Remote Deposit Capture User Agreement

Remote Deposit Capture User Agreement (“Agreement”):

 

This Agreement contains the terms and conditions for the use of University Federal Credit Union’s (“UFCU”, “us,” or “we”) Mobile Check Deposit and/or other remote deposit capture services that we or our affiliates may provide to you (“you,” or “User”). Other agreements you have entered into with UFCU, including the Membership & Account Agreement, Electronic Funds Transfer Agreement and other Disclosures governing your UFCU account, are incorporated by reference and made a part of this Agreement.

 

  1. The mobile check deposit services (“Services”) are designed to allow you to make deposits to your checking or savings accounts from your smartphone by taking a picture of the check(s) and delivering the images and associated deposit information to UFCU or UFCU’s designated processor.

 

  1. Acceptance of these Terms. Your use of the Services constitutes your acceptance of this Agreement. This Agreement is subject to change from time to We will notify you of any material change via email or on our website(s) by providing a link to the revised Agreement. Your continued use of the Services will indicate your acceptance of the revised Agreement. Further, UFCU reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to change, modify, add, or remove portions from the Services. Your continued use of the Services will indicate your acceptance of any such changes to the Services.

 

  1. Limitations of Service. When using the Services, you may experience technical or other difficulties.

We cannot assume responsibility for any technical or other difficulties or any resulting damages that you may incur. Some of the Services have qualification requirements, and we reserve the right to change the qualifications at any time without prior notice. We reserve the right to change, suspend or discontinue the Services, in whole or in part, or your use of the Services, in whole or in part, immediately and at any time without prior notice to you.

 

  1. Eligible items. You agree to deposit only checks as that term is defined in Federal Reserve Regulation CC (“Reg CC”). You agree that the image of the check transmitted to UFCU shall be deemed an “item” within the meaning of Article 4 of the Uniform Commercial Code as adopted in North Dakota. You agree that you will not use the Services to deposit any checks or other items as shown below:
    1. Checks or items payable to any person or entity other than you.
    2. Checks or items drawn or otherwise issued by you or any other person on any of your accounts or any account on which you are an authorized signer or joint account holder.
    3. Checks or items containing obvious alteration to any of the fields on the front of the check or item, or which you know or suspect, or should know or suspect, are fraudulent or otherwise not authorized by the owner of the account on which the check or item is drawn.
    4. Checks or items previously converted to a substitute check, as defined in Reg CC. e. Checks or items drawn on a financial institution located outside the United States.
    5. Checks or items that are remotely created checks, as defined in Reg CC.
    6. Checks or items not payable in United States currency.
    7. Checks or items dated more than 6 months prior to the date of deposit.
    8. Checks or items prohibited by UFCU’s current procedures relating to the Services or which are otherwise not acceptable under the terms of your UFCU account.

 

  1. Image Quality. The image of an item transmitted to UFCU using the Services must be legible. The image quality of the items must comply with the requirements established from time to time by American National Standards Institute (ANSI), the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve Board, or any other regulatory agency, clearing house or association.

 

  1. Endorsements and Procedures. You agree to restrictively endorse any item transmitted through the Services as “For Deposit only, UFCU Account #_” or as otherwise instructed by UFCU. You agree to follow any and all other procedures and instructions for use of the Services as UFCU may establish from time to time.

 

  1. Receipt of Items. We reserve the right to reject any item transmitted through the Services, at our discretion, without liability to you. We are not responsible for items we do not receive or for images that are dropped during transmission. An image of an item shall be deemed received when you receive a confirmation from UFCU that we have received the image. Receipt of such confirmation does not mean that the transmission was error free or complete.

 

  1. Availability of  Funds. You agree that items transmitted using the Services are not subject to the funds availability requirements of Federal Reserve Board Regulation CC. Funds deposited using the Services will be available after UFCU receives payment for the funds submitted. UFCU may make such funds available sooner based on such factors as credit worthiness, the length and extent of your relationship with us, transaction and experience information, and such other factors as UFCU, in its sole discretion, deems relevant.

 

  1. Disposal of Transmitted Items. Upon your receipt of a confirmation from UFCU that we have received the image of an item, you agree to prominently mark the item as “Electronically Presented” or “VOID” and to properly dispose of the item to ensure that it is not represented for payment. And, you agree never to represent the item. You will promptly provide any retained item, or a sufficient copy of the front and back of the item, to UFCU as requested to aid in the clearing and collection process, to resolve claims by third parties with respect to any item, or for UFCU’s audit purposes.

 

  1. Deposit Limits. We reserve the right to impose limits on the amount(s) and/or number of deposits that you transmit using the Services and to modify such limits from time to time.

 

  1. Errors. You agree to notify UFCU of any suspected errors regarding items deposited through the Services right away, and in no event later than 60 days after the applicable UFCU account statement is sent. Unless you notify UFCU within 60 days, such statement regarding all deposits made through the Services shall be deemed correct, and you are prohibited from bringing a claim against UFCU for such alleged error.

 

  1. Presentment. The manner in which the items are cleared, presented for payment, and collected shall be in UFCU’s sole discretion subject to the Membership & Account Agreement and Disclosures governing your account.

 

  1. Ownership & License. You agree that UFCU retains all ownership and proprietary rights in the Services, associated content, technology, and website(s). Your use of the Services is subject to and conditioned upon your complete compliance with this Agreement. Without limiting the effect of the foregoing, any breach of this Agreement immediately terminates your right to use the Services. Without limiting the restriction of the foregoing, you may not use the Services (i) in any anti- competitive manner, (ii) for any purpose which would be contrary to UFCU’s business interest, or (iii) to UFCU’s actual or potential economic disadvantage in any aspect. You may use the Services only for non-business, personal use in accordance with this Agreement. You may not copy, reproduce, distribute or create derivative works from the content and agree not to reverse engineer or reverse compile any of the technology used to provide the Services.

 

  1. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES. YOU AGREE YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES AND ALL INFORMATION AND CONTENT (INCLUDING THAT OF THIRD PARTIES) IS AT YOUR RISK AND IS PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS. WE DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND AS TO THE USE OF THE SERVICES, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. WE MAKE NO WARRANTY THAT THE SERVICES (i) WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, (ii) WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE, OR ERROR- FREE, (iii) THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE SERVICE WILL BE ACCURATE OR RELIABLE, AND (iv) ANY ERRORS IN THE SERVICES OR TECHNOLOGY WILL BE CORRECTED.

 

  1. LIMITATION OF YOU AGREE THAT WE WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, GOODWILL, USE, DATA OR OTHER LOSSES RESULTING FROM THE USE OR THE INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICES INCURRED BY YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY ARISING FROM OR RELATED TO THE USE OF, INABILITY TO USE, OR THE TERMINATION OF THE USE OF THIS SERVICES, REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF ACTION OR CLAIM (WHETHER CONTRACT, TORT, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE), EVEN IF UFCU HAS BEEN INFORMED OF THE POSSIBILITY THEREOF.

 

  1. User warranties and You warrant to UFCU that:
    1. You will only transmit eligible items.
    2. Images will meet the image quality standards.
    3. You will not transmit duplicate items.
    4. You will not deposit or represent the original item.
    5. All information you provide to UFCU is accurate and true.
    6. You will comply with this Agreement and all applicable rules, laws and regulations.

 

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless UFCU from any loss for breach of this warranty provision.

 

  1. Other term You may not assign this Agreement. This Agreement is entered into in Grand Forks, North Dakota and shall be governed by the laws of the State of North Dakota and of the United States. A determination that any provision of this Agreement is unenforceable or invalid shall not render any other provision of this Agreement unenforceable or invalid.