsuit
in court. Arbitration uses a neutral arbitrator instead of a judge or jury, allows for more limited discovery than in court,
and is subject to very limited review by courts. Arbitrators can award the same damages and relief on an individual
basis that a court can award to an individual. Any arbitration under this Agreement to Arbitrate will take place on
an individual basis; class arbitrations, class actions, private attorney general actions, and non-individualized
injunctive relief are not permitted. By agreeing to arbitrate, both parties are waiving the right to a trial by jury
or before a judge. For any non-frivolous Claim with a value of $75,000 or less, we will pay all of the filing,
administration and arbitrator fees charged by the American Arbitration Association (the "AAA") in connection with the
arbitration. Moreover, in arbitration, you are entitled to recover attorney's fees from us to the same extent as you
would be in court.
b. Claims Subject to Arbitration. We and you (including users, custodians, and beneficiaries of your Account) agree
to arbitrate any and all disputes or claims between you and us ("Claims"), including claims involving Bill Me Later, Inc.
and its or the Lender's agents, employees, officers, directors, predecessors in interest, and successors and assigns.
This Agreement to Arbitrate is intended to be broadly interpreted. Claims include, but are not limited to:
claims or disputes arising out of or relating to your Account, the Account Agreement, or any transactions
involving your Account or the Account Agreement, whether based in contract, tort, statute, fraud,
misrepresentation, or any other legal theory;
claims or disputes that arose before the effective date of the Account Agreement or any prior Account
Agreement (including, but not limited to, claims relating to advertising, promotions, or disclosures); and
claims or disputes that may arise after the termination of the Agreement.
The Account Agreement evidences a transaction in interstate commerce, and thus the Federal Arbitration Act, 9
U.S.C. § 1 et. seq., governs the interpretation and enforcement of this Agreement to Arbitrate. The Agreement
to
Arbitrate shall survive the closing of your Account and/or the termination of the Account Agreement.
C. Notice of Dispute. A party who intends to pursue a Claim must first send to the other a letter describing the Claim
(a "Notice of Dispute"). Any Notice of Dispute sent to the Lender and/or Bill Me Later, Inc. should be addressed to:
Bill Me Later, Inc.
9690 Deereco Road, Suite 110
Timonium, Maryland 21093
ATTN: Legal Department
Any Notice of Dispute sent to you by us shall be sent to the address in the Lender's records that is associated with
your Account at the time the Notice of Dispute is sent. The Notice of Dispute must (a) describe the nature and basis
of the Claim; (b) set forth the specific relief sought; (c) set forth the name and address of the claimant; and (d) include
the Account number to which the Claim relates. If you and we do not reach an agreement to resolve the Claim
described in the Notice of Dispute within 45 days after the Notice of Dispute is received, you or we may commence
an arbitration proceeding before the American Arbitration Association ("AAA") or, if the AAA is unavailable, such other
arbitration provider to which the parties agree or the court selects. Neither you nor we shall disclose to the arbitrator
the existence, amount, or terms of any settlement offers made by any party until after the arbitrator issues a final
award resolving the Claim.
A form for initiating arbitration proceedings is available on the AAA's web site at http:/www.adr.org. If you or we
attempt to commence arbitration proceedings before providing the requisite Notice of Dispute, the AAA shall not
commence administration of arbitration proceedings for at least 45 days after the AAA receives the request to initiate
arbitration.
d. Costs of Arbitration. Except as otherwise provided herein, we will pay all of the filing, administration and
arbitrator fees charged by the AAA for any arbitration initiated in accordance with the notice requirements above. If,
however, the arbitrator finds that either the substance of your Claim or the relief sought in your Claim is frivolous or
brought for an improper purpose (as measured by the standards set forth in Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11(b)),
then the payment of all such fees will be governed by the AAA Rules. In such case, you agree to reimburse us for all
monies previously paid by us, which you otherwise would be obligated to pay under the AAA Rules. In addition, if you
or we initiate an arbitration proceeding in which the value of the relief sought (either to you or to us) is greater than
$75,000, the payment of all AAA filing, administration and arbitrator fees will be governed by the AAA rules.
After we receive notice that you have commenced arbitration, we will promptly reimburse you for your payment of the
filing fee unless the value of the relief sought is greater than $75,000. The maximum filing fee to be paid by you is
currently $125 for Claims up to $10,000 and $375 for Claims over $10,000 and up to $75,000. However, these fees
are subject to change at the discretion of the AAA. If you are unable to pay your share of the filing fee, we will pay it
directly to the AAA upon receiving a written request from you at the notice address provided above.
e. Arbitration Procedures. The arbitration will be governed by the Commercial Dispute Resolution Procedures and
the Supplementary Procedures for Consumer Related Disputes of the AAA, as modified by this Agreement, and will
be administered by the AAA. The AAA Rules are available online at www.adr.org, by calling the AAA at 1-800-778-
7879, or by writing to the notice address provided above.
The arbitrator is bound by the terms of the Account Agreement. All issues are for the arbitrator to decide, except that
issues relating to the arbitrability of Claims or the scope and enforceability of this Agreement to Arbitrate, including
the interpretation of Section 27(f) below, are for the court to decide. If the value (either to you or us) of the relief
sought is $10,000 or less, we agree that you may choose whether the arbitration will be conducted solely on the basis
of documents submitted to the arbitrator, through a telephonic hearing, or by an in-person hearing as established by
the AAA Rules. Otherwise, the right to a hearing will be determined by the AAA Rules. Any in-person arbitration
hearing will take place within the federal judicial district where the address associated with your Account as identified
in the Lender's records at the time the arbitration is commenced is located or, if that location is inconvenient to you, at
some other location that the parties agree is convenient.
The arbitrator will decide the substance of all Claims in accordance with all applicable law, including recognized
principles of equity and statutes of limitations, and will honor all claims of privilege recognized by law. Under this
Agreement to Arbitrate, arbitrators shall not be bound by rulings in prior arbitrations involving different customers, but
are bound by rulings in prior arbitrations involving the same customer to the extent required by applicable law.
Unless the parties agree otherwise, you or we, as applicable, must bring all related or similar Claims in a single
arbitration proceeding. If you or we later initiate a subsequent arbitration asserting Claims that are related or similar to
ones that were raised in a prior arbitration between the same parties, the AAA or the arbitrator shall either: (i)
consolidate the subsequent arbitration with the earlier proceeding if it is ongoing or (ii) dismiss the Claims raised in
the subsequent arbitration that would be barred by applicable law if brought in court.
Upon the request of either party made prior to the closing of the hearing (or, if there is no oral hearing, prior to or
along with submission of final documents to the AAA), the arbitrator shall issue a reasoned written decision sufficient
to explain the essential findings and conclusions on which the award, if any, is based. Unless the parties agree
otherwise, any award shall be rendered by the arbitrator not later than 14 days from the date of the closing of the
hearing or, if there is no oral hearing, from the date of the AAA's transmittal of the final statements and proofs to the
arbitrator in accordance with the AAA Rules.
f. Prohibition of Class and Representative Actions and Non-Individualized Relief. The arbitrator may award
declaratory or injunctive relief only in favor of the individual party seeking relief and only to the extent necessary to
provide relief necessitated by that party's individual Claim; any declaratory or injunctive relief must be individualized in
nature and cannot affect other Account holders. YOU AND WE AGREE THAT EACH MAY BRING CLAIMS
AGAINST THE OTHER ONLY IN YOUR OR OUR INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY AND NOT AS A PLAINTIFF OR
CLASS MEMBER IN ANY PURPORTED CLASS OR REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING, OR AS A PRIVATE
ATTORNEY GENERAL OR ON BEHALF OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC. Unless both you and we agree otherwise,
the arbitrator may not consolidate more than one person's claims, and may not otherwise preside over any form of a
representative or class proceeding. If a court decides that any part of this Agreement to Arbitrate (other than this
prohibition of class or representative actions and/or consolidation) is invalid or unenforceable, the other parts of this
Agreement to Arbitrate shall still apply. However, if a court decides that this paragraph's prohibition of class or
representative actions and/or consolidation is invalid or unenforceable, then the entirety of this Agreement to Arbitrate
shall be null and void.
g. Availability of Small Claims Court and Access to Government Agencies. Notwithstanding the foregoing, we or
you may bring an individual action in small claims court. This Agreement to Arbitrate does not preclude us or you
from bringing issues to the attention of federal, state, or local agencies. Such agencies can, if the law allows, seek
relief against us on your behalf.
h. Opt-Out Procedure. You can choose to reject this Agreement to Arbitrate ("opt-out") by mailing us a written opt-
out notice. The written opt-out notice must state that you do not agree to this Agreement to Arbitrate and must be
postmarked no later than 30 days after the date that you agree to the Account Agreement for the first time. The opt-
out notice must include your name, address, and Account number(s) to which the opt-out applies. You must sign the
written opt-out notice for it to be effective. Mail the opt-out notice to:
Bill Me Later, Inc.
P.O. Box 5187
Timonium, MD 21094
ATTN: Arbitration Opt-Out
This procedure is the only way you can opt-out of the Agreement to Arbitrate. If you opt-out of the Agreement to
Arbitrate, all other parts of the Account Agreement will continue to apply to your Account. Opting out of this
Agreement to Arbitrate has no effect on any previous, other, or future arbitration agreements that you may have with
us.
i. Future Changes to the Agreement to Arbitrate. Notwithstanding any provision in the Account Agreement to the
contrary, you and we agree that if we make any future change to this Agreement to Arbitrate (other than a change to
any notice address, website link, or telephone number provided herein), that change shall not apply to any Claim of
which we had written notice on the effective date of the change. Moreover, if we seek to terminate the Agreement to
Arbitrate as included in the Account Agreement, any such termination shall not be effective until at least 30 days after
written notice of such termination is provided to you, and shall not be effective as to Claims which arose prior to the
date of termination.
28. SEVERABILITY. Except as otherwise provided herein, if any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid or
unenforceable, such determination shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the remaining provisions of this
Agreement.
29. BORROWER'S BILLING RIGHTS - KEEP THIS NOTICE FOR FUTURE USE.
Credit Card Purchases means Purchases and Cash Advances made with this Account. This notice is required by
federal law. In this notice, "you" and "your" mean the Borrower. "We" and "our" mean the Lender. This notice tells you
about your rights and our responsibilities under the Fair Credit Billing Act.
What To Do If You Find A Mistake On Your Statement
If you think there is an error on your statement, write to us at:
Bill Me Later, P.O. Box 5018, Timonium, MD 21094.
In your letter, give us the following information:
Account information: Your name and account number.
Dollar amount. The dollar amount of the suspected error.
Description of problem: If you think there is an error on your bill, describe what you believe is wrong and why
you believe it is a mistake.
You must contact us:
Within 60 days after the error appeared on your statement.
At least 3 business days before an automated payment is scheduled, if you want to stop payment on the
amount you think is wrong.
You must notify us of any potential errors in writing. You may call us or email us, but if you do we are not required to
investigate any potential errors and you may have to pay the amount in question.
What Will Happen After We Receive Your Letter
When we receive your letter, we must do two things:
1. Within 30 days of receiving your letter, we must tell you that we received your letter. We will also tell you if we have
already corrected the error.
2. Within 90 days of receiving your letter, we must either correct the error or explain to you why we believe the bill is
correct. While we investigate whether or not there has been an error:
We cannot try to collect the amount in question, or report you as delinquent on that amount.
The charge in question may remain on your statement, and we may continue to charge you interest on that
amount.
While you do not have to pay the amount in question, you are responsible for the remainder of your balance.
We can apply any unpaid amount against your credit line.
After we finish our investigation, one of two things will happen:
If we made a mistake: You will not have to pay the amount in question or any interest or other fees related to
that amount.
If we do not believe there was a mistake: You will have to pay the amount in question, along with applicable
interest and fees. We will send you a statement of the amount you owe and the date payment is due. We
may then report you as delinquent if you do not pay the amount we think you owe.
If you receive our explanation but still believe your bill is wrong, you must write to us within 10 days telling us that you
still refuse to pay. If you do so, we cannot report you as delinquent without also reporting that you are questioning
your bill. We must tell you the name of anyone to whom we reported you as delinquent, and we must let those
organizations know when the matter has been settled between us.
If we do not follow all of the rules above, you do not have to pay the first $50 of the amount you question even if your
bill is correct.
Your Rights If You Are Dissatisfied With Your Credit Card Purchases
If you are dissatisfied with the goods or services that you have purchased with your credit card, and you have tried in
good faith to correct the problem with the merchant, you may have the right not to pay the remaining amount due
on
the Purchase.
To use this right, all of the following must be true:
1. The purchase must have been made in your home state or within 100 miles of your current mailing address, and
the purchase price must have been more than $50. (Note: Neither of these are necessary if your Purchase was
based on an advertisement we mailed to you, or if we own the company that sold you the goods or services.)
2. You must have used your credit card for the Purchase. Purchases made with cash advances from an ATM or with
a check that accesses your credit card account do not qualify.
3. You must not yet have fully paid for the Purchase. If all of the criteria above are met and you are still dissatisfied
with the purchase, contact us in writing at:
Bill Me Later, P.O. Box 5018, Timonium, MD 21094
While we investigate, the same rules apply to the disputed amount as discussed above. After we finish our
investigation, we will tell you our decision. At that point, if we think you owe an amount and you do not pay, we may
report you as delinquent.
TCBML19.990612R
WebBank Privacy Policy
rev. July 2011
WHAT DOES WEBBANK DO WITH YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION IN
FACTS
CONNECTION WITH YOUR BILL ME LATER® ACCOUNT?
Why?
Financial companies choose how they share your personal information. Federal law
gives consumers the right to limit some but not all sharing. Federal law also requires
us to tell you how we collect, share, and protect your personal information. Please
read this notice carefully to understand what we do.
What?
The types of personal information we collect and share depend on the product or
service you have with us. This information can include:
Social Security number and income
Account balance and transaction history
Credit history and credit score.
When you are no longer our customer, we continue to share your information as
described in this notice.
How?
All financial companies need to share customers' personal information to run their
everyday business. In the section below, we list the reasons financial companies
can share their customers' personal information; the reasons WebBank chooses to
share; and whether you can limit this sharing.
Does
Reasons we can share your personal information
WebBank
Can you limit
share?
this sharing?
For our everyday business purposes -
such as to process your transactions, maintain your account(s),
respond to court orders and legal investigations, or report to
Yes
No
credit bureaus
For our marketing purposes -
Yes
No
To offer our products and services to you
For joint marketing with other financial companies
Yes
No
For our affiliates' everyday business purposes -
No
We don't share
information about your transactions and experiences
For our affiliates' everyday business purposes -
No
We don't share
information about your creditworthiness
For our affiliates to market to you
No
We don't share
For non-affiliated companies to market to you
No
We don't share
Questions?
Call: 866-528-3733
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Who we are
Who is providing this
WebBank
notice?
What we do
How does WebBank protect my
To protect your personal information from unauthorized access and
personal information?
use, we use security measures that comply with federal
law. These measures include computer safeguards and secured
files and buildings.
We collect your personal information, for example, when you:
Open an account or use your account
How does WebBank collect my
Pay your bill or give us your contact information
personal information?
Provide account information
We also collect your personal information from others such as
credit bureaus, affiliates, and other companies.
Federal law gives you the right to limit only:
sharing for affiliates' everyday business purposes - information
about your creditworthiness
Why can't I limit all sharing?
affiliates from using your information to market to you
sharing for non-affiliated companies to market to you
State laws and individual companies may give you additional rights
to limit sharing. See below for more on your rights under state law.
What happens when I limit
sharing for an account I hold
We do not have joint accounts.
jointly with someone else?
Definitions
Affiliates
Companies related by common ownership or control. They can be financial
and nonfinancial companies.
WebBank does not share with affiliates.
Non-affiliated
Companies not related by common ownership or control. They can be financial
Companies
and non-financial companies.
WebBank does not share with nonaffiliates so they can market to you.
A formal agreement between nonaffiliated financial companies that together
market financial products or services to you.
Joint Marketing
Our joint marketing partners include financial companies such as banks
or
insurers.
Other Important Information
If you live in Vermont, we will not share information about your creditworthiness with our affiliates for
their everyday business purposes unless you consent to that sharing. If you live in California, we will
not share information about you (1) with our affiliates for their own purposes or (2) for joint marketing
with other financial companies.
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Bill Me Later, Inc. Privacy Policy
rev. July 2011
FACTS
WHAT DOES BILL ME LATER, INC. (Servicer) DO WITH YOUR PERSONAL
INFORMATION IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR BILL ME LATER ACCOUNT?
Why?
Financial companies choose how they share your personal information. Federal law
gives consumers the right to limit some but not all sharing. Federal law also requires
us to tell you how we collect, share, and protect your personal information. Please
read this notice carefully to understand what we do.
What?
The types of personal information we collect and share depend on the product or
service you have with us. This information can include:
Social Security number and income
Account balance and transaction history
Credit history and credit score.
How?
All financial companies need to share customers' personal information to run their
everyday business. In the section below, we list the reasons financial companies
can share their customers' personal information; the reasons Bill Me Later, Inc.
chooses to share; and whether you can limit this sharing.
Does Bill Me
Reasons we can share your personal information
Later, Inc.
Can you limit
share?
this sharing?
For our everyday business purposes -
such as to process your transactions, maintain your account(s),
respond to court orders and legal investigations, or report to
Yes
No
credit bureaus
For our marketing purposes -
Yes
No
To offer our products and services to you
For joint marketing with other financial companies
Yes
No
For our affiliates' everyday business purposes -
Yes
No
information about your transactions and experiences
For our affiliates' everyday business purposes -
Yes
Yes
information about your creditworthiness
For our affiliates to market to you
Yes
Yes
For non-affiliated companies to market to you
No
We don't share
To limit our
Call 866-528-3733 - our menu will prompt you through your choice(s) or
sharing
Visit us online at: www.billmelater.com/about/privacy-policy.xhtm
Please note:
If you are a new customer, with respect to those circumstances in which you can
limit our sharing, we can begin sharing your information 30 days from the date we
sent this notice. When you are no longer our customer, we continue to share your
information as described in this notice.
However, you can contact us at any time to limit our sharing.
Questions?
Call: 866-528-3733 or go to www.billmelater.com/about/privacy-policy.xhtml
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Who we are
Who is providing this
Bill Me Later, Inc. (Servicer)
notice?
What we do
How does Bill Me Later, Inc.
To protect your personal information from unauthorized access and
protect my personal
use, we use security measures that comply with federal
information?
law. These measures include computer safeguards and secured
files and buildings.
We collect your personal information, for example, when you:
Open an account or use your account
How does Bill Me Later, Inc.
Pay your bill or give us your contact information
collect my personal
Provide account information
information?
We also collect your personal information from others such as
credit bureaus, affiliates, and other companies.
Federal law gives you the right to limit only:
Why can't | limit all sharing?
sharing for affiliates' everyday business purposes - information
about your creditworthiness
affiliates from using your information to market to you
sharing for non-affiliated companies to market to you
State laws and individual companies may give you additional rights
to limit sharing. See below for more on your rights under state law.
What happens when I limit
sharing for an account I hold
We do not have joint accounts.
jointly with someone else?
Definitions
Companies related by common ownership or control. They can be financial
Affiliates
and nonfinancial companies.
Bill Me Later, Inc.'s affiliates include financial companies such as PayPal and
nonfinancial companies such as eBay.
Non-affiliated
Companies not related by common ownership or control. They can be financial
Companies
and non-financial companies.
Bill Me Later, Inc. does not share with nonaffiliates so they can market to you.
A formal agreement between nonaffiliated financial companies that together
Joint Marketing
market financial products or services to you.
Our joint marketing partners include financial companies such as banks
or
insurers.
Other Important Information
If you live in Vermont, we will not share information about your creditworthiness with our affiliates for
their everyday business purposes unless you consent to that sharing. If you live in California, we will
not share information about you (1) with our affiliates for their own purposes or (2) for joint marketing
with other financial companies.
PFP11
Pricing Addendum to the Bill Me Later Terms and Conditions
Annual Percentage
Rate (APR) for
Standard,
Promotional and
19.99%*, 18.99%*
Financed
Installment
Purchases
Annual Percentage
Rate (APR) for Cash
19.99%*, 18.99%*
Advances
Your due date is at least 25 days after the close of each billing cycle. We will not charge any
interest on Standard or Promotional Purchases (excluding Promotional Purchases subject to a
Deferred Interest option) or Cash Advances if you pay the entire balance by the due date each
Paying Interest
month. We will charge interest on a Deferred Interest Purchase from its transaction date,
unless you pay the Deferred Interest balance in full by its expiration date, which will be at least
6 months after the transaction date. We will begin charging interest on Financed Installment
Purchases on the transaction date.
Minimum Interest
If I am charged interest, the charge will be no less than $2.00.
Charge
Annual Fees
None.
Installment
Purchase
2% of the total amount of each Installment Purchase**
Transaction Fee
Penalty Fees
Late Payment Fee
If the minimum payment
The late fee is:
due is:
Up to $5.00
Less than $25.00
Up to $35.00
$25.00 or greater
Return Check
Up to $25.00
Fee
We will compute the interest for each part on the "Average Daily Balance" (including new
Purchases and Cash Advances) for that part during the Billing Cycle. To get the Average Daily
Balance
Balance for each part, we will take the beginning balance for each part each day and add any
Computation
new Purchases, Cash Advances and adjustments posted that day, including billed interest and
billed Fees; then subtract any payments and any credits. This gives us the "Daily Balance."
Method
Then, we add up all the Daily Balances for the Billing Cycle for that part and divide the total by
the number of days in the Billing Cycle. The result is the Average Daily Balance for that part.
We will treat any Daily Balance which is a credit balance as zero.
*From time to time, Lender may offer Standard Purchases or Promotional Purchases with a lower rate that
may apply for a limited time.
**From time to time, Lender may waive the Installment Purchase Transaction Fee in connection with an
Installment Purchase promotional offer.