TCG Payments
Terms of Service Agreement
BACKGROUND
A. The Client is of the opinion that the Contractor has the necessary qualifications,
experience and abilities to provide services to the Client.
B. The Contractor is agreeable to providing such services to the Client on the terms
and conditions set out in this Agreement.
IN CONSIDERATION OF the matters described above and of the mutual benefits and
obligations set forth in this Agreement, the receipt and sufficiency of which
consideration is hereby acknowledged, the Client and the Contractor (individually the
"Party" and collectively the "Parties" to this Agreement) agree as follows:
SERVICES PROVIDED
1. The Client hereby agrees to engage the Contractor to provide the Client with the
following services (the "Services"):
a. Assist and Facilitate United States Incorporation Application Process. Client
acknowledges that services rendered for Incorporation Application is provided by
external partners of the Contractor.
b. Assist and Facilitate Business Banking Application Process. Client acknowledges
that banking services rendered to their US Entity are directly associated and the
sole responsibility of the Client. Client acknowledges that services rendered for
Business Banking is provided by external banking partners of Contractor.
c. Merchant Services Application and Service Agreement. Client acknowledges that
services rendered for payment processing and merchant account application are
facilitated by the Contractor and Client acknowledges that Merchant Services are
not a guarantee of this agreement. The Contractor will assist Client and fully
support their business during the application process when working with
underwriting teams at Contractors partner Acquring Banks.
2. The Services will also include any other tasks which the Parties may agree on. The
Contractor hereby agrees to provide such Services to the Client.
TERM OF AGREEMENT
3. The term of this Agreement (the "Term") will begin on the date of payment and will
remainin full force and effect until the completion of the Services. This Agreement
subject to earlier termination as provided in this Agreement. The Term may be extended
with the written consent of the Parties.
PERFORMANCE
4. The Parties agree to do everything necessary to ensure that the terms of this
Agreement take effect.
CURRENCY
5. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, all monetary amounts referred to in
this Agreement are in USD (US Dollars).
COMPENSATION
6. The Contractor will charge the Client a flat fee of $947.00 for the Services (the
"Compensation").
7. A deposit of $947.00 (the "Deposit") is payable by the Client upon execution of
this Agreement.
8. Invoices submitted by the Contractor to the Client are due upon receipt.
9. The Contractor will not be reimbursed for any expenses incurred in connection
with providing the Services of this Agreement.
10. The Client may pay the Client via payment link with a credit or debit card.
INTEREST ON LATE PAYMENTS
12. Interest payable on any overdue amounts under this Agreement is charged at a
rate of 10.00% per annum or at the maximum rate enforceable under applicable
legislation, whichever is lower.
CONFIDENTIALITY
13.Confidential information (the "Confidential Information") refers to any data or
information relating to the Client, whether business or personal, which would
reasonably be considered to be private or proprietary to the Client and that is not
generally known and where the release of that Confidential Information could
reasonably be expected to cause harm to the Client.
14.The Contractor agrees that they will not disclose, divulge, reveal, report or use,
for any purpose, any Confidential Information which the Contractor has obtained,
except as authorized by the Client or as required by law. The obligations of
confidentiality will apply during the Term and will survive indefinitely upon
termination of this Agreement.
15. All written and oral information and material disclosed or provided by the Client to
the Contractor under this Agreement is Confidential Information regardless of whether it
was provided before or after the date of this Agreement or how it was provided to the
Contractor.
OWNERSHIP OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
16. All intellectual property and related material, including any trade secrets, moral
rights, goodwill, relevant registrations or applications for registration, and rights in
any patent, copyright, trademark, trade dress, industrial design and trade name
(the "Intellectual Property") that is developed or produced under this Agreement,
is a "work made for hire" and will be the sole property of the Client. The use of
the Intellectual Property by the Client will not be restricted in any manner.
17.The Contractor may not use the Intellectual Property for any purpose other than
that contracted for in this Agreement except with the written consent of the Client.
The Contractor will be responsible for any and all damages resulting from the
unauthorized use of the Intellectual Property.
RETURN OF PROPERTY
18. Upon the expiration or termination of this Agreement, the Contractor will return to
the Client any property, documentation, records, or Confidential Information which is the
property of the Client.
CAPACITY
19. In providing the Services under this Agreement it is expressly agreed that the
Contractor is acting as an independent contractor and not as an employee. The
Contractor and the Client acknowledge that this Agreement does not create a
partnership or joint venture between them, and is exclusively a contract for service. The
Client is not required to pay, or make any contributions to, any social security, local,
state or federal tax, unemployment compensation, workers' compensation, insurance
premium, profit-sharing, pension or any other employee benefit for the Contractor during
the Term. The Contractor is responsible for paying, and complying with reporting
requirements for, all local, state and federal taxes related to payments made to the
Contractor under this Agreement.
RIGHT OF SUBSTITUTION
20.Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Contractor may, at the
Contractor's absolute discretion, engage a third party sub-contractor to perform
some or all of the obligations of the Contractor under this Agreement and the
Client will not hire or engage any third parties to assist with the provision of the
Services.
21.In the event that the Contractor hires a sub-contractor:
● The Contractor will pay the sub-contractor for its services and the Compensation
will remain payable by the Client to the Contractor.
● For the purposes of the indemnification clause of this Agreement, the
sub-contractor is an agent of the Contractor.
AUTONOMY
22. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Contractor will have full
control over working time, methods, and decision making in relation to provision
of the Services in accordance with the Agreement. The Contractor will work
autonomously and not at the direction of the Client. However, the Contractor will
be responsive to the reasonable needs and concerns of the Client.
EQUIPMENT
23. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Contractor will provide at the
Contractor’s own expense, any and all tools, machinery, equipment, raw materials,
supplies, workwear and any other items or parts necessary to deliver the Services in
accordance with the Agreement.
NO EXCLUSIVITY
24. The Parties acknowledge that this Agreement is non-exclusive and that either Party
will be free, during and after the Term, to engage or contract with third parties for the
provision of services similar to the Services.
NOTICE
25. All notices, requests, demands or other communications required or permitted by
the terms of this Agreement will be given in writing and delivered to the Contractor at
the following addresses:
TCG Payments
800 N King Street, Suite 304 1452 Wilmington, DE 19801 or to such other address as
either Party may from time to time notify the other, and will be deemed to be properly
delivered (a) immediately upon being served personally, (b) two days after being
deposited with the postal service if served by registered mail, or (c) the following day
after being deposited with an overnight courier.
INDEMNIFICATION
26. Except to the extent paid in settlement from any applicable insurance policies, and
to the extent permitted by applicable law, each Party agrees to indemnify and hold
harmless the other Party, and its respective affiliates, officers, agents, employees, and
permitted successors and assigns against any and all claims, losses, damages,
liabilities, penalties, punitive damages, expenses, reasonable legal fees and costs of
any kind or amount whatsoever, which result from or arise out of any act or omission of
the indemnifying party, its respective affiliates, officers, agents, employees, and
permitted successors and assigns that occurs in connection with this Agreement. This
indemnification will survive the termination of this Agreement.
MODIFICATION OF AGREEMENT
27. Any amendment or modification of this Agreement or additional obligation assumed
by either Party in connection with this Agreement will only be binding if evidenced in
writing signed by each Party or an authorized representative of each Party.
TIME OF THE ESSENCE
28. Time is of the essence in this Agreement. No extension or variation of this
Agreement will operate as a waiver of this provision.
ASSIGNMENT
29. The Contractor will not voluntarily, or by operation of law, assign or otherwise
transfer it’s obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the
Client.
ENTIRE AGREEMENT
30. It is agreed that there is no representation, warranty, collateral agreement or
condition affecting this Agreement except as expressly provided in this Agreement.
ENUREMENT
31. This Agreement will enure to the benefit of and be binding on the Parties and their
respective heirs, executors, administrators and permitted successors and assigns.
TITLES/HEADINGS
32. Headings are inserted for the convenience of the Parties only and are not to be
considered when interpreting this Agreement.
GENDER
33. Words in the singular mean and include the plural and vice versa. Words in the
masculine mean and include the feminine and vice versa.
GOVERNING LAW
34. This Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of
the State of Delaware.
SEVERABILITY
35. In the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement are held to be invalid or
unenforceable in whole or in part, all other provisions will nevertheless continue to be
valid and enforceable with the invalid or unenforceable parts severed from the
remainder of this Agreement.
WAIVER
36. The waiver by either Party of a breach, default, delay or omission of any of the
provisions of this Agreement by the other Party will not be construed as a waiver of any
subsequent breach of the same or other provisions.