Cardholder Agreement
Alivi Health Friends and Family Mastercard® Prepaid Cardholder Agreement
CUSTOMER SERVICE CONTACT INFORMATION:
Address: P.O. Box 7244, Sioux Falls, SD 57117-7244
Website: memberportal.alivi.com
Phone Number: 833-690-0182
IMPORTANT NOTICES:
(1) PLEASE READ CAREFULLY. THIS AGREEMENT CONTAINS AN ARBITRATION PROVISION (“ARBITRATION CLAUSE” SECTION) REQUIRING ALL CLAIMS TO BE RESOLVED BY WAY OF BINDING ARBITRATION.
(2) ALWAYS KNOW THE EXACT DOLLAR AMOUNT AVAILABLE ON THE CARD. MERCHANTS MAY NOT HAVE ACCESS TO DETERMINE THE CARD BALANCE.
(3) BY ACCEPTING, SIGNING, OR USING THIS CARD, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS CONTAINED IN THIS AGREEMENT.
(4) IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THESE TERMS, DO NOT USE THE CARD. SAVE YOUR RECEIPT AND CANCEL THE CARD BY CALLING CUSTOMER SERVICE AND REQUESTING A REFUND CHECK, IF APPLICABLE.
(5) BY USING THIS CARD, YOU ARE ALSO AGREEING TO PATHWARD, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION’S PRIVACY POLICY (ATTACHED). PROGRAM MANAGERS MAY HAVE DIFFERENT PRIVACY PRACTICES, SO IT IS IMPORTANT YOU REVIEW THEIR POLICY AS WELL, IF APPLICABLE.
This Cardholder Agreement (“Agreement”) sets forth the terms and conditions under which the Alivi Health Friends and Family Mastercard Prepaid Card (“Card”) has been issued to you by Pathward, National Association. “You” and “your” means the person or persons who have received and are authorized to use the Card as provided for in this Agreement. “We,” “us,” and “our” mean collectively, Pathward, National Association, a federally chartered bank, member FDIC, and its divisions or assignees, and also includes, unless otherwise indicated, our Program Manager. “Program Manager” refers to Fidelity Information Services (“FIS”), who performs certain services related to your Card on Pathward, National Association’s behalf. “Corporate Sponsor” means the company who has directly or indirectly established this Card for the purpose of disbursing funds to you. The Card is nontransferable, and it may be canceled at any time without prior notice subject to applicable law. Please read this Agreement carefully and keep it for future reference. Your full fee schedule, otherwise known as the “Long Form,” is attached to and considered part of this Agreement.
1. ABOUT YOUR CARD
Your Card is a prepaid card, which allows you to access funds loaded to your Card account by the Corporate Sponsor. You should treat your Card with the same care as you would treat cash. We encourage you to sign your Card when you receive it. This Card is intended for personal, family, or household use and not intended for business purposes. Your Card account does not constitute a checking or savings account and is not connected in any way to any other account you may have. The Card is not a gift card, nor is it intended to be used for gifting purposes. The Card is not a credit card. You will not receive any interest on the funds in your Card account. We may close your Card or refuse to process any transaction that we believe may violate the terms of this Agreement or represents illegal or fraudulent activity. You are responsible for notifying us immediately upon any change to your address, phone number, or email address. If your address changes to a non- US address, we may cancel your Card and return funds to you in accordance with this Agreement.
Pathward, N.A. will act as custodian of your funds upon its receipt of your funds. Once your Card is activated, you will be able to provide Pathward, as custodian, with instructions about the funds accessible through the Card. Activation of the Card authorizes us to hold your funds at Pathward or as custodian to place your funds at one or more participating FDIC-insured banks (each a “Program Bank”). Visit www.pathwardprogrambanks.com to find the most up-to-date list of Program Banks. If you do not agree to your funds being held by us at Pathward or placed by Pathward as custodian at other Program Banks, please immediately transfer or spend all the funds on your Card. For more information on FDIC deposit insurance limits and related conditions, please refer to the [Long Form] section at the [beginning] of this Agreement.
2. VERIFYING YOUR CARD
Important information for opening a Card account: To help the federal government fight the funding of terrorism and money laundering activities, the USA PATRIOT Act requires all financial institutions and their third parties to obtain, verify, and record information that identifies each person who opens a Card.
What this means for you: When you request a Card, we may ask for, or the Corporate Sponsor may provide us with, your name, street address, date of birth, and other information that will allow us to identify you. We may also ask to see a copy of your driver’s license or other documents at any time. You may be limited in use and features until you have been successfully verified.
Eligibility and Activation: To be eligible to use and activate the Card, you represent and warrant to us that: (i) you are at least 18 years of age; (ii) the personal information provided to us is true, correct and complete; (iii) you have read this Agreement and agree to be bound by and comply with its terms.
3. UNAUTHORIZED TRANSACTIONS
a. Contact in Event of Unauthorized Transfer
If you believe your Card has been lost or stolen, call or write Customer Service IMMEDIATELY at the contact information found at the beginning of this Agreement.
b. Your Liability for Unauthorized Transactions
Tell us AT ONCE if you believe your Card has been lost or stolen, or if you believe that an electronic fund transfer has been made without your permission. Calling Customer Service is the best way of keeping your possible losses down. You could lose all the money in your account. If you tell us within 2 business days after you learn of the loss or theft of your Card, you can lose no more than $50 if someone used your Card without your permission. If you do NOT tell us within 2 business days after you learn of the loss or theft of your Card, and we can prove we could have stopped someone from using your Card without your permission if you had told us, you could lose as much as $500.
Also, if your electronic history shows transfers that you did not make, including those made by your Card or other means, tell us at once. If you do not tell us within 60 days after the earlier of the date you electronically accessed your account (if the unauthorized transfer could be viewed in your electronic history), or the date we sent the FIRST written history on which the unauthorized transfer appeared, 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 told us in time. If a good reason (such as a long trip or a hospital stay) kept you from telling us, we will extend the time periods.
Your Card may have some additional protections against unauthorized use:
Under Mastercard’s Zero Liability Policy, your liability for unauthorized transactions on your Mastercard-branded Card Account is $0.00 if you notify us promptly upon becoming aware of the loss or theft, and you exercised reasonable care in safeguarding your Card from loss, theft, or unauthorized use. This policy limiting your liability does not apply to debit transactions not processed by Mastercard, certain commercial transactions, or unregistered cards.
c. Business Days
For purposes of this Agreement, our business days are Monday through Friday, excluding Federal holidays. Customer Service hours may differ.
4. USING YOUR CARD
a. Accessing Funds
You have arranged to have funds transferred directly to your Card from the Corporate Sponsor through Automated Clearing House (“ACH”) loads. This is the only load method for your Card account. Each time you use your Card, you authorize us to reduce the value available on your Card by the amount of the transaction and applicable fees. If you use your Card number without presenting your Card (such as for an internet transaction, a mail order, or a telephone purchase), the legal effect will be the same as if you used the Card itself. You may use your Card to purchase or lease goods or services wherever your Card is honored as long as you do not exceed the value available in your Card account.
You CANNOT use your Card to: (i) exchange your Card for its cash value; (ii) perform any illegal transactions; (iii) use the bank routing number and account number to make a debit transaction with any item processed as a check (these debits will be declined and your payment will not be processed); or (iv) make business-related transactions. In addition, YOU ARE NOT PERMITTED TO EXCEED THE AVAILABLE AMOUNT IN YOUR CARD ACCOUNT THROUGH AN INDIVIDUAL TRANSACTION OR A SERIES OF TRANSACTIONS. Nevertheless, if a
transaction exceeds the balance of the funds available in your Card account, you will remain fully liable to us for the amount of the transaction and agree to pay us promptly for the negative balance. If your Card has a negative balance, any deposits will be used to offset the negative balance. We may also use any deposit or balance on another Card you have with us to offset a negative balance on this Card.
Split Transactions: If you do not have enough funds available in your Card account, you may be able to instruct the merchant to charge a part of the purchase to the Card and pay the remaining amount with another form of payment. These are called “split transactions.” Some merchants do not allow cardholders to split transactions or will only allow you to do a split transaction if you pay the remaining amount in cash.
b. Limits
5. CONFIDENTIALITY
We may disclose information to third parties about your Card account or the transactions you make:
(1) Where it is necessary for completing transactions;
(2) In order to verify the existence and condition of your Card account for a third party, such as merchant;
(3) In order to comply with government agency or court orders, or other legal reporting requirements;
(4) If you give us your written permission;
(5) To our employees, auditors, affiliates, service providers, or attorneys as needed; or
(6) As otherwise necessary to fulfill our obligations under this Agreement.
6. DOCUMENTATION
a. Receipts
. You may need a receipt in order to verify a transaction with us or the merchant.
b. Account History and Balance
You may obtain information about your Card balance by calling Customer Service. This information, along with a 12–month history of account transactions, is also available online at the Website mentioned above.
You also have the right to obtain at least 24 months of written history of account transactions by calling or by writing Customer Service. You will not be charged a fee for this information unless you request it more than once per month.
7. TRANSACTIONS AND PREAUTHORIZED TRANSFERS
a. Our liability for failure to complete transactions
If we do not complete a transaction to or from your Card account on time or in the correct amount according to our Agreement with you, we will be liable for your losses and damages proximately caused by us. However, there are some exceptions. We will not be liable, for instance:
(1) If, through no fault of ours, you do not have enough funds available in your Card account to complete the transaction;
(2) If a merchant refuses to accept your Card;
(3) If an ATM where you are making a cash withdrawal does not have enough cash;
(4) If an electronic terminal where you are making a transaction does not operate properly and you knew about the problem when you initiated the transaction;
(5) If access to your Card has been blocked after you reported your Card or PIN lost or stolen;
(6) If there is a hold or your funds are subject to legal process or other encumbrance restricting their use;
(7) If we have reason to believe the requested transaction is unauthorized;
(8) If circumstances beyond our control (such as fire, flood or computer or communication failure) prevent the completion of the transaction, despite reasonable precautions that we have taken; or
(9) For any other exception stated in our Agreement with you.
b. Authorization Holds
With certain types of purchases (such as those made at restaurants, hotels, or similar purchases), your Card may be “preauthorized” for an amount greater than the transaction amount to cover gratuity or incidental expenses. Any preauthorization amount will place a “hold” on your available funds until the merchant sends us the final payment amount of your purchase. Once the final payment amount is received, the preauthorization amount on hold will be removed. During this time, you will not have access to preauthorized amounts. If you authorize a transaction and then fail to make a purchase of that item as planned, the approval may result in a hold for that amount of funds.
8. ERROR RESOLUTION PROCEDURES
In Case of Errors or Questions about Your Prepaid Account: Call or write Customer service at the Phone Number, Address, or Website mentioned above as soon as you can, if you think an error has occurred in your prepaid account. We must allow you to report an error until 60 days after the earlier of the date you electronically access your account, if the error could be viewed in your electronic history, or the date we sent the FIRST written history on which the error appeared. In any case, we may limit our investigation of any alleged error that you do not report to us within 120 days of the posted transaction. You may request a written history of your transactions at any time by calling or writing Customer Service. You will need to tell us:
(1) Your name and prepaid account or Card number.
(2) Why you believe there is an error, and the dollar amount involved.
(3) Approximately when the error took place.
If you tell us orally, we may require that you send us your complaint or question in writing within 10 business days. We will determine whether an error occurred within 10 business days after we hear from you and will correct any error promptly. If we need more time, however, we may take up to 45 days to investigate your complaint or question. If we decide to do this, we will credit your account within 10 business days for the amount you think is in error, so that you will have the money during the time it takes us to complete our investigation. If we ask you to put your complaint or question in writing and we do not receive it within 10 business days, we may not credit your account.
For errors involving new accounts, point-of-sale, or foreign-initiated transactions, we may take up to 90 days to investigate your complaint or question. For new accounts, we may take up to 20 business days to credit your account for the amount you think is in error.
We will tell you the results within three business days after completing our investigation. If we decide that there was no error, we will send you a written explanation. You may ask for copies of the documents that we used in our investigation. If you need more information about our error-resolution procedures, call Customer Service or visit our Website.
9. ADDITIONAL TERMS OF THE AGREEMENT
a. Personal Identification Number (“PIN”)
You will receive a Personalized Identification Number (“PIN“) by contacting the customer service number on the back of your card. You should not write or keep your PIN with your Card. Never share your PIN with anyone and do not enter your PIN into any terminal that appears to be modified or suspicious. If you believe that anyone has gained unauthorized access to your PIN, you should contact Customer Service immediately.
b. Returns and Refunds
If you are entitled to a refund for any reason for goods or services obtained with your Card, the return and refund will be handled by the merchant. If the merchant credits your Card, the credit may not be immediately available. While merchant refunds post as soon as they are received, please note that we have no control over when a merchant sends a credit transaction, and the refund may not be available for a number of days after the date the refund transaction occurs. We are not responsible for the quality, safety, legality, or any other aspect of any goods or services you purchase with your Card.
c. Card Replacement and Expiration
If you need to replace your Card for any reason, please contact Customer Service. See Long Form for applicable fees. Please note that your Card has a “Valid Thru” date on the front of the Card. You may not use the Card after the “Valid Thru” date on the front of your Card. However, even if the “Valid Thru” date has passed, the available funds on your Card do not expire. You will not be charged a fee for replacement cards that we send due to expiration of the Card.
d. Authorized Users
If you allow another person to use the Card, you will be responsible under this Agreement for all transactions made by that person, regardless of whether you intended to be responsible for all of them, as well as all associated fees and charges, even if any of those transactions, fees or charges caused your balance to go negative.
e. Communications
You agree that we may monitor and record any calls or other communications between us and you. You also agree that we or our service providers may contact you with any contact information you provide to us, including cellular and wireless phone numbers, landline numbers, and
email addresses. You also agree that we or our service providers may contact you by using an automated dialing or email system, by text, or artificial or recorded voice. You agree to pay any service charges assessed by your plan provider for communications we send or make to you or that you send or make to us.
10. LEGAL NOTICES
a. English Language Controls
Translations of this Agreement that may have been provided are for your convenience only and may not accurately reflect the original English meaning. The meanings of terms, conditions, and representations herein are subject to definitions and interpretations in the English language.
a. Account Closure
You may close your Card at any time by contacting Customer Service. Your request for Card closure will not affect any of our rights or your obligations arising under this Agreement prior to the request. Should your Card account be closed, we will issue you a credit for any unpaid balances, subject to fees as disclosed in the Long Form. We reserve the right to close your Card account should you complete or attempt to complete any of the prohibited actions in this Agreement.
b. Assignability
You may not assign or transfer your Card or your obligations under this Agreement. We may, however, transfer or assign our rights under this Agreement, including any balances in your Card account. If we assign our rights, you will get a notification from us.
c. Legal Process
We will comply with any state or federal legal process, including, without limitation, any writ of attachment, adverse claim, execution, garnishment, tax levy, restraining order, subpoena or warrant we believe to be legally valid relating to you or your Card. You agree that we will honor valid legal process that is served personally, by mail, or by facsimile transmission upon us. You also agree that you be obligated to assert any claims of exemption you may have under state or federal law and that we will have no obligation to assert the same on your behalf except to the extent required under federal law. We will enforce our right of setoff and security interest against any of your Card accounts in order to reimburse us for any sums owed to us. We may refuse to permit withdrawals or transfers from your account until such legal process is satisfied or dismissed, even if such action results in insufficient funds to satisfy an obligation you may have incurred. You agree to release and indemnify, defend, and hold us harmless from all actions, claims, liabilities, losses, costs, and damages including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees, associated with our compliance with any legal process. When we receive an order instructing us to restrict access to funds in a Card account, we may remove the funds from the account and maintain them separately.
d. Other Terms
You will be notified of any change to this Agreement in the manner required by applicable law prior to the effective date of the change. However, if the change is made for security purposes, we can implement such change without prior notice. We do not waive our rights by delaying or failing to exercise them at any time (for example, assessing a fee less than described, or not all, for any reason does not waive our right to begin charging the fee as set forth in this Agreement without notice). If any provision of this Agreement is determined to be invalid or unenforceable under any rule, law, or regulation of any governmental agency, local, state, or federal, the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement will not be affected. This Agreement will be governed by the law of the state of South Dakota (without regard to the laws regarding conflicts of laws) except to the extent governed by federal law. With the exception of disputes subject to the Arbitration Clause below, any disputes relating to this Agreement shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the federal and state courts located in the state of South Dakota. You acknowledge and agree that we shall have a right of setoff to apply the funds in your Card Account to any debt that you owe to us. You further grant us a security interest in all of your funds in our possession as collateral for any sums that you owe us under this Agreement. Should your Card have a remaining balance after a certain period of inactivity, we may be required to remit the remaining funds to the appropriate state agency.
11. JURY TRIAL WAIVER
YOU AND WE ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IS A CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT BUT MAY BE WAIVED IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES. TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, YOU AND WE KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY WAIVE ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT. THIS JURY TRIAL WAIVER WILL NOT AFFECT OR BE INTERPRETED AS MODIFYING IN ANY FASHION THE ARBITRATION CLAUSE SET FORTH IN THE FOLLOWING SECTION, WHICH CONTAINS ITS OWN JURY TRIAL WAIVER.
12. ARBITRATION CLAUSE
We have put this Arbitration Clause in question and answer form to make it easier to follow. However, this Arbitration Clause is part of this Agreement and is legally binding. For purposes of this section, our “Notice Address” is: Pathward, N.A., Attn: Customer Service, 5501 S Broadband Ln, Sioux Falls, SD 57108.