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PayPal User Agreement
YOU AGREE THAT THIS USER AGREEMENT WILL BE EFFECTIVE AS TO ALL
USERS ON June 25, 2016.
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Welcome to PayPal!
This Agreement is a contract between you and PayPal and governs your use of all PayPal Services. Using
the PayPal Services means that you must accept all of the terms and conditions contained in this
Agreement and the agreements on the Legal Agreements page including the Privacy Policy, the
Acceptable Use Policy and the Electronic Communications Delivery Policy. You should read all of these
terms carefully.
This Agreement contains sixteen sections. You may jump directly to any section by selecting the
appropriate link below. The headings and subheadings below are for reference only and do not limit the
scope of each section. Some capitalized terms have specific definitions in Section 16 (Definitions).
Underlined words in this Agreement and on our website hyperlink to relevant information.
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Electronic Communications Delivery Policy
1. Our Relationship with You.
2. Accounts.
3. Sending Money.
4. Receiving Money.
5. Account Balances.
6. Withdrawing Money.
7. Closing Your Account.
8. Fees and Currency Conversion.
9. Restricted Activities.
10. Your Liability - Actions We May Take.
11. Protection for Sellers.
12. Resolution Procedures for Unauthorized Transactions and Other Errors.
13. Protection for Buyers.
14. Disputes with PayPal.
15. General Provisions.
16. Definitions.
We may amend this Agreement at any time by posting a revised version on our website. The revised
version will be effective at the time we post it. In addition, if the revised version includes a Substantial
Change, we will provide you with 30 Days' prior notice of any Substantial Change by posting notice on
the Policy Updates page of our website.
This is an important document which you must consider carefully when choosing whether to use
the PayPal Services. Please be advised: This Agreement contains provisions that govern how legal
claims you and we have against each other are resolved (see Section 14 “Disputes with PayPal”
below). Those dispute-resolution provisions contain an Agreement to Arbitrate, which will, with
limited exception, require you to submit claims you have against us to binding and final arbitration,
unless you opt out of the Agreement to Arbitrate (see Section 14.3 "Agreement to Arbitrate")
within 30 Days after the date you accept the User Agreement for the first time. Unless you opt out:
(1) you will only be permitted to pursue claims against PayPal on an individual basis, not as a
plaintiff or class member in any class or representative action or proceeding, and (2) you will only
be permitted to seek relief (including monetary, injunctive, and declaratory relief) on an individual
basis.
Please note the following risks of using the PayPal Services, which are set forth in more detail in the
relevant sections of this Agreement:
Payments received in your Account may be reversed at a later time, for example, if such a payment
is subject to a Chargeback, Reversal, Claim or is otherwise invalidated. This means that for some of
our Sellers, payments received into their Account may be returned to the sender or otherwise
removed from their Account after they have been paid and/or delivered any goods or services sold.
If you are a Seller, you can help protect yourself from the risk of a payment being reversed from
your Account by following the criteria set out in the Protection for Sellers section and by following
the other guidance provided in the Security page accessible via every page of the PayPal website.
We may close, suspend, or limit your access to your Account or the PayPal Services, and/or limit
access to your Balance for up to 180 Days (or longer if pursuant to a court order or other legal
process) if you violate this Agreement, the PayPal Acceptable Use Policy, any other agreement you
enter into with PayPal, or as otherwise specified in this Agreement or other agreement you have
entered into with PayPal. We may also use proprietary fraud and risk modeling when assessing the
risk associated with your Account. If you wish to open a Dispute through PayPal's Online
Resolution Center, you must do so within 180 Days of making your payment or initiating your
transaction in the case of Pay After Delivery.
CONSUMER FRAUD WARNING: We’re always looking for ways to help keep you even more
secure. So stay on the lookout for some of these common scams:
Spoofing a scammer sends forged or faked electronic documents or emails falsely claiming to
be PayPal or coming from PayPal but asks you to send money outside your PayPal account.
Relative in Need a scammer impersonates a family member (commonly grandchildren) and
claims there is an emergency requiring you to send money.
Lottery or Prize a scammer informs you that you’ve won a lottery or prize and must send
money in order to claim it.
Debt Collection a scammer impersonates a debt collector and induces you to send money
using threats or intimidation.
Employment Related a scammer instructs you to send money in connection with a
fraudulent offer of employment.
Always use common sense when sending money. If something sounds too good to be true, it
probably is. Only send money for yourself and not for others. Remember that if you don’t send the
payment through your PayPal account, you’re not covered by PayPal Purchase Protection. Please
let us know immediately if you believe someone is trying to scam or defraud you by contacting us at
1-888-221-1161 or 1-402-935-2050 if calling outside the U.S..
Electronic Communications Delivery Policy
This policy describes how PayPal communicates with you electronically, provides additional detail about
the Communications we provide you, and sets out the hardware and software you need to receive these
Communications.
Electronic delivery of communications
You agree and consent to receive electronically all communications, agreements, documents, notices
and disclosures (collectively, "Communications") that we provide in connection with your PayPal
account ("Account") and your use of our services. Communications include, but are not limited to:
agreements and policies you agree to (e.g., the PayPal User Agreement and the PayPal Privacy
Policy), including updates to these agreements or policies;
annual disclosures, including prospectuses and reports for PayPal Funds;
transaction receipts or confirmations;
Account statements and history;
federal and state tax statements we are required to make available to you; and
information related to any other Account, PayPal Funds account, or transaction.
We will provide these Communications to you by posting them on the PayPal website and/or by emailing
them to you at the primary email address listed in your PayPal Account Profile.
Hardware and software requirements
In order to access and retain electronic Communications, you will need the following computer hardware
and software:
a computer with an Internet connection;
a current web browser that includes 128-bit encryption (e.g. Internet Explorer version 6.0 and above,
Firefox version 2.0 and above, Chrome version 3.0 and above, or Safari 3.0 and above) with cookies
enabled;
Adobe Acrobat Reader version 8.0 and above to open documents in .pdf format;
a valid email address (your primary email address on file with PayPal); and
sufficient storage space to save past Communications or an installed printer to print them.
We will notify you if there are any material changes to the hardware or software needed to receive
electronic Communications from PayPal. By giving your consent you are confirming that you have access
to the necessary equipment and are able to receive, open, and print or download a copy of any
Communications for your records. You may print or save a copy of these Communications for your
records as they may not be accessible online at a later date.
How to withdraw your consent
You may withdraw your consent to receive Communications electronically by writing to us at "Attn:
Electronic Communications Delivery Policy, P.O. Box 45950, Omaha, NE 68145-0950, or by contacting
us via the “Contact” or "Contact Us" link at the bottom of each page of the PayPal website. If you fail to
provide or if you withdraw your consent to receive Communications electronically, PayPal reserves the
right to either deny your application for an Account, restrict or deactivate your Account, close your
Account and any sub-account (such as a Student Account), or charge you additional fees for paper copies.
After you consent to receive Communications electronically, you may withdraw your consent to receive
IRS Form 1099-K electronically by contacting us as described above. You will continue to receive all
your other Communications electronically, but we will send your Form 1099-Ks to you by U.S. mail.
Requesting paper copies of electronic Communications
If, after you consent to receive Communications electronically, you would like a paper copy of a
Communication we previously sent you, you may request a copy within 180 Days after the date we
provided the Communication to you by contacting us as described above. We will send your paper copy
to you by U.S. mail. In order for us to send you paper copies, you must have a current street address on
file as your “Home” address in your PayPal Account Profile. If you request paper copies, you understand
and agree that PayPal may charge you a Records Request Fee for each Communication. The Records
Request Fee will not be charged if you request a Form 1099-K in paper form; for all other
Communications, the Records Request Fee is set out in Section 8 of the User Agreement.
Updating your contact information
It is your responsibility to keep your primary email address up to date so that PayPal can communicate
with you electronically. You understand and agree that if PayPal sends you an electronic Communication
but you do not receive it because your primary email address on file is incorrect, out of date, blocked by
your service provider, or you are otherwise unable to receive electronic Communications, PayPal will be
deemed to have provided the Communication to you.
Please note that if you use a spam filter that blocks or re-routes emails from senders not listed in your
email address book, you must add PayPal to your email address book so that you will be able to receive
the Communications we send to you.
You can update your primary email address or street address at any time by logging into the PayPal
website. If your email address becomes invalid such that electronic Communications sent to you by
PayPal are returned, PayPal may deem your Account to be inactive, and you will not be able to transact
any activity using your PayPal Account until we receive a valid, working primary email address from
you.
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1. Our Relationship with You.
1.1 PayPal is Only a Payment Service Provider. PayPal helps you make payments to and accept
payments from third parties. PayPal is an independent contractor for all purposes, and is not your agent or
trustee. PayPal does not have control of, or liability for, the products or services that are paid for with the
PayPal Services. We do not guarantee the identity of any User or ensure that a buyer or a Seller will
complete a transaction.
1.2 Your Privacy. Protecting your privacy is very important to PayPal. Please review our Privacy
Policy in order to better understand our commitment to maintaining your privacy, as well as our use and
disclosure of your Information.
1.3 Privacy of Others; Marketing. If you receive Information about another User through the PayPal
Services, you must keep the Information confidential and only use it in connection with the PayPal
Services. You may not disclose or distribute a User's Information to a third party or use the Information
for marketing purposes unless you receive the User's express consent to do so.
You may not send unsolicited email to a User or use the PayPal Services to collect payments for sending,
or assisting in sending, unsolicited email to third parties.
1.4 Intellectual Property. "PayPal.com", "PayPal", and all logos related to the PayPal Services are either
trademarks or registered trademarks of PayPal or PayPal's licensors. You may not copy, imitate or use
them without PayPal's prior written consent. In addition, all page headers, custom graphics, button icons,
and scripts are service marks, trademarks, and/or trade dress of PayPal. You may not copy, imitate, or use
them without our prior written consent. You may use HTML logos provided by PayPal through our
Merchant services, auction tools features or affiliate programs without prior written consent for the
purpose of directing web traffic to the PayPal Services. You may not alter, modify or change these HTML
logos in any way, use them in a manner that is disparaging to PayPal or the PayPal Services or display
them in any manner that implies PayPal's sponsorship or endorsement. All right, title and interest in and
to the PayPal website, any content thereon, the PayPal Services, the technology related to the PayPal
Services, and any and all technology and any content created or derived from any of the foregoing is the
exclusive property of PayPal and its licensors.
1.5 Assignment. You may not transfer or assign any rights or obligations you have under this Agreement
without PayPal's prior written consent. PayPal reserves the right to transfer or assign this Agreement or
any right or obligation under this Agreement at any time.
1.6 Password Security and Keeping Your Email and Address Current. You are responsible for
maintaining adequate security and control of any and all IDs, passwords, personal identification numbers
(PINs), or any other codes that you use to access the PayPal Services. If you use a PayPal Payment Card,
you should also carefully safeguard this card. You are responsible for keeping your mailing address and
email address up to date in your Account Profile.
1.7 Notices to You. You agree that PayPal may provide you Communications about your Account and
the PayPal Services electronically as described in our Electronic Communications Delivery Policy. Any
electronic Communications will be considered to be received by you within 24 hours after the time we
post it to our website or email it to you. Any Communications sent to you by postal mail will be
considered to be received by you 3 Business Days after we send it.
1.8 Notices to PayPal. Except as otherwise stated above in the Electronic Communications Delivery
Policy, and below in Section 12 (Resolution Procedures for Unauthorized Transactions and Other Errors)
and Section 14 (Disputes with PayPal), notice to PayPal must be sent by postal mail to: PayPal, Inc.,
Attention: Legal Department, 2211 North First Street, San Jose, California 95131.
1.9 Account Statement. You have the right to receive an Account statement. You may view your
Account statement by logging into your Account.
1.10(a) Contacting You. In order to contact you more efficiently, we may at times contact you using
autodialed or prerecorded message calls or text messages at the telephone number(s) you have provided
us. We may place such calls or texts to (i) provide notices regarding your Account or Account activity,
(ii) investigate or prevent fraud, or (iii) collect a debt owed to us. You agree that we and our service
providers may contact you using autodialed or prerecorded message calls and text messages to carry out
the purposes we have identified above. We may share your phone number(s) with service providers with
whom we contract to assist us in pursuing these interests, but will not share your phone number(s) with
third parties for their own purposes without your consent. Standard telephone minute and text charges
may apply. We and our service providers will not use autodialed or prerecorded message calls or texts to
contact you for marketing purposes at the telephone number(s) you designate unless we receive your prior
express written consent.
1.10(b) Your Choices. You do not have to consent to receive autodialed or prerecorded message calls or
texts in order to use and enjoy PayPal’s products and services. Where PayPal is required to obtain your
consent for such communications, you may choose to revoke your consent by contacting customer
support at 1-844-629-9108 and informing us of your preferences.
1.11 Recording Calls. You understand and agree that PayPal may, without further notice or warning and
in our discretion, monitor or record telephone conversations you or anyone acting on your behalf has with
PayPal or its agents for quality control and training purposes or for its own protection. You acknowledge
and understand that, while your communications with PayPal may be overheard, monitored, or recorded
without further notice or warning, not all telephone lines or calls may be recorded by PayPal, and PayPal
does not guarantee that recordings of any particular telephone calls will be retained or retrievable.
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2. Accounts.
2.1 Eligibility. To be eligible to use the PayPal Services, you must be at least 18 years old and a resident
of the United States or one of the countries listed on the PayPal WorldWide page. This Agreement
applies only to Users who are residents of the United States. If you are a resident of another country, you
may access the agreement that applies to you from our website in your country.
2.2 Personal and Business Accounts; Types of Transactions. We offer the following types of
Accounts: Personal and Business Accounts. By opening a Business Account and accepting the terms as
outlined in this Agreement, you attest that you are not establishing the Account primarily for personal,
family, or household purposes.
You may send money from, and receive money into, your Account, as described in more detail in Section
3 (Sending Money) and Section 4 (Receiving Money). You may also add money to your Balance using an
available Payment Method, as described in more detail in Section 3, and withdraw money from your
Balance, as described in more detail in Section 6 (Withdrawing Money).
2.3 Identity Authentication. You authorize PayPal, directly or through third parties, to make any
inquiries we consider necessary to validate your identity. This may include asking you for further
information, requiring you to provide your date of birth, a taxpayer identification number and other
information that will allow us to reasonably identify you, requiring you to take steps to confirm
ownership of your email address or financial instruments, ordering a credit report, or verifying your
Information against third party databases or through other sources. We may also ask to see your driver’s
license or other identifying documents at any time. If you use certain PayPal Services, federal law
requires that PayPal verify some of your Information. PayPal reserves the right to close, suspend, or limit
access to your Account and/or the PayPal Services in the event we are unable to obtain or verify this
Information.
2.4 Credit Report Authorization. If you open a Business Account, you are providing PayPal with
written instructions and authorization in accordance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act to obtain your
personal and/or business credit report from a credit bureau. You are also authorizing PayPal to obtain
your personal and/or business credit report: (a) when you upgrade your Personal Account to a Business
Account, (b) when you request certain new products, such as the PayPal Debit Card, or (c) at any time
PayPal reasonably believes there may be an increased level of risk associated with your Business
Account.
2.5 Third Party Permissions. If you grant express permission to a third party to take specific actions on
your behalf, or access particular information about your Account, either through your use of the third
party's product or service or through your Account Profile, you acknowledge that PayPal may disclose the
information about your Account that is specifically authorized by you to this third party. You also
acknowledge that granting permission to a third party to take specific actions on your behalf does not
relieve you of any of your responsibilities under this Agreement. Further, you acknowledge and agree that
you will not hold PayPal responsible for, and will indemnify PayPal from, any liability arising from the
actions or inactions of this third party in connection with the permissions you grant. You may change or
remove these permissions at any time by changing your settings in your Account Profile.
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3. Sending Money.
3.1 You can send money to anyone with an email address or mobile number. The money will go to their
PayPal account. If they do not have a PayPal account, they will have 30 days to create an account or the
payment will be refunded.
3.2 Sending Limits. We may, at our discretion, impose limits on the amount of money you can send
through the PayPal Services, including money you send for purchases. You can view your sending limit,
if any, by logging into your Account. If you have a Verified Account, we may increase your sending
limits.
3.3 Default Payment Methods. When you make a payment, if you have not selected a Preferred Payment
Method, PayPal will fund your transaction in this order:
a. Balance
b. Instant Transfer from your bank account
c. PayPal Credit
d. PayPal Cards
e. Debit card
f. Credit card
g. eCheck
Note: If you do not want to use your Balance, you can withdraw it before making a payment.
3.4 Preferred Payment Method. You may select a Preferred Payment Method each time you make a
payment, except when making a Preapproved Payment, a No Log-In Payment, or an In-Store Checkout
payment. Certain funding sources may not be available for certain products; if there are funding source
limitations, these will be disclosed to you as part of your transaction flow for the specific product in
question. For a Preapproved Payment or, in most instances, a No Log-In Payment, you can select a
Preferred Payment Method when you provide your initial authorization for this payment and/or through
the My Preapproved Payments section of your Account Profile (it may be called "Backup Payment
Method"). For In-Store Checkout payments, you may change your Preferred Payment Method in your
Account Profile prior to initiating your transaction.
If you select a Preferred Payment Method but have available Balance in your Account, your Balance will
be used to fund your payment first. If you set PayPal Credit, PayPal Cards or eCheck as your Preferred
Payment Method in your Account Profile, it will be used to fund your PayPal payments first, even if you
have a Balance.
3.5 Payment Method Limitations. In order to manage risk, PayPal may limit the Payment Methods
available for a transaction. In addition, Payment Methods may be limited if you make a PayPal payment
through certain third party websites or applications. For PayPal Business Payments, you are limited to
funding your PayPal payment with either (or both) your Balance or by eCheck. In all such cases, you may
choose to continue with the transaction with the understanding that you may have fewer avenues available
for dispute resolution should the transaction turn out to be unsatisfactory.
3.6 Bank Transfers. When you use your bank account as your Payment Method for any transaction or to
initiate an Add Money transaction, you are requesting an electronic transfer from your bank account. For
these transactions, PayPal will make electronic transfers via ACH from your bank account in the amount
you specify. You agree that such requests constitute your authorization to PayPal to make the transfers.
Once you have provided your authorization for the transfer, you will not be able to cancel the electronic
transfer. For Pay After Delivery transactions please see Section 3.14. You give PayPal the right to
resubmit any ACH debit you authorized that is returned for insufficient or uncollected funds.
3.7 Refused and Refunded Transactions. When you send money, the recipient is not required to accept
it. You agree that you will not hold PayPal liable for any damages resulting from a recipient's decision not
to accept a payment made through the PayPal Services. Any unclaimed, refunded or denied payment will
be returned to your Balance or to the original Payment Method. We will return any unclaimed payment to
you within 30 Days of the date you initiated payment.
3.8 Merchant Processing Delay. When you send a payment to certain Merchants, you are providing an
Authorization to the Merchant to process your payment and complete the transaction. The payment will
be held as pending until the Merchant processes your payment. Some Merchants may delay processing
your payment. In such an instance, your Authorization will remain valid for up to 30 Days. If your
payment requires a currency conversion, the exchange rate, which will include the Currency Conversion
spread described in Section 8 (Fees), will be determined at the time the Merchant processes your payment
and completes the transaction.
3.9 Preapproved Payments. A Preapproved Payment, including an In-Store Checkout payment, is a
payment in which you authorize a Merchant to directly charge your Account on a one-time, regular, or
sporadic basis. Preapproved Payments are sometimes called "subscriptions", "recurring payments”,
"preauthorized transfers" or "automatic payments". Within 2 Business Days of any Preapproved Payment
made from your Account, you will receive a confirmation of this transaction by email. The following
applies to any Preapproved Payments you make:
a. Notice for Certain Preapproved Payments. If a Preapproved Payment will vary in amount and is
made using an Instant Transfer, eCheck, debit card Payment Method or your Balance, you have the
right to advance notice of the amount and date of the transfer from the Merchant at least 10 Days
before the transfer is made. If the Merchant provides the option, you may choose to receive this
advance notice only when the amount of your Preapproved Payment will fall outside a range
established between you and the Merchant. This notice is designed to protect you from having
insufficient funds in your bank account to cover the Preapproved Payment.
b. Stopping a Preapproved Payment. You may stop a Preapproved Payment at any time up to 3
Business Days before the date of the next scheduled payment by notifying PayPal and/or the
Merchant. To stop a Preapproved Payment by notifying PayPal, you must access the My
Preapproved Payments section of your Account Profile and follow the links to stop the payment.
You may also stop a Preapproved Payment by calling PayPal at (402) 935-2050. Please keep in
mind that Preapproved Payments are sometimes referred to as "subscriptions", "recurring
payments", "preauthorized transfers", or "automatic payments". Once you contact PayPal to stop a
Preapproved Payment, all future Preapproved Payments under your agreement with the Merchant
will be stopped. If you stop a Preapproved Payment you may still be liable to the Merchant for the
payment or other penalties under the terms of your agreement with the Merchant and you may be
required to pay the Merchant through alternative means. We will be liable for your losses or
damages directly caused by our failure to stop any Preapproved Payment if you have followed the
instructions in this section to notify us.
c. Preapproved Payments for In-Store Checkout. For In-Store Checkout transactions, if we are not
able to get an authorization from the Preferred Payment Method you have set with us but we allow
you to proceed with the transaction and pay the Merchant, you authorize us to debit your PayPal
Account or any of the Payment Methods linked to your PayPal Account to fund your transaction or
recover any amounts we paid the Merchant on your behalf. We will only recover up to the amount
of the In-Store Checkout transaction you authorized and we paid. You may cancel the authorization
for In-Store Checkout in your Account Profile, but you will still be able to pay in stores using
Mobile In-Store Payments.
3.10 Accuracy of Information.
You are responsible for confirming the accuracy of the information you provide about each payment you
send, including the email address or telephone number of the recipient and the amount of the transaction.
3.11 PayPal Mobile. PayPal Mobile allows you to access certain PayPal Services through your mobile
phone. PayPal Mobile is not available in all countries. If you use PayPal Mobile, you are responsible for
any fees that your phone service provider charges, such as fees for SMS, data services, and any other fees
that your phone service provider may charge. Your phone service provider is not the provider of the
PayPal Services.
3.12 Debit Card Processing. PayPal will process your debit card funded transactions through either the
ATM debit network or the Visa, MasterCard or Discover network. If we process your debit card through
an ATM debit network, we may provide you with the opportunity to switch to a Visa, MasterCard or
Discover network by changing your preferences for that debit card in your Account Profile. If you use
your PayPal Debit Card for a payment that is not in U.S. Dollars, your transaction will be funded with
your U.S. Dollar Balance, even if you have a Balance in another currency. Any required currency
conversion will be performed by Visa, MasterCard, Discover or a similar third party and may be subject
to a fee by that third party.
3.13 Credit Card Information. If your credit card account number changes or your credit card
expiration date changes, we may acquire that information from our financial services partner and update
your Account.
3.14 Digital Goods Micropayment Purchases. If you purchase Digital Goods from certain Merchants
using PayPal, we may offer you the option to pay for those goods at a later date, at no additional cost to
you ("Post Payment Option"). We may offer you this option at our discretion, which we may revoke at
any time. The Post Payment Option is only enabled if you have no Balance in your Account. The amounts
you pay using the Post Payment Option will be deducted from your Account no more than 21 Days
following your initial purchase, or when your Digital Goods purchases using the Post Payment Option
reach a certain amount that is no more than $25.00 USD, whichever is earlier. This date and amount will
be stated in your transaction details shown under your History in the “My Account” tab or in the Account
activity in the ”Summary” and “Activity” tabs of your Account. If you use the Post Payment Option but
subsequently change your settings through your Account Profile to pay for these purchases at the time
you make them, you will not be able to switch back to the Post Payment Option for a period of 6 months.
3.15 Pay After Delivery ("PAD"). The Pay After Delivery payment option allows qualifying buyers to
purchase eligible items and wait up to 14 days to pay for them. The PAD payment option is only available
for eligible purchases under $10,000.00 and is not available to all buyers. In order to use PAD, qualifying
buyers must have a valid checking or other qualifying account at a bank which is linked to their PayPal
Account and identified as their primary bank account from which funding transfers may be withdrawn; if
there is no valid linked bank account then PAD will not be available, even if the qualifying buyer has
used PAD before. Where a buyer and item purchased are eligible for PAD, which shall be determined in
PayPal's sole discretion, buyer may choose the PAD payment option at the time of purchase. Although
PayPal will not impose a fee for a buyer's use of PAD, it is possible a third party, such as the financial
institution holding the primary bank account, may impose a fee in connection with the payment or
purchase, in addition to the amount of the transaction.
If buyer selects PAD as the payment method:
a. The entire transaction amount will be funded from the buyer's primary bank account linked to
buyer's PayPal Account, even if the buyer has a balance in their PayPal Account, except where there
are insufficient available funds in the primary bank account. Buyer authorizes PayPal to submit the
debit to buyer's primary bank account for the amount of the transaction, and resubmit it again if the
initial debit is rejected or insufficient. In the event there are insufficient available funds in buyer's
primary bank account, buyer authorizes PayPal to fund the remaining amount of the transaction
from any of the following sources: PayPal Balance, credit card, or debit card. For each payment
using PAD, buyer authorizes PayPal to debit the primary bank account for the full amount of the
payment 14 Days after the transaction date, or sooner in accordance with buyer's instructions.
PayPal will send buyer by email a reminder before the scheduled debit.
b. Where buyer has qualified for and initiated a PAD transaction, PAD will be identified as buyer's
Preferred Payment Method for future eligible transactions; however, buyer may change their
Preferred Payment Method at any time for future transactions. Buyer will still need to select the
PAD payment option for each qualifying payment at the time of the transaction. Buyer may select a
different Payment Method for future transactions and change their Payment Method at the time the
buyer makes the payment.
c. Buyer's PayPal Purchase Protection rights described in Section 13 of the User Agreement will apply
to a purchase using a PAD payment option, except a buyer using PAD must file a dispute within 180
Days from the date of the purchase. If buyer has a problem with their purchase buyer must follow
the procedures described in Section 13 of the PayPal User Agreement. If buyer files a dispute within
14 Days of making the purchase with PAD, PayPal will debit the primary bank account after the
resolution process is complete and only if buyer loses. Buyer authorizes PayPal to debit their
primary bank account for the full amount of the payment if buyer loses a PayPal Purchase Protection
claim.
PayPal has the right, at any time and in its sole discretion, to terminate, cancel, suspend or modify the
PAD payment option, qualifications or eligibility for PAD, or any buyer's ability to use PAD.
3.16 In-Store Checkout.
a. General. In-Store Checkout allows you to make payments using your PayPal Account in a
Merchant’s physical store if the Merchant accepts PayPal. In-Store Checkout payments are made
using your mobile phone number, a PayPal payment card (the “PayPal Payment Card”), or Mobile
In-Store Payments. You must confirm your mobile phone number with PayPal by registering it with
PayPal, setting a PIN, and receiving a confirmation from us via SMS. You may request a PayPal
Payment Card for In-Store Checkout at www.PayPal.com/anywhere. If you do not receive your
PayPal Payment Card within 14 Days after requesting it, or if your card is lost or stolen, you must
follow the procedures set forth in Section 12 to report the lost or stolen card.
b. Wish Lists. If you sign up for In-Store Checkout, you will be able to create wish lists of goods or
services within your PayPal Account that you would like to store for future purchasing decisions
(“Wish Lists”). You can create a Wish List by adding a product or service directly to your Wish
List by logging into your PayPal Account, or through PayPal Shopping searches. The results of any
search on PayPal Shopping will be generated by third party service providers of PayPal. These
search results can be saved into your Wish List. PayPal has no liability for the search results
generated by its third party service providers, the information contained in those results, or the
failure of any Merchant to honor the price or terms included in the search results.
c. Social Sharing of Offers. If you have an Offer in your PayPal Account, you can share it with your
online community of friends and family via social sharing sites with whom we integrate. If you
share any Offers, you may be required to first consent to certain information being shared by us with
the social sharing site. Any data received by PayPal from these social sharing sites will be subject to
our Privacy Policy. In addition to complying with the other requirements of Section 9.1 below, you
agree that you will not post any content that is obscene or offensive from your PayPal Account or in
connection with the Offer you are sharing.
d. Loyalty Cards. In-Store Checkout allows you to store your Merchant loyalty card numbers or bar
codes, where applicable, in your PayPal Account for certain Merchants. When you store your
loyalty card numbers or bar codes in your PayPal Account, you will earn any rewards, subject to the
Merchant’s loyalty card terms and conditions, at the time you make your payment to the Merchant
by presenting the stored loyalty card number or bar code to the Merchant at the point of sale. It is
your responsibility to make sure that you have entered in your loyalty card information correctly and
that you update it as necessary. It is also your responsibility to ensure that you are receiving the
rewards to which you are entitled. PayPal is not responsible for managing your loyalty card account
by offering this service and any questions about your loyalty card or associated rewards program
should be directed to the Merchant that offers the card.
3.17 Special Offers. You may receive promotional offers from PayPal, such as coupons, Merchant
Specific Promotional Balances and other deals (together, "Offers") that can be applied to purchases you
make at participating stores and websites using your PayPal Account.
a. Offer Redemption. To redeem an Offer, you must first save it to your PayPal Account. Some
Offers are saved automatically. The Offer applies to your next eligible purchase made through your
PayPal Account at the offering Merchant, unless you mark the Offer for later use. Some Offers may
apply solely to In-Store Checkout transactions, while others may be used solely for online
transactions check Offer terms for details. The Offer is valid from 12:01 AM EST on the Offer’s
start date through 11:59 EST on the Offer’s expiration date. Merchant Specific Promotional
Balances are applied to post-sales tax amounts.
b. Terms. Offers may be subject to additional terms provided with the Offer. The Merchant and/or
PayPal set the Offer terms, which may be viewed when you receive the Offer or in your PayPal
Account if the Offer is saved there.
c. Refunds. Offer terms apply to refunds for items purchased using the Offer. The refunded amount
may go back to the Offer, your Payment Method for the transaction, your PayPal Balance or a
combination of the above. If you redeem a Merchant Specific Promotional Balance, the following
refund terms apply: If you seek a full refund for a purchase that applied the Offer, you will receive
the full refund amount minus the Offer value. If a partial refund is provided, you will receive the
partial refund amount minus the Offer value. Offers are still subject to their expiration dates.
Refunds are also subject to the merchant’s refund policy.
d. Limits of Liability and Exclusions. PayPal has no liability if you fail to use any Offers prior to
expiration or if PayPal does not remind you of pending Offers or their expiration dates. PayPal is not
responsible for Offer terms set by a Merchant or for the compliance of those terms with any
applicable laws.
3.18 Initial Transaction Covered by PayPal
a. If PayPal has covered your first transaction when you set up your PayPal Account this section
applies to you.
b. Having your initial transaction covered by PayPal is a one-time feature to allow eligible new
customers additional time to add a Payment Method and pay for your transaction. Eligibility is
determined by PayPal in our sole discretion. If you are an eligible new customer, we will pay the
Merchant on your behalf. You agree that you may have up to 30 Days to pay for your transaction by
logging into your PayPal Account and adding a Payment Method to pay for your transaction.
c. You authorize PayPal to charge the first Payment Method that you add after your initial transaction
to pay for this transaction.
d. If the first Payment Method that you add to your PayPal Account is not available or is rejected, you
authorize us to use any of the eligible Payment Methods linked to your PayPal Account to recover
this amount. We will only recover up to the amount of the transaction you authorized. If you do not
pay this amount back after 60 Days we may take action to collect the amount due from you to the
full extent permitted by law, and we may restrict further use of your PayPal Account.
e. If we covered a purchase for you at the time you opened your PayPal Account, we will not cover
any later purchase.
f. PayPal has the right, subject to applicable law, to terminate, cancel, suspend or modify this section
at any time, but any modification will not affect purchases previously covered.
3.19 Other Disclosures Regarding Credit
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 separately for credit.
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4. Receiving Money.
4.1 Receiving Personal Payments. If you are selling goods or services, you may not ask the buyer to
send you a Personal Payment for the purchase. If you do so, PayPal may remove your ability to accept
Personal Payments.
4.2 Payment Review. Payment Review is a process by which PayPal reviews certain potentially high-risk
transactions. If a payment is subject to Payment Review, PayPal will place a hold on the payment and
provide notice to the Seller to delay shipping of the item. PayPal will conduct a review and either clear or
cancel the payment. If the payment is cleared, PayPal will provide notice to the Seller to ship the item.
Otherwise, PayPal will cancel the payment and the funds will be returned to the buyer. All payments that
clear Payment Review will be eligible for PayPal Seller protection coverage if they meet the PayPal Seller
protection requirements. PayPal will provide notices to you by email and in the “History” or “Activity
tab of your Account.
4.3 Risk of Reversals, Chargebacks and Claims. When you receive a payment, you are liable to PayPal
for the full amount of the payment sent to you plus any Fees if the payment is later invalidated for any
reason. This means that, in addition to any other liability, you will be responsible for the amount of the
payment sent by the sender, plus the applicable Fees listed in Section 8 (Fees) of this Agreement if you
lose a Claim or a Chargeback or if there is a Reversal of the payment. You agree to allow PayPal to
recover any amounts due to PayPal by debiting your Balance. If there are insufficient funds in your
Balance to cover your liability, you agree to reimburse PayPal through other means. If a sender of a
payment files a Chargeback, the credit card issuer, not PayPal, will determine who wins the Chargeback.
4.4 Refund and Reversal Currencies. All refunds and reversals will be made in the same currency as the
original transaction. If your transaction must be refunded or reversed and you do not have the correct
currency available in your Balance, a currency conversion will be performed.
4.5 No Surcharges. You agree that you will not impose a surcharge or any other fee for accepting PayPal
as a payment method. You may charge a handling fee in connection with the sale of goods or services as
long as the handling fee does not operate as a surcharge and is not higher than the handling fee you charge
for non-PayPal transactions.
4.6 Taxes. It is your responsibility to determine what, if any, taxes apply to the payments you make or
receive, and it is your responsibility to collect, report and remit the correct tax to the appropriate tax
authority. PayPal is not responsible for determining whether taxes apply to your transaction, or for
collecting, reporting or remitting any taxes arising from any transaction. You acknowledge that PayPal
will report to the Internal Revenue Service the total amount of payments for goods and services you
receive each calendar year into all the Accounts you own if you receive into these Accounts (i) more than
$20,000 in payments for goods or services and (ii) receive more than 200 payments for goods or services
in the same calendar year.
4.7 Receiving Payments from Student Accounts. PayPal may block your ability to receive payments
from Student Accounts if you sell goods or services that may be illegal for minors to purchase under any
applicable laws or regulations. This includes, but is not limited to, alcohol, tobacco or adult-oriented
materials.
4.8 Your Refund Policy and Privacy Policy. If you sell goods or services, we recommend that you have
a published return policy and a published privacy policy on your website and, if applicable, at your point
of sale, including your In-Store Checkout point of sale.
4.9 Receiving Preapproved Payments.
If you receive Preapproved Payments, you must comply with the following requirements:
a. Authorization. You must receive your buyer’s prior Authorization for the amount, frequency, and
duration of the Preapproved Payment. You must provide your buyer with notice of the amount and
date of each Preapproved Payment at least 10 Days before the transfer, unless the buyer has elected
to receive notices only for varying amounts, as described in clause (b) below.
b. Notice Requirements for Varying Amounts. If the amount of the Preapproved Payment varies, you
must provide your buyer with notice of the amount and date of each Preapproved Payment transfer
at least 10 Days before the transfer. You may also give the buyer the option to receive notice only
when the amount of a Preapproved Payment falls outside a range that you and the buyer have agreed
upon in advance. If the buyer has chosen to receive notices only for Preapproved Payments falling
outside the agreed upon range, then you must send your buyer notice of the amount and date of
those transfers at least 10 Days before the transfer.
c. Required Stop Payment Procedures for Preapproved Payments. You must provide buyers with the
ability to stop a Preapproved Payment up to 3 Business Days before the scheduled date of the
Preapproved Payment. If a buyer has stopped or canceled a Preapproved Payment, you may not
restart future payments without the written Authorization of the buyer. In addition, if your buyer
signed up for the Preapproved Payment through an online method, you must provide a simple and
easily accessible online cancellation procedure.
4.10 No Log-In Payments. If you receive No Log-In Payments you must receive your buyer’s
Authorization for the payment amount prior to submitting the No Log-In Payment.
4.11 Micropayments for Digital Goods. To qualify to receive Micropayments for Digital Goods, you
must submit an application, be approved by us, and have an Account in good standing. By applying for
Micropayments for Digital Goods, you agree that for Digital Goods transactions you receive up to the
amounts in the table below, if a buyer opens a Dispute, PayPal may reverse the transaction, and remove
the funds from your Account without requiring the buyer to escalate the Dispute to a Claim.
Each buyer will be limited to a maximum of three such reversals per month and after reaching this limit
will be required to follow PayPal’s standard dispute resolution process for any additional Disputes they
file.
Currency
Amount
Currency
Amount
Australian Dollar:
$9.99 AUD
New Zealand Dollar:
$9.99 NZD
Brazilian Real:
7.99 BRL
Norwegian Krone:
29.99 NOK
Canadian Dollar:
$3.99 CAD
Philippine Peso:
499.99 PHP
Czech Republic Koruna:
99.99 CZK
Polish New Zloty:
19.99 PLN
Danish Krone:
24.99 DKK
Singaporean Dollar:
$9.99 SGD
Euro:
€3.99 EUR
Swedish Krona:
34.99 SEK
Hong Kong Dollar:
$49.99 HKD
Swiss Franc:
4.99 CHF
Hungarian Forint:
999 HUF
Taiwan New Dollar:
249.00 TWD
Israeli New Shekel:
15.99 ILS
Thai Baht:
249.99 THB
Japanese Yen:
¥999 JPY
U.K. Pound Sterling:
£3.99 GBP
Mexican Peso:
$39.99 MXN
U.S. Dollar:
$3.99 USD
4.12 PayPal Business Payments. If you offer PayPal Business Payments in a payment flow, you shall
not offer any other PayPal-branded payment option in the same flow.
4.13 Card Not Present Transactions. Except for PayPal Debit Card transactions, you acknowledge that
all debit or credit card funded transactions from a buyer’s Account are processed as “card not present”
transactions, even where the buyer is at the physical point of sale. Under the card association rules, a
buyer has different Chargeback rights for “card not present” transactions than for transactions where the
buyer physically presents the card to the seller.
4.14 Mobile In-Store Payments. If you receive Mobile In-Store Payments you must communicate the
amount of the transaction to the customer before the transaction takes place. You may charge your
customer’s PayPal account only for transactions that they have authorized. You must also provide
customers with a physical receipt if they request one. You agree that any transaction that you submit shall
have an accurate and true description of the goods and services being purchased.
4.15 PayPal Advertising Program: The PayPal Advertising Program enables qualifying Merchants to
place PayPal-hosted banners and buttons promoting PayPal Services and/or PayPal Credit (“Advertising
Banners”) on their websites, in their customer emails, and on their eBay stores.
If you participate in the PayPal Advertising Program, you must comply with the following requirements:
a. You must comply with Advertising Banner integration requirements provided by PayPal or
authorized third party providers to ensure that Advertising Banners are accurately presented.
b. You are prohibited from modifying Advertising Banners or altering their presentation in any way.
c. You are prohibited from copying Advertising Banners from other websites. Instead, you must use
the HTML code as provided by PayPal to place Advertising Banners on your websites, eBay stores
or in customer communications.
d. You are prohibited from creating, hosting and displaying your own Advertising Banners on your
websites, eBay stores or in customer communications, unless authorized by PayPal in writing.
e. You must use the Advertising Banners in their entirety with all the links and language provided by
PayPal.
f. You may not post Advertising Banners on social media networks or platforms, unless authorized by
PayPal in writing.
g. If Advertising Banners on your website, customer communications or eBay stores fail to
automatically update, you will cooperate with PayPal to (i) manually update the Advertising
Banners as they appear on your sites; (ii) repair or reinstall the HTML code to facilitate future
updates; and (iii) remove any non-current messaging or PayPal Credit offer terms from your sites.
h. If you fail to comply with any use or implementation requirements as communicated by PayPal or
authorized third party providers, you will be liable for any resulting damages suffered by PayPal or
any third parties, and PayPal may remove or modify your Advertising Banners.
i. If you stop using a qualifying PayPal payments solution, you must immediately remove all
Advertising Banners from your sites and customer communications and/or cooperate with PayPal or
your third party provider to do so.
If you present Advertising Banners that include PayPal Credit messaging, you must also comply with the
following, additional requirements:
a. You must use a PayPal payments solution that is pre-integrated with PayPal Credit, unless
authorized by PayPal in writing. See eligible PayPal payments solutions.
b. If you receive customer inquiries relating to PayPal Credit, you must direct the customer to PayPal
Credit Customer Support at (866) 528-3733. If a customer is unable to process a transaction using
PayPal Credit, you are prohibited from communicating any reason for the customer’s decline. You
are also prohibited from representing or holding yourself out to represent PayPal Credit in any way.
Advertising Banners may be changed at any time for any reason. PayPal may also discontinue any
Advertising Banners and/or the PayPal Advertising Program at any time, at its sole discretion.
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5. Account Balances.
5.1 Balances. You do not need to maintain a Balance in your Account in order to make or receive
payments. If you do hold a Balance, that Balance represents an unsecured claim against PayPal and is not
insured by the FDIC. PayPal will combine your Balance with the Balances of other Users and will invest
those funds in liquid investments in accordance with State money transmitter laws. PayPal will own the
interest or other earnings on pooled Balances. PayPal will hold pooled Balances separate from its
corporate funds and will not use Balances for its operating expenses or for any other corporate purposes.
PayPal will not voluntarily make Balances available to its creditors in the event of bankruptcy. In
addition, the issuer of the PayPal Debit Card, which is The Bancorp Bank, holds debit card customer
balances in a pooled account held in the debit card issuer’s name for the benefit of PayPal debit card
users.
5.2 Negative Balances and Multiple Currencies. If your Account has a negative Balance, PayPal may
deduct amounts you owe PayPal from money you subsequently add or receive into your Account. If you
have multiple currency Balances in your Account and one of the currency Balances becomes negative for
any reason, PayPal may set off the negative Balance by using funds you maintain in a different currency
Balance. If you have a negative balance in non-U.S. Dollars for a period of 21 Days or longer, PayPal will
convert this negative Balance to U.S. Dollars. If you open more than one Account, PayPal may set off the
negative Balance in one Account by using any Balance that you maintain in your other Account(s). In the
event that a negative Balance is offset by PayPal pursuant to this paragraph, it may be bundled with
another debit coming out of your Account.
5.3 Risks of Maintaining Balances in Multiple Currencies. You are responsible for all risks associated
with maintaining Balances in multiple currencies. You agree that you will not attempt to use multiple
currencies for speculative trading.
5.4 Setoff of Past Due Amounts. If you have a past due amount owed to PayPal, an Affiliate or eBay,
Inc., PayPal may debit your Account to pay any amounts that are more than 180 Days past due.
5.5 Security Interest. To secure your performance of this Agreement, you grant to PayPal a lien on and
security interest in and to the Balances in your Account in the possession of PayPal.
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6. Withdrawing Money.
6.1 How to Withdraw Money. You may withdraw funds from your Account by electronically
transferring them to your bank account, requesting a physical check through the mail, or using your
PayPal Debit Card (eligible Users only). Funds may only be withdrawn in US Dollars. If you request a
physical check, you will be charged the Withdrawing your Balance Fee as set out in Section 8. Generally,
we will send checks only to Confirmed Addresses, unless you have a Verified Account. We will not send
checks to P.O. Boxes. If you would like us to send a check to an address that does not meet these criteria,
you must contact Customer Service and provide the documentation that we request to verify your
association with the address. If you fail to cash a check within 180 Days of the date of issuance, we will
return the funds to your Balance but we will retain the Withdrawing your Balance Fee.
6.2 Withdrawal Limits. Depending on the degree to which you have Verified your Account, we may
limit the amount you may withdraw to $500.00 USD per month. You can view your withdrawal limit, if
any, by logging into your Account. In addition, we may delay withdrawals of large sums of money while
we perform a risk review.
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7. Closing Your Account.
7.1 How to Close Your Account. You may close your Account at any time by following the instructions
in your Account Profile. Upon Account closure, we will cancel any pending transactions and you will
forfeit any Balances associated with Redemption Codes, unless otherwise legally prohibited. You must
withdraw your Balance prior to closing your Account. If you have a pending PAD payment, we will not
close your Account until that payment has been made, but we may limit your ability to make additional
transactions using your Account.
7.2 Limitations on Closing Your Account. You may not close your Account to evade an investigation.
If you attempt to close your Account while we are conducting an investigation, we may hold your
Balance for up to 180 Days to protect PayPal, its affiliates, or a third party against the risk of Reversals,
Chargebacks, Claims, fees, fines, penalties and other liability. You will remain liable for all obligations
related to your Account even after the Account is closed. You may not close your Account if you have an
open PayPal Credit Account linked to your Account; however, your Account may be restricted at your
request so it is only open to enable you to service your PayPal Credit Account online.
7.3 Escheatment of Dormant Accounts. If you do not log in to your Account for two or more years,
PayPal may close your Account and send the Balance to your primary address or, if required, escheat
(send) your Balance to your state of residency. PayPal will determine your residency based on the state
listed in your primary address. If your address is unknown or registered in a foreign country, your
Balance will be escheated to the state of Delaware. Where required, PayPal will send you a notice prior to
escheating or closing your Account. If you fail to respond to this notice, your Balance will be escheated to
the applicable state. If you would like to claim any escheated Balance from the state, please contact your
state's Unclaimed Property Administrator.
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8. Fees and Currency Conversion.
8.1 Fees Overview.
Fees are based on whether you are making a Purchase Payment, a Personal Payment or a PayPal Business
Payment. Some fees are expressed as a percentage of the payment amount. All Fees are in U.S. Dollars
unless otherwise stated.
a. For Purchase Payments, the recipient of the payment will always pay the Fee.
b. For Personal Payments, the following applies:
a. The Fee depends on the Payment Method you use.
b. The Fee is paid by either the sender or recipient, not both.
c. The sender of the payment generally determines who pays the Fee at the time the sender makes
the payment. If you send a Personal Payment from a third party (non-PayPal) website or by
using a third party’s product or service, then the third party will determine if the sender or
recipient of the Personal Payment will pay the Personal Payment Fee. This will be disclosed to
you by the third party before the Personal Payment is initiated.
However, for senders that have been upgraded to the updated PayPal user experience, there is
no longer an option to allow the recipient of a Personal Payment to pay the Fee. A sender of a
Personal Payment that has been upgraded to the updated PayPal user experience will always
pay the Fee (if a Fee applies). The Fee will be disclosed to you before the Personal Payment is
sent.
Senders of Personal Payments that have not been upgraded to the updated PayPal experience
may generally still determine whether the sender or recipient pays the fee. Therefore, if you
receive a Personal Payment from a sender that has not been upgraded to the updated PayPal
experience, the recipient may pay the Fee, depending on the sender’s determination.
The Fee is waived if you send a Personal Payment to someone in the United States in U.S.
Dollars and you use your bank or Balance as the exclusive Payment Method. If you use a
different Payment method to send a Personal Payment, the Fees set out below will apply.
d. Additional Fees apply if you are sending or receiving money to or from a country outside the
United States or transacting in a foreign currency.
e. If you use your credit card as the Payment Method for a Personal Payment, you may be
charged a cash-advance fee by your credit card company.
f. In some instances, Personal Payment pricing may not be available. In these instances, all
payments must be Purchase Payments.
g. Personal Payments may not be available on non-PayPal websites or other applications that
offer you the ability to send a payment from your Account.
h. Personal Payments may not be sent to recipients in certain countries.
c. For PayPal Business Payments, the PayPal Business Payment Fee is paid by the recipient unless it is
disclosed to you before you send the payment that you, the sender, must pay this Fee.
d. We reserve the right to adjust your future Fees at our sole discretion upon 30 days’ written notice to
you.
8.2 Domestic Payments in U.S. Dollars. This applies when both the sender and recipient are in the
United States and the payment is in U.S. Dollars.
a. Domestic Personal Payments in U.S. Dollars.
Activity
Personal Payment
Fee
Sending or
receiving*
Fee waived
Standard rate: 2.9%
+ $0.30 USD
*Sender generally determines whether the sender or recipient pays the Fee. See Section
8.1(b).
However, for senders that have been upgraded to the newly updated PayPal user
experience, there will no longer be an option to allow the recipient of the Personal Payment
to pay the Fee and such sender will always pay the Fee (if a Fee applies).
b. Domestic Purchase Payments in U.S. Dollars.
Activity
Purchase Payment Fee
Sending (buying)
Free
Receiving (selling)
Standard rate:
Mobile In-Store Payments rate:
2.9% + $0.30 USD
2.7%
Nonprofit rate**:
2.2% + $0.30
** Nonprofit rate is only available for registered charities with 501(c)(3) status.
8.3 Domestic Payments in a Foreign Currency. When both the sender and recipient are in the United
States, but the payment is in a currency other than U.S. Dollars, then the Fees above shall apply with the
following change: The $0.30 USD fixed fee portion of the Fees above will be replaced by the fixed fee of
the currency of the payment as described in Section 8.4(c) below.
8.4 International Payments. The following Fees apply when either the sender or recipient is outside the
United States.
a. Sending International Personal Payments from the United States. The Fee is based on the country of
the recipient.
Activity
Recipient’s
Country
Discount rate:
Personal Payment Fee
when Payment
Method is exclusively
Balance or bank
Standard rate: Personal Payment
Fee when another Payment
Method is used to fully or
partially fund the payment,
including a credit or debit card,
PayPal Credit or PayPal Cards
Sending*
Australia
1%
3.4% + Fixed Fee**
Brazil
1%
5.99% + Fixed Fee**
Canada
0%
2.9% + Fixed Fee**
Germany
2%
3.9% + Fixed Fee**
Japan
0.3%
3.9% + Fixed Fee**
Poland
1.0%
3.9% + Fixed Fee**
All countries
except as listed
0.5%
3.9% + Fixed Fee**
above
* Sender generally determines whether the sender or recipient pays the Fee. See Section
8.1(b).
However, for senders that have been upgraded to the newly updated PayPal user
experience, there will no longer be an option to allow the recipient of the Personal Payment
to pay the Fee and such sender will always pay the Fee.
**See Section 8.4(d) below for detailed list of fixed fees for international payments.
b. Receiving International Personal Payments in the United States.
Activity
Personal Payment Fee
when Payment Method is
exclusively Balance or
bank
Personal Payment Fee when another
Payment Method is used to fully or partially
fund the payment, including a credit or debit
card, PayPal Credit or PayPal Cards
Receiving*
1.0%
3.9% + Fixed Fee**
*Sender may determine whether the sender or the recipient pays the fee.
**See Section 8.4(d) below for detailed list of fixed fees for international payments.
c. International Purchase Payments.
Activity
Purchase Payment Fee
Sending from the United
States (buying)
Free*
Receiving in the United
States (selling)
Standard rate:
Mobile In-Store
Payments rate:
3.9% + Fixed Fee**
3.7%
Nonprofit rates***:
Monthly Donation
Volume:
$0.01 - $100,000.00
Over $100,000.00
Fee:
3.2% + Fixed
Fee**
2.9% + Fixed
Fee**
* Your financial institution may charge fees directly to the card you use to fund a
recipient’s country-border payment even where no currency conversion is involved.
** See Section 8.4(d) below for detailed list of fixed fees for international payments.
*** Nonprofit rates are only available for registered charities with 501(c)(3) status.
d. Fixed Fees. The fixed fee that applies is based on the currency of the payment:
Currency
Fee
Australian Dollar:
$0.30
AUD
Brazilian Real:
0.60 BRL
Canadian Dollar:
$0.30
CAD
Czech Koruna:
10.00
CZK
Danish Krone:
2.60 DKK
Euro (France) (Applicable to
International
Personal and Purchase Payments from
US sender to a receiver in France):
€0.25
EUR
Euro (Applicable where the currency
of the payment is Euro but the
receiver
is not in France):
€0.35
EUR
Hong Kong Dollar:
$2.35
HKD
Hungarian Forint:
90 HUF
Israeli Shekel:
1.20 ILS
Japanese Yen:
¥40 JPY
Mexican Peso:
$4.00
Currency
Fee
Norwegian Krone:
2.80 NOK
Philippine Peso:
15.00 PHP
Polish Zlotych:
1.35 PLN
Russian Ruble
10 RUB
Singapore Dollar:
$0.50
SGD
Swedish Krona:
3.25 SEK
Swiss Franc:
0.55 CHF
Taiwan New
Dollar:
10.00
TWD
Thai Baht:
11.00
THB
U.K. Pounds
Sterling:
£0.20
GBP
U.S. Dollar:
$0.30 USD
MXN
New Zealand Dollar:
$0.45
NZD
e.
8.5 Micropayments Fees. If you sign up for Micropayments pricing, then the micropayment Fees
provided in clauses (a) to (c) below will apply to all Purchase Payments you receive into your Account. If
you have both a Micropayments Pricing enabled Account and a standard pricing Account, you
acknowledge that it is your responsibility to correctly route your payments to the appropriate Account,
and that once a transaction is processed through the Account you selected, you may not request that the
transaction be processed through a different Account. If you use PayPal Payments Pro, you are not
eligible for Micropayments pricing.
a. Domestic Micropayments in U.S. Dollars. The following Fees apply when both the sender and
recipient are in the United States and the payment is in U.S. Dollars:
Activity
Micropayments Pricing Fees
Sending (buying)
Free
Receiving (selling)
5% + $0.05 USD
b. International Micropayments. The following Fees apply when either the sender or recipient is
outside the United States:
Activity
Micropayments Pricing Fees
Sending (buying)
Free*
Receiving (selling)
6% + Fixed Fee**
* Your financial institution may charge fees directly to the card you use to fund a cross-
border payment even where no currency conversion is involved.
** See clause 8.5(c) below for a detailed list of fixed fees for international payments.
c. Fixed Fees. The fixed fee that applies to international micropayments pricing is based on the
currency of the payment:
Currency
Fee
Australian Dollar:
$0.05 AUD
Brazilian Real:
0.10 BRL
Canadian Dollar:
$0.05 CAD
Czech Koruna:
1.67 CZK
Danish Krone:
0.43 DKK
Euro:
€0.05 EUR
Hong Kong Dollar:
$0.39 HKD
Hungarian Forint:
15 HUF
Israeli Shekel:
0.20 ILS
Japanese Yen:
¥7 JPY
Mexican Peso:
$0.55 MXN
New Zealand Dollar:
$0.08 NZD
Currency
Fee
Norwegian Krone:
0.47 NOK
Philippine Peso:
2.5 PHP
Polish Zlotych:
0.23 PLN
Russian Ruble*:
2 RUB
Singapore Dollar:
$0.08 SGD
Swedish Krona:
0.54 SEK
Swiss Franc:
0.09 CHF
Taiwan New Dollar:
2.00 TWD
Thai Baht:
1.80 THB
U.K. Pounds Sterling:
£0.05 GBP
U.S. Dollar:
$0.05 USD
d. *Subject to commencement of PayPal’s Russian Ruble service.
8.6 PayPal Business Payment Fee. The PayPal Business Payment Fee is currently being offered as a
pilot and only through third parties’ products or services (not by PayPal directly). PayPal will apply the
following Fee to each PayPal Business Payment transaction:
a. Domestic PayPal Business Payments in U.S. Dollars. This Fee applies when both the sender and
recipient are in the United States, and the payment is in U.S. Dollars.
Activity
PayPal Business Payment Fee
Sending or receiving*
$0.50 USD
* The PayPal Business Payment Fee is paid by the recipient unless you are the sender and it
is disclosed to you before you send the payment that you must pay this fee.
b. International Business Payments in U.S. Dollars. The following Fees apply when either the
sender or recipient is outside the United States, and the payment is in U.S. Dollars.
Activity
Country
PayPal Business Payment Fee
Sending*
Canada
$5.00 USD
China**
2%, up to a maximum of $60.00 USD
Receiving*
Canada
1% + $0.50 USD, up to a maximum of $15.00 USD
* The PayPal Business Payment Fee is paid by the recipient unless you are the sender and it
is disclosed to you before you send the payment that you must pay this fee.
** PayPal Business Payments may only be sent to China in U.S. Dollars and the payment
must be equal to or greater than $2000.00 USD.
c. International Business Payments in a Foreign Currency. The following Fees apply when either
the sender or recipient is outside the United States, and the payment is in a currency other than U.S.
Dollars.
Activity
Country
PayPal Business Payment Fee
Sending*
Canada
$5.00 CAD
Receiving*
Canada
1% + $0.50 CAD, up to a maximum of $15.00 CAD
* The PayPal Business Payment Fee is paid by the recipient unless you are the sender and it
is disclosed to you before you send the payment that you must pay this fee.
d.
8.7 Mass Payment Fees. The following fees apply when you use Mass Payments to send multiple
payments at the same time.
a. Domestic Mass Payments. If you send Mass Payments within the U.S., your fee is 2% of each
recipient’s payment amount, up to a maximum amount of $1.00 USD per recipient, or its foreign
currency equivalent as set out below.
Currency
Fee
Currency
Fee
Australian Dollar:
$1.25 AUD
Brazilian Real:
2.00 BRL
Canadian Dollar:
$1.25 CAD
Czech Koruna:
24.00 CZK
Danish Krone:
6.00 DKK
Euro:
€0.85 EUR
Hong Kong Dollar:
$7.00 HKD
Hungarian Forint:
210 HUF
Israeli Shekel:
4.00 ILS
Japanese Yen:
¥120 JPY
Mexican Peso:
$11.00 MXN
New Zealand Dollar:
$1.50 NZD
Norwegian Krone:
6.75 NOK
Philippine Peso:
50.00 PHP
Polish Zlotych:
3.00 PLN
Russian Ruble*:
240 RUB
Singapore Dollar:
$1.60 SGD
Swedish Krona:
9.00 SEK
Swiss Franc:
1.30 CHF
Taiwan New Dollar:
33.00 TWD
Thai Baht:
36.00 THB
U.K. Pounds Sterling:
£0.65 GBP
U.S. Dollar:
$1.00 USD
b. *Subject to commencement of PayPal’s Russian Ruble service.
c. Domestic Mass Payments Using Payouts API. If you send Mass Payments using the Payouts API
within the U.S., your fee is a flat fee of $0.25 USD per recipient, or its foreign currency equivalent
as set out below.
Currency
Fee
Australian Dollar:
$0.32 AUD
Brazilian Real:
0.50 BRL
Canadian Dollar:
$0.32 CAD
Czech Koruna:
6.00 CZK
Danish Krone:
1.50 DKK
Euro:
€0.22 EUR
Hong Kong Dollar:
$1.75 HKD
Hungarian Forint:
52.5 HUF
Israeli Shekel:
1.00 ILS
Currency
Fee
Norwegian Krone:
1.70 NOK
Philippine Peso:
12.50 PHP
Polish Zlotych:
0.75 PLN
Russian Ruble*:
60 RUB
Singapore Dollar:
$0.40 SGD
Swedish Krona:
2.25 SEK
Swiss Franc:
0.33 CHF
Taiwan New Dollar:
8.25 TWD
Thai Baht:
9.00 THB
Japanese Yen:
¥30 JPY
Mexican Peso:
$2.75 MXN
New Zealand Dollar:
$0.38 NZD
U.K. Pounds Sterling:
£0.17 GBP
U.S. Dollar:
$0.25 USD
d. *Subject to commencement of PayPal’s Russian Ruble service.
e. International Mass Payments. If you send Mass Payments internationally, your fee is 2% of each
recipient’s payment amount, up to a maximum amount of $20.00 USD per recipient, or its foreign
currency equivalent as set out below.
Currency
Fee
Australian Dollar:
$24.00 AUD
Brazilian Real:
40.00 BRL
Canadian Dollar:
$24.00 CAD
Czech Koruna:
400.00 CZK
Danish Krone:
120.00 DKK
Euro:
€16.00 EUR
Hong Kong Dollar:
$160.00 HKD
Hungarian Forint:
6000 HUF
Israeli Shekel:
80.00 ILS
Japanese Yen:
¥2,000 JPY
Mexican Peso:
$300.00 MXN
New Zealand Dollar:
$30.00 NZD
Currency
Fee
Norwegian Krone:
120.00 NOK
Philippine Peso:
1,000.00 PHP
Polish Zlotych:
60.00 PLN
Russian Ruble*:
1,400 RUB
Singapore Dollar:
$32.00 SGD
Swedish Krona:
160.00 SEK
Swiss Franc:
20.00 CHF
Taiwan New Dollar:
800.00 TWD
Thai Baht:
800.00 THB
U.K. Pounds Sterling:
£14.00 GBP
U.S. Dollar:
$20.00 USD
f. *Subject to commencement of PayPal’s Russian Ruble service.
8.8 Additional Fees.
Activity
Fee
Withdrawing
your Balance
Free to transfer to a bank. $1.50 for a physical check.
Chargeback
The Chargeback Fee applies at the time a Chargeback is applied to your
Account for a payment you received and for which you are not eligible for
PayPal Seller protection. This Fee is based on the currency received as
follows:
Currency
Chargeback Fee
Australian Dollar:
$22.00 AUD
Brazilian Real:
35.00 BRL
Canadian Dollar:
$20.00 CAD
Czech Koruna:
400.00 CZK
Danish Krone:
120.00 DKK
Euro:
€16 EUR
Hong Kong Dollar:
$155.00 HKD
Hungarian Forint:
4325 HUF
Israeli Shekel:
75.00 ILS
Japanese Yen:
¥1875 JPY
Mexican Peso:
$250.00 MXN
New Zealand Dollar:
$28.00 NZD
Norwegian Krone:
125.00 NOK
Philippine Peso
900.00 PHP
Polish Zlotych:
65.00 PLN
Russian Ruble*:
640 RUB
Singapore Dollar:
$28.00 SGD
Swedish Krona:
150.00 SEK
Swiss Franc:
22.00 CHF
Taiwan New Dollar:
625.00 TWD
Thai Baht:
650.00 THB
U.K. Pounds Sterling:
£14.00 GBP
U.S. Dollar:
$20.00 USD
*Subject to commencement of PayPal’s Russian Ruble service
Purchase
Payment
Refund Fee
If you refund a Purchase Payment, we will retain the fixed fee portion of the
Purchase Payment Fee. The buyer’s Account will be credited with the full
Purchase Payment amount and the fixed fee portion of the Purchase Payment
Fee will be deducted from your Account in addition to the amount of the
refunded payment. The fixed fee will depend on the currency of the original
Purchase Payment and is listed above.
Credit Card
and Debit
Card
Confirmation
$1.95
This fee will be refunded if you successfully complete the credit card or debit
card confirmation process.
Records
Request
$10.00 per item requested
We will not charge you for records requested in connection with your good-
faith assertion of an error in your Account.
8.9 Currency Conversion
Activity
Spread
Currency
Conversion
2.5% added to the exchange rate
The Currency Conversion spread applies whenever a currency conversion is
required to complete your transaction. The exchange rate is determined by a
financial institution and is adjusted regularly based on market conditions.
Adjustments may be applied immediately and without notice to you.
When your payment is funded by a debit or credit card and requires a currency
conversion, you consent to and authorize PayPal to convert the currency in
place of your debit or credit card issuer. You have the right to have your card
issuer perform the currency conversion and can choose this option during
checkout on your transaction review page before you complete the transaction.
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9. Restricted Activities.
9.1 Restricted Activities. In connection with your use of our website, your Account, the PayPal Services,
or in the course of your interactions with PayPal, other Users, or third parties, you will not:
a. Breach this Agreement, the Commercial Entity Agreement, the Acceptable Use Policy or any
other agreement or policy that you have agreed to with PayPal;
b. Violate any law, statute, ordinance, or regulation (for example, those governing financial services,
consumer protections, unfair competition, anti-discrimination or false advertising);
c. Infringe PayPal's or any third party's copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret or other intellectual
property rights, or rights of publicity or privacy;
d. Sell counterfeit goods;
e. Act in a manner that is defamatory, trade libelous, threatening or harassing;
f. Provide false, inaccurate or misleading information;
g. Send or receive what we reasonably believe to be potentially fraudulent funds;
h. Refuse to cooperate in an investigation or provide confirmation of your identity or any Information
you provide to us;
i. Attempt to double dip during the course of a dispute by receiving or attempting to receive funds
from both PayPal and the Seller, bank or credit card issuer for the same transaction;
j. Control an Account that is linked to another Account that has engaged in any of these Restricted
Activities;
k. Conduct your business or use the PayPal Services in a manner that results in or may result in
complaints, Disputes, Claims, Reversals, Chargebacks, fees, fines, penalties or other liability to
PayPal, other Users, third parties or you;
l. Have a credit score from a credit reporting agency that indicates a high level of risk associated with
your use of the PayPal Services;
m. Use your Account or the PayPal Services in a manner that PayPal, Visa, MasterCard, American
Express, Discover or any other electronic funds transfer network reasonably believes to be an abuse
of the card system or a violation of card association or network rules;
n. Allow your Account to have a negative Balance;
o. Provide yourself a cash advance from your credit card (or help others to do so);
p. Access the PayPal Services from a country that is not included on PayPal's permitted countries
list;
q. Take any action that imposes an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on our infrastructure;
facilitate any viruses, Trojan horses, worms or other computer programming routines that may
damage, detrimentally interfere with, surreptitiously intercept or expropriate any system, data or
Information; use an anonymizing proxy; use any robot, spider, other automatic device, or manual
process to monitor or copy our website without our prior written permission; or use any device,
software or routine to bypass our robot exclusion headers, or interfere or attempt to interfere with
our website or the PayPal Services;
r. Take any action that may cause us to lose any of the services from our Internet service providers,
payment processors, or other suppliers;
s. Use the PayPal Services to test credit card behaviors;
t. Circumvent any PayPal policy or determinations about your Account such as temporary or indefinite
suspensions or other Account holds, limitations or restrictions, including, but not limited to,
engaging in the following actions: attempting to create new or additional PayPal Account(s) when
an Account has a negative balance or has been restricted, suspended or otherwise limited; creating
new or additional PayPal Accounts using information that is not your own (e.g. name, address, email
address, etc.); or using someone else’s PayPal Account;
u. Harass and/or threaten our employees, agents, or other users.
9.2 Unlawful Internet Gambling Notice. Restricted transactions as defined in Federal Reserve
Regulation GG are prohibited from being processed through your Account or your relationship with
PayPal. Restricted transactions generally include, but are not limited to, transactions in which credit,
electronic fund transfers, checks, or drafts are knowingly accepted by gambling businesses in connection
with unlawful Internet gambling.
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10. Your Liability - Actions We May Take.
10.1 Your Liability.
a. General. You are responsible for all Reversals, Chargebacks, Claims, fees, fines, penalties and other
liability incurred by PayPal, a User, or a third party caused by or arising out of your breach of this
Agreement, and/or your use of the PayPal Services. You agree to reimburse PayPal, a User, or a
third party for any and all such liability.
b. Liability for Claims under PayPal Purchase Protection. If you are a Seller and PayPal makes a final
decision that you lose a Claim filed directly with PayPal, you will be required to reimburse PayPal
for your liability. Where you receive payment from a PayPal Account holder in another country and
we determine under the PayPal Buyer Protection Policy of that country that the funds received
should be returned or reversed, you will be subject to that country’s PayPal Purchase Protection
Policy and required to reimburse PayPal for your liability (before receiving payment from a PayPal
Account holder in another country, you should review the relevant PayPal Buyer Protection
Policies accessible via the “Legal” or “Legal Agreements” footer on most PayPal site pages). Your
liability will include the full purchase price of the item plus the original shipping cost (and in some
cases you may not receive the item back). You will not receive a refund of your PayPal fees. PayPal
Seller protection may cover your liabilitysee Section 11 (Protection for Sellers) below.
If a buyer files a Significantly Not as Described (SNAD) Claim for an item they purchased from
you, you will generally be required to accept the item back and refund the buyer the full purchase
price plus original shipping costs. You will not receive a refund of your PayPal fees. Further, if you
lose a SNAD Claim because we, in our sole discretion, reasonably believe the item you sold is
counterfeit, you will be required to provide a full refund to the buyer and you will not receive the
item back (it will be destroyed). PayPal Seller protection will not cover your liability.
c. Liability for claims filed under eBay’s Buyer Protection resolution process. If you are an eBay
Seller and eBay makes a final decision pursuant to its eBay Money Back Guarantee program
holding you liable to reimburse the buyer, then you authorize PayPal to remove funds from your
Account in an amount not greater than the amount of such claim and remit such funds to eBay or
your buyer. If your Balance is insufficient to cover the amount of such a claim, PayPal will place a
hold on your Account. This hold will remain on your Account until: (1) the date that sufficient funds
become available to cover the amount of such claim, at which time such funds will be removed from
your Account; or (2) 20 Days from the date of eBay's final decision, at which time an amount not
greater than the amount of such claim will be removed from your Account.
If you do not want to allow PayPal to reimburse eBay for your liability, you may opt-out by calling
eBay at 1-866-643-0898. Your opt-out will be effective within 3 Business Days. If you opt-out then
eBay will not use your Account to recover amounts that you owe due to an eBay claim that you lost.
This opt-out will not affect other amounts that you pay to eBay using your Account (such as your
eBay fees).
10.2 Reimbursement for Your Liability. In the event that you are liable for any amounts owed to
PayPal, PayPal may immediately remove such amounts from your Balance. If you do not have a Balance
that is sufficient to cover your liability, your remaining Balance (if any) will be removed; your Account
will have a negative Balance up to the amount of your liability; and you will be required to immediately
add funds to your Balance to eliminate the negative Balance. If you do not do so, PayPal may engage in
collection efforts to recover such amounts from you.
10.3 Actions by PayPal - Restricted Activities. If PayPal, in its sole discretion, believes that you may
have engaged in any Restricted Activities, we may take various actions to protect PayPal, other Users,
other third parties, or you from Reversals, Chargebacks, Claims, fees, fines, penalties and any other
liability. The actions we may take include but are not limited to the following:
a. We may close, suspend, or limit your access to your Account or the PayPal Services (such as
limiting access to any of your Payment Methods, and/or your ability to send money, make
withdrawals, or remove financial Information). Use the Report Form link to request information in
connection with an account limitation, hold or reserve to access the Report Form, go
to https://www.paypal.com/us/webapps/helpcenter/helphub/home/?dwf=neg_infolimit
b. We may suspend your eligibility for PayPal Purchase Protection and/or PayPal Seller Protection
c. We may contact Users who have purchased goods or services from you, contact your bank or credit
card issuer, and/or warn other Users, law enforcement, or impacted third parties of your actions;
d. We may update inaccurate Information you provided us;
e. We may refuse to provide the PayPal Services to you in the future;
f. We may hold your Balance for up to 180 Days if reasonably needed to protect against the risk of
liability or if you have violated our Acceptable Use Policy;
g. We may take legal action against you; and
h. If you violate the PayPal Acceptable Use Policy, then in addition to the above actions you will be
liable to PayPal for the amount of PayPal's damages caused by your violation of the Acceptable Use
Policy. You acknowledge and agree that $2,500.00 USD per violation of the Acceptable Use Policy
is presently a reasonable minimum estimate of PayPal's actual damages considering all currently
existing circumstances, including the relationship of the sum to the range of harm to PayPal that
reasonably could be anticipated because, due to the nature of the violations of the Acceptable Use
Policy, actual damages would be impractical or extremely difficult to calculate. PayPal may deduct
such damages directly from any existing Balance in the offending Account or any other Account
you control.
i. PayPal, in its sole discretion, reserves the right to terminate this Agreement, access to its website, or
access to the PayPal Services for any reason and at any time upon notice to you and payment to you
of any unrestricted funds held in your Balance.
10.4 Actions by PayPal - Court Orders or Other Legal Process.
PayPal, in its sole discretion, may take various actions including placing a hold, Reserve, or other
limitation on your Account or the funds in it and/or releasing any or all of your funds in the event it
receives notice of a court order or other legal process that restricts the use of or access to your funds or
requires their release. PayPal will give notice of a hold, Reserve, or limitation it makes to comply with a
court order or other legal process, unless the court order or other process directs that PayPal not provide
you notice, in which case the court order or other process supersedes any notice obligation PayPal has
undertaken or agreed to under the terms of this Agreement. PayPal has no obligation to contest or appeal
from any such order or process. Holds, Reserves, or limitations on your account that are placed in
response to a court order or other legal process may be maintained longer than 180 Days. PayPal will
decide in its sole discretion the appropriate scope of a hold, Reserve, and/or limitation to assure
compliance with a court order or other legal process.
Additionally, in the event PayPal receives notice of a garnishment or equivalent legal process directing
the restraint of funds in your Account or directing payment of funds from your Account to the court or
another third party, PayPal may limit your Account and hold the funds in it for up to 180 days, and may
disburse funds from your Account, as needed, for the purpose of resolving any Dispute, Claim,
Chargeback, or Reversal.
10.5 Actions by PayPal - Holds.
a. Risk-Based Holds. PayPal, in its sole discretion, may place a hold on any or all of the payments you
receive when PayPal believes there may be a high level of risk associated with you, your Account, or any
or all of your transactions. PayPal’s determination may be based on a number of different factors and
PayPal may rely on information it receives from third parties. If PayPal places a hold on a payment, the
funds will appear in your “Pending Balance” and the payment status will show as “Completed - Funds not
yet available”. If PayPal places a hold on any or all of the payments you receive PayPal will provide you
with notice of our actions. PayPal will release the hold on any payment after 21 Days from the date the
payment was received into your Account unless you receive a Dispute, Claim, Chargeback, or Reversal or
PayPal has taken another action permitted under this Section 10. PayPal, in its sole discretion, may
release the hold earlier under certain circumstances, for example PayPal may release the hold earlier if
you have uploaded tracking information. If you receive a Dispute, Claim, Chargeback, or Reversal,
PayPal may continue holding the payment in your Account until the matter is resolved pursuant to this
Agreement.
b. Disputed Transaction Holds. If a User files a Dispute, Claim, Chargeback or Reversal on a payment
you received, PayPal may place a temporary hold on the funds in your Account to cover the amount of the
liability. If you win the dispute or the transaction is eligible for PayPal Seller protection, PayPal will lift
the temporary hold. If you lose the dispute, PayPal will remove the funds from your Account.
This process also applies to any claim that a buyer files directly with eBay through the eBay Money Back
Guarantee program, provided that your Account is your reimbursement method for amounts you owe to
eBay or to the buyer (as the case may be) under the terms of the eBay Money Back Guarantee program.
10.6 Actions by PayPal - Reserves.
PayPal, in its sole discretion, may place a Reserve on funds held in your Business Account when PayPal
believes there may be a high level of risk associated with your Account. If PayPal places a Reserve on
funds in your Account, they will be shown as "pending" in your PayPal Balance. If your Account is
subject to a Reserve, PayPal will provide you with notice specifying the terms of the Reserve. The terms
may require that a certain percentage of the amounts received into your Account are held for a certain
period of time, or that a certain amount of money is held in reserve, or anything else that PayPal
determines is necessary to protect against the risk associated with your Account. PayPal may change the
terms of the Reserve at any time by providing you with notice of the new terms.
10.7 Actions by PayPal - Account Closure, Termination of Service, Limited Account Access;
Confidential Criteria. If we close your Account or terminate your use of the PayPal Services for any
reason, we will provide you with notice of our actions. Except as expressly provided otherwise in this
Agreement, if we limit access to your Account, including through a Reserve or hold, we will provide you
with notice of our actions; we will also provide you with an opportunity to request restoration of access if,
in our sole discretion, we deem it appropriate. Further, you acknowledge that PayPal’s decision to take
certain actions, including limiting access to your Account by placing holds or imposing Reserves, may be
based on confidential criteria that are essential to our management of risk and the security of Users’
Accounts and the PayPal system. You agree that PayPal is under no obligation to disclose the details of its
risk management or security procedures to you.
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11. Protection for Sellers.
11.1 PayPal Seller Protection.
PayPal Seller protection is protection we provide Sellers from Claims, Chargebacks, or Reversals that are
based on:
Unauthorized Transaction or
Item Not Received
PayPal Seller protection is available for eligible payments from buyers in any country. However, if you
sell or market to buyers outside the U.S., please read the PayPal Buyer Protection policy and PayPal
Seller Protection policy of the countries in which you are selling (accessible via the “Legal” or “Legal
Agreements” footer on most PayPal site pages) as these policies will apply to you as a Payment Recipient
or seller.
11.2 Scope of Protection.
PayPal will protect you for the full amount of the eligible payment and waive the Chargeback Fee, if
applicable. There is no limit on the number of payments for which you can receive coverage.
11.3 Eligibility Requirements.
To be eligible for PayPal Seller protection, you must meet all of the basic requirements listed below under
(a) Basic Requirements. To be covered for Item Not Received protection, you must meet both the Basic
Requirements and the Item Not Received Additional Requirements listed below under (b). To be covered
for Unauthorized Transaction protection, you must meet both the Basic Requirements and the
Unauthorized Transactions Additional Requirements listed below under (c).
a. Basic Requirements:
You must ship the item to the shipping address on the Transaction Details Page.
You must respond to PayPal's requests for documentation and other information in a timely
manner.
The item must be a physical, tangible good that can be shipped.
Your primary residence, as listed in your Account, must be in the United States.
b. Item Not Received Additional Requirements:
For Chargebacks, the payment must be marked “eligible” or “partially eligible” for PayPal
Seller protection on the Transaction Details Page.
You must provide Proof of Delivery as described below in Section 11.4.
If the payment is for pre-ordered or made-to-order goods, shipment is required within the
timeframe specified in your item listing. Otherwise, it is recommended that you ship all items
within 7 Days after receipt of payment.
c. Unauthorized Transactions Additional Requirements:
The payment must be marked “eligible” for PayPal Seller protection on the Transaction Details
Page.
You must provide Proof of Shipment or Proof of Delivery.
11.4 Proof of Shipment, Proof of Delivery and Signature Confirmation Requirements.
"Proof of Shipment" is online or physical documentation from a shipping company that includes all of the
following:
The date the item is shipped.
The recipient’s address matches the shipping address provided on the Transaction Details Page.
The recipient’s address, showing at least the city & state, or city & country, or zip/postal code (or
international equivalent).
"Proof of Delivery" for intangible or virtual items or services is documentation satisfactory to PayPal that
the item or service was provided to the buyer such as proof of download including the date of fulfillment.
NOTE: Although Purchase Protection extends coverage to buyers for intangible items, Seller Protection
does not apply to intangible items. However, having proper Proof of Delivery can help a seller win a
buyer’s Item Not Received Purchase Protection Claim.
“Proof of Delivery” for tangible items is online documentation from a shipping company that includes all
of the following:
The item’s status as delivered.
The date the item is delivered.
The recipient address is the same as in the shipping address section on the Transaction Details Page.
The recipient's address, showing at least the city & state, or city & country, or zip/postal code (or
international equivalent).
Signature Confirmation as described below if the full amount of the payment including shipping and
taxes is $750 USD or more or its foreign currency equivalent provided below:
850 Australian Dollar (AUD)
950 New Zealand Dollar (NZD)
1,750 Brazilian Real (BRL)
4,600 Norwegian Krone (NOK)
850 Canadian Dollar (CAD)
34,000 Philippine Peso (PHP)
15,000 Czech Republic Koruna (CZK)
2,300 Polish New Zloty (PLN)
4,100 Danish Krone (DKK)
450 Pound Sterling United Kingdom (GBP)
550 Euro (EUR)
950 Singaporean Dollar (SGD)
6,000 Hong Kong Dollar (HKD)
4,950 Swedish Krona (SEK)
170,000 Hungarian Forint (HUF)
700 Swiss Franc (CHF)
2,700 Israeli Shekel (ILS)
23,000 Taiwan New Dollar (TWD)
77,000 Japanese Yen (JPY)
24,500 Thai Baht (THB)
10,000 Mexican New Peso (MXN)
"Signature Confirmation" is online documentation that can be viewed at the shipping company’s website
and indicates that the item was signed for on delivery.
11.5 Items/transactions not eligible for PayPal Seller protection. The following are items/transactions
not eligible for PayPal Seller protection.
Intangible items, including Digital Goods, and services.
Claims or Chargebacks for Significantly Not as Described.
Items that you deliver in person, including in connection with In-Store Checkout.
PayPal Direct Payments.
Virtual Terminal Payments.
PayPal Business Payments.
Items equivalent to cash including gift cards.
Items that are not shipped to the recipient's shipping address on the Transaction Details Page. If you
originally ship the item to the recipient's shipping address on the Transaction Details Page but the item is
later redirected to a different address, you will not be eligible for PayPal Seller protection. We therefore
recommend not using a shipping service that is arranged by the buyer, so that you will be able to provide
valid proof of shipping and delivery.
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12. Resolution Procedures for Unauthorized
Transactions, Remittance Transfer Errors and Other
Errors.
(Previously called the Electronic Funds Transfer Rights and Error Resolution Policy)
12.1 Protection for Unauthorized Transactions and Other Errors. When an Unauthorized Transaction
or Other Error occurs in your Account, including Unauthorized Transactions that occur because your
PayPal Debit Card or PayPal Mobile-activated phone has been lost or stolen, PayPal will cover you for
the full amount of every eligible Unauthorized Transaction or Other Error as long as you follow the
procedures discussed below in Section 12.2. If you add a Closed Loop gift card to your Account, but this
card does not act as a funding source in your Account, then any use of this card is not considered a
transaction in your Account. Accordingly, any Unauthorized Transaction, Other Error, or Remittance
Transfer Error on this gift card is not PayPal’s responsibility and you are not covered under any PayPal
protection programs.
An "Unauthorized Transaction" is a type of error that occurs when money is sent from your Account
that you did not authorize and that did not benefit you. For example, if someone steals your password,
uses the password to access your Account, and sends a payment from your Account, an Unauthorized
Transaction has occurred. If you give someone access to your Account (by giving them your login
information) and they conduct transactions without your knowledge or permission, you are responsible
for any resulting use. Such transactions are not considered Unauthorized Transactions and are not covered
under any PayPal protection programs.
In addition, "Other Errors" occur when money is either incorrectly taken from your Account or
incorrectly placed into your Account, or when transactions are incorrectly recorded in your Account.
Other Errors that are covered by PayPal are limited to the following events: if you send a payment and it
is incorrectly debited from your Account; if an incorrect amount is credited to your Account; if a
transaction is missing from or not properly identified in your Account statement; if you receive an
incorrect amount of money at an ATM; and if there is a computational or mathematical error by PayPal.
Unauthorized Transactions and Other Errors do not include Disputes, Claims, Chargebacks, and
Reversals. You agree that PayPal is authorized to handle Disputes, Claims, Chargebacks, and Reversals as
set forth in this Agreement, and that no determination made by PayPal or a card issuer with respect to a
Dispute, Claim, Chargeback or Reversal will be considered an Unauthorized Transaction or Other Error.
Routine inquiries about your Account balance or the status of a pending transfer into or out of your
Account are not considered Unauthorized Transactions or Other Errors unless you expressly notify us of
an Unauthorized Transaction or Other Error in connection with the transfer. Requests for information for
tax or other recordkeeping purposes and requests for duplicate documentation also are not deemed to be
Unauthorized Transactions or Other Errors.
PayPal also covers you for Remittance Transfer Errors as long as you follow the procedures discussed
below in Section 12.5.
You may request documentation or information regarding your Account or transaction to determine
whether an Unauthorized Transaction, Other Error or a Remittance Transfer Error exists by contacting us
through the “Contact” or “Contact Us” link at the bottom of each page of the PayPal website.
12.2 Notification Requirements.
a. You should immediately notify PayPal if you believe:
a. there has been an Unauthorized Transaction, unauthorized access to your Account, or the
occurrence of an Other Error;
b. there is an error in your Account statement (you can access your Account statement by logging
into your Account) or your transaction confirmation sent to you by email;
c. your password or PayPal Mobile PIN has been compromised;
d. your PayPal Debit Card or PayPal Mobile-activated phone has been lost, stolen or deactivated;
or
e. you need more information about a transaction listed on the statement or transaction
confirmation.
b. To be eligible for 100% protection for Unauthorized Transactions or Other Errors in your Account,
you must notify us within 60 Days after any Unauthorized Transaction or Other Error first appears
in your Account statement. If you do not notify us within 60 days, you may not get back any money
you lost after the 60 days if we can prove that we could have stopped someone from taking the
money if you had notified us in time. We will extend the 60 Day time period if a good reason, such
as a hospital stay, kept you from notifying us within 60 Days.
You should regularly log into your Account and review your Account statement to ensure that there
has not been an Unauthorized Transaction or Other Error. PayPal will also send an email to the
primary email address you have provided in order to notify you of each transaction from your
Account, unless you have opted out of receiving certain notifications. You should also review these
transaction confirmations to ensure that each transaction was authorized and is accurate.
For Unauthorized Transactions or Other Errors involving your PayPal Debit Card, notify us as
follows:
a. Log into your Account, go to the "Account Overview" page or “Summary” or “Activity” tab,
select the transaction details for the transaction you wish to dispute and then follow the
directions. Please print and sign the completed form, then mail it to us (PayPal, Attn: PayPal
Debit Card Department, P.O. Box 45950, Omaha, NE 68145-0950) or send it by fax to (303)
395-2855; or
b. Telephone PayPal Customer Service at (402) 935-7733.
For Unauthorized Transactions or Other Errors in your Account, notify us as follows:
c. Use this form to file an error report in the PayPal Resolution Center; or
d. Write to PayPal, Attn: Error Resolution Department, P.O. Box 45950, Omaha, NE 68145-
0950; or
e. Telephone PayPal Customer Service at (402) 935-7733.
When you notify us, provide us with all of the following information:
f. Your name and email address registered to your Account;
g. A description of any suspected Unauthorized Transaction or Other Error and an explanation as
to why you believe it is incorrect or why you need more information to identify the transaction;
and
h. The dollar amount of any suspected Unauthorized Transaction or Other Error.
If you notify us orally, we may require that you send us your complaint or question in writing within 10
Business Days. During the course of our investigation, we may request additional information from you.
12.3 PayPal Actions after Receipt of Your Notification. Once you notify us of any suspected
Unauthorized Transaction or Other Error, or we otherwise learn of one, we will do the following:
We will conduct an investigation to determine whether there has been an Unauthorized Transaction
or Other Error that is eligible for protection.
We will complete our investigation within 10 Business Days of the date we received your
notification of the suspected Unauthorized Transaction or Other Error. If your Account is new (the
first transaction from your Account was less than 30 Business Days from the date you notify us), we
may take up to 20 Business Days to complete this investigation. If we need more time, we may take
up to 45 Days to complete our investigation (or up to 90 Days for new Accounts, or if your
transaction was at a point of sale where you were physically present, or a foreign initiated
transaction).
If we decide that we need more time to complete our investigation, we will provisionally credit your
Account for the amount of the suspected error. You will receive the provisional credit within 10
Business Days of the date we received your notice (or 20 Business Days for new Accounts). This
will allow you to have use of the money until we complete the investigation. We will notify you of
the provisional credit within 2 Business Days of the crediting. If we ask you to put your complaint
or question in writing and we do not receive it within 10 Business Days (or 20 Business Days for
new Accounts), we will not provisionally credit your Account.
We will inform you of our decision within 3 Business Days after completing our investigation.
If we determine that there was an error, we will promptly credit the full amount of the error into
your Account within 1 Business Day of our determination. Or, if you have already received a
provisional credit, you will be allowed to retain those amounts.
If we decide that there was not an error, we will include an explanation of our decision in our email
to you. If you received a provisional credit, we will remove it from your Account and notify you of
the date and amount of the debit. You may request copies of the documents that we used in our
investigation.
12.4 PayPal Processing Errors. We will rectify any processing error that we discover. If the error results
in your receipt of less than the correct amount to which you are entitled, PayPal will credit your Account
for the difference. If the error results in your receipt of more than the correct amount to which you are
entitled, PayPal will debit the extra funds from your Account. If the error resulted in our not completing a
transaction on time or in the correct amount, we will be liable for your losses or damages directly caused
by this failure, unless: (a) through no fault of ours, you did not have enough available funds to complete
the transaction, (b) our system was not working properly and you knew about the breakdown when you
started the transaction, or (c) circumstances beyond our control (such as fire, flood or loss of Internet
connection) prevented the transaction, despite our reasonable precautions.
12.5 Protection for Remittance to Recipients with PayPal Accounts Outside of the United States
Protection for Remittance Transfer Errors.
When you send a Remittance Transfer and a Remittance Transfer Error occurs in your Account, you may
have the right to certain remedies, so long as you follow the procedures discussed below. A “Remittance
Transfer” must meet the following requirements:
1. A payment sent from a Personal Account where the sender is not a commercial entity and has not
accepted the Commercial Entity Agreement.
2. A payment sent to a recipient with an Account in a country outside of the US.
3. The sender sends the payment for personal, family or household purposes.
4. The payment sent is more than $15 USD or more than $15 USD equivalent (not including fees or
taxes charged to the sender) in the currency in which the transaction is funded.
5. Sender received a Remittance Receipt which states that they have up to 180 days to report a
Remittance Transfer Error.
6. The payment is sent later than 10.27.2013.
Payments that you make at a merchant website or location by selecting PayPal as a payment option are
not “Remittance Transfers.”
A “Remittance Transfer Error” occurs if:
1. You paid an incorrect amount to send the Remittance Transfer; for example, you were charged more
than the total shown on the Remittance Receipt you received.
2. PayPal made a computational or bookkeeping error, such as a miscalculation of the amount the
recipient received.
3. The amount stated in the Remittance Receipt was not made available to the recipient, unless:
a. we stated in the Remittance Receipt that we used estimates and the difference in the amount
received and the amount stated in the Remittance Receipt was a result of such estimation; or
b. the problem was caused by extraordinary circumstances outside our control.
4. Funds were available to the recipient later than the date of availability that was disclosed to you on
the Remittance Receipt or were not delivered, unless:
a. extraordinary circumstances outside our control caused the delay,
b. delays resulted from fraud screenings, or were caused by requirements of the Office of Foreign
Assets Controls or similar requirements.
c. you (or someone assisting you) made the transfer with fraudulent intent.
You can also request for certain documentation or information concerning the Remittance Transfer, such
as clarification required to determine if a Remittance Transfer Error occurred.
The scope of this section is limited to the Remittance Transfer Errors described above. For Unauthorized
Transactions and Other Errors, please see Section 12.1 to 12.4.
Notification Requirements.
1. To report one of the Remittance Transfer Errors listed above, you must notify PayPal within 180
Days of the funds availability date that was disclosed to you on the Remittance Receipt, You must
also request for any additional documentation related to a Remittance Transfer Error within these
180 Days.
2. Notify us of a Remittance Transfer Errors by doing one of the following:
a. Log In to your Account at paypal.com and go to the Resolution Center and dispute a
Transaction.
b. Write to PayPal, Attn: Error Resolution Department, P.O. Box 45950, Omaha, NE 68145-
0950; or
c. Telephone PayPal Customer Service at (402) 935-7733.
3. When you notify us of a Remittance Transfer Error, you must provide us with the following
information:
a. Your name, and telephone number or email address registered to your Account;
b. Recipient’s name, and to the extent you know it: their telephone number, or address.
c. Transaction ID number or other information that enables us to identify the applicable
Remittance Transfer;
d. An explanation of why you think the error exists, including (to the extent possible) the type,
date and the amount of error.
PayPal Actions after Receipt of Your Notification.
Once you notify us of a Remittance Transfer Error, we will do the following:
1. Conduct an investigation to determine whether a Remittance Transfer Error has occurred.
2. Complete our investigation within 90 Days of the date we received your notice of the Remittance
Transfer Error and respond to you within 3 Business Days after we complete the investigation.
3. If you request additional documentation or information to determine if there was a Remittance
Transfer Error, you may report the Remittance Transfer Error within the later of 180 Days of the
date of availability disclosed on the Remittance Receipt or 60 Days after we provide you with the
documentation or information.
4. If we find that no Remittance Transfer Error has occurred, we will provide you with a written
explanation of the results of the investigation. In this case, you will have the right to request any
documentation we relied on to make our determination.
5. If we find that a Remittance Transfer Error has occurred, we will provide you with a list of available
remedies. You will have 10 Days to notify us of your preferred remedy via email. If you do not let
us know your preferred remedy within 10 Days after we notify you of the available remedies, we
will refund you the amount appropriate to resolve the error. The remedies available are as follows:
a. If we determine that you were charged more than what the Remittance Receipt stated, or there
was a computational or bookkeeping error, or the designated recipient did not receive the
amount stated on the Remittance Receipt, you will have the option of seeking a refund or a
redelivery of the amount appropriate to resolve the Remittance Transfer Error.
b. If we determine that the recipient received the funds later than the date of availability disclosed
on your Remittance Receipt, we will refund you any fees you paid to us for the transaction.
c. If we determine that the funds were not delivered, we will not only refund you any fees or
taxes you paid for the Remittance Transfer, but we will also provide you the option of a refund
or a redelivery of the amount appropriate to resolve the Remittance Transfer Error.
After you notify us about your preferred remedy or 10 Days after we have notified you of the available
remedies, whichever period is shorter, we will correct the Remittance Transfer Error within 1 Business
Day or as soon as reasonably practical.
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13. Protection for Buyers.
13.1 Types of Problems Covered. PayPal Purchase Protection (also known as PayPal Buyer Protection)
helps you if you encounter either of these problems:
You did not receive the item you paid for with PayPal “Item Not Received” (INR), or
You received an item you paid for with PayPal but it is “Significantly Not as Described” (SNAD)
(as described below)
If your problem is a transaction that you did not authorize, please use this form to report the unauthorized
transaction.
An item is “Significantly Not as Described” if it is materially different from what the Seller described in
the item listing. Here are some examples:
You received a completely different item. For example, you purchased a book and received a DVD
or an empty box.
The condition of the item was misrepresented. For example, the description when you bought the
item said “new” and the item was used.
The item was advertised as authentic but is not authentic.
The item is missing major parts or features which were not disclosed in its description when you
bought the item.
You purchased three items from a Seller but only received two.
The item was damaged during shipment.
An item is not Significantly Not as Described if it is materially similar to the Seller’s item listing
description. Here are some examples:
The defect in the item was correctly described by the Seller.
The item was properly described but you didn't want it after you received it.
The item was properly described but did not meet your expectations.
The item has minor scratches and was listed as used condition.
13.2 Eligibility Requirements.
To be eligible for PayPal Purchase Protection you must meet all of the following requirements:
Have an Account in good standing.
Pay for the eligible item from your Account.
You must respond to PayPal's request for documentation and other information in a timely manner.
Open a Dispute within 180 Days of the date you sent the payment, then follow the online dispute
resolution process described below under Dispute Resolution. For Pay After Delivery transactions
you must open your Dispute within 180 Days of the date of your transaction.
You have not received a recovery related to such purchase from another source.
13.3 Ineligible Items. Payments for the following are not eligible for reimbursement under PayPal
Purchase Protection:
Real estate, including residential property
Businesses
Vehicles, including motor vehicles, motorcycles, caravans, aircraft and boats
Significantly Not As Described Claims for Custom-made items
Payments on crowdfunding platforms
Items prohibited by the PayPal Acceptable Use Policy
For INR claims, items which you collect in person or arrange to be collected on your behalf,
including items bought through In-Store Checkout at the retail point of sale
Industrial machinery used in manufacturing
Anything purchased from, or an amount paid to, a government agency
Stored value items such as gift cards and pre-paid cards.
Gambling, gaming and/or any other activity with an entry fee and a prize.
PayPal Direct Payments
Virtual Terminal Payments
Personal Payments
Even if your payment is not eligible for PayPal Purchase Protection, you can file a Dispute and try to
resolve the issue directly with the Seller; however, PayPal will generally not find in your favor if you
escalate a Dispute to a Claim for an item which is not eligible for PayPal Purchase Protection.
13.4 Coverage Amount. If you are eligible for PayPal Purchase Protection and PayPal finds in your
favor on your Claim, PayPal will reimburse you for the full purchase price of the item and original
shipping costs with no cap on coverage.
PayPal will not reimburse you for the return shipping costs that you incur to return a Significantly Not As
Described item to the Seller or other party specified by PayPal. If the Seller presents evidence that they
delivered the goods to your address, PayPal may find in favor of the Seller for an Item Not Received
claim even if you did not receive the goods.
13.5 Dispute Resolution. If you are unable to resolve a problem directly with a Seller, you can go to
the Resolution Center and follow this process:
Open a Dispute. Open a Dispute within 180 Days of the date you made the payment (or the date of
the transaction if using Pay After Delivery) for the item you would like to dispute to negotiate with
the Seller for resolution of the Dispute. We will place a hold on all funds related to the transaction in
the Seller's Account until the Dispute is resolved or closed.
Escalate the Dispute to a Claim. If you and the Seller are unable to come to an agreement, you can
escalate the Dispute to a Claim within 20 Days after opening the Dispute.
You must wait at least 7 Days from the date of payment to escalate a Dispute for an Item
Not Received (INR) to a Claim. If you do not escalate the Dispute to a Claim within 20
Days, PayPal will close the Dispute.
Respond to PayPal’s requests for information in a timely manner. During the Claim process,
PayPal may require you to provide documentation or other information. You may be asked
to provide receipts, third party evaluations, police reports, or anything else that PayPal
specifies.
Comply with PayPal’s shipping requests in a timely manner. For Significantly Not as Described
(SNAD) Claims, PayPal may require you, at your expense, to ship the item back to the Seller,
PayPal, or a third party and to provide proof of delivery.
For transactions that total less than $750, proof of delivery is confirmation that can be viewed online
and includes the delivery address showing at least city/state or zip, delivery date, and the URL to the
shipping company’s website if you've selected “Other” in the shipping drop down menu. For
transactions that total $750 or more, you must get signature confirmation of delivery.
Claim Resolution Process. Once a Dispute has been escalated to a Claim, PayPal will make a final
decision in favor of the buyer or the Seller. You may be asked to provide receipts, third party
evaluations, police reports, or anything else that PayPal specifies. PayPal retains full discretion to
make a final decision in favor of the buyer or the Seller based on any criteria PayPal deems
appropriate. In the event that PayPal makes a final decision in favor of the buyer or Seller, each
party must comply with PayPal’s decision. PayPal will generally require the buyer to ship an item
that the buyer claims is SNAD back to the Seller (at the buyer’s expense), and PayPal will generally
require a Seller to accept the item back and refund the buyer the full purchase price plus original
shipping costs. In the event a Seller loses a Claim, the Seller will not receive a refund on his or her
PayPal fees associated with the transaction. If you lose a SNAD Claim because the item you sold is
counterfeit, you will be required to provide a full refund to the buyer and you may not receive the
item back (it will be destroyed).
13.6 Digital Goods Micropayment Disputes and Claims. If you file a Dispute for a Digital Goods
purchase of up to the amounts in the table below, PayPal may, at our discretion, reverse the transaction
without requiring you to escalate the Dispute to a Claim.
Currency
Amount
Currency
Amount
Australian Dollar:
$9.99 AUD
New Zealand Dollar:
$9.99 NZD
Brazilian Real:
7.99 BRL
Norwegian Krone:
29.99 NOK
Canadian Dollar:
$3.99 CAD
Philippine Peso:
499.99 PHP
Czech Koruna:
99.99 CZK
Polish Zlotych:
19.99 PLN
Danish Krone:
24.99 DKK
Singapore Dollar:
$9.99 SGD
Euro:
€3.99 EUR
Swedish Krona:
34.99 SEK
Hong Kong Dollar:
$49.99 HKD
Swiss Franc:
4.99 CHF
Hungarian Forint:
999 HUF
Taiwan New Dollar:
240.00 TWD
Israeli Shekel:
15.99 ILS
Thai Baht:
249.99 THB
Japanese Yen:
¥999 JPY
U.K. Pounds Sterling:
£3.99 GBP
Mexican Peso:
$39.99 MXN
U.S. Dollar:
$3.99 USD
PayPal may limit the number of automatic reversals that you benefit from. If these are limited, you will
still be able to follow PayPal's standard dispute resolution processes described in this Section 13 to
attempt to resolve the issue with the Seller directly.
13.7 Relationship between PayPal’s protection programs and Chargebacks. Credit card Chargeback
rights, if they apply, are broader than PayPal’s protection programs. Chargebacks may cover
unsatisfactory items even if they do not qualify as SNAD, and may cover intangible items. You may
pursue a Dispute/Claim with PayPal, or you may contact your credit card company and pursue your
Chargeback rights. You may not pursue both at the same time or seek a double recovery. If you have an
open Dispute or Claim with PayPal, and you also file a Chargeback with your credit card company,
PayPal will close your Dispute or Claim, and you will have to rely solely on your Chargeback rights.
If PayPal does not make a final decision on your Claim until after your credit card issuer's deadline for
filing a Chargeback, and because of our delay you recover less than the full amount you would have been
entitled to recover from the credit card issuer, we will reimburse you for the remainder of your loss
(minus any amount you have already recovered from the Seller).
Before contacting your card issuer or filing a Dispute with PayPal, you should contact the Seller to
resolve your issue in accordance with the Seller’s return policy as stated on their auction or website.
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14. Disputes with PayPal.
You and PayPal agree that any claim or dispute at law or equity that has arisen or may arise
between us will be resolved in accordance with the provisions set forth in this Section (Section 14:
Disputes with PayPal). Please read this Section carefully. It affects your rights and will impact how
claims you and we have against each other are resolved.
14.1 Contact PayPal First. If a dispute arises between you and PayPal, our goal is to learn about and
address your concerns and, if we are unable to do so to your satisfaction, to provide you with a neutral
and cost effective means of resolving the dispute quickly. Disputes between you and PayPal regarding the
PayPal Services may be reported to Customer Service online through the PayPal Help Center at any
time, or by calling (402) 935-2050 from 7 AM to midnight, Central Time.
14.2 Applicable Law. You agree that, except to the extent inconsistent with or preempted by federal law
and except as otherwise stated in this User Agreement, the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard
to principles of conflict of laws, will govern this User Agreement and any claim or dispute that has arisen
or may arise between you and PayPal.
14.3 Agreement to Arbitrate. You and PayPal each agree that any and all disputes or claims that
have arisen or may arise between you and PayPal, including without limitation federal and state
statutory claims, common law claims, and those based in contract, tort, fraud, misrepresentation or
any other legal theory, shall be resolved exclusively through final and binding arbitration, rather
than in court, except that you may assert claims in small claims court, if your claims qualify and so
long as the matter remains in such court and advances only on an individual (non-class, non-
representative) basis. This Agreement to Arbitrate is intended to be broadly interpreted. The
Federal Arbitration Act governs the interpretation and enforcement of this Agreement to
Arbitrate.
a. Prohibition of Class and Representative Actions and Non-Individualized Relief.
YOU AND PAYPAL AGREE THAT EACH OF US MAY BRING CLAIMS AGAINST THE
OTHER ONLY ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS AND NOT AS A PLAINTIFF OR CLASS
MEMBER IN ANY PURPORTED CLASS OR REPRESENTATIVE ACTION OR
PROCEEDING. UNLESS BOTH YOU AND PAYPAL AGREE OTHERWISE, THE
ARBITRATOR(S) MAY NOT CONSOLIDATE OR JOIN MORE THAN ONE PERSON'S
OR PARTY'S CLAIMS AND MAY NOT OTHERWISE PRESIDE OVER ANY FORM OF A
CONSOLIDATED, REPRESENTATIVE, OR CLASS PROCEEDING. ALSO, THE
ARBITRATOR(S) MAY AWARD RELIEF (INCLUDING MONETARY, INJUNCTIVE,
AND DECLARATORY 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(S). ANY RELIEF
AWARDED CANNOT AFFECT OTHER PAYPAL USERS.
b. Arbitration Procedures.
Arbitration is more informal than a lawsuit in court. Arbitration uses a neutral arbitrator or
arbitrators instead of a judge or jury, and court review of an arbitration award is very limited.
However, the arbitrator(s) can award the same damages and relief on an individual basis that a court
can award to an individual. The arbitrator(s) also must follow the terms of this User Agreement as a
court would. All issues are for the arbitrator(s) to decide, except that issues relating to arbitrability,
the scope or enforceability of this Agreement to Arbitrate, or the interpretation of subsection (a) of
this Agreement to Arbitrate (“Prohibition of Class and Representative Actions and Non-
Individualized Relief”), shall be for a court of competent jurisdiction to decide.
The arbitration will be conducted by the American Arbitration Association ("AAA") under its rules
and procedures, including the AAA's Consumer Arbitration Rules (as applicable), as modified by
this Agreement to Arbitrate. The AAA's rules are available at www.adr.org. A party who intends to
seek arbitration must first send to the other, by certified mail, a completed form Notice of Dispute
(“Notice”). You may download a form Notice here. The Notice to PayPal should be sent to PayPal,
Inc., Attn: Litigation Department, Re: Notice of Dispute, 2211 North First Street, San Jose, CA
95131. PayPal will send any Notice to you to the physical address we have on file associated with
your PayPal Account; it is your responsibility to keep your physical address up to date. All
information called for in the Notice must be provided including a description of the nature and basis
of the claims the party is asserting and the relief sought.
If you and PayPal are unable to resolve the claims described in the Notice within 30 days after the
Notice is sent, you or PayPal may initiate arbitration proceedings. A form for initiating arbitration
proceedings is available on the AAA's website at www.adr.org.
The arbitration shall be held in the county in which you reside or at another mutually agreed
location. If the value of the relief sought is $10,000 or less, you or PayPal may elect to have the
arbitration conducted by telephone or based solely on written submissions, which election shall be
binding on you and PayPal subject to the discretion of the arbitrator(s) to require an in-person
hearing, if the circumstances warrant. In cases where an in-person hearing is held, you and/or
PayPal may attend by telephone, unless the arbitrator(s) require otherwise. Any settlement offer
made by you or PayPal shall not be disclosed to the arbitrator(s).
The arbitrator(s) will decide the substance of all claims in accordance with applicable law, including
recognized principles of equity, and will honor all claims of privilege recognized by law. The
arbitrator(s) shall not be bound by rulings in prior arbitrations involving different PayPal users, but
is/are bound by rulings in prior arbitrations involving the same PayPal user to the extent required by
applicable law. The award of the arbitrator(s) shall be final and binding, and judgment on the award
rendered by the arbitrator(s) may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof.
c. Costs of Arbitration.
Payment of all filing, administration, and arbitrator fees will be governed by the AAA's rules, unless
otherwise stated in this Agreement to Arbitrate. If the value of the relief sought is $10,000 or less, at
your request, PayPal will pay all filling, administration, and arbitrator fees associated with the
arbitration. Any request for payment of fees by PayPal should be submitted by mail to the AAA
along with your Demand for Arbitration and PayPal will make arrangements to pay all necessary
fees directly to the AAA. If the value of the relief sought is more than $10,000 and you are able to
demonstrate that the costs of accessing arbitration will be prohibitive as compared to the costs of
accessing a court for purposes of pursuing litigation on an individual basis, PayPal will pay as much
of the filing, administration, and arbitrator fees as the arbitrator(s) deem necessary to prevent the
cost of accessing the arbitration from being prohibitive. In the event the arbitrator(s) determine the
claim(s) you assert in the arbitration to be frivolous, you agree to reimburse PayPal for all fees
associated with the arbitration paid by PayPal on your behalf that you otherwise would be obligated
to pay under the AAA's rules.
d. Severability.
With the exception of any of the provisions in subsection (a) of this Agreement to Arbitrate
("Prohibition of Class and Representative Actions and Non-Individualized Relief"), if a court
decides that any part of this Agreement to Arbitrate is invalid or unenforceable, the other parts of
this Agreement to Arbitrate shall still apply. If a court decides that any of the provisions in
subsection (a) of this Agreement to Arbitrate ("Prohibition of Class and Representative Actions and
Non-Individualized Relief") is invalid or unenforceable, then the entirety of this Agreement to
Arbitrate shall be null and void. The remainder of the User Agreement, including all other
provisions of Section 14 (Disputes with PayPal), will continue to apply.
e. Opt-Out Procedure.
IF YOU ARE A NEW PAYPAL USER, YOU CAN CHOOSE TO REJECT THIS AGREEMENT
TO ARBITRATE (“OPT OUT”) BY MAILING US A WRITTEN OPT-OUT NOTICE (“OPT-
OUT NOTICE”). THE OPT-OUT NOTICE MUST BE POSTMARKED NO LATER THAN 30
DAYS AFTER THE DATE YOU ACCEPT THE USER AGREEMENT FOR THE FIRST TIME.
YOU MUST MAIL THE OPT-OUT NOTICE TO PAYPAL, INC., ATTN: LITIGATION
DEPARTMENT, 2211 NORTH FIRST STREET, SAN JOSE, CA 95131.
For your convenience, we are providing an Opt-Out Notice form you must complete and mail to
opt out of the Agreement to Arbitrate. You must complete the Opt-Out Notice form by providing the
information called for in the form, including your name, address, phone number, and the email
address(es) used to log in to the PayPal account(s) to which the opt-out applies. You must sign the
Opt-Out Notice for it to be effective. 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 User
Agreement, including all other provisions of Section 14 (Disputes with PayPal), will continue to
apply. Opting out of this Agreement to Arbitrate has no effect on any previous, other, or future
arbitration agreements that you may have with us.
f. Future Amendments to the Agreement to Arbitrate.
Notwithstanding any provision in the User Agreement to the contrary, you and we agree that if we
make any amendment to this Agreement to Arbitrate (other than an amendment to any notice
address or website link provided herein) in the future, that amendment shall not apply to any claim
that was filed in a legal proceeding against PayPal prior to the effective date of the amendment. The
amendment shall apply to all other disputes or claims governed by the Agreement to Arbitrate that
have arisen or may arise between you and PayPal. We will notify you of amendments to this
Agreement to Arbitrate by posting the amended terms on www.paypal.com at least 30 days before
the effective date of the amendments and by providing notice through email. If you do not agree to
these amended terms, you may close your account within the 30 day period and you will not be
bound by the amended terms.
14.4 Insolvency Proceedings. If any proceeding by or against you is commenced under any provision of
the United States Bankruptcy Code, as amended, or under any other bankruptcy or insolvency law, PayPal
will be entitled to recover all reasonable costs or expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees and
expenses) incurred in connection with the enforcement of this Agreement.
14.5 No Waiver. Our failure to act with respect to a breach by you or others does not waive our right to
act with respect to subsequent or similar breaches.
14.6 Indemnification. You agree to defend, indemnify and hold PayPal, our parent, Affiliates and the
officers, directors, agents, joint venturers, employees and suppliers of PayPal, our parent, or our
Affiliates, harmless from any claim or demand (including attorneys’ fees) made or incurred by any third
party due to or arising out of your breach of this Agreement, your improper use of the PayPal Services,
and/or your violation of any law or the rights of a third party.
14.7 Assumption of Rights. If PayPal pays out a Claim, Reversal or Chargeback that you file against a
recipient of your payment, you agree that PayPal assumes your rights against the recipient and third
parties related to the payment, and may pursue those rights directly or on your behalf, in PayPal's
discretion.
14.8 Release of PayPal. If you have a dispute with one or more Users, you release PayPal (and our
parent, our Affiliates, and our and their respective officers, directors, agents, joint ventures, employees
and suppliers) from any and all Claims, demands and damages (actual and consequential) of every kind
and nature, known and unknown, arising out of or in any way connected with such disputes. In entering
into this release you expressly waive any protections (whether statutory or otherwise e.g., California
Civil Code § 1542) that would otherwise limit the coverage of this release to include only those claims
which you may know or suspect to exist in your favor at the time of agreeing to this release.
14.9 State Agencies. In addition to reporting complaints against PayPal directly to PayPal as described
above, if you are a California resident, you may report complaints to the California Department of
Financial Institutions at its toll-free telephone number, 1-800-622-0620, by e-mail at
consumer.com[email protected]ov, or by mail at Department of Financial Institutions, Consumer Services,
1810 13th Street, Sacramento, CA 95811. Florida residents may contact the Florida Department of
Financial Services in writing at 200 East Gaines Street, Tallahassee, Florida, 32399, or by telephone at 1-
800-342-2762. If you are a California resident, you have a right to receive the information listed in
Section 1.7 (Notices to You) by email. To make such a request, send a letter to PayPal at the address
listed in Section 1.8 (Notices to PayPal), include your email address, and request the information
provided in Section 1.7.
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15. General Provisions.
15.1 Limitations of Liability. IN NO EVENT SHALL WE, OUR PARENT AND AFFILIATES, AND
THE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AGENTS, JOINT VENTURERS, EMPLOYEES AND SUPPLIERS OF
PAYPAL, OUR PARENT OR OUR AFFILIATES BE LIABLE FOR LOST PROFITS OR ANY
SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING WITHOUT
LIMITATION DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF DATA OR LOSS OF BUSINESS) ARISING OUT OF OR
IN CONNECTION WITH OUR WEBSITE, THE PAYPAL SERVICES, OR THIS AGREEMENT
(HOWEVER ARISING, INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), UNLESS AND TO THE EXTENT
PROHIBITED BY LAW. OUR LIABILITY, AND THE LIABILITY OF OUR PARENT AND
AFFILIATES, AND OUR AND THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AGENTS, JOINT
VENTURERS, EMPLOYEES AND SUPPLIERS, TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTIES IN ANY
CIRCUMSTANCE IS LIMITED TO THE ACTUAL AMOUNT OF DIRECT DAMAGES. IN
ADDITION, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, PAYPAL, OUR PARENT,
AND AFFILIATES, AND THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AGENTS, JOINT
VENTURERS, EMPLOYEES, AND SUPPLIERS ARE NOT LIABLE, AND YOU AGREE NOT TO
HOLD THESE PARTIES RESPONSIBLE, FOR ANY DAMAGES OR LOSSES (INCLUDING, BUT
NOT LIMITED TO, LOSS OF MONEY, GOODWILL, OR REPUTATION, PROFITS, OR OTHER
INTANGIBLE LOSSES OR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES)
RESULTING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY FROM: (1) YOUR USE OF OR YOUR INABILITY TO
USE PAYPAL’S SITES AND SERVICES; (2) DELAYS OR DISRUPTIONS IN PAYPAL’S SITES
AND SERVICES; (3) VIRUSES OR OTHER MALICIOUS SOFTWARE OBTAINED BY
ACCESSING PAYPAL’S SITES OR SERVICES OR ANY SITE OR SERVICE LINKED TO
PAYPAL’S SITES OR SERVICES; (4) GLITCHES, BUGS, ERRORS, OR INACCURACIES OF ANY
KIND IN PAYPAL’S SITES OR SERVICES OR IN THE INFORMATION AND GRAPHICS
OBTAINED FROM THEM; (5) THE CONTENT, ACTIONS, OR INACTIONS OF THIRD PARTIES;
(6) A SUSPENSION OR OTHER ACTION TAKEN WITH RESPECT TO YOUR ACCOUNT; (7)
YOUR NEED TO MODIFY PRACTICES, CONTENT, OR BEHAVIOR, OR YOUR LOSS OF OR
INABILITY TO DO BUSINESS, AS A RESULT OF CHANGES TO THIS USER AGREEMENT OR
PAYPAL’S POLICIES. PAYPAL RESERVES THE RIGHT TO MODIFY ITS POLICIES AND THIS
USER AGREEMENT AT ANY TIME CONSISTENT WITH THE PROVISIONS OUTLINED
HEREIN.
15.2 No Warranty. THE PAYPAL SERVICES ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND WITHOUT ANY
REPRESENTATION OF WARRANTY, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY.
PAYPAL, OUR PARENT AND AFFILIATES, AND THE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AGENTS, JOINT
VENTURERS, EMPLOYEES AND SUPPLIERS OF PAYPAL, OUR PARENT OR OUR
AFFILIATES, SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIM ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF TITLE,
MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.
PayPal does not have any control over the products or services that are paid for with the PayPal Services
and PayPal cannot ensure that a buyer or a Seller you are dealing with will actually complete the
transaction or is authorized to do so. PayPal does not guarantee continuous, uninterrupted or secure access
to any part of the PayPal Services, and operation of our site may be interfered with by numerous factors
outside of our control. PayPal will make reasonable efforts to ensure that requests for electronic debits
and credits involving bank accounts, credit cards, and check issuances are processed in a timely manner
but PayPal makes no representations or warranties regarding the amount of time needed to complete
processing because the PayPal Services are dependent upon many factors outside of our control, such as
delays in the banking system or the U.S. or international mail service. Certain PayPal Services may not be
available to you based on residency, geographic location or other eligibility criteria. Some states do not
allow the disclaimer of implied warranties, so the foregoing disclaimers may not apply to you. This
paragraph gives you specific legal rights and you may also have other legal rights that vary from state to
state.
15.3 PayPal Shopping. PayPal Shopping is part of the PayPal website that features Merchants' offers and
enables product search. PayPal does not warrant that product descriptions, pricing, search results, User
ratings and reviews or any other content on PayPal Shopping is accurate, complete, reliable or current.
PayPal Shopping is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute an endorsement by
PayPal of any product, service or Merchant.
15.4 License Grant. If you are using PayPal software such as an API, developer's toolkit or other
software application that you have downloaded to your computer, device, or other platform, then PayPal
grants you a revocable, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to use PayPal's software in accordance
with the documentation. This license grant includes the software and all updates, upgrades, new versions
and replacement software for your personal use only. You may not rent, lease or otherwise transfer your
rights in the software to a third party. You must comply with the implementation and use requirements
contained in all PayPal documentation accompanying the PayPal Services. If you do not comply with
PayPal’s implementation and use requirements you will be liable for all resulting damages suffered by
you, PayPal and third parties. PayPal may change or discontinue any APIs upon notice to you. You agree
not to alter, reproduce, adapt, distribute, display, publish, reverse engineer, translate, disassemble,
decompile or otherwise attempt to create any source code that is derived from the software. You
acknowledge that all rights, title and interest to PayPal’s software are owned by PayPal. Any third party
software application you use on the PayPal website is subject to the license you agreed to with the third
party that provides you with this software. PayPal does not own, control nor have any responsibility or
liability for any third party software application you elect to use on the PayPal website and/or in
connection with the PayPal Services. If you are using the PayPal Services on the PayPal website, or other
website or platform hosted by PayPal, or a third party, and are not downloading PayPal’s software or
using third party software applications on the PayPal website, then this section does not apply to your use
of the hosted PayPal Services.
15.5 License Grant from You to PayPal; IP Warranties. Subject to section 15.6, when providing
PayPal with content or posting content using PayPal Services, you grant us a non-exclusive, worldwide,
perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, transferable, and sublicensable (through multiple tiers) right to
exercise any and all copyright, publicity, trademarks, database rights and intellectual property rights you
have in the content, in any media known now or in the future. Further, to the fullest extent permitted
under applicable law, you waive your moral rights and promise not to assert such rights against PayPal,
its sublicensees or its assignees. You represent and warrant that none of the following infringe any
intellectual property or publicity right: your provision of content to PayPal, your posting of content using
the PayPal Services, and PayPal’s use of such content (including of works derived from it) in connection
with the PayPal Services.”
15.6 License Grant from Merchants to PayPal. Section 15.5 notwithstanding, if you are a Merchant
using PayPal Merchant services, you hereby grant us a worldwide, non-exclusive, transferable,
sublicensable (through multiple tiers), and royalty-free right to use and display publicly, during the term
of this Agreement, your trademark(s) (including but not limited to registered and unregistered trademarks,
trade names, service marks, logos, domain names and other designations owned, licensed to or used by
you) for the purpose of (1) identifying you as a merchant that accepts a PayPal service as a payment form,
and (2) any other use to which you specifically consent.
15.7 Complete Agreement. This Agreement, along with any applicable policies and agreements on
the Legal Agreements page on the PayPal website, sets forth the entire understanding between you and
PayPal with respect to the PayPal Services. Sections 1 (Our Relationship with You), 7 (Closing Your
Account), 8 (Fees), 10 (Your Liability - Actions We May Take), 14 (Disputes with PayPal), 15 (General
Provisions), and 16 (Definitions), as well as any other terms which by their nature should survive, will
survive the termination of this Agreement. Unless stated otherwise in this Agreement, if any provision of
this Agreement is held to be invalid or unenforceable, such provision shall be struck and the remaining
provisions shall be enforced.
15.8 Translated Agreement. Any translation of this Agreement is provided solely for your convenience
and is not intended to modify the terms of this Agreement. In the event of a conflict between the English
version of this Agreement and a version in a language other than English, the English version shall apply.
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16. Definitions.
"ACH" means the Automated Clearing House network.
"Account" means a Personal or Business PayPal account.
"Account Profile" means the location on our website where you can, after logging in, view and manage
your profile, including your personal information, Payment Method details, preapproved payment
authorizations, your selling tools, and your Account settings including your notification preferences and
API Access permissions.
"Add Money" means your ability to add money into your Account through a PayPal hosted flow (and
not from a third party website).
"Affiliate" or "Affiliated Company" are companies that are direct or indirect subsidiaries of PayPal,
Inc., PayPal Holdings, Inc. or are otherwise related to PayPal through common ownership or control.
"Agreement" means this user agreement including all subsequent amendments.
"Authorize" or "Authorization" means a buyer's express authorization to a Merchant to collect a
payment from the buyer's Account.
"Balance" means any amount of funds that you have in your Account, which could be a negative amount
if buyers have initiated chargebacks against your Account or if you otherwise owe PayPal money. The
terms "money" and "funds" are used interchangeably in this Agreement. A PayPal balance represents an
unsecured claim against PayPal and is not insured by the FDIC.
"Business Account" means an Account that is established primarily for business purposes and not for
personal, family, or household purposes.
"Business Days" means Monday through Friday, excluding Holidays.
"Commercial Entity Agreement" means the agreement that commercial entities are required to enter
into directly with PayPal's payment processor(s).
"Communications" means any Account, PayPal Funds account, or transaction information that PayPal
provides to you, including: any agreements and policies you agree to, including updates to these
agreements or policies; annual disclosures, including prospectuses and reports for PayPal Funds;
transaction receipts or confirmations; Account statements and history; and federal and state tax statements
we are required to make available to you.
"Chargeback" means a request that a buyer files directly with his or her debit or credit card company or
debit or credit card issuing bank to invalidate a payment.
"Claim" means a challenge to a payment that a User files directly with PayPal in the Online Resolution
Center pursuant to Section 13 (Protection for Buyers) of this Agreement.
"Closed Loop" gift card means branded stored value or branded prepaid physical or digital card, or other
electronic or digital debit payment mechanism, electronic promise, number, or payment code providing
prepaid access to funds or the value of funds that can be used only for goods or services in transactions
involving a defined merchant or location (or set of locations), such as a specific retailer or retail chain, a
college campus or a subway system.
"Confirmed Address" means an address that has been reviewed by PayPal and found highly likely to be
that of the User to which it is associated.
"Customer Service" is PayPal's customer support which can be accessed online through the PayPal
Help Center at any time, or by calling (402) 935-2050 from 7 AM to midnight Central Time.
"Days" means calendar days.
"Default Payment Methods" means the order in which PayPal uses your Payment Methods to fund a
transaction if you do not select a Preferred Payment Method.
"Digital Goods" means goods that are delivered and used in an electronic format.
"Dispute" means a dispute filed by a User directly with PayPal in the Online Resolution
Center pursuant to Section 13 of this Agreement.
"eBay" means eBay Inc.
"eCheck" means a payment funded using a sender's bank account Payment Method that is held pending
and not received by the recipient until it clears. When you send money using eCheck it will usually be
held pending for 3-4 Business Days. The amount of time that it is held pending will increase if the
payment is sent from a bank account outside the United States.
"Fees" means those amounts stated in Section 8 (Fees) of this Agreement.
"Holidays" means New Year's Day (January 1), Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. (the third Monday in
January), Washington's Birthday (the third Monday in February), Memorial Day (the last Monday in
May), Independence Day (July 4), Labor Day (the first Monday in September), Columbus Day (the
second Monday in October), Veterans Day (November 11), Thanksgiving Day (the fourth Thursday in
November) and Christmas Day (December 25).If a Holiday falls on a Saturday, PayPal shall observe the
Holiday on the prior Friday. If the Holiday falls on a Sunday, PayPal shall observe the Holiday on the
following Monday.
"In-Store Checkout" means the use of PayPal for a transaction that occurs in a Seller’s physical
location, rather than online, using an access device authorized by us (such as the PayPal Payment Card, a
supported mobile device loaded with the current version of the PayPal mobile application, or a confirmed
mobile phone number). In-Store Checkout definition includes Mobile In-Store Payments.
"Information" means any confidential and/or personally identifiable information or other information
related to an Account or User, including but not limited to the following: name, email address, date of
birth, tax identification number, billing/shipping address, phone number and financial information.
"Instant Transfer" means a payment funded using the sender's bank account Payment Method in which
PayPal credits the recipient instantly.
“Item Not Received” means a challenge to a payment from a User claiming that the item purchased was
not received.
"Mass Payments" means the ability to send multiple payments at the same time.
"Merchant" and “Seller” are used interchangeably and mean a User who is selling goods and/or
services and using the PayPal Services to receive payment.
"Merchant Processing Delay" means a delay between the time you Authorize a payment and the time
the Merchant processes your payment.
“Merchant Specific Promotional Balance” is a separate Balance in your PayPal Account that is funded
by either PayPal or a Merchant, that can only be used at a specific Merchant, and that may expire after a
specified period of time.
"Micropayments for Digital Goods" means the PayPal Service offered to certain qualifying Merchants
who sell Digital Goods which, among other things, offers micropayments pricing and integrated website
tools. All Micropayments for Digital Goods are Purchase Payments.
“Mobile In-Store Payments” means using the PayPal mobile application to pay with PayPal based on
the sender’s proximity to the recipient’s location. Mobile In-Store Payments may include Payment Code
payments and NFC payments.
"No Log-In Payment" means a PayPal payment that is made to a User without the sender having to log
into his/her Account.
"Other Errors" has the definition provided in Section 12 (Resolution Procedures for Unauthorized
Transactions and Other Errors) of this Agreement.
"Pay After Delivery" or "PAD" means the PayPal Pay After Delivery service described in Section 3.15.
"Payment Code" means a code generated by PayPal on a mobile device that can be used by a buyer to
pay by scanning or key-entering the value at a Merchant physical location. A Payment Code may be valid
for a limited duration for one or more transactions in one or more Merchant locations.
"Payment Review" means the process described in Section 4 (Receiving Money) of this Agreement.
"Payment Method" means the payment method used to fund a transaction. The following payment
methods may be used to fund a transaction: Balance, Instant Transfer, eCheck, PayPal Credit, PayPal
Cards, credit card, debit card and Redemption Codes. You may also select to remove a Payment Method
from your Account.
"PayPal," "we," "us" or "our" means PayPal, Inc. and its subsidiaries and affiliates related through
common ownership or control or an agent acting on their behalf.
"PayPal Business Payments" means payments made through certain third parties' products or services
where the sender must fund their payment exclusively using either (or both) their Balance or eCheck and
for which the PayPal Business Payment Fee applies. The PayPal Business Payment Fee is currently being
offered as a pilot and only through third parties' products or services (not by PayPal directly) in limited
product lines.
"PayPal Cards" means PayPal Smart Connect (formerly PayPal Buyer Credit), PayPal Extras
MasterCard (formerly the PayPal Plus Card), eBay MasterCard.
"PayPal Credit" means the payment system serviced by Bill Me Later, Inc., which allows consumers to
pay for purchases by using a revolving line of credit issued by a third-party chartered financial institution.
"PayPal Debit Card" means a PayPal branded debit card, which may be accepted anywhere that accepts
MasterCard or Discover, depending on the card network affiliation displayed on the card.
"PayPal Direct Payment" means a payment processed by PayPal that is funded directly by a credit or
debit card and not through an Account, such as payments made through PayPal Payments Advanced and
PayPal Payments Pro, but excluding payments made using guest checkout.
"PayPal Mobile" means a PayPal Service that allows you to send and receive payments through your
mobile phone.
"PayPal Payment Card" means a PayPal payment card provided to you by PayPal for use with In-Store
Checkout, including the PayPal Anywhere Card.
"PayPal Purchase Protection" (also known as PayPal Buyer Protection) means the protection program
PayPal offers Buyers as described in Section 13 (PayPal Purchase Protection) of this Agreement.
"PayPal Services" means all our products and services and any other features, technologies and/or
functionalities offered by us on our website or through any other means.
"Personal Account" means an Account established primarily for personal, family, or household
purposes.
"Personal Payment" means amounts sent between two individuals (not to or from a business) without a
purchase. Examples of Personal Payments include sending a gift to a friend or paying a friend back for
your share of a lunch bill.
"Policy" or "Policies" means any Policy or other agreement between you and PayPal that you entered
into on the PayPal website or in connection with your use of the PayPal Services.
"Preapproved Payment" means a payment in which the recipient is provided advance Authorization to
debit the sender’s Account directly on a one-time, regular, or sporadic basis in accordance with the
recipient’s agreement with the sender. Preapproved Payments are sometimes called "subscriptions",
"automatic payments", "automatic billing" or "recurring payments."
"Preferred Payment Method" (also called "Backup Payment Method") means a Payment Method that
you select to fund a payment instead of using the Default Payment Methods.
"Purchase Payment" means a payment received for any of the following:
A payment for the sale of goods or services;
A payment you received after using the “Request Money” function on the PayPal website;
A payment you received for a donation;
A Micropayment for Digital Goods; or
A payment that is sent to, or received by, a business or other commercial or non-profit entity.
A PayPal Business Payment is not a Purchase Payment even if it meets any of the descriptions above.
"Redemption Code" means the sequence of letters, numbers, and/or symbols placed on gift certificates,
promotional coupons or other promotional offers and used to obtain a benefit.
"Remittance Receipt" means the receipt that is displayed on the screen and/or emailed to the sender
after the sender submits the payment for the remittance.
"Remittance Transfer" has the definition provided in Section 12 (Protections for Remittances to
Recipients with PayPal Accounts Outside of the United States) of this Agreement.
"Reserve" means a percentage of the funds received into your Account that we hold in order to protect
against the risk of Reversals, Chargebacks, Claims or any other liability related to your Account and/or
use of the PayPal Services.
"Restricted Activities" means those activities described in Section 9 (Restricted Activities) of this
Agreement.
"Reversal" means PayPal reverses a payment you received because (a) it is invalidated by the sender's
bank, (b) it was sent to you in error by PayPal, its parent, or Affiliates, (c) the sender of the payment did
not have authorization to send the payment (for example: the sender used a credit card that did not belong
to the sender), (d) you received the payment for activities that violated this Agreement, the PayPal
Acceptable Use Policy, or any other PayPal agreement, or (e) PayPal decided a Claim against you.
"Seller" and "Merchant" are used interchangeably and mean a User who is selling goods and/or
services and using the PayPal Services to receive payment.
"Send Money" means your ability to send money though the PayPal Services including in connection
with a purchase of goods or services or as a Personal Payment.
"Significantly Not as Described" has the definition provided in Section 13 (Protection for Buyers) of
this Agreement.
"Substantial Change" means a change to the terms of this Agreement that reduces your rights or
increases your responsibilities.
"Transaction Details Page" means the page on the PayPal website titled "Transaction Details" that
displays information about the transaction. This page is accessible from the individual transaction in your
Accounton the PayPal website.
"Verified Account" means an Account status that reflects that PayPal is reasonably sure that an Account
holder has legal control of one or more of his or her Payment Methods. This verification may take place
by way of a random deposit(s) of less than one dollar ($1.00) by PayPal to the User's bank account. In the
case of such random deposit, PayPal will retrieve (debit) the deposited amount from the User's bank
account soon afterwards. A Verified Account status does not constitute an endorsement of a User or a
guarantee of a User's business practices.
"Virtual Terminal Payment" means a payment processed by PayPal through the Virtual Terminal flows
that is funded directly by a Card and not through an Account.
“Unauthorized Transaction” has the definition provided in Section 12 (Resolution Procedures for
Unauthorized Transactions and Other Errors) of this Agreement.
"User" means any person or entity using the PayPal Services including you.
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